Grand Koala Hold ‘N’ Link Slot Review

Koalas would make rubbish thieves. Each of those eucalyptus-eating marsupials has a unique fingerprint, so it’s just as well that the lazy bastards sleep up to 20 hours a day and do bugger-all else besides eat. 🐨🌱

But while we’re on the topic of eating, I need to mention that koalas practice a behavior called caecotrophy – which to you and me means eating your own 💩

So you might wanna think about that the next time you’re motivated to kiss Australia’s cutesy little tree climber on its rough and leathery snout.

This is Grand Koala Hold ‘N’ Link slot from Netgame. I’ll bet you never look at the namesake of this game in the same way… 🇦🇺🦘

Gameplay

The Australian bush resembles the African landscape I grew up in. And while there are some strange critters on the African continent, things get a whole lot weirder in Oz.

Take the giant, jumping rat that likes to box and has a pouch – the kangaroo. That’s a strange one for ya, but it apparently makes good eating. The ’roo is one of the high-paying symbols and is accompanied by crocs, ostriches (which we also have in Africa), and cockatiels.

If you were wondering where the koala came in, that questionable fella is the Wild symbol and it replaces all others save for Scatters and Cash Spheres. For some reason, the Wild Koala doesn’t like reel number 1 so you won’t see it there.

You’ll find 5 paylines on this 5x3-reel game which offers a 96.43% RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots. RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate., a medium volatility rate, a max multiplier of 1,300x, and a top prize of €65,000.

The game has a hit frequency of 27%, which is the percentage of wins versus losses within a set amount of spins. The average hit rate for a slot game is between 20% and 30% so Grand Koala Hold ‘N’ Link slot is heading towards the upper level.

There are no currency limitations either, so you can play in your chosen crypto or fiat currency.

Grand Koala Hold ‘N’ Link slot is perfect for mobile play, thanks to its huge symbols and the simplicity of the features, which we’ll get into right now.

Features

FREE SPINS:

Hitting 3 or more baobab-looking tree Scatters triggers the Free Spins round. You’ll get 6 spins for your effort and only high-paying symbols, Wilds, Scatters, and Cash Spheres will appear on the reels. You can re-trigger 3 spins by landing 3 or more additional Scatters.

HOLD ‘N’ LINK:

You’ll need to land 6 or more Cash Sphere symbols to set this round off and the hit rate to trigger it is 1/90 spins.

Triggering Spheres become sticky and only Cash Spheres will appear on the reels. You start with 3 spins and each newly-landed Cash Sphere will reset the counter to 3.

The feature continues until you run out of spins or you fill each available position with a Cash Sphere symbol, in which case you’ll win the Grand Jackpot worth 1,000x.

Other Jackpots include the Mini (20x), Minor (100x), and Major (250x) which you’ll win if one of the Cash Spheres reveals a respective Jackpot symbol.

Performance

NetGame uses HTML5 tech to ensure that Grand Koala Hold ‘N’ Link slot plays nicely on IOS, Windows, Android, and Linux operating systems. And it works coz I didn’t have any issues.

Maximum Win

You can bet from €0.05 to €50 in this here game. The max multiplier is weak, coming in at 1,300x, and that means the top prize is only €65,000 – which is not the best for a medium-volatility slot.

Conclusion

This isn’t the most inspiring of games – it’s about a bunch of animal symbols (and not even Australia’s most exotic) on a traditional grid, which is a theme we’ve seen a million times before. The features are commonplace but at least there’s a Hold ‘N’ Link rather than just Free Spins.

The game looks excellent on a phone and the simple gameplay makes playing on the go a doddle.

However, the stats aren’t up to scratch – specifically the max win and top prize. But if you’re a newbie looking to get into online slots, then Grand Koala Hold ‘N’ Link slot would be a gentle introduction for ya.

Slot Details

Software: Netgame
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 5
Reels: 5
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots. RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.43%
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 1,300x
Max Win: €65,000

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