Tai the Toad Slot Review
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Toads 🐸 have been on the sauce for millennia! The water toad, which lives in Lake Titicaca, has extra-large red blood cells from birth. No need to jab a needle in!
Our job today is to assess the payout performance capabilities 💰 of Tai the Toad slot from Hacksaw. Let’s go!
Gameplay
Toads are considered symbols of wealth and prosperity (among other things) in Asian cultures, which is why you’ll see these critters with coins in their mouths making an appearance in slot games.
And we have two, big.-ass toads flanking the stunningly rendered 5x5-reel grid of this game, so we’ll surely be in the money soon!
The Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols on the paytable. The high-paying ones are all Asian-themed, while the low-paying symbols are your traditional 10, J, Q, K, and A.
Land matching symbols across the 19 paylines for a win that could result in a $337,500 – and this is off a medium volatility rate! 🤯 The max multiplier is also generous, at 7,500x, and the 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. is 96.30%.
You can play with fiat money (no Polish złoty, though) and with Litecoin and Dogecoin as the only cryptocurrencies.
Features
THE TOAD & THE POT:
Toad symbols can reveal either a Wild or a Gold Coin; as long as the Prosperity Pot symbol (a purple and gold pot) lands at the same time. The Prosperity Pot will itself transform into whatever symbol type the Toad reveals.
Gold Coins are Scatters and they can carry the following values: 1x to 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x, 250x, 500x, 750x, and 1,000x. If more than one of these lands on the reels, their values will be added up and multiplied by your current bet.
Toads can also reveal Coin Bag Scatters. These symbols also have multiplier values, and if there are Gold Coin Scatters in view, they will multiply their own value with 1 to 5 Gold Coin values. Coin Bags could carry 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x values.
TOAD BONUS (FREE SPINS):
Land 3 Free Spin Scatters and you’ll be awarded 10 spins. Landing Dragon or Double Dragon symbols collect Toad Points in a meter above the reels.
A Dragon symbol adds 1 to 5 points to the meter on the reel where it lands, while a Double Dragon adds 1 to 5 points to all the reels.
Landing a Prosperity Pot will see an equal number of Toad symbols filling random positions on the meter. Fill the meter and you’ll be awarded 10 more spins, but landing 3 additional Free Spin Scatters gets you 4 extra spins.
Land 4 Free Spin Scatters during the Free Spins round to initiate the Golden Toad Bonus game, and if your Free Spin count is less than 10, it will immediately be boosted to 10.
GOLDEN TOAD BONUS (ALSO FREE SPINS):
Nailing 4 Free Spin Scatters awards 10 spins. The difference between this round and the regular Free Spins one is that the Golden Toad feature has a Toad Points meter that doesn’t reset after a Prosperity Pot activation.
BUY BONUS:
You have 5 options to choose from, if patience isn’t your strong suit:
Bonushunt Featurespins: pay 3x your bet so that each spin is 5x more likely to trigger one of the Free Spin rounds. High volatility
Triple Toad Featurespins: pay 20x your bet so that each spin guarantees at least 3 Toad and 1 Prosperity Pot symbol will land. High volatility
So Many Toads Featurespins: pay 40x your bet so that each spin guarantees at least 8 Toads and 1 prosperity Pot symbol will land. Medium volatility
Toad Bonus: pay 100x your bet for entry into this Free Spin round. High volatility
Golden Toad Bonus: pay 200x your bet for entry into this Free Spin round. High volatility
The first 3 of the above are active for as long as you want them (so you need to deselect them when you’re done). The Free Spin Buy Bonuses are once-off fees.
Performance
I experienced no problemos with this game.
Maximum Win
Bet $45 a pop and combine that with the 7,500x multiplier and you’ll walk away with $337,500 in your pocket! If that’s too rich for your blood, you can still bet from a mere $0.10.
Conclusion
Games aimed at the Asian market are usually – in my opinion and experience – pretty dismal when it comes to design and engagement. Tai the Toad slot shows what’s possible when a studio gives a crap and puts a bit of effort into a project.
Two Free Spin rounds aren’t all that prevalent, so those of you who like these types of features should be well appeased. And when the Prosperity Pot hits along with Toads, that’s when things can get interesting.
Hacksaw usually pushes the boat out with amazingly innovative games such as Beam Boys slot, Drop Em/Keep Em/Book of Time slot and so on, but that doesn’t mean they don’t dabble in the mainstream market.
However, this is their first Asian-themed game and it’s a solid offering so well done to the studio.
Slot Details
Software: Hacksaw
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.: 19
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.: 96.30%
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.: Medium
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 7,500x
Max Win: $337,500
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