Set on a breathtaking expanse of the African savannah, Stampede lets the graphic design team at BetSoft flex its considerable muscle. This is a visually sumptuous slot. Intelligent players may disagree, however, on whether the gaming values are on par with the game’s look.
Theme
The gorgeous African savannah theme infuses this slot with beauty and personality: baobab trees, grazing wildlife, stunning grasslands, and a purple sunset sky stand in the background, behind the five reels. Gaming symbols include a radiant tree, which acts as scatter while also offering generous payouts; an ornate wild symbol, appearing only on the middle three reels; and a majestic elephant with trunk swaying in the wind, the top-paying symbol next to scatter. Other symbols are provided by cheetahs, eagles, zebras, giraffes, gazelle, and the playing card values ace through ten. Drums beat as the reels spin in an attempt to conjure up a rustic,’wild,’ African feel.
Betting Options and Functions
Eschewing traditional paylines, Stampede offers payouts for all contiguous symbols that appear from left to right. According to publicity materials, this means there are 1,024 unique, fixed ways to win in this game. Coin value is adjustable from 0.02–1.00, with a bet level that can be set from one to five. Combined with the fixed payout structure, this yields a very broad per-spin betting range of 0.80–200.00 times the betting currency, sure to please both high rollers and those with medium-sized bankrolls. Publicity materials also state that players are able to win up to 679,500 credits in a single game, a sure argument for playing at the highest coin value possible.
Turbo play is available, as is autoplay for up to 100 spins at a time. In an interesting twist on the modern trend of added bet limits for autoplay, players are unable to engage the reels for any number of spins whose total bet exceeds their current bankroll. The overall theoretical return to player is a slightly sub-par 95.27%.
Features
The double up feature is available after any win in base play. Players can choose to gamble either 50% or all of a win, choosing heads or tails as a coin flips for the chance to double their selected win amount. This feature can be repeated as many times as players wish, and can be terminated at any time by selecting the ‘collect’ symbol, though any single loss will forfeit anything a player may have won in the feature up to that point, as well as the initial wager.
As is traditional in modern slot play, the free spin bonus feature is where greatest profits can be won in this slot. Three or more of the purple tree scatter symbols set this feature in motion. During bonus play, wilds may add a double or triple win multiplier. Free spins can also be retriggered within bonus play.
Our Take
The debate of style vs. substance is a worthy one in many spheres of art and industry – likewise, some slot players may be willing to give up a slight gaming edge in order to enjoy a smoother, more aesthetically-sophisticated gaming experience. Others will not. However an individual players sees things, there’s no question that Stampede comes up big with style, and is a bit pedestrian in gaming substance.
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 1024Pay lines
- $4,000.00Max cash jackpot
- 95.27Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- YesMultiplier
- $0.4 - $200Betting Range
- 0.01 - 1.0Coin bet range
- 5Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 4000Max coins jackpot
- 5120Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- NoBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- African , Animals Game theme
- High Volatility