Hairway to Heaven Slot
Whether you are a fan or novelty slot machines, fantasy fairytales, or dubious puns, then this slot machine by RTG software is right up your alley. The gambling game takes on the much loved Brothers Grimm fairytale of Rapunzel, so players can expect all of the charm and whimsy that such as tall tale brings. The game comes with 50 paylines and a wide range of betting options, giving casual bettors and high-rollers every chance to enjoy the action.
The 5-reel video slot also comes with two progressive jackpots and a bonus feature guarantee, which is just as well since there are loads of special gameplay elements involved.
Once upon a spin...
Hairway to Heaven, as the play on words might suggest, is a slot machine which tells the fabled narrative of Rapunzel – a beautiful maiden who is held captive at the top of a tower by a wicked witch. Obviously, since there is no chance that a hair-dresser can make it up to this isolated tower, our heroine has grown the most long and luscious hair in the kingdom perfect for a handsome and brave prince to climb up.
To cut a long story short, Rapunzel and her Prince lover get caught out by the evil witch, who in turn chops off those long locks and casts the lovers into the wilderness alone. But do they all live happily ever after? That's for you spinners to find out for yourselves.
Fairytale Riches
Players of this game might find their own slice of happy ever after if they manage to match up the various symbols along a payline, with line bet multiplier wins that range from 5x to 2,500x. All spinners have to do is select the number of paylines they wish to have active (anywhere from 1 to 50) and then choose how big a wager they wish to place on each active line with options such as: 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.10 and 0.25. You can see all of the various line bet multipliers in the following paytable:
Pick a Bonus
You might be thinking that this game is missing two fairly important characters – Rapunzel herself and the charming (and, in this case, huge chinned) Prince. But do not fret, because these protagonists are depicted as cartoon characters in the game and they are given some exciting bonus characteristics too.
For a start, Rapunzel acts as the game's wild symbol, appearing only on the third reel but expanding to substitute for all symbols while doubling the value of the win. She will even replace the Prince scatter symbol who awards total bet multipliers up to 25x as well as a choice of bonus features. In fact, whenever three or more Prince scatters appear on the reels, players must pick an icon at random to reveal one of the following side games:
- Damsel in Distress: this feature awards 8 free spins in which the Rapunzel wild icon appears on the second and fourth reels as well as the third.
- Princess Pays: 10 free spins are given with all Rapunzel wild wins tripled in value. Plus, an extra free game is added whenever the wild symbol appears on reel 3.
- Hairway to Heaven: spinners will receive 5, 7. 10, 15 or 20 free spins in which the expanded Rapunzel wild is held on the third reel. All wins are multiplied by 1x on the first free spin, 2x on the second spin, 3x on the third spin and so on.
Players can also hope to be on the winning end of a randomly awarded progressive jackpot. There are two continuously growing kitties – a mini and major jackpot – as shown above the reels.
Feature Guaranteed
It's all good and well that video slots offer big bonus action, but what's the use if they are frustratingly hard to activate. Well, this slot machine is quite unique since it guarantees that players will be able to play one of its exciting features within a set number of spins. You can see the tally of spins remaining until a feature is triggered in the box that is in the top right corner of the game screen.
You will also notice that there is an option to get an instant feature in a wheel of fortune style gamble – just in case you can't wait any longer. Players should note, however, that this gamble guarantee feature comes at a cost with an additional stake worth 10x the line bet added to the total bet per spin.
Heaven or hell?
Hairway to Heaven is a novelty designed game that takes on a universally loved fairytale theme, offering up plenty of bright, bubbly and charming spins. What's more, the video slots just keeps on giving when it comes to bonus gameplay features. In fact, the slot machine guarantees that spinners will be able to get their hands on some bonus bounty before too long with a generous feature guarantee. We can't complain about that!