Heidi at the Oktoberfest Slots
No doubt you’ve heard of Oktoberfest – the German festival filled with fun, laughter, maids delivering beers to your tables and plenty of music to keep you entertained – so it was no surprise to see Red Rake Gaming recreate this annual event via a slot game.
Oktoberfest takes place in Munich every year during September and October which is a 16 to 18 day folk festival where millions of people around the world hop on a plane to take part in the festivities. Credit to the creators, because they have put a lot of effort into the slot game with its design, payout potential, fixed wilds, up to 200 free spins and the 500x your stake jackpot.
Heidi at Oktoberfest is quite a bold move for Red Rake Gaming as they normally produce online slot games with a ‘safer’ genre – those that are known to players such as Mysteries of Egypt, Caribbean Treasure, Lucky Wheel and Alice in Wonderland. The creation of Heidi at Oktoberfest slot has been a gamble that has paid off, in terms of variance and volatility.
Players can decide to place a stake from as little as 0.10 or as much as 200.00 – the more that you stake, the bigger the jackpot on offer will be.
Dancing Design
The design of this slot game is very pleasant, with the slot game being designed to look like it is a real slot machine in an old tavern. Either side of your reels you will notice tables, benches with food, tankards of ale, barrels and stained glass windows.
The golden slot machine will have a control panel where you can adjust your bets and a section where you can view your current balance, latest wins and bet value. To the top of the reels is the top of the slot machine with a blue and white pattern, tankards of ale and the logo. By allowing the reels to rest, the slot machine will produce a crowd-cheering tune to encourage you to play.
Symbols on the reels include card suits; hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs as well as Heidi holding ale, Heidi posing, an ale drinking chap, barrels of ale, toasting ale tankards, old pub building, acorns, an accordion and plates of food – which are all in-keeping with the theme of the game.
All Singing Wins
The maximum amount that can be won whist playing Heidi at Oktoberfest is 500x your stake – whether you play 0.10 a spin or 200.00 a spin, there will be a 500x multiplier to be won for matching five of a kind of the ale drinking chap.
Receive a 150x multiplier for five old pub building symbols on your reels.
Exciting Offerings
You will only find two features to this online slot, these are wilds and the ability to receive up to 200 free spins.
Five or more of the Heidi symbols in any position on your reels will launch the free spins feature. To begin with you will be given 5 free spins, but there’s the potential to boost your free spins up to a maximum of 200. Every Heidi that triggered the free spins feature will transform into the wild symbol (toasting ale tankards) and these will then remain locked in place for the duration of your free spins to give for a big payout potential.
The wild symbol is the toasting ale tankard symbol and this will substitute for all other symbols to create winning paylines.
Toast the Game
The return to playerThe return to player (RTP) percentage for this slot game is 94.9% and the slot is designed to be a low to medium variance slot machine that doesn’t require you to do much. You won’t go long periods of time without triggering a win, as the reels are set to produce plenty of winning combinations. The volatility is low and you can trigger the free spins on a regular basis.
If you’ve come looking for big wins, you will have to bet max – but there’s still a healthy return on offer for minimum stakes too. The vast majority of wins will come through the free spins bonus – this is because you have the potential to retrigger free spins and with the wild symbols being locked in place – they can accumulate decent wins. When we played the game we found it was simple to play and offered plenty of wins to keep our balance topped up.
