Clash of Queens

What Genesis Gaming does so well, like almost no other slot supplier, is create games that are as compelling from the strategic and tactical standpoint as they are proficient in taking familiar tales and stories and adding a cool twist to them. Clash of Queen is certainly both – and with 25 flexible paylines (the word flexible here means so much to us, after a barrage of fixed payline games) it's bound to awake the chief strategists in us all. For this is a video slot packed with bonuses and extras, graphical nuances and nods to one of the beloved tales by Lewis Carol.

Theme

Alice in Wonderland prequel – if you had to nail it down with the simplest of descriptions, that would probably be it. You are welcomed into the curious blend of Victorian aesthetics and fashion with eerie cast iron gates, leaves trembling on the breeze in front of a vast green plain with high castle rising in the distance and some gargantuan chess figures next to it, against a gloomy twilight sky. This is the land of the undisputed rule of...two queens? The Red and White queen battle for dominion and predominance, and the battleground is the 3x5 grid embellished with beautiful pen-crafted symbols of lower value variety (A, J, K, Q and 10). High-end symbols, like the fair, crimson-lipped Queens themselves, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedldum and Tweedldee pave way for the two most significant appearances: the mirror wild that substitutes all symbols (more than one wild acting as a substitution pays out the highest) – one wilds in a win doubles the prize. Game logo is the scatter and landing more than one will form scatter wins – scatter multipliers can go as far as x10!
Reel's layout is 2D, which can seem like a let-down if you're hoping for ultra-modern graphics, but the neat Parallax option that can be switched on or off can provide the impression of movement and camera being off centered. The musical score is composed of string symphonies and female choral vocals, setting a nicely epic tone for this fairy tale breed of the game.

Betting Options and Functions

In the lovingly designed player's dashboard located in the nether regions of the screen, one can set the number of lines they'd like to bet on and can adjust their bet coin size from 0.01 to 10 per spin. Total bet amount is clearly indicated at the lower-bottom part, while the center part of the dash gives insight into a total win and credit amount remaining. All wins are multiplied by the bet line, while wins on different lines are added together for a total game win. The game's RTP is 95.570%.
Autoplay button can set the number of automatic spins from 5 to only 25 (quite a small number, it has to be said).Help Button will open a screen with game rules with info on how the payout works, the paytable for each symbol, cashout diagram and a brief overview of each special feature.

Features

Clash of Queens Battle – Landing Red Queen on reel 1 and White Queen on reel 5 simultaneously – or vice versa – will trigger the Clash of Queens Battle special feature. You will be prompted to choose between Red and White Queen before they take it to the giant chess red and white chess table for a bust-up. Depending on your choice and the outcome of the battle, the following may be won:

Red Queen Spins - In the event of Red Queen winning (if you've laid odds on her), you will be granted 8 extra spins. But don't worry: even is she loses, you still get 4 extra spins. During the extra spins, a special expanding symbol consisting of both Red and White Queens will take up a random reel after each spin, yielding big wins. The Queen Battle feature can be retriggered during the extra spins, with additional 4 or 8 spins to be won.

White Queen Picks – Choosing a White Queen who then triumphs will engage a picking game with x2 multiplier. Player is taken to a second screen where they'd need to pick chess figures until the one with “Collect” is chosen (ideally, that would be the last figure picked because that would make the prize the biggest possible).

Our Take

Clash of Queens is another quality output from Genesis Gaming. Don't hold your breath for any stupendous progressive jackpots here – there aren't any, but that is not to say you can't win a decent amount to keep you in good stead. The clear winner and the X factor that elevates this slot beyond the rest is the Clash of Queens feature – not only is it fun and brings in a certain level of uncertainty, it can also pay out really nice. Scatter x10 multipliers and the inevitability of flexible paylines stretch the possibilities even further.