Lightning Joker slot review (Yggdrasil)

Lightning Joker is a delightfully fast Yggdrasil video slot machine with lots of fruit and big wins

Online slot machines with the joker at the centre stage have been hugely popular for years.  The joker belongs to this type of slots as ketchup with French fries.

But where the joker serves typically as wild, he has an even more significant role in this slot: the joker can provide the grand prize of 10,000 x the total bet.

With a maximum bet of $€ 50 per spin, Lightning Joker can award you that quite illusive $€ 500,000 in just one (very, very) lucky spin. That’s very different from the fruit slot machine in your local land-based diner/take out restaurant.

Lightning Joker gameplay and features

The Lightning Joker video slot is not a very complicated game, but that’s also a big part of the charm.

This slot is straightforward and fast: perfect for the seasoned gambler who doesn’t fancy unnecessary bells and whistles.

There are three reels with three rows of symbols. You always play with five fixed paylines: three horizontal and two diagonal.

Betting starts at one dime ($€ 0.10) per spin and runs up to a maximum of $€ 50.

It is possible to make 10,000 x the total bet with this slot, although it is entirely theoretical and sporadic. On average, we expect that a win of 200 x – 300 x the total bet should be considered an excellent return.

We, therefore, estimate the variance to be medium. But, you can always choose high variance video slots if you like!

The theoretical payout rate is 96.3%: which is excellent.

Symbols and payouts

The joker plays a crucial role in the game. This symbol creates mystery payouts, and that can be quite a lot:

• Two scattered jokers: yield 2 x up to 10,000 x the total bet
• Three scattered jokers: award you 100 x up to 10,000 x the total stake
• Three jokers on a payline: earns you 1,000 x up to 10,000 x the total wager

Wilds replace all symbols except the jokers. Three wilds on an active payline award you 16 x the total bet.

The regular symbols consist of the classic fruit machine symbols and also adopted the hierarchy that follows suit.

The stars payout 5x the bet with three identical ones, and three red sevens are worth 4 x times the total bet.

Three bells make 3 x the bet, and if you spin a fruity 3-of-a-kind (melons, grapes, lemons, cherries), you are awarded between 0.8 x and 1.4 x the total bet.

Rapid Respins

As soon as you spun the same symbols (or wilds) on two reels, you landed a Rapid Respin.

All the same symbols (including symbols on the reel that are not full) will be held for a second chance at a full screen with identical symbols.

Mystery multiplier

If you manage to spin a full screen with the same symbols, you win a mystery multiplier.

This is worth a minimum x 2 and maximum x 10.

The best scenario is to spin a full screen with wilds and the x 10 multiplier. This awards you 5 x 16 x 10 = 800 x the total bet.

Our verdict on Lightning Joker

Yggdrasil is typically known for its rather complicated slots with extensive bonus features. It’s refreshing to see for a change; they chose the KISS option – keep it stupid simple.

In its genre, Lightning Joker ticks all the right boxes. Of course, it looks a lot like the Fire Joker slot (Play’n GO), but  Lighting Joker still has plenty of distinguishing elements.

The pace is tremendous, and the mystery jokers can provide very welcome lucrative surprises.

Fans of online fruit slot machines will have a lot of fun with Lightning Joker.

3.5 stars out of 5

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