Free slot: Wilhelm Tell

How Wilhelm Tell works

Wilhelm Tell is a slot developed and published by the online gaming provider Yggdrasil. This slot has been available at a large number of online casinos since April 2020 and tells the story of the man known as Wilhelm Tell, who went in search of his son and had to brave all dangers to find him.

You will be in the middle of a magnificent Swiss clearing that is full of secrets and mysteries. The green and wooded setting offers a pleasant and very successful visual on Wilhelm Tell. The medieval background music enhances the gameplay experience.

This online game offers a classic format, with a grid consisting of 5 reels containing 3 symbols. In order to win, you need to connect between 3 and 5 identical symbols on the 20 paylines that comprise Wilhelm Tell. Some original features are present on this slot, among which we find a wild which, as soon as it appears and allows a connection, will spread over the whole reel which will increase your winnings and facilitate connections.

Wilhelm Tell symbols

Wilhelm Tell has a variety of symbols that you will need to connect in order to win. There are 2 categories of symbols in Wilhelm Tell: the classic symbols and the premium symbols.

The former are the ones that appear most often, and are the least profitable. They are represented by the classic suits of a pack of cards, namely club, diamond, heart and spade. The following image shows the payout range for each of the classic symbols in the Wilhelm Tell slot machine (€2 bet).

This slot has symbols that are harder to connect but pay the most: they are called premium symbols. These are represented by the major characters from the story of Wilhelm Tell, including:

• the knight

• Wilhelm Tell

• the despotic king

The infographic below shows you the value of each premium symbol in Wilhelm Tell (€2 bet).

The different connections of Wilhelm Tell

As explained above, in order to win in Wilhelm Tell you will need to make connections with identical symbols on at least the first 3 reels. To be valid, these connections must be made on the appropriate paylines. These connection lines are read from left to right and the longer the connection, the higher the payout.

There are a total of 20 paylines in Wilhelm Tell, which you can see in the following image.

How the Wilhelm Tell bonus works

Like almost all slot machines, Wilhelm Tell offers for their users a bonus feature in which free spins are offered. These free spins are earned by seeing at least 3 scatter symbols appear on the same game spin. You will be awarded a cash prize depending on the number of scatters:

• 2 scatters = 2x your original bet

• 3 scatters = 2x your starting bet

• 4 scatters = 20x your starting bet

• 5 scatters = 500x your starting bet

During the Wilhelm Tell bonus, you have 3 choices containing a number of spins and a multiplier. It's up to you to decide which of the following three options suits you best:

• 10 free spins with all wins multiplied by 5

• 5 free spins with all wins multiplied by 10

• 1 free spin with all winnings multiplied by 50

The selected multiplier will act on all wins during the free spins, so if you are lucky you can win huge amounts of money!

Our opinion on Wilhelm Tell

A simple and effective slot machine, Wilhelm Tell stands out thanks to its original theme and thanks to the connections facilitated by the expandable wilds. The bonus function, which is rather difficult to obtain, is nevertheless quite original with different choices offered. The very nice visuals of Wilhelm Tell considerably enhance the gaming experience on this slot machine which would benefit from being better known.

Wilhelm Tell is an online game with high volatility. It has a payout ratio (RTP) of around 97%, which is very high for a slot. This slot can offer you huge payouts as it has a maximum multiplier of up to 7,520 times your original bet!