We all know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, right? Jack was a boy who lived with his widowed mother and they had very little money. So, Jack was sent to market one day to sell the family cow for some money. Instead, he changed it for some magic beans, which his mother – enraged at Jack for being so supposedly careless – threw out of the window. The next day, a huge beanstalk had grown, and Jack ascended it to the skies, where he found the castle of a huge giant. It was from there that he stole various items of great value, but the giant came chasing after him on his final attempt. Jack managed to escape down the beanstalk, but the giant fell afterwards, crashing to the floor and leaving the castle to Jack and his mother.
Well, now you get to experience that whole story in this Netent slot game entitled…Jack and the Beanstalk, of course. And let’s face it, what better way is there to experience such a compelling story? Netent makes sure to utilize some impressive graphics in this slot offering, and this is what brings it to life in an altogether unique way. Add the appealing soundtrack and you’ve got yourself a great fairytale game to play from this developer. Let’s see what other treasures it holds though.
The design of this video slot contains five reels and three rows altogether. This works as a standard setup, so it shouldn’t look unfamiliar in any way. At the same time, the slot has a total of 20 pay lines for you to place wagers on. Netent hasn’t made it possible for you to customize this part of the game though, so you will always be placing bets on 20 pay lines. Yet, you do have the possibility of changing the value of a single wager. This is done first of all by using the green buttons on either side of the ‘Coin Value’ section, which can be found at the bottom of the reels. There, you’re able to select from values between 1 cent and 50 cents. You can also customize the bet level between one and 10. By pushing these up to their highest levels, you’ll be placing a maximum overall wager of $100 per spin. You can reach this level by using the ‘Max Bet’ button and there’s the inclusion of an ‘Auto Play’ button for you to use as well.
If there was ever a slot game that features high-quality graphics for you to experience, then Jack and the Beanstalk is the one. Netent certainly brings the imagery to the forefront in this one. You’ll get to see a perfect fairytale setting on display in the background, while upon the reels of the game is where you’ll experience its symbols. The first of these – and also the game’s lowest paying icons – come in the form of the playing card symbols. Those are the 10, J, Q, K and A additions. After these, the higher paying symbols are much more thematically relevant, starting with the crooked watering can. There’s also a symbol of an axe and another of Jacks’ goat. The monstrous giant from the castle with its two heads comes next on the reels. Yet, it is Jack himself that works as this game’s highest paying standard symbol. Five of him on a winning pay line will reward you with a multiplier of 1,000 times to your stake.
Fairytales are usually full of magic and special things happening, which is why Jack and the Beanstalk includes some truly exciting features. The first of these specialties is the game’s wild symbol. It’s the Jack and the Beanstalk logo that operates as this, and as a wild, it will substitute for all other icons on the reels (except scatters and key symbols), helping you to create winning combinations. However, the perks of this symbol don’t end there. You see, in this game, it operates as a Walking Wild. By this, we mean that whenever it shows up, a re-spin is awarded to you. During that re-spin, the wild icon moves one reel to the left and another re-spin takes place. This continues on as long as a wild symbol is present on the game’s reels. Once it reaches the first reel, the last spin takes place. All wins that you form with a wild symbol included in it will pay out a triple reward.
Make sure that you also keep an eye open for the symbol of the treasure chest. This one is the game’s scatter icon, and whenever three or more of these come into view anywhere, you will activate 10 freespins. During the freespins round, if you spin three or more scatter icons into view, then five additional freespins will be awarded to you. Yet, the freespins feature round also has a couple of extra perks to it. For a start, the Walking Wild symbol will continue to be active throughout it. Not only that though, but you’ll start collecting treasure as well.
The key symbol that appears on the fifth reel during freespins will unlock certain wild features. If three key icons are collected from the reel, then the next wild that appears on the reels will become a stacked wild of two money bags. If you manage to collect six key symbols, then the next wild showing up on the reels will become a stacked wild of three golden hen symbols. And finally, collect nine key symbols and the next wild showing up on the reels will turn into an expanding wild with a golden harp on it.
Jack and the Beanstalk – Conclusion
Can you really ask for much more from an online slot game than what Jack and the Beanstalk gives to you? We’re not entirely sure that it’s possible. The slot features a set of very high-quality graphics and has a plethora of entertaining features from the Walking Wild through to the freespins round. It definitely explains the story that the theme is based on and it does it all with a great soundtrack at the same time. There’s little wonder that it remains as one of Netent’s most-loved slot games.
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