Free slot: Ice Wolf

How Ice Wolf Works

When visiting an online casino, your goal may be to walk away with as much money as possible, but also to have a good time discovering new slot machines, each more original than the last. This feeling can be found by playing slots from provider Elk Studios, which will present in November 2019: Ice Wolf.

Welcome to this icy world, where the pack of white wolves will show you the way to the hidden treasures of the mountain.

Like most Elk Studios slots, you'll have access to a basic 6 reels and 3 lines. The more connections you make on the reels, the more new lines you'll unlock, up to 7 lines in total. You'll need quite a bit of luck to unlock the entire game board in this mountainous and chilly atmosphere.

Unlike other slots with an avalanche system, this slot works with re spins instead. As soon as you make a connection, you will remove the ice on the top lines and your game will re-spin to try a connection again, etc.

Visually, Ice Wolf has a watercolor graphic style for the background of the game.

The payout ratio (RTP) is 96.1%, which is quite reasonable. The volatility is high but not extreme, you can hit a maximum of 2,500 times your original bet. The minimum bets accepted are 0.20 euro cents and a maximum of 100 euros.

So are you ready to join the pack?

The different symbols in Ice Wolf

In total, Ice Wolf has over 16 different symbols. First of all, let's talk about the classic Wild which will be very useful, because with only 3 lines to start with, it can be difficult to get the very first connections.

However, there is the "Ice Wolf" symbol that unleashes a pack of wolves on the reel where the symbol is found. This great symbol will destroy all the ice on the reel, allowing you to get 7 lines in one go.

We'll cover the multiplier symbols in the bonus part.

As for the other symbols that can be found in this slot machine, there are 9 of them. Let's first look at the 3 most important premium symbols:

• The golden wolf;

• The golden deer;

• The golden eagle.

You will find more often the other 6 classic symbols of Ice Wolf:

• Axe;

• The hammer;

• The shield ;

• Ace;

• King;

• The queen.

The different connections in Ice Wolf

As you may have read at the beginning of this Ice Wolf review, you will start with the basic game with 6 reels and 3 lines only. Connections are always made starting with the left reel to the right, as shown in the image below. The symbols don't have to be adjacent to each other, it will suffice if a symbol is on the first 3 reels, no matter which line.

The basic game with 6 reels and 3 lines offers you 729 paylines, which is still quite low, you will need a lot of luck to trigger your first connections. If you manage to unlock all 7 lines on the 6 reels, the paylines will increase to a total of 74,088, just that. This will be a good time to try and hit the jackpot.

How the Ice Wolf Bonus Works

The Ice Wolf slot doesn't really have a bonus feature, it's a little different. When you make a connection on the base game, you will remove the pieces of ice on the top lines. By unlocking all 7 lines on one of the reels, you can get new symbols on the top line:

• Wilds: these symbols stay sticky on the top line until your re spins are complete. They can be very useful on the first few reels to create infinite connections.

• Multipliers: these will be x2, x3, x5, x10 or x50. Once activated, they will multiply the winnings made on its reel. Of course, the multipliers are sticky and will remain until the end of the re spins, in addition to adding up to the other multipliers.

• +1 Spin: This symbol is sticky until it is used to start a new spin and avoid losing the current game.

As you can see, the bonus cannot be bought as it is an integral part of the base game, and it can happen very quickly and without transition. Luck will be your best ally to unlock the first connections and free the lines from the ice, this is the most difficult challenge of this slot machine. Once that's done and you get connections more easily, hope then turns to the Wilds and Multipliers on the top line of the game to hit the jackpot.

Our opinion on Ice Wolf

We are getting used to Elk Studios, trying new features and creating beautiful worlds. Ice Wolf is the proof. The musical atmosphere, the detailed graphics and the animations are excellent, it's a beautiful slot machine.The studio made the bet to not offer a usual bonus feature. No transition between the base game and the bonus, which is finally just re spins. This doesn't prevent the possibility of getting a nice amount of money with the multiplier system, to win a maximum of 2,500 times your initial bet, which is not huge compared to today's slots.

Unfortunately, this is not the kind of slot machine that will reach the general public of online casino players. The lack of bonuses can make the game repetitive and monotonous. The frustration of not being able to unlock enough lines through connections can easily be felt.