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How Wanted Dead or a Wild works
Hacksaw Gaming · Slots
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How it plays
Wanted Dead or a Wild is a Western-themed online slot from Hacksaw Gaming, set among outlaws, duels and heists. It pays on fixed paylines, and its signature is the feature the official page calls DuelReels, where certain symbols expand into wild reels that carry a multiplier. This page covers only the rules and figures that are officially published and offers no way to win.
Wins are paid on fixed paylines, and the reels stop at random to set the grid.
DuelReels are triggered by VS symbols. If a VS symbol would form part of a winning combination once expanded, it expands into a wild reel with a multiplier, which applies to wins passing through that reel.
If several wild reels share one winning combination, their multipliers are added together and then multiplied by the payline win.
The official page also describes a train heist bonus game in which landed wild symbols stay in place. The details are in the official wording below.
Every round is random and earlier results have no effect on the next one. This site gives no betting advice.
The official description, line by line
Official description (this site's rendering)
DuelReels™ are triggered by landing VS symbols, which expand into wild reels if they form part of a winning combination after expanding.
Official English text “DuelReels™ are triggered by landing VS symbols, which expand into wild reels if they form part of a winning combo after expanding.”
Official description (this site's rendering)
If more than one wild reel shares the same winning combination, their multiplier values are added up and multiplied by the payline wins.
Official English text “If more than one wild reel shares the same winning combination, their multiplier values are totaled up and multiplied by the payline wins.”
Official description (this site's rendering)
All Wild symbols that land are sticky and can be part of any number of winning combinations again and again.
Official English text “All Wild symbols that land are sticky and can be part of any number of winning combinations again and again.”
Official data
- Game provider
- Hacksaw Gaming
- RTP (theoretical return to player)
- 96.38%“RTP : 96.38%; 94.55%; 92.33%; 88.42%” ↗
- Maximum multiplier
- 12,500x“Max win : 12,500x” ↗
- Volatility
- 4 / 5“Volatility : 4 / 5” ↗
- Mechanics
- 15 Paylines“Wintype : 15 Paylines” ↗
RTP is a theoretical value published officially. It describes the average return over the long run and many rounds, and says nothing about a single round or a short period. The version actually offered depends on the operator's settings, and the information in the game takes precedence. Items the official page does not publish are not listed in this table and are not guessed. Official page
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