Sidewinder
About Sidewinder
Welcome to Sidewinder, a video slot featuring up to 1125 Ways to win, Horizontal Reels with added Wilds and Free Spins with Expanding Wilds.
Game Rules
General
- Sidewinder is a Video Slot with 5 reels, 3 rows and 1 additional horizontal reel on top and 1 on bottom with 3 symbol positions each, creating a 3-5-5-5-3 reel area configuration. The game has 243, 576 or 1125 Ways.
- Ways pay if 3 or more of the same symbol appear in succession in any position on the reels, from the leftmost position to the right according to the PAYTABLE.
- A win is calculated by multiplying the symbol win multiplier from the PAYTABLE by the total bet.
- Only the highest win per Way is paid.
- Simultaneous wins are added.
Wild Symbols
- There are 3 different Wild symbols in the game: Regular Wild symbol, Top Wild symbol and Bottom Wild symbol.
- Regular Wild symbols only appear on horizontal reels.
- In the base game Top Wild symbols only appear on reel 2 and on the bottom horizontal reel.
- In the base game Bottom Wild symbols only appear on reel 4 and the top horizontal reel.
- Wild symbols substitute for all symbols except Free Spins symbols.
Sidewinder Feature
- A Top Wild symbol activates the top horizontal reel and a Bottom Wild symbol activates the bottom horizontal reel, increasing the Ways and allowing for additional Wilds to stop.
- 1 activated horizontal reel increases the Ways to 576, 2 horizontal reels increase the Ways to 1125.
- The Sidewinder feature can only be activated by either Wild symbols or Free Spins symbols, not both.
- A horizontal reel activated by a Top Wild or a Bottom Wild only contains Wild symbols.
Free Spins
- In the base game Free Spins symbols only appear on reel 2, reel 4 and the horizontal reels.
- When Free Spins symbols stop on reel 2 and 4, both of the horizontal reels will be activated and spin.
- In the base game the horizontal reels triggered by the Free Spins symbols contain only Free Spins symbols.
- In the base game 3 Free Spins symbols award 6 Free Spins, 4 Free Spins symbols award 10 Free Spins.
- During Free Spins both horizontal reels are active and the game is played with 1125 Ways.
- During Free Spins both Regular Wild and Free Spins symbols only appear on the horizontal reels.
- If Regular Wild symbols stop on the same position on both horizontal reels, Expanding Wild symbols are created, covering the reel in-between them with Regular Wilds.
- During Free Spins 1 extra spin is awarded for each Free Spins symbol that stops.
- The last bet placed in the game is used as the Free Spins bet amount.
- Winnings are automatically collected during this feature.
Game Terms Translations
*The following table is only applicable in a language other than English.
English Term | Translation |
SIDEWINDER | SIDEWINDER |
HORIZONTAL REELS | HORIZONTAL REELS |
FREE SPINS | FREE SPINS |
BIG WIN | BIG WIN |
MEGA WIN | MEGA WIN |
JUST FOR THE WIN | JUST FOR THE WIN |
EPIC WIN | EPIC WIN |
Game Controls
Game Keypad
Item | Description |
Spin Button | Start the game with the current bet size as displayed in the bet field. Clicking or tapping anywhere on the reels during a spin displays the results of your spin quicker. This does not influence the results of the spin. |
Bet Settings | Change the bet size by the up and down arrows or by selecting a value directly. |
Autoplay Settings | Select a number of spins to auto play by the up and down arrows or by selecting a value directly. Start and stop the Autoplay by pressing the spin button. |
Bet field | Displays the current bet size. |
Balance field | Displays the current account balance. |
Win field |
Displays the pay in a winning round. |
Game Menu
Item | Description |
Menu Button | Expand or collapse the game menu. |
Sound Settings | Turn sound on or off. |
Advanced Settings | Open the Advanced Settings menu. Turn quick spin on or off. Navigate to the Responsible Gaming pages. |
Paytable | Displays the payout tables of the game. |
Lobby | Navigate back to the Casino lobby. |
Banking | Navigate to the Banking pages. |
* Each game has different options and Autoplay settings. Some of these may not be available in the game you are playing.
Return to Player (RTP)
- Return to Player (RTP) is the theoretical statistical percentage of total money bet by players in a specific game, that is paid out as winnings over time.
- The RTP is fixed, and does not change.
- This game has an RTP of 96.02%.
The maximum win from a single game is £250,000
Last modification date: 10/14/2020