One of the features that players are glad to see on reels are Wilds. Just like a joker in a card deck, wild symbols in online slots can replace any other and help in making a winning combination. If you want to find out more about it, keep reading this post.
Purpose of Wild Symbols
The wild symbol has the power to substitute for all other symbols on the reels and in doing so, complete winning paylines that otherwise wouldn’t result in a win. Usually, the only exception to this rule is that the wild can’t replace scatter symbols, free spins, or other bonus symbols.
Appearance and Design
There’s no way to control the appearance of the wild symbol because it appears completely random. However, in some games, they only appear on certain reels, such as the center ones numbered 2, 3, and 4 on a five-reel slot.
The design of wild symbols isn’t specific and commonly, it is related to the theme of a slot. These symbols take many different forms, to create a slot-winning Payline.
Different Types of Wilds
Expanding wilds grow to fill up an entire reel, making every spot from top to bottom wild. Some of the games with this kind of Wilds in our casino are Triple Twister, Dragon Orb, and Popinata online slots.
Sticky wild symbols “stick” in place over multiple spins, thus increasing the chance to complete more paylines.
Shifting wilds are a type of sticky wild, but instead of staying in one place, they move horizontally across the reels with each spin until they disappear off the final reel.
Stacked wilds appear one on top of the other on a single reel, normally filling up the entire reel. if you ever played Trigger Happy online slot before, you probably had a chance to see stacked Wild Cowgirl.