• J to A card royals are the low-paying symbols.
• A bottle of milk, a fishbone, and the four clan leaders are the high-paying symbols.
• The wild is a skull-emblazoned bomb that comes with a multiplier of up to 5x and stands in for any other symbol aside from the scatter.
• The scatter symbol is a catapult that activates free spins.

Cat-a-pult Free Spins

You need 3 scatter symbols on 1, 3, and 5 to get this bonus feature going, but, as I soon discovered, this is nothing like a traditional free spins round. I was granted 3 free spins, which didn’t seem like much at first but when I landed a wild symbol, my free spins count immediately reset to 3 and the wild symbol remained locked in place for the duration of the feature. This happened with all wild symbols that appeared and at the end of each free spin, the catapult came to life, lobbing a projectile at one of the wilds and increasing its multiplier value up to a maximum of 9x, up from the base game maximum of 5x.

Clan Battle Bonus

Golden paw-print symbols appeared randomly over cat symbols as I put the game through its paces and every time they appeared they would be collected in the large treasure chest that sits to the left of the reels. At some point, the chest activated, allocating values of up took 10x my bet to the four cat symbols and a 5-spin sequence initiated. After the 5 spins, I received the value of the symbol that appeared the most as an instant prize. On the rare occasion where two symbols land an equal amount of times, the game initiates a ‘run-off’, giving you extra spins until a winner emerges.

Cat Clans slot is a great example of how to infuse a game with a balance of fun, excitement, and potential. I was captivated by the theme, maybe because I’m a sucker for cats and cartoons, but it does hold an undeniable charm. The gameplay is hardly ever dull with multiplier wilds boosting your base game and the golden paw-prints presenting the possibility of the Clan Battle Bonus launching at any time. The free spins round offers a new spin on a classic concept with amazing winning chances thanks to boosted multipliers. I didn’t get close to the game’s top potential of $500 000 from a single spin but knowing it was a possibility just added to the excitement.

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