Chimney Stacks is one of the more random slots from Bally Technologies. I’m not too sure if it will hit the popularity heights of the epic Mayan Treasures slot or go down as famously as the iconic Wild Huskies slot but it does have a lot to offer and I would certainly recommend that you give it a try. Free spins and Stacked Wilds is there really much more us slots players want for a cheap thrill?
While the Aloha Island slot machine saw you soak up the sun in Paradise, the Wild Huskies slot machine sees you ride through the snow covered mountains of Alaska in freezing temperatures as Huskies guide you on a sled to big wins!
Based on Siberian Huskies, which are distinct in appearance with their thick black and white coats, piercing eyes, and heavily furred curvy tails, they are famous for being sled dogs that transport supplies (from groceries to post) across the traitorous conditions of Alaska - plus they are also raced in dog sled races such as the Yukon Quest which is considered the 'most difficult sled dog race in the world”.
Pull in the Big Wins
While huskies pull supplies, it’s big wins you’ll be pulling in on the Wild Huskies slot machine from Bally Technologies. With a modest return to player percentage of 93.98% it is played across 5 reels and 40 fixed paylines, but unfortunately you’ll be spinning the reels to stock sounds rather than the growls and barks of the Huskies. With stakes ranging from 40p up to £400 there are huge wins on offer thanks to a pick ‘em feature and free spins mode!
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Freezing Temperatures but Fabulous Prizes
It might be freezing temperatures in Alaska, but you’ll soon warm up with the big wins that are on offer with a total of twelve symbols to make winning combinations with.
There are three special symbols to be aware of – the Wild and two Scatters. The Wild is represented by a snow-white Husky in mid run and, how online slot machines work most of the time, it can substitute for all but the Scatter’s – plus landing five Wilds on a payline results in a 62.5x your stake win. The Scatter’s are Bonus and Free Games which have snowflake designs and trigger their corresponding bonus features which will be discussed below.
The rest of the symbols are standard but offer relatively generous payouts. There are two Huskies side-by-side, a Husky on its own with a piercing glare, a snowflake design, plus standard Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, and 9 playing card symbols which have the smallest payouts of all.
Pick a Prize
Bonus games don’t get much simpler than this straightforward pick ‘em feature, but don’t let the simplicity fool you – it’s very rewarding. It kicks into action once you land three or more of the Bonus symbols on the screen at the same time, and these only display on the second, third and fourth reels. This combination sees you tasked with clicking directly on one of the three symbols in order to reveal a cash prize – which is guaranteed to be between 3x and 100x your total stake which isn’t to be laughed at!
An Ice-Cold Free Spins Mode
Free spins modes are the feature we all want to see in an online slot machine therefore I was pretty excited to learn that Wild Huskies offered one – but that excitement quickly faded to bitter disappointment.
The free spins mode is triggered by landing the Free Games Scatter symbol on the first, third and fifth reels on the same spin and your heart will turn ice-cold in disgust at only being rewarded three free spins – but don’t worry it gets a lot better than that so don’t jump on the sled just yet.
Once you land the required combination you are instantly credited with 2x your stake, plus all wins accumulated from your free spins are tripled in value – and there is even the opportunity to trigger additional free spins to build a mountain of cash in the snow. Each and every Scatter symbol that lands on the reels during your free spins see an additional spin added to your counter, up to a maximum of 50 which would guarantee needing the Huskies to help you leave with a sled full of cash!
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Thoughts on Wild Huskies
Wild Huskies is a rather basic slot machine from Bally Technologies which has actually proved to be very popular at brick-and-mortar casinos of Las Vegas rather than UK online casinos over the years. I can’t help but compare it to the Wolf Run slot machine from IGT where you can accumulate up to 255 free spins for colossal wins which overshadows the maximum of 50 that can be earned on Wild Huskies!
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Wild Huskies is an interesting theme for a slot, not one that would immediately spring to mind when thinking about what would make a great idea for a game set on reels with bonus features at an online casino. However, Bally Technologies have created the game, so let’s take a look.
Wild Huskies is a slot set against a backdrop of a wintry scene with snow falling onto the branches of tall pine trees. The reels themselves feature a lot of Huskies. There is a single white running Huskie, the slightly menacing looking black and white haired Huskie and the pair of Huskies all as symbols. The snow symbol is the other relevant one in the game. The other symbols in the game are the playing cards from 9 to Ace and unless these huskies are the dogs that play cards in the famous picture, then they bear no relevance to the theme. Graphically the game isn’t anywhere near the level of some online slots and the same applies to the sound, this being simplistic and bearing no relation to theme.
The slot has two bonus features, the first being a pick-em round, as well as a free games feature where you can gain some extra spins.
Aside from the variety of different Huskie pictures and the snow, this is a 5 reel slot with 40 paylines. The slot is slightly unusual in the fact that there are 4 symbols on each reel, although this isn’t particularly unusual for the Bally range of games. The maximum stake at the slot is $10 per win line, but you’ll be able to play for as little as 1c per line, making the spin cost just 40c. An auto play button allows you to sit back and watch the Huskies without interruption for up to 25 spins.The top symbol in the game is the wild one featuring the white Huskie. This actually pays 2,500x your coin amount if landing 5 in a row on a win line. The other three non-playing card symbols (single and double huskie and the snow) pay out 200x when landing 5 in a row. All symbols pay out when landing at least 3 in a row from left to right on a win line.
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The wild symbol will substitute for any other symbol in the game apart from the ‘free games’ and the ‘bonus’ symbol. These are both scatter symbols and will activate the features of the game. You’ll find the ‘free games’ symbol on reels 1,3 and 5 and the ‘bonus’ symbol on reels 2, 3 and 4 and you’ll need to land each 3 times to start their respective bonus features.
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The bonus feature is a very straightforward one where you’ll simply pick one of the three symbols marked with a question mark. The three symbols will each contain a win of between 3 and 100 times your total stake. Having picked your symbol the other two will be revealed, which might mean you patting yourself on the back having made a good choice or muttering some strong words about those cursed dogs!
The free games feature is much the better of the two. You’ll be awarded 3 free games initially which seems a little low, however you’ll have the opportunity to earn more as the round is played due to the ‘One more free game’ symbol which adds an extra spin for each one landed, up to a maximum of 3. In fact, the game will allow you to have a maximum of 50 free spins if you keep hitting the symbols. Even better is the fact that all free game wins are multiplied by 3. So what started out as a seemingly poor free games round can actually be very profitable.
It would be nice to say that this unorthodox subject for a slot actually made for a good game; however this simply isn’t the case. The game is somewhat average in a number of aspects and never really manages to raise the heartbeat at all. Yes the free games round offers something slightly different to the norm, but overall the slot is not one that I’ll be in a hurry to return to.The slot is something of a low variance one, so players who like regular wins without ever winning too much may come to like the game, but I’m guessing you’d have to be a Huskie fan too so why not play the game at top online casinos.