Kulta Jaska Megaways Slots
Kulta Jaska is a slot by Red Tiger gaming. This game's theme, and in particular the game's title was foreign to me, but a quick Google search made it evident Kulta means 'gold' so this is another 'gold' themed slot for Finnish players. Kulta Jaska is a popular slot series for players in Finland, and Red Tiger has managed to incorporate a sort of rustic charm that can't be found elsewhere. Despite the foreign name, the game is actually quite simple. It's a mining themed slot and is played on six reels. The game grid is laid against a backdrop that displays the deep woods. You can see pine trees and a waterfall, along with a snow coated mountain top. In general, this game displays all the natural beauty of Finland well. The soundtrack of the game is a natural soundscape that compliments the visuals well.
Basics
This game is available to play in demo mode, so you don't need to commit to any large bets until you're ready. It's also available on a variety of different devices. The minimum bet you can place is 0.10 per spin, and the maximum bet is 10 EUR per spin. The volatility of this game is higher than your average slot, which is nice. The return to player percentage lands at about 95.75% which is fair. There are 117,649 ways to win this game, which should be expected if you're familiar with the Megaways slot model. To land wins, you must trigger three of a kind on a single spin, except for Emma who only needs two. She also operates as the top paying regular symbol, and rewards 20x your bet when six lands.
Symbols
The other high paying premium symbols are represented by gold, jewels, kettles and lanterns. These symbols pay out 5-1.2x your bet. There are also low paying flowers, which are represented by the more nature themed symbols like picks, flowers, rocks, birds and even deer. I liked the low paying symbols weren't represented by the typical card royals most games use, instead they were themed to fit the slot, which was refreshing.
Special Features
This game has wild symbols, and free spins with a progressive win multiplier, which is always a great feature to have in a slot. There are cascades as well, and these cascades are triggered by any win. When a cascade occurs, all winning symbols drop away from the grid and leave space for the symbols from above to drop down into the empty spaces, giving you another opportunity to land a winning combination. The cascades can continue indefinitely, or at least until no new wins land. The wild symbols might land on any random spin, both in the base game or during the bonus rounds. If this occurs, the wild will cover an entire reel and award a multiplier that could be valued up to 7x your bet. The wild symbols will substitute for all regular paying symbols to complete a winning combination. More than one wild symbol could land at once as well, and when this occurs all of the multipliers are added together.
The other special feature is the free spins feature. This feature is activated when three dynamite scatters land anywhere on the reels at once, and they'll activate a bonus wheel. The bonus wheel awards 7 to 20 free spins along with a win multiplier that ranges from 1x to 10x your bet. When the free spins occur, the background of the game changes to an underground mine. Every round increases the win multiplier by 1x and doesn't reset between spins, and has no limit. Plus, each dynamite scatter symbol that lands during the round will add another spin to your set of free spins.