Stockholm Syndrome Slot Review
Living with cats🐱 can be similar to having Stockholm syndrome, depending on which family member the cat is interacting with. With me, I bend🤸 over backwards to do everything I can to anticipate their needs.
My daughter tries to make the cats do tricks for treats or squeeze them so tight it looks like their heads are going to pop off😬. They genuinely flee from her sometimes.
But they will follow her around the house and meow at her bedroom door to get in there with her. She tortures them so much they miss her when she’s at school🏫.
It’s the real-life version of what happens between hostages and hostage takers in Stockholm Syndrome slot from Nolimit City.
Gameplay
Stockholm Syndrome slot has insane volatility that plays out on a 3-4-4-4-3 reel configuration with 432 ways to win. Winning symbols explode and are removed, allowing new symbols to cascade in and fill the gaps.
The bottom position of the middle reel is locked until a Con Man Wild lands on the middle reel.
The highest-paying symbols are human characters, a hostage taker, and four hostages. All instances of a random high-pay symbol can land with a random multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x.
The low-paying symbols are P, O, L, I, and S, and if they land and spell out POLIS, SOS, or PISS, they trigger their respective features, which I’ll explain in just a minute.
On the middle reel, a 1x4 Con Man Wild symbol can land fully or partially. Whenever it lands, it randomly transforms all instances of one of the hostage symbols into Wild symbols.
The xBomb Wild, a second Wild, stands in for all paying symbols except the Scatter. After awarding any paylines in the base game, the xBomb explodes, removing all adjacent symbols (except the Scatter).
The xBomb explosion also increases the base game Win Multiplier by 1x for the next cascade.
You can bet anywhere from $0.20 to $10 in any currency you prefer to play in. The top multiplier is 28,873x, and if you bet the top bet, you can win $288,730. And finally, this game has an 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. of 96.08%.
Features
POLIS FEATURE
When the low-paying symbols in the base game spell out POLIS across the same row, the first 4 positions reveal random multipliers of 5x, 10x, 25x, 100x, 250x, 1,000x, 5,000x, or a Max Win symbol behind bars.
The 5th position reveals up to 3 keys. Each key will randomly open one of the 4 positions. Each unlocked multiplier is added together and then applied to your bet to determine a prize.
SOS FEATURE
Whenever the low-paying symbols spell out SOS on the same row sequentially, The ‘O’ symbol transforms into an xBomb Wild.
In the base game, the SOS feature only triggers when there is no win or symbol cascade. During one of the Bonus Games, it always triggers.
PISS FEATURE
Whenever PISS is spelled out on the same reel, all the symbols transform into xBomb symbols. As with the SOS feature, this triggers only if there is no win or cascade, and during the Bonus Game, it always triggers.
RE-SPIN
If 2 Scatter symbols land at once on a non-winning spin, the locked middle position will Re-spin and potentially add a Scatter to trigger Free Spins.
FREE SPINS
Landing 3 Scatters will award 7 Hostage Spins, during which the locked position is unlocked.
Whenever a Con Man Wild symbol lands fully on the middle reel, the Con Man Wild Multiplier increases by 1x, grants an additional Free Spin, and the lowest hostage symbols are upgraded for the remaining Free Spins.
When a Scatter hits it also awards an additional Free Spin. The xBomb multiplier doesn't reset until the end of the feature.
Landing 4 Scatter symbols will award 8 Syndrome Spins.
The reels expand to 3-4-4-4-4-3, and there are 4 hostage character meters under the middle 4 reels. On reels 3 and 4, Con Man Wilds can appear. If they partially land, they nudge up or down until it fully covers the entire reel.
Character symbols that land on the 4 taller reels are collected to the meters, triggering one of the features that affect the reel directly above it.
Reels 2 and 5 xReelSplit: Each symbol on these reels are divided into two. The collected symbols below reels 2 and 5 increase the split size by 1 for each symbol collected over 5 for their respective reels.
Reel 3 Wild: This turns the 3rd reel into a stacked Wild that carries a multiplier starting at 2x plus 1x of each symbol collected over 5.
Reel 4 Infectious xWays: A new position is added to reel 4 and reveals a symbol sized 2, and all other instances of that symbol grow in size as well. Each symbol collected over 5 increases all the symbol's value by 1x.
BUY BONUS
You can purchase Hostage Spins and Syndrome Spins for 80x and 390x your bet, respectively.
You can also buy ⅓ Syndrome Spins and ⅔ Hostage Spins odds for 183x your bet. Or a 50/50 chance of triggering Hostage or Syndrome Spins for 235x your bet.
You can ensure that 1 POLIS lands on the reels for 150x your bet, 2 POLIS lands on the reels for 300x your bet, 3 POLIS lands on the reels for 450x, or 5 POLIS lands on the reels for 1,500x your bet.
You can also guarantee the Max Win feature will appear during a POLIS feature for 8,000x. But that doesn’t mean you will win it automatically.
ANT BET
You can count on a Scatter symbol on reel 5 for 1.5x your base bet, and a Con Man Wild at the top of reel 3 for 100x your base bet.
Performance
Feel free to play this game on any device. I tested it on my gaming laptop and Android phone and didn’t encounter any issues.
Maximum Win
The highest win you can get here is $288,730. You can win that prize by betting the highest bet and hitting the massive 28,873x multiplier. The betting range starts at $0.20 and goes up to $10.
Conclusion
Any game that has a PISS feature is clearly pushing the boundaries of acceptable poor taste. The game is brimming with features that entertain and reward players when their luck aligns.
Since this is a NoLimit City title, you get 2 Free Spin rounds that have their own features and mechanics. The Syndrome Spins are probably the best of the 2.
The Buy Bonus options are a little pricey, but the POLIS versions are rather affordable and can be extremely profitable when they pan out in your favor. The Ante Bets are cheaper, but not the guaranteed Con Man Wild, especially compared to other games.
If you haven't played any NoLimit City games before, it's highly recommended that you do. This game exemplifies NoLimit City's dark sense of humor, which often overwhelms players with its intricate mechanics. But in a good way.
Slot Details
Software: 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.: 432 Ways
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.: Insane
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.: 96.08%
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins / Re-spins / None
Max Multiplier: 28,873x
Max Win: $288,730
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