Shrex settles into a sunlit swamp of bulrushes, lily pads and drifting fog, with vine-wrapped timber planks forming the frame. A wooden plaque above the board shows x1 until something changes it, and a grinning little devil logo watches from the lower left. Balance was $1,000.00 with $1.00 riding on each go.
Theme and Gameplay
A green princess in a crown and matching gown is the standout character icon, and rusty-gold barrel shields wreathed in green flame serve as Wilds. Mossy wooden 10, J, Q and K letters look carved straight from the swamp. The fairy-tale parody tone is obvious from the first glance and pretty likeable.
Slot Features
A line pays for 3 or more matches from reel 1, with one Super allowed per spin and one Mirror per reel. Wild replaces all paying icons except the Mirror and Super, and five in a row have their own prize, though shorter runs pay nothing alone. Cover the entire board and the top award pays out instantly.
With the Donkey Super, a dragon turns a random batch of symbols Wild, Mirrors included. The Cat’s two rapier strikes each pierce a row or reel: hit once makes a symbol x2, hit twice x3, and on a paying line those numbers multiply together, so a 10x line crossing x2 and x3 becomes 60x.
The Ogre moves the plaque 1 to 3 steps up a ladder running x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x15, x20, x25, x35, x50, x75, x100, x200 and x500. That lasts one spin in regular play but holds through a bonus session. Three Mirrors award the standard round, while four-plus award the Super Bonus, which rolls an opening value of x5 to x500. During either one, 2 Mirrors add 3 spins and 3-plus add 5.
RTP and Win Potential
RTP for regular play is 96.01%, and other modes list their own figures in the game’s table. Extra Bet gives about 3x the free spins chance, Donkey Spin guarantees a dragon burning up to 15 symbols, Bonus Buy costs 100x and Super Bonus Buy 500x. A bonus and its triggering spin count as one round against the 10,000x limit.
My Thoughts On This Slot
Shrex is a lot sharper than the silly name implies. All three Supers change a spin in different ways, and the Cat’s multiplying duplicates are particularly fun to watch.
Line wins are small without one of those Supers, so quiet stretches will come.