Dead Men Walking Slot Review
“’Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”… this is the saying that The Executioner 💀 lives by. To extinguish the life of another, to await judgment elsewhere is the sacred oath he’d made.
“Who are we to judge, it’s a dirty job and someone has to do it. Follow him as he strolls through life with a smile on his face 😈 and blood on his hands.”
This is Dead Men Walking slot from Nolimit City.
Gameplay
I’ve done my fair share of castle crawling in Europe, and I’ve seen a bunch of torture chambers, so this 5-reel, 3-row game hits quite close to home. Although I had to laugh, because the music isn’t exactly medieval, and it has an Egyptian flavor to it – go on, have a listen.
On the grid you’ll see various torture devices, and initially, a condemned man shaking in his leg restraints. Above the reels are three fire pits, named xWays, Infectious Wild, and xSplit. You didn’t think Nolimit would omit using these, did you?
The three elements are represented by their own Scroll symbols. When Scrolls land, there’s a chance they’ll trigger their corresponding feature. But more on this later.
The stats tell the following story: there are 17 paylines, a 96.20% RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate., and the volatility rate is naturally extreme. The max multiplier is 25,313x, and the max win is $253,130. The only currency you can’t play with is the Australian dollar – sorry, Vegemite-eating mates.
The game looks astonishingly good on a mobile phone, but there is a problem: the Booster’s plus button (look for the two flags to the top right of the screen) is near invisible in portrait mode, and you wouldn’t know to look there for something if you didn’t know better.
The Wild is our executioner, but there are other forms of Wilds, too.
Features
FIRE PITS:
Let’s chat in more detail about the feature modifiers:
xWays (orange scroll):
These symbols transform into normal paying symbols, and also reveal 2-4 symbols of the same kind. This increases the number of winning ways.
Infectious Wild (red scrolls):
These transform a random symbol – plus all instances of it – into Executioner Wilds. If more than one Infectious Wild lands, each of them will randomly choose a different symbol that’ll then transform into a Wild.
xSplit (grey scrolls):
This symbol splits all symbols (other than itself and Bonus symbols) on its row and also doubles their size, after which, it turns into a Wild (the Executioner).
XNUDGE WILDS:
These symbols are the tortured man (who always appears fully expanded… ugh, poor choice of words), and always nudge so that they’re fully visible. Doing so triggers the Dead Man’s March, after which the xNudge Wilds will increase their multiplier by 1x and move 1 position to the left.
If an xNudge Wild reaches reel number 1 during the Dead Man’s March, and there are other xNudge Wilds present, it’ll transfer its multiplier to the one closest to it.
The Dead Man’s March will continue until the last xNudge Wild reaches the first reel.
DEAD MAN’S GOLD (HOLD AND WIN):
Hitting 3, 4, or 5 Bonus Scatters triggers 3, 4, or 5 spins, respectively (you’ll see the Scatters collected in a meter so you can keep track).
The action takes place on a 5x5 grid where only Coins with random values land and stick. Newly landed Coins will reset the spin counter. When at least 3 Coins land and are aligned vertically or horizontally, their values will be paid out.
Other than regular Coins, you could also see Feature Coins that’ll randomly bring something special to the party:
- Collector: Grabs the values of all visible Coins.
- Cloner: Copies the highest Coin value to all visible Coins.
- Multiplier: Doubles the value of all visible Coins.
- King’s Grace: Resets the spin counter to its initial number.
After the round ends (when you run out of re-spins), you’ll be asked if you want to buy an extra spin and the cost for this will be displayed in the pop-up. How sweet.
REAPER’S GOLD (HOLD AND WIN):
This one triggers the same way as Dead Man’s Gold, and does all the same things, but Feature Coins are activated as soon as they land.
ANTE BETS AND BONUS BUYS:
Booster 1:
This Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. costs 1.5x your base bet and you’re more likely to trigger Dead Man’s Gold. Click the blue flag to activate.
Booster 2:
This Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. costs 2.5x your base bet. Bonus symbols upgrade to gold versions so you can trigger Reaper’s Gold more often. Hit the green flag.
Booster 3:
This Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. costs 5x more than your base bet and you’re more likely to initiate Reaper’s Gold. Click on the green or blue flag.
Booster 4:
This Buy Bonus costs 40x and you’ll be guaranteed at least one xNudge Wild.
Bonus 1:
Pay 100x for Dead Man’s Gold.
Bonus 2:
Pay 300x for Reaper’s Gold.
Bonus 3:
Pay 800x for Dead Man’s Gold + xNudge.
Bonus 4:
Pay 550x for a lucky draw with a 50/50 chance of pulling Dead Man’s Gold or Reaper’s Gold.
Performance
As is typical of Nolimit games, this one will time out super fast if you don’t pay it attention, but other than that, things went silky smooth.
Maximum Win
The max multiplier is 25,313x, and the max win is $253,130 – the latter is quite weak, given the volatility rate and when contrasted against comparable Nolimit games. Betting ranges from $0.10 to $10.
Conclusion
Before we begin, here are some of the last pieces of info we need to make an informed decision about this game: the hit rate frequency is 24.17%, the Bonus round hit rate is 1 in 244, and the max win probability is 1 in 14.7 million.
The base game hit rate translates into 75.83% of spins returning bupkis, which is rough, yo! As for your chances of winning the max moolah, that’s practically zero, let’s just be honest.
Your chances of triggering the Bonus round are also very weak, meaning you’re practically forced to use the Ante Bets or Buy Bonuses, which means spending even more money.
Sometimes that can work in your favor, though, as the first time I used the Lucky Draw Bonus 4 (the 50/50 one), I scored a win of $934 for a cost of $550 off a $1 bet. Not bad for a single spin.
The 40x Buy Bonus represents the best choice for consistent money making, while the 300x one has superior risk-adjusted value.
Ultimately, conservative players should flee this game; it’s only meant for high bankroll players who can sustain serious droughts and manage their funds intelligently.
Slot Details
Game Provider: Nolimit City
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 17
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.20%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).
The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: Extreme
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Re-spins
Max Multiplier: 25,313x
Max Win: $253,130
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