ICE JOKER SLOT REVIEW
This Play n Go winter release will require your warmest attire. Ice Joker joins Holiday Spirits Christmas as the Swedish gaming studio’s seasonal production for 2020. And this time they’re taking us to the North Pole, not to see a jolly Santa, but to stand under the stars on the Arctic Tundra. This slot’s graphics are clever, but it will make you cold!
The game is played on 5 reels and 3 rows, with 20 fixed paylines. However, this is classic slots action. Three or more matching symbols on a payline from left to right wins, and bets start at C$0.20.
RTP, Variance, and Highest Payout
As a medium volatility slot, the payoff distribution is very regular, which may not appeal to high variance slot fans, but may appeal to casual slot gamers. The highest prize is 3,000x, which isn’t a lot in today’s slots industry, but the RTP is 96.23 percent. Overall, this is more of a broad appeal slot than a niche for major risk takers.
SYMBOLS AND PAID
Ice Joker is a typical fruit machine with an icy twist. Fruity Cherries, Lemons, Grapes, and Plums deliver 1.5x to 2.5x the stake for five of a type.
The premium icons are the Bar, Star, and Lucky Seven, which pay 5x, 10x, and 50x for 5 on a line.
Watch out for the Ice Joker, which is a Wild and initiates Frozen Free Spins, and the Snowflake, which is a Scatter and activates the Winters Wild Wheel feature.
Gameplay and Specs
The Play’n Go title has two extra features. Every Ice Joker Wild on the reels starts the Frozen Free Spins, while every Snowflake Scatter on the reels starts the Winters Wild Wheel.
Frozen Free Spins
Reels 2, 3, and 4 are home to the Ice Joker Wild. The Wild not only replaces all ordinary symbols, but also activates the Frozen Free Spins bonus. If you get an Ice Joker on the reels, you get 3 Frozen Free Spins. With each free spin, the Joker expands to cover an extra cell in the same row.
It covers a full reel after three free spins. Additional Wilds on one of the two remaining middle rows extends the feature. 3 Frozen Free Spins can be triggered consecutively.
It is possible to get up to 51 free spins.
Winters Wild Wheel
It only occurs on reels 1, 3, and 5. Winters Wild Wheel is triggered by three Snowflake Scatters on the reels. A fantastic gaming moment, and the wheel itself is spectacular. You will get one spin. Depending on your luck, you’ll obtain 2-7 Ice Joker Wilds.
Then comes 1 free spin.
The Frozen Free Spins are initiated by an Ice Joker on that free spin. If no Ice Joker appears during the free spin, one of the Wheel’s Ice Joker Wilds will be added instead. More free spins follow, and each time one concludes without an Ice Joker, one is added to the Wheel. This continues until the Wheel runs out of Joker Wilds.
This is a wonderful feature that provides you a lot of free spins with win-boosting and growing wilds.
Verdict
Ice Joker is a good game that looks like a cross between a traditional fruit machine and a modern video slot. It’s all about getting that bonus round and those free spins. It is possible to win 3,000x in the free spins round if you obtain wilds and high paying symbols.
