King Tusk Slot

Graphics

This is the African Savannah, awash with hues of browns and orange. We can nearly feel the dusky heat coming off the game’s five reels.

The King Tusk of the game’s title is our Wild, not only showing off his massive tusks but also substituting for all symbols except Scatters. At any point during the base game any game symbol can transform into an Expanding Wild, while any Wild may suddenly stack to boost our wins.

As we might expect and hope, this game is all about the elephants. The King Tusk is the game’s Wild, while his Cow and Baby and the whole family make up our highest paying symbols. An African Clay Pot decorated with elephants comes next, with 9s through Aces supporting the herd as the game’s lowest payers. All symbols can appear stacked as we hunt down wins across King Tusk’s 25 paylines.

Gameplay

Each time we land a Wild King Tusk we are greeted with a trunk trumpet to signify the arrival, a lovely touch that keeps us in touch with the herd.

An African drumroll accompanies every spin to further set the scene. While the stacked symbols and random Expanding Wilds can deliver tasty base game single wins, we reap real rewards from King Tusk when we trigger the Free Spins feature.

We need to land three King Tusk Scatters to bag 10 free spins, giving us a choice of three bonus game variants.

- Elephants Gone Wild - All elephant symbols are Wild during the feature.
- Elephant Stampede - Any two reels will randomly turn fully Wild for the duration of the spins.
- Elephant Dance - Every spin sees a Wild added to the reels. Each WIld sticks for five spins.

Verdict

The only gripe with the King Tusk slot is the betting mechanism. It is quite laborious, needing to press left or right up through each bet to reach the desired amount.

This is quite strange for a modern slot release, but only really a problem if you need the kind of slots play backed up by big switches in stakes.

Other than that, King Tusk is superbly finished, celebrating the power and majesty of the elephants in excellent fashion while also offering plenty of bonus variation to keep this Wild love affair fresher than a recently scrubbed Savannah.