The Border

Needless to speak about the theme and what to expect from The Border online slot. All it takes for you to understand the expectations is to hear the name NoLimit City software developer.

Alongside the plethora of x-Features that the studio brought up in many recent games, it’s time to meet the x-Cluster mechanic which is present on every spin in the bonus round. 

More so, it helps players to seize and destroy the maximum exposure of 44,288x the stake. According to the studio about the game, “Hope can only get you so far”. Let’s dive into it.

Theme and Symbols

Once again we meet with a grim and dark theme, atmosphere and a soundtrack that might as well serve as an indicator of something corrupted, cruel and mischievous. To set aside the tendency of the studio for realistic themes, The Border online slot comes with a high quality graphics, depicting a huge wall as a barrier to many and a job to few.

Checking the title’s pay table, there are 5 Character Symbols, Vultures, Snakes and Scorpions. The Dollar Sign acts as a Scatter whilst there are more than a single Wild Symbol that we’re about to look into in the following section of this review.

Betting Options and Features

Punters engage on a 6x6 cluster pays setup, meaning that 5 or more matching symbols horizontally or vertically create a winning combination. These are then destroyed, allowing new Icons to fill the gaps and potentially form new wins.

As the developer noted, the game is of extreme volatility and has a groundbreaking highest win of 44,288x the stake. If you’re a fan of NoLimit City’s online slots, the surprise might be absent.

The title comes with a best odds ratio of 96,17% which spikes up and down depending on features. In terms of betting range, 0,20 - 100,00 credits is what you get with the ability to turn the Boosted xRip feature on.

The latter increases the cost of the bet by 50% whilst guaranteeing 1 Scatter on the first reel. Worth mentioning is that while the feature is enabled, punters do not receive any payouts for winnings less than the base bet.

xWays - Transforms into 2 - 4 types of any regular paying Symbol. In case more than one xWays Icon lands, it always transforms into the same instance of paying symbol.

xSplits - May land only on reels 2-6, splitting all Icons to the left of them and transforming itself into a Wild. If it happens that there are 2 or more xSplits presents, players can look forward to a multiplier of up to x64. The xSplit can also split the Scatter Icon.

xNudge Cluster Wild - As a part of a winning combination, it nudges up or down and for each symbol it moves over, the multiplier increases by x1.

xBomb Wild - When exploding, it removes all adjacent symbols ( Scatter included ) around it, increasing the win multiplier by x1. It also works amazingly well with the xSplit Symbol as punters receive a multiplier depending on the number it gets split into.

xClusters - As mentioned earlier, this one is only present in the bonus games. Whenever there are 2 or more unique clusters of symbols on an avalanche, the feature is triggered, increasing the win multiplier by x1 for each unique symbol cluster.

As far as the bonus games are concerned, there are Mule Spins and Coyote Spins, each offering a different number of Free Spins where previously mentioned x-Features reach their full potential.

Last but not the least is the Buy Bonus, allowing players to purchase either Mule or Coyote Spins as well as a Lucky Dip option which has a 50-50 chance of awarding one of the two. Each option comes at a different cost.

Wrapping Up

We’re aware of the fact that there’s plenty to keep track of and it is quite easy to get lost in all the x-Features. However, once you get a good grip of it, the only thing left for you is to enjoy the awesome gameplay experience provided by NoLimit City.

The Border online slot might just as easily become one of your favorite games due to its many opportunities to land big wins of up to 44,288x the stake and walk away with pockets full of riches.

Before we finish, we’d like to make a memorable mention on the Mental release from this studio as well. It comes with an equally dark vibe and no less exciting gameplay experience.