Minotaurs Wilds Slot Review

Greek mythology never fails to freak me out. You’ve heard of the tale of the Minotaur, right? It’s that dude with the head of a bull who gets trapped in a labyrinth – that’s the part most people know. But there’s more to the tale… oh, so much more. 😱

You see, the story starts with King Minos of Crete. He pissed Poseidon off so the god made the king’s wife fall in love with… a bull. 🐂

The queen got a craftsman to create a wooden cow for her so she could have relations with the bull. And the product of their rutting was our Minotaur.

OK, please explain to me – who the hell comes up with these kinda sick stories? Imagine if Dean Koontz or Stephen King wrote a book about bestiality. I’m honestly surprised that humanity has made it this far, given how messed up we can be.

Be that as it may, let’s move onto better topics; namely Minotaurs Wilds slot from Mascot. 🎰

Gameplay

Mascot Gaming has crafted an impressive and theatrical setting for our borderless 5x3-reel game. The symbols float in front of an island surrounded by craggy rock faces, billowing clouds, and a heaving Minotaur to the left.

Minotaurs Wilds slot offers 10 paylines, a high volatility rate, and an RTP of 95.16%. The max multiplier is 2,000x and the top prize comes in at €100,000 – definitely not the best stats I’ve ever seen.

At least you’ll be able to play with the currency of your choice – and by that, I mean any fiat or cryptocurrency. Also, the game looks goddamn sweet on a phone, so all you mobile players should take note.

The symbols you’ll see are our Minotaur, a god, and a bunch of goddesses. Worryingly, two of the babes have animals with them – which doesn’t sit well with me, given what we learned in the intro.

The Wild is a silver helmet and this symbol replaces all others that aren’t Scatters or Gold Wild symbols. The latter is also a helmet – clearly in gold – and it also replaces symbols but then doubles the moolah if it's involved in a win.

However, if more than one Gold Wild is involved in a win, the 2x multiplier is only applied once. Let’s not get too greedy, shall we? Do I need to bring up the myth of Midas?

Gold Wilds appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 in the base game and during Free Spins.

Features

FREE SPINS:

The Free Spins round kicks off when you land 3 Scatter symbols, for which you will receive 10 spins. Each landed Gold Wild will become sticky until the round ends. If you manage to fill reels 2, 3, and 4 with Gold Wilds, you’ll be gifted an additional 3 spins.

PS: The Scatter is the ball of twine that Minos’ daughter gave to Theseus to help navigate the labyrinth so he could slay the Minotaur. In other words, she helped kill her half-sibling. Nice family, that.

BUY BONUS:

You can either pay for 10 Free Spins or take the studio up on their special offer (which changes after each spin).

But here’s the thing – when I wanted to use the Buy Bonus, the Special offer was €1 more than the cost of the Free Spins. WTF? “Here’s a special offer for you folks; pay one euro more and get absolutely nothing extra for your money!”

After the next spin, the amounts were the same, which is utterly pointless. And the game cycled through these two the whole time. So, the special offer is bull. 💩

RISK FEATURE:

Lastly, there’s the Risk Feature which is offered to you after a win. You can decide to take the money and run or spin the Wheel of Fortune. The Wheel is made up of 3 concentric circles; hitting the arrows means you level up towards the center of the Wheel.

Each level offers better multipliers – the innermost will reward you with 1,000x – but if you land on an empty wedge, you lose your winnings.

Performance

Minotaurs Wilds slot powered through spin after spin with no issues. It’s not surprising as the studio uses HTML5 technology to ensure the game works across all platforms.

Maximum Win

Landing the 2,000x max multiplier while betting at €50 gets you a top prize of €100,000. Yeah, it’s not a lot for a highly volatile game. In fact, that’s at least half of what almost every other studio offers.

Conclusion

OK, so Minotaurs Wilds slot is pretty and looks amazeballs on a phone. But I have some concerns about the game. Firstly, the top prize/volatility mismatch is not cool.

Then there’s the ridiculous Buy Bonus, which makes no sense and makes me wonder about the quality control – or the lack of it – that went into this game.

And while the next thing I mention might not bother some of you, it is off-putting for me: there’s only a Free Spins round with the odd Risk feature that comes about occasionally. And that means Ho Hum city.

Slot Details

Software: Mascot
Game Type: Video Slots
Paylines: 10
Reels: 5
RTP: 95.16%
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 2,000x
Max Win: €100,000
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