What a Hoot is a 5 reel video slot with 9 pay-lines. It is powered by Microgaming online casino software featuring an owl party. The game has clear graphics and there is some traditional sounds playing in the background.An array of colorful owls followed by symbols in the form of trees, fireflies, game logo, berries, crabapple, chestnut, etc. If you want to take a glimpse of what this slot has to offer give it a try here for free or visit Microgaming Casinos to play for real money.
This is an excellent video slot for all the newbies out there, but before you hit the reels you need to set your betting range.Clicking on "Select lines" button sets the number of lines you wish to play. With "+/-" you choose to increase or decrease the coin size. The "Bet Max" button helps you set the maximum bet and start the spin automatically. Minimum coin size is 0.25 and maximum is 5.00. Both the minimum and maximum amount of coins per line is 1.By clicking on "spin "you start the reels.
In the What a Hoot video slot you have regular and expert betting panel which can be changed by a simple click on the button. In the Expert panel you have features such as "Auto-play" which allows you to spin the reels for a certain amount of times without interruption. With "5X" and "10X" buttons you choose to auto play for 5 or 10 rounds and with the "auto-play" button you can set how many times you wish reels to spin automatically.
Given the fact that this slot game lacks in special features and bonus games, the closest you will get to a special feature are wild symbols and scatters. The highest value symbol in this video slot game is a blue owl and can pay-out up to 5.000 coins when you hit five of them on any active pay-line.
When it comes to wilds,much like other wild symbols, it acts as a substitution for any other symbols except for the scatter. Wild symbol in this game can appear on reels 2, 3 and 4. However, it does not create its own winning combos when multiple symbols appear in a line on an enabled pay-line. This slot's wild is represented as a Tree which, once you hit it and it ends up forming a winning combo, becomes animated.
When it comes to Scatter symbol, it is represented in the form of the fireflies escaping from an opened jar. This symbol completes a winning scatter combo when three or more of these appear anywhere on the reels. Wins are calculated by multiplying the total bet by 2x, 10x or 50x.
Game Play:
Bet +/-: Change the total bet.
Regular/Expert panel: Switch between the two playing panels.
Select Lines: Change the number of lines you wish to bet.
Bet Max: Set the highest bet possible.
Spin: Start the game.
Auto Play: Turn the reel without interruption for a desired number of times.
I like the size of even the small payouts if they actually hit, but other than that, I do not have much good to say about this game. I have never landed on 5 of a kind for What a Hoot, Brown Owl, Yellow, or Scatter. The closest I have come was 4 yellow Owls.
Where to start... I think the most important would be the ideal beginning. I think the RTP of 96.06 is nonsense, to be honest. I gamble a lot on line, easily topping $2,000,000.00 in run-through on all sites that I use. I find it impossible to believe that the TRP is 96.06% on this game. I haven't actually been counting until about 2 months ago, and started counting What A Hoot about 1 month ago. I have spun at $4.50 2000 times at at $9.00 1000 times. That is a run through of $19,000. I generally play in spin cycles of 100, 200, 300, and 400. Of course, if I were to hit a 5 of a kind on any substantial payout, I would play out the current cycle, log my notes and either stop for a while or go to another game. In all honesty, if I was paid out 1/3 of the $19,000, I still may be exaggerating to the upside. It is difficult to judge payout on limited spins, so I try not to make judgement based on small numbers of spins, choosing to wait until I have at least 2000 or more in.
I do not like the music.
I dislike that there is no feature or bonus. Considering it's a 9 line game, it is sadly omitting a couple features that would make a 9 line game far more enticing.
I do not like the jump from $4.50 to $9.00 wagers. I think $4.50 is too low and generally like to start at $6.00 - $7.50 for games. I rarely go higher unless it's a re=spin game where the sky is the limit.