San Quentin is a name you may have heard in the movies – it’s one of the most famous prisons in the US, full of notorious criminals. Nolimit City has created a brand new slot with this very prison as its theme.
These are not criminals you want to run into in a dark alley, but the reels won’t do you any harm – on the contrary, they’ll bring you some nice winnings!
How the game works
The five-reel, three-line, 243 ways to win slot is set in the middle of a prison yard, surrounded by barbed wire, surveillance cameras and armed guards.
Above and below the reels are extra rows behind bars that open up in certain situations
When opened, they add both regular and special symbols to the reels, adding more ways to win. The most valuable symbols are represented by the prison’s most notorious inmates Beefy Dick, Loco Luis, Heinrich III, Biker Bill and Crazy Joe.
Lower-value symbols include prison paraphernalia such as soap bars, lighters, toilet rolls, handcuffs and homemade weapons.
Gangsta theme and graphics
The slot is based on San Quentin prison, so it’s no surprise that there are spikes and guard towers in the background. Cameras appear on both sides of the reels, as anything can happen in this dangerous prison. The slow but beautiful music really suits this slot.
The dramatic change of music and background during the free spins is very satisfying. You head into the halls of the prison and experience the power of the free spins as the crowd cheers the whole time.
We have to appreciate that they didn’t use boring card symbols, but symbols that fit the theme of this slot. The high paying symbols are dangerous prisoners, and the low paying symbols are useful items that prisoners need. Beefy Dick is the highest paying symbol, paying you 5x your bet if you get five of the same combination. The lowest paying symbol is toilet paper, which pays you 1.5x your bet when you get five of the same combination.
There are two wilds in the base slot, the regular wild and the split wild. The regular wild substitutes for other symbols, while the split wild splits the symbols above and below them in half.
Stake levels and features
San Quentin runs on both computer and mobile devices. The bet per spin can range from €0.20 to €32. The game offers a comprehensive range of bonus features.
There are Scatter symbols, free spins, Razor Splits and xWay symbols, among others. At best, you can win 150,000 times your stake.
Variance, RTP and maximum win
This slot has the highest variance, so you need to remember that payouts are rare, but they can be huge. Free spins can give you the most value, but we don’t recommend buying them as it’s very risky.
San Quention video slot has an RTP of 96.03% on the base game. 96.26%, 96.26% and 96.95% are the RTPs for purchases of 3, 4 and 5 bonus features respectively. The purchase of 5 bonus features is the most rewarding, but you have to bet 2 000 times your stake to buy it. The maximum payout on this slot is 150 000x your stake, which is what many players dream of. This is honestly one of the most rewarding slots ever, so you can hope to be rewarded very well if luck favours you.
Free spins
Above and below the reels are extra rows behind the bars, which can open randomly to reveal either one of the five most valuable base symbols or alternatively the Wild, xWay or Razor Split symbol.
The Razor Splits symbol splits all symbols on its reel twice – twice if Razor Splits are on both rows behind the bars. xWays symbol reveals all identical base symbols and stacks them into a four symbol stack.
The Scatter symbol in the game is the guard tower. 3, 4 or 5 Scatters on the reels trigger Lockdown Free Spins with 1, 2 or 3 Jumping Wilds. As a consolation, even if the 1 and 2 Scatter symbols are not enough to trigger the bonus feature, they will still turn into Wilds and unlock the corresponding symbols behind the bars.
Before the free spins start, the number of wilds and the payout multiplier are determined. Each symbol released from behind the bars will contain 1, 2 or 3 free spins, which are all added together to give the total number of free spins. In addition, one prisoner symbol is randomly selected to determine the payout multiplier.
Free spins work in much the same way as the base game – with the only difference being the Jumping Wilds and the win multiplier presented by the Prison symbol. Jumping Wilds jump to random positions in each round. When the Wild lands on the reels with the Razor Split symbol, it doubles the win multiplier and keeps it for the remaining free spins. The Jumping Wild has a maximum payout of 512.
The bonus features may sound a little complicated, but they soon become clearer as the game progresses.In San Quentin slot you also have the option to buy a bonus game.
Is the San Quentin slot worth a try?
If prisons and criminals are your thing, San Quentin is definitely worth a try.Nolimit City has done an excellent job in developing the game’s graphics. Normally, the prison theme might be a little too dark, but the cartoonish and humorous approach lightens the mood considerably – while still maintaining an exciting atmosphere.
The basic gameplay is fairly standard, but the various bonus features make spinning the reels more interesting. Free spins and their Jumping Wilds are the wild card of the game.
At best, you can grab up to 150 000 times your bet. Don’t expect this to happen easily though, as the volatility of the game is very high, which means you may have to wait a long time for big wins.
For the more impatient players, it is possible to buy direct access to the bonus game. The entry fee is either 100, 400 or 2000 times your stake, depending on the feature you choose.
See if your luck is good enough for the bonus game and see what kind of excitement and how much you can win at San Quentin Prison!
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