Rich Wilde and the Wandering City

Dare to journey into the heart of the snowy mountains on an adventure with the well-known explorer from Play'n GO. Rich Wilde and the Wandering City is set in a secret city buried in the Andes, which many explorers have tried and failed to reach. Will you be able to breach its icy depths and discover the treasure that's been hidden for centuries? For the intrepid, the reward of the top x10,000 prize could be enough to persuade them to try…

Rich Wilde is one of Play'n Go's most famous protagonists, featuring in a whole series of games that take place all over the world. From India to Egypt and back to South America, there's nowhere that Rich Wilde doesn't dare to travel, seeking wealth, treasure and adventure. Every game, Rich Wilde looks slightly different, reflecting his growing maturity and age. In the Wandering City, there's a distinctly salt and pepper look to his hair - but that doesn't stop him from being as active as ever! 

The game is played out on a 5x3 board which is set up with 243 ways to win. This means you can forget the traditional paylines and just look for matching symbols in neighbouring reels from the left. The min bet is 0.10, and the max bet is 100.00, leaving both low and high rollers fairly satisfied. Volatility is relatively high, so you can expect to be on this expedition for a while before you get any big wins. 

Every slot in the Rich Wilde series is beautifully designed, and the Wandering City is no exception. You’ll be transported to another world with Mesoamerican artefacts on every turn, with golden lighting up the landscape at opportune moments.  

The low pays are the fairly uninspiring introduction to the symbols with royal playing cards, but the premiums make up for it with an array of symbols guaranteed to make your eyes light up. A ceremonial dagger, jewelled skull, miniature statue and Rich Wilde himself all appear on the paytable, but it’s the diamond that takes the top spot.  

The diamond isn't just the most valuable symbol. However, it's also the wild and the scatter. 

You may have seen this slot described as very similar to many of the "Book of…" games, but it does have some differences which make it stand out.  

Each of the centre three reels has a scroll atop; if this scroll lights up at any time, you'll receive a multiplier on any winning matches. A single activated reel will bestow a multiplier of x2, but this increases to x4 and x8 for two or three illuminated scrolls, respectively.  

If you land three of the diamonds anywhere on the board, they will act as a scatter and reward you with ten free spins. This feature can be retriggered up to five times, giving the possibility of 50 free spins in total.  

Before the free spins begin, a random symbol will be nominated to become expanding. Every time it lands, it will expand to cover the entire reel. When this happens, it will award a win for every visible bet win, even if it's not adjacent - as would typically be required. This can result in huge wins; the more expanding symbols that land simultaneously, the larger the prize will be.  

As a final treat, multipliers also come into play regularly during the free spins, and if the expanded symbol runs through a multiplier reel, the prizes can get even bigger. 

The intrepid adventurer is off on his travels again with Rich Wilde and the Wandering City. Play'n GO knows that their leading man is popular with players, so they've woven another game around his exploits. The features are different to similar "Book of…" slots, and the multipliers always provide the chance of receiving a whopper payout. This might not be the most innovative slot in the world, but the features are enjoyable and, even more importantly, have the possibility of delivering good prizes.