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According to the good people of BGaming, the theme of the Wild Card Gang pokie was taken from popular modern crime TV shows, while the characters were inspired by Peaky Blinders. I am just sad that none of them was inspired by Sam Neill.
Maybe because none of the characters on the reels represents a member of the police. So, since there is no police in this rainy town, you should take great care when roaming the streets. Or simply stay home since it is pouring rain outside.
The gang is led by Ace, a notorious villain who has been torturing the city officials for ages. King is a local business owner and a thug who will beat you to a pulp if you cross him. Queen is the only female in the organization. Don’t get fooled by her pretty looks – she is a deadly lass.
As for Jack, he is the soldier that does all the dirty work. All in all, an extremely dangerous criminal organization that strikes fear into everyone. The revolvers are used for Scatters that trigger the Free Spins feature. Standard playing cards are used for low-paying icons.
Once you enter the city, you need to follow simple but strict rules if you want to survive and climb up the organizational ladder. Wild Card Gang is played on a 6×6 grid and benefits from cluster pays. You need at least 4 matching symbols horizontally or vertically connected to form a winning cluster.
Betting starts at $0.20, while the biggest possible wager is $50 per spin. Wild Card Gang slot is of high volatility and offers a 5,000x max payout. Ace is the top-paying symbol, offering 50x for a 12+ cluster. Wild Card Gang RTP is 97.25%.
Just like every crime-themed show, Wild Card Gang pokie machine comes with a bit of mystery and a decent amount of action. The biggest mystery here is how long it will take to trigger the Free Spins feature.
The Merge Up mechanics, together with cluster pays, will help you form winning clusters more easily and also upgrade the symbols on the reels, securing bigger payouts. As for the Free Spins feature, it comes with multipliers that can go up to 128x per cell.
BGaming is well-known for its innovative Merge Up mechanics. Some of the symbols in the winning cluster will disappear, while the others will be upgraded to a higher symbol on the ladder. Basically, Jacks will be upgraded to Queens, and up to the Scatter, which is the highest icon on the ladder.
As you can see, there is a bit of Cascading Reels involved in the Merge Up mechanic. If, for example, you form a winning cluster of 4 or 5 symbols, 2 of them will be upgraded to a higher-level icon, while others disappear.
So, multiple wins with upgraded symbols can be expected. My longest run in the base game was 5 successive wins and a total win of 12x.
You can trigger the Free Spins feature by landing Scatters directly on the reels or by upgrading regular symbols into Scatters during the base game. For example, I triggered my first Free Spins feature by landing 2 Scatters directly on the reels, while the remaining 2 were upgraded through the Merge Up mechanics.
With 4, 5, or 6 Scatters, you get 15, 18, or 20 free spins, respectively. Each time you land a winning cluster, the cells where the win occurred get marked. With every successive win, the cells get an increased win multiplier. It starts at 2x and can go all the way up to 128x.
Multiple wins in a certain cell can significantly boost your total win. In my best round, I had at least a 2x multiplier in almost every cell on the grid. This helped me record a 240x total win.
You will need 100x the bet to buy the Free Spins feature. I did not have much luck with this option. My biggest win was around 30x, while my lowest win was a little bit over 2x. Therefore, I do not recommend the Buy Bonus feature.
If you activate the Chance x2 option, it will increase your total bet and also increase your chances of triggering free spins. I tried this option and I have to be honest and say that it did not help me that much. Only 1 trigger in almost 150 spins.
Wild Card Gang pokie is an entertaining game that comes with the interesting Merge Up mechanic. It helped me land decent wins plenty of times.
What I love the most about the 2025 release is the soundtrack. BGaming always tends to develop pokies that house excellent graphics and top-notch soundtracks.
It will take you some time to trigger the Free Spins feature. Once you do, you are in for a treat.
I reckon triggering free spins is a sort of an initiation. Only the most persistent players will reach the goal. That’s probably why you do not win much when you just buy the feature.
I rate Wild Card Gang 8.1.
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