It feels like forever since Microgaming released the first Playboy online slot! That machine was a favourite of mine back in the day, not least because I managed to pay for a fabulous five-day city break off the back of one lucky nights play! Whilst the original was a 243-way game that was clearly based on earlier games such as Thunderstruck 2 and Immortal Romance, Microgaming has opted for a grid slot setup for Playboy Wilds. The top win is given on the paytable as 100,880 coins, equating to 5,044x the maximum stake. Whilst I couldn’t find any mention of the game’s RTP within the slot at this time, third-party sources are claiming it to be 96.67%.
In Playboy Wilds, a winning combination requires at least five matching symbols in adjacent positions. When a winning cluster forms on the playfield, it will be immediately removed, potentially allowing new winning combinations to form in its place. The paytable refers to such combinations as a ‘ClusterChase’. Fans of the original Playboy slot may remember the ‘Wild Night’ feature, which randomly created stacks of wilds on the reel set. The feature is back in Playboy Wilds, this time in the base game rather than the bonus round, and up to three stacks can appear on a single spin. There’s also a new ‘Wild Chance’ modifier which can appear at any time in both the base game and free spins. A bonus buy facility allows you to skip the base game and purchase a free spin bonus round directly if you wish.
I’ve been getting a little tired of the endless stream of Christmas and fishing-themed slots released recently, so this game was a real breath of fresh air! Why not give it a try yourself? We have a free demo slot of Playboy Wilds available to play below:
| Provider | Microgaming |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Paylines | 243 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.10 - 20 |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Max Win | 5,044x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.67% |
| Our Rating | 5.0 |
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Playboy Wilds Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
You might expect the reels of Playboy Wilds to be filled with attractive women, as they were in the original Playboy slot machine. Microgaming has gone for a different look this time around, however, so if that’s what you were hoping for, then I’d suggest trying out Pin-up Girls instead! The classic bunny ears make an appearance, of course, along with a bow tie, rosette, and high heels, which does all feel very Playboy-esque, but I still can’t help but feel that a Playboy game without any ladies on the reels just isn’t right somehow!
Now on to the real big question; there might not be any ladies, but how about huge wins?! The bunny ears are the most valuable symbol on the paytable, awarding a massive 1,000x the current bet when 15 or more appear in an adjacent cluster. The bow tie is worth 400x your stake for a maximum cluster of those, followed by the rosette at 200x and the high heels at 100x. The royal symbols are divided into two groups, with the Ace & King awarding 20x the bet for 15 or more of those and the lowly Queen and Jack offering just 6x. Smaller wins are awarded for a cluster of just five symbols, and with a total of 36 positions available on the playfield, this means that you can potentially hit as many as seven winning combinations on a single spin.
The minimum/maximum betting limits are €0.10 and €20.00, respectively. So as you’d expect from quite a big range of bets, there should be something between these amounts that you are more than comfortable playing at.
Base Game & Modifiers
Playboy Wilds is a grid slot, meaning there are no paylines or payways spanning the game’s 6×6 playfield. Instead, wins are awarded for hitting a cluster of five or more adjacent matching symbols, with the biggest wins reserved for huge clusters of 15 or more adjacent symbols. Winning clusters are immediately removed from the playfield, allowing new clusters to form in their place.
Wild Night Symbol
Wild night symbols are three-high stacked wilds that can appear at any time during the base game only. Up to three wild night symbols can appear simultaneously and will substitute for all other paying symbols.
Wild Chance Modifier
At the end of any base game or free spin, a wild chance modifier can activate, adding up to five wild symbols to the playfield in random positions. If these new symbols create new winning clusters, the current game round will resume.
Wild Meter
Every time a winning cluster is removed from the reel set, the number of symbols it contains will be added to the wild meter displayed at the top of the screen. The wild meter has four milestone levels, as follows:
- 15 Symbols: Adds three wilds in random positions.
- 30 Symbols: Adds three wilds in random positions.
- 45 Symbols: Adds three wilds in random positions.
- 60 Symbols: Triggers free spins.
The wild meter is reset in between spins.
Playboy Wilds Slot Bonus Features
There are no traditional scatter symbols included in Playboy Wilds, as the main bonus round is triggered via the Wild Meter instead (see above). When the meter hits its maximum capacity of 60 symbols, the free spins feature is activated, and 10 free spins are awarded.
Free Spins
The free spins feature includes new wild symbols that do not appear during the base game, as well as a multiplier trail feature. As with the Wild Meter in the base game, the multiplier trail is filled by consecutive cluster wins. The multiplier trail has six levels: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, and 10x. Only the highest multiplier reached is applied to your winnings.
At the beginning of each free spin, a random entry in the multiplier trail will be selected. If the current spin ends at the pre-selected level, the game will add one free spin to your remaining total.
Bonus Buy
This has to be one of the cheapest bonus buy facilities I have ever seen, costing just 40x the normal price per spin! This seems like a real bargain, but it also makes me suspect that the bonus round of this game must not be particularly profitable. Still, it’s nice to be able to check out all parts of the game without making a huge dent in your bankroll.
Playboy Wilds Slot Review Final Thoughts
I did enjoy testing out this new slot, but I have to be honest and say that I don’t think this is a patch on the original Playboy online slot. I know that Microgaming can do much better than this! So as much as it pains me to say it, I’d give this one a wide berth and try something else.
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