
Wildest Gambit is another Wilde game by Play’n GO. Released in 2024, Wildest Gambit brings together the adventurous Wilde family in one joint exciting journey across four exotic locations. The game starts off with a 5×3 grid with 10 paylines, facilitating wins that can reach up to 20,000x (allegedly). The entire Wilde family appears as characters as they lead primary and secondary features in their respective locations.
From the step pyramids of Peru to the snowy expanse of southern Chile, Wildest Gambit offers an immersive visual experience, boosted by the fancy destinations and opportunities to win that await there. Besides the locations, the game also comes with Wilds and Free Spins. The variance is medium-high with a 96% RTP.
Wow, another Rich Wilde slot? Who gave Play’n GO that idea?
The studio is a major fan of the popular adventurer and explorer. In fact, Rich has appeared in several of their games this year alone, including Rich Wilde and the Tome of Insanity and Rich Wilde and the Pearls of Vishnu.
But Wildest Gambit is different. This game unites all three members of the Wilde family, Rich, his daughter Cat, and Gerard. The trio is in charge of the three primary game features available on set destinations (more on that later).
Outside of that, the game unfolds on a 5×3 grid with 10 paylines that generate winning combinations. That means that there are only 10 ways to create a winning combo using the offered paying symbols: low-rank card royals cut from rock and high-paying archaeological equipment.
Low-rank icons include 10, J, Q, K, and A that pay 2x to 3x for 5 OAK. On the other hand, items such as books, bags, and compass symbols pay from 7.50x to 25x the stake.
To start, players choose a stake ranging from €0.10 to €100. Rich, Cat, and Gerard Wilde symbols are the most rewarding, offering 100x the stake for 5 matching symbols.
Wilds are also there. They play a significant role in the gameplay, acting as substitutes for all symbols except Scatters. These Wilds can also trigger special features depending on the location in which the players are playing. The Phylactery of Ra is the game’s Scatter that unlocks Free Spins.
The game has four location that are the settings for the gameplay. Those are Chile, Peru, India, and Egypt, with Egypt being available only after you’ve triggered all the special features in the three previous locations.
Wildest Gambit is a medium-high volatility game with 96% RTP. There are also four other RTP variant, but 96% is the game’s maximum.
Finally, players stand to win up to 20,000x by playing Wildest Gambit for real money, but that maximum is not easy to reach.
The game comes with Wilds, Locations, and Free Spins as special features.
Wilds in Wildest Gambit replace all icons except for Scatters. Wild’s properties can also be upgraded. These icons also appear on the three central reels (2,3,4). Finally, there are several versions of Wilds – Multiplier Wilds, Expanding Wilds, and Sticky Wilds with Respins. These appear in certain locations only.
The game has four total possible locations that players can explore. Players start with access to Chile, Peru, and India, unlocking Egypt later as part of the progression. Each location introduces its own lead and support Wild features, creating very interesting gameplay mechanics. If they desire so, players can switch between locations, but only three are available from the get-go. The fourth, final destination is Egypt, which is available only after the players unlock Free Spins in in all three previous locations.
In Chile, the Multiplier Wild feature takes the spotlight, with Wilds carrying values of 2x, 4x, or 8x. Rich Wilde is the one in charge with Multiplier Wilds, as his is the main feature. Cat Wilde enhances the gameplay by upgrading Multiplier Wilds into Expanding Wilds, as her feature is the support feature.
In Peru, Cat leads with her Expanding Wilds, and Gerard adds excitement as the support feature by making them sticky and triggering Respins.
Then, Sticky Wilds dominate the India location, led by Gerard, while Rich introduces Multiplier upgrades during Respins, which only adds the thrills to the experience.
Finally, Egypt as the bonus destination unlockable in the end combines all three wild features, acting as a grand finale to the adventure. Rich’s Multiplier Wilds are the main feature, with Cat and Gerard’s acting as supporting boosters.
The Free Spins feature is activated by landing 3, 4, or 5 Phylactery of Ra Scatters.
When this happens, players receive 8 Free Spins along with a cash reward that depends on the number of Scatters – 5x, 25x, or 125x the stake, respectively.
During this round, a random symbol is chosen as a special Expanding symbol. This symbol’s instances will expand after regular wins, creating opportunities for significant payouts across adjacent and nonadjacent reels.
Moreover, it’s also possible to retrigger the spins, but there’s no Buy Bonus.
Wildest Gambit is game that is trying to continue on the legacy brought by Book of Dead and other Rich Wilde slots. It’s a worthy sequel, as it combines all Wilde family members into one potent slot. Moreover, the game is also a very potent game with a 20,000x win potential. Sadly, it’s more volatile than not, so players are advised to be very careful when placing bets.
The most unique thing about the game is the clever use of locations to push three different stages into one game. That’s why the game’s freshness lasts longer than in other games, as you cannot get bored of its gameplay that easily.
But is the 20,000x possible to hit? From what we’ve seen, it’s going to be very very difficult. The game’s potential is an attractive incentive, but we are afraid it’s going to be more of a pipe dream than reality as the rounds go on.
Ultimately, the game is perfect for all Rich Wilde fans, Play’n GO fans, and archaeology slot fans who desire to play something new and different.
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