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Each time I see a scary clown or a joker, it immediately reminds me of the horror movie It. When I see them, I turn into a sook immediately. When they appear in a pokie machine, I do not pay much attention to them because I am trying to enjoy the game.
However, with It’s a Joker, it is hard not to pay attention to the scary surroundings. The reels are set on the wet pavement. It is the middle of the night, and there is nobody around you. Even the soundtrack will send a shiver or two down your spine. A perfect scenario for a horror film, eh?
And don’t get me started on the joker who appears as the Wild. Even though he is there to help you land wins, he looks like he is about to eat us all alive. Also, there is the jack-n-the-box. When you land a winning combo, the jack pops out and it scared me several times.
Fortunately, other icons are not that scary. Lucky sevens, grapes, cherries, lemons, plums, oranges, and bells also appear on the grid.
The rules are as simple as breathing. The 2018 release features a 3×3 grid with 5 fixed paylines. Before you start hitting the Spin button, you need to set the coin denomination ($0.01-$0.05) and the bet per line (5-30).
The minimum bet is $0.25 and the maximum wager cannot go over $7.5 per spin. To win payouts, you have to land 3 matching icons on a payline. The top-paying symbol is the joker Wild, offering 16x the bet for 3-of-a-kind. Max payout is set at 700x the bet per spin.
It’s a Joker is a medium-to-high variance pokie with an RTP of 96.98%.
When it comes to the overall appearance and the features incorporated, It’s a Joker is a classic one-armed bandit. You can even pull the arm on the Felix Gaming product instead of hitting the Spin button.
As for the features, there are 3 of them and they all trigger randomly. On almost every spin, you can get additional Wilds, up to 5 free spins, and a win multiplier up to 25x.
You will notice a cell on the left side of the grid and the Free Games sign above it. Each time you spin the reels, you can get 1-5 free spins. So, you don’t need a Scatter or some other special symbol to trigger the feature.
I got plenty of them while I tested the game. In most cases, I got 2. Nevertheless, they come quite often and are connected with the Multiplier feature.
Just like with the Free Spins feature, you get your win multipliers on every spin. With each spin of the reels, on the right side of the grid, you will see a number appearing. Above that number is the Multiplier sign. Multipliers can go from 1x to 25x.
If you land a certain number of free spins, the multiplier received on the triggering spin will be fixed for all free spins you get. So, multipliers do not change when free spins occur. This is a swell combination that can award you with delicious payouts. My biggest was 350x.
Another random feature that can occur on any spin. A Wild can appear on the central position of the middle reel on any spin. To be honest, I did not get many of them while I tested the game. Also, in most cases, these Wilds did not help me land payouts.
As you already know, I am not very fond of the overall visual appearance. Don’t get me wrong, the graphics are excellent and the soundtrack fits the theme perfectly. The problem is that the Felix Gaming title scares me a bit. I particularly don’t like when the jack-in-the-box starts popping out.
As for the additional features, I like all of them, even though the Bonus feature was not that kind to me. I think that it is a good idea that players get free spins and win multipliers without having to trigger the features.
It’s a Joker is very generous when it comes to awarding free spins and multipliers. At least, that was the case with me. I never got the max 25x multiplier. However, my biggest win was 350x, which is half of the maximum payout.
What I don’t like is the maximum payout. It should have been a bit higher. I believe that the 2018 release is perfect for beginners. They can learn the rules of the game quickly and enjoy themselves with the Felix Gaming product.
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