Epic Ape Slot

A slot from Playtech and based on a jungle theme with the main character being the Epic Ape. It’s one of Playtech’s 4096 ways, 6 reels, 4 rows type of slots. With a minimum bet of 0.40. It had to have been inspired by the famous Raging Rhino slot. It also has to be said that this is a clone of Buffalo Blitz, which is another Playtech slot.

To get the most out of the game you will need to trigger the free spins feature and for that you will need 3 or more scatter symbols for the fun to begin. Three scatters will give you 8 free games and Playtech did the right thing by awarding the player more free spins for getting more than 3 scatters, because if you get 4 scatters you will get given 15 free games and if you get 5 scatters, you get a hefty 25 free games but if you somehow get 6 scatters then you get an amazing 100 free games. And what’s more is that you can also get retriggers during the free spins. And let me tell you one thing that just like in Buffalo Blitz once you start getting those retriggers you can expect to get quite a few more retriggers.
During the free spins the diamond wild symbol landing anywhere on the reels will give you a multiplier of 2x or 3x or 5x. During the base game there is no such multiplying which is more reasons you would want to get those free spins triggered in the first place.

One other good thing is that the Ape is stacked during both the base and free games feature.

While I mostly prefer Buffalo Blitz this Epic Ape is still a good game to play every now.

RTP for the slot sits just below 96% on 95.96% makes you think why could they not just have done a little more and make it at least 96%. It can’t be that hard can it? But it is what it is.

The min bet is 0.40 with fixed payways. Some players like to adjust the number of paylines they play with but with this game it is fixed. It is what it is. Plenty of dead spins tho so the base game doesn’t have much however can occasionally throw out a good win. You will want to get into the feature tho for the real fun to start. There is some teasing going on where you will need a symbol on reel 1 or 2 especially when it’s the Epic Ape.

Current games are now providing more and more ways to win, purely to attract more players to play them, especially newbie slotters who would love the incredibly more ways to win potential. Buffalo Blitz was a hit with its 4096 ways to win, called the AllWays, and Epic Ape follows suit in the same direction. Both games are identical in their paytables and win values, but each game would play slightly differently from the other.

Playing with 6 reels and 4 rows, the minimum starting bet is 40 cents, higher than most other similar games which may have 10 cents or 20 cents as starter bets. The base game hasn’t got any win multiplier, but the free spins have x2, x3 and x5 Wild Multipliers in play. Whenever more than 1 Wild Multiplier makes a winning combination, they are added up for a single multiplication, not multiplied with one another as in a few other provider games. The highest win multiplication number in this case is therefore much less, which is not so good and less preferred.

The free spins feature game, when triggered by 3 or more non-paying ‘Free Games’ symbols, can award from the basic 8 free spins, up to a maximum of 100 free spins (6 Free Games symbols) in one go. More free spins can be infinitely won by getting 2 or more Free Games symbols, but infinitely is never a true word. That can never happen! Playing those free spins can be a very different story altogether, even beyond anyone’s expectations. In most occasions, the payouts would be so small and so disappointing, even after getting many retriggers for many more free spins, and getting a zero payout is quite common as well! I hate this aspect of the feature game. It may take several hundred of spins to trigger one free spins feature game, yet it could give a zero win. Pure rubbish!

Trying to get a nice big win on this Epic Ape game can be quite epic as well. That’s because it rarely happens, but some very lucky players have gotten them nonetheless. Nope, not me, maybe never me. However, my best win so far was a 216x win, which wasn’t too bad after all, until I got my most recent win of 591x. Now that is good enough for me! Hahaha.

Epic Ape is powered by Playtech and was release recently as a clone from their Buffalo Blitz release. They tend to release a lot of 4096 ways and 6 reels slots. I have seen many big wins on Raging Rhino, however I am restricted, which make this slot my own personal Raging Rhino slot. This game is playable on all devices with a minimum bet of $0.40 per spin. You can benefit from a free spin feature and wild multipliers.

Epic ape is set in the backdrop of a jungle with symbols on the reels include regular card deck symbols as well as chameleons, frogs, panthers and jaguars. The most rewarding symbol is the ape itself of course which gives you 300 coins for a 6 of a kind combination across a pay line. The ape also appears stacked on all reels which creating more ways to win, for the mega wins.

The diamond is the wild symbol and substitutes for all other symbols but the free games scatter symbol. It also only appears on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The wild becomes especially important during the free hames feature which is triggered when you get 3 or more Free Games scatter symbols anywhere on the reels.

The amount of free spins you get depends on how many scatters you get to trigger the feature. So, 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters will award 8, 15, 25 or 100 free spins respectively. The diamond wild during the free spins feature will apply a random multiplier of 2x, 3x or 5x when substituting in a win. When you land 2 or more scatters during a free spin will give you more free spins as 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters will reward you with an extra 5, 8, 15, 25 or 100 free spins. There is no limit on the free spin re-trigger.

I simply love this game and always start it to build a balance as the free games can give huge wins, however it can also take forever to trigger.