Name: Cossacks: The Wild Hunt
Item: Cossacks: The Wild Hunt
Author: John Grochowski

There are probably tons of potential players out there that are unfamiliar with the term “Cossacks”. The Cossack people are of Eastern European/Slavic origin, more specifically in southern Russia and Ukraine. Just like most cultures, the Cossacks have their own traditions, and we re along for the ride during a wild hunt.

Video Cossacks: The Wild Hunt™ – Microgaming

The Cossacks: The Wild Hunt takes place in haunted woods, or at least it appears that way, with gnarly trees in the background and unfriendly-looking animals with beady red eyes.

The grid isn t anything special and looks to be help up by two columns. Cossacks: The Wild Hunt runs on the WonderWays mechanic, which sees what seems like infinite paylines, but more on that later.

Cossacks: The Wild Hunt Details

There are a total of 6 reels but the number of rows will change as the game progresses. The max RTP (return to player) is 96.19%, which is above average and passable. Although we alluded to the fact that it seems like infinite paylines, in reality Cossacks: The Wild Hunt offers 46,656 in total.

As usual, more paylines often mean a higher jackpot, but with 46,656, we expected more than just 10,000x the bet. We will take what we can get, as 10,000 is much better than some other slot games.

One thing players have going for them in Cossacks: The Wild Hunt is the medium volatility, which promises more returns.

Features

The most valuable symbol in Cossacks: The Wild Hunt is the wild, which is no surprise there as the game is called “wild hunt”. The wild icon can replace all other ones on the grid. The wild has more of a chance to appear during free spins, where larger rewards and multipliers are available.

As we mentioned, the Cossacks: The Wild Hunt operates on the WonderWays system, which a random amount of symbols appear during each spin. They are not always open as some are blocked and unable to form symbols, so you can get anywhere from 62 paylines to the max of 46,656.

If you don t want to take the chance and want all 46,656 paylines active at all times, then you should wager 5x the bet each time.

The game removes winning symbols to make other symbols available, and cascade triggers could activate as well. The free spins also bring in a progressive multiplier that adds 1 to each spin after every cascade trigger. Not bad at all for the features in Cossacks: The Wild Hunt.

Verdict

We liked the design and symbols, no matter small they appeared to be, and the max win of 10,000x your bet is great, however improbable. The RTP doesn t help us out much, but the rest of the specs are okay, especially since the game is only moderately volatile. Cossacks: The Wild Hunt really captures our attention with the complicated features and the design is secondary but just as impressive.