THE BORDER SLOT REVIEW
The Border slot powered by NoLimit City plays out on a 6 x 6-reel grid and comes with up to 96.17% RTP and a high variance level. The use of the cluster pays mechanic means that there aren’t any paylines to mention.
The thematic focus of this game is evident just by looking at the title, that is a Border. Upon launching the game players will see a guarded border. Many crawling creatures such as scorpions and snakes that may bite when you attempt crossing the border on the game reels.
GAME LAYOUT
A huge steel barricade located in an arid plain provides the background graphics to The Border slot. The barricade acts as the game’s 6 x 6-reel grid vibe.
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| 160+ | 120-159 | 100-119 | 85-99 | 60-84 | 45-59 | 30-44 | 25-29 | 20-24 | 15-19 | 12-14 | 10-11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Mafia boss | 2214.40 | 1500 | 1000 | 500 | 250 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 12.50 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 2.25 | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| A police officer | 1107.20 | 750 | 600 | 400 | 125 | 75 | 62.50 | 50 | 37.50 | 25 | 12.50 | 6.25 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.25 | 0.90 | 0.70 |
| A soldier | 1107.20 | 600 | 400 | 100 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5.50 | 2.75 | 1.75 | 1.25 | 0.85 | 0.65 |
| A young thug | 1107.20 | 500 | 250 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.60 |
| A distraught lady | 1107.20 | 400 | 150 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 22.50 | 15 | 10 | 7.50 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.25 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 0.50 |
| A vulture | 553.85 | 250 | 100 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 2.75 | 2.25 | 1.50 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.30 |
| A snake | 553.85 | 150 | 75 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.25 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 0.75 | 0.55 | 0.40 | 0.25 |
| A scorpion | 553.85 | 100 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 3.75 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.20 |
SYMBOLS
The Border reel symbols include a mafia boss, a police officer, a soldier, a young thug, a distraught lady, a vulture, a snake and a scorpion.
BONUSES
- Wild: The Border comes with several special wild icons. These are exposed below in detail.
- Scatter: The ‘$’ icon represents the slot’s scatter symbol.
- Cluster Payout: To create a winning cluster playing The Border game, players should match five identical icons adjacent to each other either horizontally and/or vertically. Reactions (cascades) occur after each winning cluster players land.
- xWays: xWays symbols may land at random during the gaming session. Upon landing on the reels, the xWays symbols transform into any regular icon either as two full-size symbols or four half symbols. Multiple xWays symbols that land on the same spin transform into the same regular symbol.
- xSplit: At random during gameplay, xSplit symbols may land. Once they land, they split all symbols to their left side in the same row. After the splits, the xSplit icon transforms into a wild. If another xSplit symbol lands in the same position as the previous xSplit icon, the symbols to the left will not be split but rather, they receive a xIndicator of up to 64x. The xIndicator is a multiplier value which exposes the symbol count for that particular reel.
- xNudge Cluster Wild: The American flag icon with a ‘W’ inscription is the xNudge cluster wild. Upon landing on a winning spin where it’s part of the winning cluster, it nudges either up and down depending on whether the winning symbol is above or below. Once it nudges, it increments the win multiplier by one. Nudges continue until there aren’t any consecutive symbols which are a part of the winning cluster.
- xBomb Wild: The dynamite icon inscribed WILD represents the xBomb wild. The xBomb wild may explode upon landing on the reels in the process eliminating all regular symbols from the reels except for the scatter and wild. Additionally, it increases the win multiplier by one.
- xCluster: xClusters occur when two or more unique clusters emerge on the same avalanche. Once it activates, the win multiplier for each unique symbol cluster is increased by one. Players ought to note that the feature only occurs during the bonus mode.
- Boosted xRIP: The Boosted xRIP helps players get a guaranteed scatter on reel 1 by paying an extra cost of 50% on top of their bet. Note however that once the Boosted xRIP is active, no payouts are awarded for winnings below the base bet.
- Mule Spins: 10 mule spins are awarded when six scatters land on the reels simultaneously. Most of the other game features such as xWays, xSplit and xNudge are active during the spins. When players land extra scatters during the feature, they upgrade to the Coyote Spins where two extra spin are awarded for each scatter.
- Coyote Spins: Players scoop 12 free spins when they land 7 scatters simultaneously. Any scatter beyond the 7th awards two extra free spins. The other game features are active during the coyote spins feature.
- Seized and Destroyed: Players ought to note that the highest they can win playing The Border slot game is 44,288x the bet. Any win exceeding the max payout immediately ends the current game session and awards the max win.
- NoLimit Bonus: Any of The Border bonus features can be bought for instant activation when players click the NoLimit Bonus buy button and pay the purchase price for the feature they want.
CLOSING
The Border slot comes with a plethora of bonus features which may be overwhelming for some players to get their head around. You many need to take a course to understand all the features it has 🙂 Overall this is yet, yet another great unique release from NoLimit City.