Golden Genie and the Walking Wilds (Nolimit City) slot review

Golden Genie and the Walking Wilds is yet another genius Nolimit City slot, with top-notch animations

There seems to be no stopping Nolimit City in 2020. I’ve become incredibly enthusiastic with slots as Punk Rocker, Barbarian Fury, Harlequin Carnival and last but not least, Deadwood.

I can easily add Golden Genie and the Walking Wilds (Golden Genie) to this list.

Remarkable is that all these slots have the Buy a Bonus Feature. Is that a coincidence? Often, people tell me that coincidence doesn’t exist. Anyway, the free spins (the Genie Parade) are innovative, original and look fantastic.

What was the story of this fairytale again? In short, Aladdin wants to fulfill his greatest wish to use a Genie Lamp and marry the lovely Princess (Jasmine). He gets the help of the Genie (the wizard). Or does he?

That’s the big question here.

The max win is close to a staggering 10,000x the bet

9,583x, to be exact. If the Genie is in a good mood, it will be yours!

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Software: Nolimit City

Number of paylines: 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols, 20 paylines

RTP and variance: 96.03% (96.36% for Bonus Feature), High variance

Maximum win: 9,583 x the total bet

Betting range: $€0.20 – $€100

Bonus features: Free Spins (Genie Parade), Genie Lamps, Genie Wishes, Buy a Bonus Feature

Casino Hipster verdict: Outstanding

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Golden Genie slot – Gameplay and Features

The main game has 5 reels and 3 rows of symbols. There are 20 fixed paylines.

The premium symbols are the Genie (the wizard), Princess Jasmine, Aladdin, the masks, the (miracle) lamp, a serpent and a tiger.

The Genie symbol also acts as a wild symbol and scatter and is also the best-paying symbol.

The low-paying symbols are A, K, Q, J and 10.

Two features in the main game: Genie Wishes and Genie Lamps

The main game has two features.

The Genie Wishes are activated when the Aladdin symbol appears to the left of the Lamp symbol. In that case, all visible Aladdin and Lamp symbols become wilds. Besides, all other (paying) symbols get multipliers of x2, x3, x4, x5 or x10.

When the Genie Lamps are activated, you get a stacked wild on reels 2 and 4. In that spin, you can get winning combos from left to right, or from right to left (win both ways).

How do you activate the free spins (Genius Parade)?

You get the free spins if you spin three or more Genie symbols. It occurs once every 190 spins (on average).

Alternatively, you can choose the Buy a Bonus Feature, for 80x the original bet.

Free Spins – Genius Parade

Of the 3 (or more) Genie symbols you spun, to activate the free spins, the leftmost one becomes a golden one. And it becomes the Golden Genie (also the name of this slot). The other Genies remain blue-coloured.

All Genies walk one step to the left after each spin. At the same time, the multiplier of all the Genies increases by +1.

As soon as the Golden Genie leaves the screen, it passes on his built-up multiplier to the nearest blue Genie (as long as there is still one left).

The blue Genie transforms into the new Golden Genie. And WITH the built-up multiplier.

In theory, this passing on can go on for a very long time. It’s crucial, though, that when the Golden Genie leaves the screen, a blue Genie is ready to take it over.

It’s all incredibly thrilling until the very end. If it goes your way, you can build a multiplier of x30 or more. As long as the Golden Genie is in play, you’ll be as fortunate as Alladin!

In summary: it is vital to spin blue Genies as long as possible.

Payout percentage (RTP)

The RTP is 96.03% in the main game. Unfortunately, there are online casinos out there that offer the same game at a significantly lower RTP: 94.21%. Always verify the game rules!

The RTP for the Buy a Bonus Feature is slightly more favourable: 96.36%.

Golden Genie slot – the variance (volatility) is very high (but not extreme)

If we have to believe Nolimit City, the variance is very high (score of 9 out of 10).

Punk Rocker and Barbarian Fury got the same marks. And these slots have top wins of around 2,000x to 5,000x. In short, I expect those are the wins you can land with Golden Genie. How about that!

The top win of 9,583x is the highest observed win of 10 billion simulations.

Pros and Cons

Advantages:

• Beautiful animations.
• Oustanding gameplay: lots of variety, but not overly complicated.
• Thrilling till the end.
• Enormous win potential.
• The Buy a Bonus Feature, always comes in handy.

Disadvantages:

• The free spins may be over before you know it.
• The slot is very volatile.
• You have to be a risk-taker.

So, who will like the slot? And who won’t?

This slot will appeal to players who love magic and romance. This slot has something magical, mysterious and exciting.

The question is, are you going to benefit? Given the enormous volatility of this slot, it’s certainly possible. But in the end, only a small group of players get massive wins, and most players will be left empty-handed.

It’s all in the game!

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