98 Bounty Hot 1 Stats

About 98 Bounty Hot 1

98 Bounty Hot 1 has a brightly colored backdrop and a very upbeat feel to it, and there is a Western-style soundtrack and a grid chock-full of Western-themed symbols. Like all the Hot 1 games from Hot Rise, it comes with the Hot 1 mechanic, which kicks in as a guaranteed extra feature on the final spin of every Free Spins round.

The expanding reels mean expanding paylines, with the ways to win increasing from 243 to a potential total of 1,125 with the extra rows added. Watch out for the female gunslinger as she’s the Wild, and can substitute for all regular pay symbols. She only shows up on reels two, three and four though.

The bonus symbol is a fully loaded revolver cylinder, and this can also land anywhere on reels two, three and four. You’ll need to collect four bonus symbols on the same reel to trigger the Free Spins round, which, as with all Hot 1 games, is well worth doing.

You’ll get 10 free spins, and any bonus symbols that land during this round will turn into Multiplier Wilds, doubling any win that they’re part of. The reel, or reels, that the bonus symbols landed on will also get the gift of an extra Bonus Wild 2x multiplier at the end of the round.

The fact that all the bonus symbols turn into multiplier Wilds means, logically enough, that you can’t re-trigger the Free Spins round. Any improvements (including a grid expansion) you secured in the base game will hold during the Free Spins round, but the grid returns to its standard 3×5 layout at the end of the round.

The final spin of the Free Spins round is where the magic happens. The Hot 1 mechanic is triggered on this spin, and at this point, one of the middle three reels is chosen at random to expand to five rows high with a 2x multiplier at the top and the bottom of the reel. What’s more, the 2x multiplier comes with a Wild symbol that takes up the same position, potentially helping to form more winning lines across the grid.

The features don’t end here, however. There’s also a Gunslinger Bonus. which give you an extra win of 5x the bet for the first bonus symbol that you land each time the grid has been reset to its normal size after a Free Spins round.

Also, the Bonus Collection feature means that you effectively collect bonuses, which are held over while more positions open up for new symbols to occupy. The first two bonus symbols you land on a reel open up a new position, while the third adds a 2x multiplier at the top and bottom of the reel. The fourth bonus symbol on the same reel is what triggers the Free Spins round.

The best way to get a feel for this slot is to play it, so try out the 98 Bounty Hot 1 demo game today.

The other symbols to watch out for are the Multiplier Wilds and the Bonus symbols. With these, you’ll be able to unlock the bonus rounds and boost your wins.