Game features
Rugby Star Review
For Rugby fans in New Zealand, a pokie/slot on Rugby theme holds special appeal. Microgaming has capitalized on the craze for Rugby to design a winner with its Rugby Star Pokie.
The game promises appreciable wins on items including stadiums, cups and boots. And you get the opportunity to spin in players from teams such as Australia, South Africa, England and New Zealand.
Rugby Star boasts of bonus features including stacked wilds, wild pass, rolling reels besides the free spins. Rugby Star NZ pokie features 243 pay lines, 3 rows and five reels. The numerous pay lines make it possible for different winning combos.
How to play?
Prior to beginning this pokies game, you have to decide the coin size, which ranges from a minimum of 0.05 up to 250 coins as maximum.
Once you have set the coin size, you have to adjust the coins in a line. The next step is using the autoplay option.
This plays a predetermined amount of spins automatically without stopping.
Alternatively, you can use spin button for activating the chosen reels.
To play the 243 pay lines, you have to bet $5 for a spin (this comes to 10 coins at 0.01), which is the minimum value and goes up to $0.10 which amounts to a total wager of $50.
Symbols
The high-value symbols in Rugby Star pokie are the Rugby players obviously.
The rugby equipment like trophy, boots and scrum cap from the low-value symbols.
Rugby stadium, also come under low-value symbols.
Five players from best world teams like Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England and Wales form the high-value symbols.
Rugby Star logo is the wild symbol and can work as a substitute for all symbols other than the scatter symbol.
Features
Rugby Star Pokie is a medium volatility game that provides a good mix of small wins and occasional jackpots. The features of the pokie include the following:
Wilds
The Rugby star logo forms the Wild symbol and can substitute for all symbols in the game with scatter being the exception.
In the standard game, stacked wilds appear on 3, 4 and 5 reels. Nearly 40 such wilds are stacked in different ways on the reels.
The wild pass will trigger reels 2, 3 and reel 4 to become fully wild ensuring a big win. In a single spin, a maximum of 2 wild reels is triggered randomly.
Free spins
Free spins (15 in number) are triggered when you get three of the scatters. For four scatters, you get 20 spins and five scatters lands you 25 spins.
The pokie also enables recording win statistics and allows you to unlock the achievements by winning using different symbols.
Scatter
Scatter symbol is mainly used for triggering free spins in the game. You can activate up to 25 free spins when you manage to get scatters on the reels 3, 4 and 5.
Multiplier
The multiplier round is triggered by the rolling reels feature. This occurs during free spins and causes sequential wins.
With every repeated win there is an increase in multiplier trail count. Your total winnings will get multiplied to maximum 10x.
Gamble feature
Rugby Star pokie does not have gamble double up slot feature where you can double or triple your winnings, bit still with other great features players will enjoy great gaming experience and thrill.
Conclusion and RTP
Sports fans are sure to soak up the Rugby Star pokie from Microgaming. With excellent graphics and exciting rounds, the game is a sure winner among similarly themed pokies and has an RTP of 96% to 97%.
The 243 pay lines and bonus feature ensure winnings with the base game alone providing nearly 1620 times of bet value. Free spins can fetch wins of 2400 times of water.
Source:
- https://www.microgaming.co.uk/News/Microgamings-Rugby-Star-available-in-September
