How Birds on a Wire works

Do you remember the Pixar short film For The Birds, which told the story of funny birds on a power line? Well, if seeing little birds being electrocuted on a power line makes you laugh, you'll love this slot from the Swedish Thunderkick Studios: Birds on a Wire! Released in December 2015, the strength of this slot lies in its very successful cartoon universe. At a time when most providers are redoubling their efforts to offer players ultra-sophisticated slot machines with breathtaking graphics and sound effects, Thunderkick offers us here a simple, unpretentious but successful machine. And since the devil is in the details, its staging is also very pleasant: at each spin, the birds fly to land on the three electric wires. It may not look like much, but it's the little details that make a slot machine successful. And in addition to having fun, you can also win money at Birds on a Wire! Because, in addition to a 96% payout ratio and high volatility, you can win up to 1,600 times your original bet on the Thunderkick slot!

The different symbols of Birds on a Wire

In Birds on a Wire, there are no less than nine symbols, all of which are perfectly suited to the world covered here. First of all, there are seven classic symbols, with different pay and rarity:

• The blue bird, which can earn you up to one times your original bet;

• The pink bird, which can earn you up to twice your original bet;

• The orange bird, which can pay you up to three times your original bet;

• The turquoise bird, which can pay you up to four times your original bet;

• The green bird, which can pay you up to six times your original bet;

• The purple bird, which can pay you up to eight times your original bet;

• The brown bird, which is the classic symbol with the highest payout and can bring you up to 12 times your original bet.

Below are the potential payouts for each symbol in relation to a one euro bet.

But that's not all! As with most slot machines, Birds on a Wire also has a wild symbol, which is a large black bird that can win up to 200 times your original bet if you line up five of them. This symbol can also substitute for any symbol except the bonus symbol. Finally, there is also a Scatter symbol, which will allow you to trigger the bonus feature, which we will talk about later in this review.

The different connections in Birds on a Wire

There are no secrets at Birds on a Wire, the best way to make wins is to make connections! On the Thunderkick slot, you have three lines, five reels and 17 fixed paylines, which you can find below.

To make a connection and win money, you need to line up a minimum of three identical symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost one. Note that Birds on a Wire uses a cascade system, which means that when you make a connection, the symbols are replaced by those above. In addition, you will notice multipliers on the left side of your screen. Each time you connect, your multiplier increases by one level, starting at x1 and going up to x5 if you manage to connect more than once! You can bet between 0.10 and 100 euros on this slot machine.

How the bonus works in Birds on a Wire

We touched on it earlier in this review, but there is also a bonus feature at Birds on a Wire that can pay off big! To trigger this bonus feature and win ten free spins, all you need to do is to make three Scatter symbols appear, represented by a cat in a box.

Once the bonus game starts, you will have only one goal: to make as much money as possible! And for that, you will see that the Swedish provider has done its best to help you. Indeed, you will see that the multipliers present in the base game are still there, but this time, they are multiplied by four! Thus, the multipliers no longer go from x1 to x5 but from x4 to x20!

You can also win extra free spins by landing extra Scatter symbols. In total, you can get up to 34 free spins on the Birds on a Wire bonus feature. Finally, when you run out of free spins, you are entitled to the "Spin until you win" feature. As the name suggests, this feature allows you to get one last win before your bonus game ends.

However, you will have to be patient, because it is not possible to buy bonuses on this slot machine.

Our opinion on Birds on a Wire

At a time when providers are looking to do more and more in terms of innovation on their slot machines, Thunderkick seeks above all to be efficient and this is the case with Birds on a Wire. With this slot machine, the Swedish online game provider has once again relied on simple but terribly effective graphics and sound effects. It's borderline fun to watch these little birds get electrocuted. The slot machine is easy to understand, and is primarily aimed at players who are new to online casinos. But Birds on a Wire is also very entertaining for more experienced players who are looking for a good time on a slot machine. However, the bonus feature remains too classic, we clearly expect more risk-taking from Thunderkick. Despite this, Birds on a Wire remains a very good slot machine. If you want to learn how Thunderkick's signature slot works before you start playing for real money, you can test it for free at Lucky7Bonus!