Tall arched windows draped in cobwebs light the gothic crypt of Bones & Whiskers, while on the left an empty velvet throne cradles a golden crown. The reels are unusually tall, with six rows, and they teem with rat royalty: red-eyed kings in jewelled crowns, a hooded blue-eyed queen and a hulking armoured guard. The tone is gloomy with a wink, and a green glowing Just Slots logo lights the corner.
Theme and Gameplay
The Rat King dominates, wearing a ruby-studded crown and baring teeth in a red glow, and on the screen he fills almost three whole reels. Around him are the hooded queen, an armoured rat, a pink crown, a green sword, a blue shield and red and green crystal orbs on little stands. It all looks like tomb loot.
Slot Features
The Wild substitutes freely, though the Scatter is exempt. On landing, an Expanding Wild spreads over its reel with one of these multipliers: x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x250 and x500. Should a winning combination include several, the values are simply added together.
Landing 3, 4 or 5 Scatters anywhere awards 10 Free Spins. Inside the feature, extra Scatters add spins as well: 3 bring 10, 4 bring 15 and 5 bring 20. Different reels are used. Wild multipliers gather above the reels, and every fresh Wild piles its value onto the amount waiting there. Starting values depend on the trigger: 3 Scatters begin with nothing, 4 Scatters give x5 on every reel, and 5 Scatters give a random +10x on each reel. Stored and Wild multipliers are combined before any win is paid.
Buy Bonus offers Tomb Bonus for 150x the base bet, awarding 3, 4 or 5 Scatters at random, and Crypt Bonus for 500x, awarding 5. Hotspin is an extra wager in three flavours: Ember aids free spins, Tinder favours Expanding Wilds and larger multipliers, and Flame boosts Wilds but cannot trigger free spins. Vortex lets you spin wheels hoping to win a bonus cheaper than full price, with Tomb at 150x, Crypt at 500x and a Whiskers Bonus at 1500x that gives 3 Scatters and 10 spins. Every wheel must succeed, otherwise the wagers are lost.
RTP and Win Potential
Ordinary spins are tuned to 96.32%. Tomb Bonus lists 96.38% and Crypt Bonus 96.47%. Hotspin shows 96.36% for Ember and Tinder and 96.4% for Flame; Vortex shows 96.87%, 96.47% and 96.22% for Tomb, Crypt and Whiskers. A round cannot go beyond 100,000 times your original wager, and it stops once it gets there.
My Thoughts On This Slot
Multipliers you can see stacking up are the highlight, and the tall grid gives each Wild space to sprawl. The heap of side options may seem busy at first, so glance through the VIP menu before choosing. With high volatility, expect some long quiet runs. Set a budget beforehand and treat Buy and Vortex as expensive extras rather than shortcuts to winning.
