Ginger Wins

Ginger Wins: Wild Jungle Review

This slot from Peter & Sons reminds of the Pikmin series from Nintendo – I’m pretty sure it’s been modelled on that in terms of theme.

It seems that a pilot called Ginger (who reminds me of Lucy Luck too) has crash landed her plane in the jungle, and now she’s playing a slot with the local Wild creatures. These guys come in different shapes and colors and have some kind of plant sprouting from their head. Maybe they’ll help her fix the plane so she can head home, or maybe she’ll stay and keep racking up wins! To be honest, there is a rumor that there’s treasure to be found nearby…

This is an all ways pays slot at its core, but the Wild creatures that slide across the top of the grid are ready to drop down when there’s a win on their reels – this can create plenty of further wins in a cascading manner.

Ginger must also collect Keys to remove the locks on the 6th reel, and in doing so, she opens up the possibility for new types of Wilds (multiplier, expanding, sticky). Unlocking all locks opens up the 6th reel completely, creating a 6 x 4 grid too. Once you’re at this point, you’ll find the wins truly start flowing.

Ginger Wins is more of a medium volatility slot, so the wins come often anyway, and the max win only goes up to 5,000x, so it’s not one for huge sums. However, it’s a fun, colorful game which has enough layers to keep most players interested.

How To Play

1. Choose your bet size and start spinning on the 5 x 4 grid.
2. Wins are formed in an all ways pays manner from left to right with 3+ symbols. Wins cause a cascade, and the spin is over when all cascades have finished and no winning lines remain.
3. Wilds appear randomly above the reels. If a win is registered on a reel with a Wild above it, the Wild will drop down onto the grid as part of the cascade.
4. The types of Wild in play are affected by how many locks the player has unlocked. The locks sit on the 6th reel and can be unlocked with Keys that land on the grid, but the Keys must land along with a Scatter symbol to be effective.
5. The player starts at Tier 1 where only Regular Wilds are available. By collecting 80 Keys, the player unlocks Tier 2 where Multiplier Wilds become available. Tier 3 unlocks Expanding Wilds that cover the whole reel, Tier 4 unlocks Unbreakable Wilds that stay sticky even after a win, and Tier 5 unlocks the 6th reel as all the locks will have been removed. At this point the grid is 6 x 4.
6. 3 Scatter symbols trigger the 10 Free Spins. If you spin in naturally, the Free Spins play out at the Tier from the base game. If the player buys in (for 70x), all tiers are unlocked. Any additional Scatters that land during the Free Spins provide 1 more spin.
7. If exactly 2 Scatters remain on the grid after all cascades, this triggers the Scatter Blast where all symbols in a 3 x 3 area around the Scatters are removed.

Bonus Features

• Locks on the 6th reel: The game begins with 4 locks on the 6th reel. Unlocking them with Keys adds in new types of Wild. Once unlocked, these are removed for the remainder of the session. Removing all 4 unlocks the 6th reel.
• Buy the bonus: By selecting this, you can go straight to the Free Spins for 70x your wager. When you buy in, Tier 6 is automatically unlocked for the Free Spins round.
• Free spins round: Same mechanics as the base game. Any further Scatters add 1 more free spin.
• Max win: 5,000x.