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Fans of Pragmatic Play titles will remember the original The Dog House pokie, which was a huge success. This made the good people of Pragmatic Play think about creating a series of The Dog House video slots. But, how can you improve a pokie machine that is already great?
Well, you add more features and an iconic mechanic, such as Megaways. I am taking you to a farm in the countryside, where you will meet a lovely bunch of adorable puppies waiting to make you happy and, hopefully, rich.
When it comes to the visuals, Pragmatic Play stayed faithful to the original. They used the same dog house to place the grid on, and the same farm was to be found in the background. The biggest change was the soundtrack.
Sadly, all the puppies from the original are still living on the farm. Oddly enough, nobody wanted to adopt them, despite their cuteness. Just kidding, of course. I love the fact that they did not change the dogs, staying true to the original.
If my knowledge of dogs is correct, on the reels you will find a Rottweiler, Shih Tzu, Pug, and Dachshund. Also, you have the dog collar, the dog bone, and simple playing cards that act as low-paying icons.
The dog house is the Wild that substitutes for all regular icons. The paw is the Bonus Scatter that triggers the Free Spins feature.
The game is played on 6 reels. Up to 7 symbols can appear on a single reel. This gives you up to 117,649 ways to win. To win a payout, you need matching icons on at least 3 successive reels, beginning from the leftmost reel.
Set the bet level (1-10) and the coin value ($0.01-$0.50) before you start spinning the reels. Bet from $0.20 to $100 per spin. The Rottweiler is the top-paying regular symbol, offering 7.5x the bet for 6-of-a-kind. The biggest possible payout is set at 12,305x the bet per spin.
The Dog House Megaways is a high-variance pokie with an RTP of 96.55%.
The Dog House Megaways offers a bit more additional features than the original Pragmatic Play title. Apart from Multiplier Wilds, you will find the option to buy free spins and the Free Spins feature with 2 available options.
First, you need to land the 3+ Scatters on the reels to trigger free spins. After that, you pick either the Raining Wilds Free Spins feature or the Sticky Wilds Free Spins feature.
The Wild appears on all 4 central reels. Each time you land a Wild, it will carry either a 2x or a 3x multiplier. If a part of the winning combo, the Multiplier Wild will boost your win. If more Wilds are in the same winning combo, the multipliers are added together.
I love Multiplier Wilds. They always come in handy. In The Dog House Megaways, I got my fair share of Multiplier Wilds, which helped me land some tasty payouts. My biggest win in the base game was 135x. Not bad, eh?
When you trigger the Free Spins feature and choose the Raining Wilds Free Spins feature, you will get 15, 18, 25, or 30 free spins, depending on the number of triggering Scatters (3, 4, 5, or 6). On each spin, you can have up to 6 Wild symbols that offer either 1x, 2x, or 3x multipliers.
The first time I triggered the Free Spins feature, I went for the Raining Wilds. Even though you have plenty of Wilds appearing, most of them landed on reels 4 and 5, making it difficult for me to form winning payouts. This resulted in a slim total win of 10.2x the bet. I never went for Raining Wilds again.
Sticky Wilds Free Spins
If you pick Sticky Wilds, you get a smaller number of free spins. For 3, 4, 5, or 6 triggering Scatters, you receive 7, 12, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. Each time you land a Wild, it remains sticky on the reel it landed until the feature ends.
You can get up to 3 Wilds on a single reel. Again, each Wild can carry a 1x, 2x, or 3x multiplier. This option proved better for me, so I went for Sticky Wilds each time I triggered free spins. My biggest total win here was 400x the bet.
If you don’t want to wait for the Free Spins feature to trigger traditionally, you can use the Buy Free Spins option for 100x the bet. If you go for the Sticky Wilds Free Spins, you get 7-20 freebies. The Raining Wilds Free Spins will get you 15-30 freebies.
I tried both versions and none of them was worth the price. I know that I always tell you not to use the Buy feature. This time I wanted to check whether I was right about my opinion. I bought the feature 15 times. Not even once did I win more than I have invested. So, yes, do not use this scam.
I must say that I really love the original The Dog House pokie machine. Another high-volatility slot that offers a max win of 6,750x the bet per spin. It also has Multiplier Wilds that appear in the base game on the 3 central reels, carrying either 2x or 3x multipliers.
The best part of the story is the Free Spins feature with Sticky Multiplier Wilds. As you can see, the core concept of the game in the Megaways version remained intact. The Free Spins feature was boosted with another option that includes Raining Wilds.
I have to be honest and say I do not like Raining Wilds that much. Maybe because I didn’t have luck with them. Probably some of you will win more with this option. Sticky Wilds are my favourites. Either way, I consider The Dog House Megaways as good as the original pokie.
That is why I rate The Dog House Megaways 8.4.
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