Our 9 Burning Stars™ slot review gives the lowdown on Wazdan’s latest slot release. Hold the Jackpot, Multipliers, Choose Variance, & more! (Image from wazdan.com)
You only have to read our weekly new casino games reports to see that there is a steady stream of at least 20 new titles coming out of the studios of some of the best iGaming development companies each week. We brought you news of yet another BGaming title yesterday, and today, we get to give you a full review of another epic title from the award-winning Wazdan.
Called 9 Burning Stars™, this title is the latest from Wazdan’s Hold the Jackpot™ series of slots. The aim is to trigger that bonus game and hope that you get lucky enough to win the Grand Jackpot worth 1,500x your spin bet.
Even if you do not land that jackpot, special bonus symbols can all make sure you still come away with a big payout. Symbols include Cash symbols, Cash Collect symbols, Jackpot symbols, Mystery Symbols, and Mystery jackpot symbols.
Other features include choosing your own variance (low, medium, or high), a gamble feature, and a buy bonus feature that takes you straight into the Hold the Jackpot Bonus game.
Highlights: 9 Burning Stars™ is a 9-reel video slot from Wazdan that utilises a ‘Pay Anywhere’ reel mechanic. On this 96.14% RTP slot, you can choose your own variance and take advantage of bonus features including the Hold to Win Jackpot Bonus, Buy Bonus, Multipliers and a Gamble Feature. The max win possible is a lucrative 1,500x your stake.
9 Burning Stars™ Gameplay and Bonus Features!
When you play 9 Burning Stars™ for the first time, you will be forgiven for thinking that this is not your standard slot. There are no paylines or wild symbols during the base game. Instead, your form wins when you land 5 matching symbols anywhere in view. You may also land multiplier symbols on the same spin as a winning combination, which can give you a multiplier of that win of either 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x, or 10x.
Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game – Aim for the Stars and a 1,500x Top Win!
However, the main aim is to trigger the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game made famous on other Wazdan titles such as Sizzling Kingdom™: Bison. To the right of the reels, you will notice a 3×3 ‘Bonus Matrix’ that collects any cash symbols when they land in the specified positions on the reels. Those cash symbols can hold cash values of 1x – 10x, 12x, or 15x. When you have filled each position on that ‘Bonus Matrix’, the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game starts while the cumulative value of all cash symbol values is collected and added to the central position on the reels of the Hold the Jackpot Bonus game.
During the Hold the Jackpot Bonus, the aim is to fill all 9 reel positions with bonus symbols. You receive 3 respins of the reels and each time a new bonus symbol lands in a vacant position, those respins reset back to 3. If you do fill all positions, you instantly win the 1,500x your stake fixed Grand Jackpot. If you run out of respins and did not manage to fill all positions, you win the value of all the bonus symbols that you did manage to collect.
- Cash Symbols: These offer a value of 1x-10x, 12x, or 15x your stake.
- Mini, Minor, and Major Jackpot Symbols: These give you 20x, 50x, or 150x your stake, respectively.
- Collector Symbols: These collect all the values from Cash Symbols on the reels and then multiply the total value by 1x-9x.
- Mystery Symbols: This will transform into a random bonus symbol at the end of the Hold the Jackpot Bonus game.
- Jackpot Mystery Symbols: Will transform into one of the Mini, Minor, or Major jackpot symbols at the end of the Hold the Jackpot Bonus game.
Buy Bonus and Gamble Feature
You also have the option of buying directly into the Hold the Jackpot Bonus game. For a cost of 50x your stake, you’re guaranteed a 9x-135x central cash value and access to that game. For 100x your stake, you get that same central value and a Mystery symbol on the reels at the start. To take it up a notch you could pay 200x your stake, you receive all of the above plus a Mystery Jackpot symbol. Finally, you can go all out for 400x the stake that gives you everything mentioned previously and yet another Mystery Jackpot symbol.
The final feature on 9 Burning Stars™ is a gamble feature. This lets you risk any previous win in a double-or-nothing game. Simply choose a colour and hope you guess correctly.
Regular Symbols & Payouts
in the base game, you win payouts whenever you land 5 matching symbols anywhere in view. The payouts for each symbol are as follows:
| Symbol | Payout |
|---|---|
| Seven | 10x |
| Star | 5x |
| Ace | 2x |
| King | 1x |
| Queen | 0.80x |
| Jack | 0.60x |
| Ten | 0.40x |
| Nine | 0.20x |
9 Burning Stars™ – Another Quality Title from Wazdan
You only have to look back at some of the other titles in the Wazdan portfolio to realise that this iGaming developer is at the top of their game right now. That consistency does not look like slowing down either when you consider the innovation and quality that 9 Burning Stars™ offers. The Hold the Jackpot Bonus game always offers up plenty of fun, but other features such as the buy feature, gamble feature, choose your variance, multipliers, and special bonus symbols all help to ensure there is always something going on when you spin the reels.
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