Halloween Jack Slot Review

How to Play

NetEnt knows how to make players scared. The design of the Halloween Jack slot game is nothing short of brilliant. It perfectly captures the spirit of Halloween, setting the reels inside a misty graveyard with bolts of lightning flashing in the background. It adds to the atmosphere by adding in some cool animations, with ghastly ghouls appearing under the reels whenever you could trigger the bonus spins. 

There’s no need to be frightened of the gameplay though. NetEnt has kept that nice and easy. There are just 20 paylines spread out over a five-reel by three-row matrix. Before you spin the reels, you will need to select your coins and bet level. The minimum coin value is set at €0.01, and it can be spread over 20 lines, meaning the minimum bet is €0.20. The maximum coin value is €0.50, at bet level ten this gives a max bet of €100. 

Of course, the game has also been adopted for use on mobiles. The graphics and visuals are still strong on the smaller screen and the gameplay features all remain intact. 

Symbols and Payouts 

All of the symbols in the Halloween Jack slot game are suitably creepy. A haunted-looking woman is a highest-paying symbol. She will reward you with 1,000 coins for a combination of five, 200 coins for four, and 20 coins for three. A sinister-looking horse and a bat follow, paying 750 coins and 250 coins for combos of five respectively. A crow and a horseshoe then round out the medium symbols with payouts of 250 coins and 125 coins each. 

The royal symbols have all been stylized to look a little bit creepy too. The Ace is the highest paying with 100 coins for a combo of five. The King and Queen then both pay 75 coins and the Jack then pays 50 coins. The lowest paying symbol is the 10, which pays out 30 coins for five, 10 coins for four, and three coins for three. 

Best Halloween Jack Bonus Feature

Most of the Halloween Jack bonus features are built around the game’s wild symbol, which is a flaming jack o lantern. Whenever you land the wild on your reels, it will give you a respin and move one reel to the left. This will continue until there are no wilds left on the reels. This can be particularly useful if you land the wild on your fifth reel. Any more wilds that land during this time will count and continue the re-spins going. Any wins with wild symbols will also be tripled. 

There is also a Halloween Jack bonus spins round. This is triggered by landing three or more scatters in the game. You will initially be rewarded with 10 spins, with five extra spins being added if you land three more scatters during the round. 

In the bonus spins round, you can collect lantern symbols to provide you with stacked wilds. Three of them give you a hell-hound wild which is 2 symbols high, six give you a 3 symbol high Jack o Lantern wild, and nine give you the Grim Reaper wild, which fills the entire reel. These will also be walking wilds. 

RTP & Volatility

The Halloween Jack RTP is listed by NetEnt as a solid 96.28%. It has been given a high volatility rating. When we played the game for this Halloween Jack slot review, we found the walking wild feature to be particularly beneficial. This led to the most consistent payouts and was much more common than any of the other bonus features. That said, once triggered, the bonus spins combined with the walking expanded wilds do offer some good winning opportunities.