The Ripper

Soft Hearted might want to look away from what casino provider Skywind came up with, introducing The Ripper online slot, following the story of the infamous English serial killer that terrorized the streets of London in Whitechapel district.

What players can expect out of this online one-armed bandit is an impressive design with a theme-based set of features, including chaos multipliers, expanding wilds, killer mystery symbols and a round of Free Spins.

Theme and Symbols

Depicting an empty London street in dark colors, grim atmosphere and a couple of smooth animations, the studio hit the right spot when it comes to the theme. Moreso by taking a look over the title’s pay table.

There are Police Officers, Rings, Gloves, Coins, Rope and bloody A-10 royals as far as the regulars are concerned. The Ripper himself plays the role of a Wild Symbol while the Newspaper represents the Scatter.

Betting Options and Features

Spreading across the 6x4 layout are 4,096 ways to win where players get to wage their stakes, ranging from 0.20 - 200.00 credits per shot. The title is of medium volatility and has a maximum exposure of 100000x coin bet.

Another common mechanic these days that rollers get to encounter here is the Cascading Wins, winning symbols vanish from the view and get replaced with new icons falling from the top.

Chaos Multipliers - In the base game, between 2-5 Symbols are chosen on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 ( Scatter excluded ) to have a x2 multiplier attached. In case more than a single winning line includes a multiplier, then the multipliers are added together.

Expanding Wilds - The Ripper Wild may appear on reels 3 or 4 and expand to cover the entire reel. When used in a win, these cascade away from the reels.

Killer Mystery Symbols - In the base game, 2-5 Mystery Symbols may be added to reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and transform to reveal the same instance of a paying symbol with the exception of Wild/Scatter.

Moreover, Mystery Symbols do not cascade away but stick in position and transform into a new symbol with each cascade.

Free Spins - 3, 4, 5 or 6 Scatters trigger 10, 15, 20 or 25 Free Spins where the Chaos Multiplier is applied to 5 symbols on the reels at the start. Moreover, the multiplier increases by 1 when used in a win, up to x10.

Another important thing to keep in mind is that now the Wild Symbol remains persistent throughout the feature, meaning that it is not removed via cascading wins mechanic.

Rollers can also retrigger the feature as well as purchase their way into the same via the Buy In Feature option.

Wrapping Up

Truth to be told, The Ripper online slot is nowhere near our expectations when it comes to upcoming experiences from Skywind. The studio managed to surprise everyone with the theme but also did an amazing job regarding the title’s gameplay experience.

If you’re a keen follower of Skywind’ online games, then you’ll definitely agree with us that this online one-armed bandit is far from expected.