Sidewinder Slot Review

How to play

The setup for this JFTW game is certainly interesting. For spins without any active features, there’s a standard grid with five vertical reels and three horizontal rows. When that’s the case, there are 243 ways to win. There are two additional reels – one each on the top and bottom of the standard grid. These reels spin horizontally and have three positions apiece. If all reels are active, then standard reels spin first, followed by the top, then the bottom reels.

When one special reel is in play, there are 576 ways to win. When both are in play, there are 1,125 ways to win. You choose your total stake, which ranges from €0.10 to €100 per spin. There are a couple of options for customization. Autoplay can run up to 100 spins at a time. Turbospin is available for faster games through the gear icon. And finally, the sound effects and music can be turned off.

Symbols and payouts

The classic and fruity symbols of this video slot are bright pops of color with 3D shading and plenty of sparkle. All wins require three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the left. From lowest to highest in value, here are the normal symbols: stars, spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds, BARs, four-leaf clovers, horseshoes, bells, and 7s. The 7s offer the best prize when you land five in a row. This will pay 8x your total bet. There are also three wilds in play. Each of the wilds can substitute for any of the symbols listed above.

There’s a regular wild, which is gold. There’s also a Top wild with an upward arrow and a Bottom wild with a downward arrow. Any wild can appear in any position, and wilds are the only symbols that can appear on those special reels. A Top wild will trigger the top reel to spin, which will put more wilds in play. The Bottom wild triggers the bottom reel in the same way. You can easily combine a chain of wilds – Top, Bottom, Regular, for example. Finally, there is a free spins symbol marked by the game logo. Landing one logo each on reels two and four will also trigger the Sidewinder feature.

Best Sidewinder bonus feature

The Sidewinder free spins are a dynamic addition to an already interesting game. To trigger the free spins, you’ll need to land three or four logos in any position. The number of symbols that land determines how many free spins you receive. Three logos will award six free spins, while four will award 10 free spins. Once the free spins start, both of the special reels will be put into play until the feature ends. Since the main Sidewinder feature is active, only regular wilds and free spin logos will appear on them.

If you manage to line up two regular wilds on the topmost and bottommost reels, they’ll connect to form an expanding wild covering five positions. Each additional free spins logo that lands will grand you one more free spin. This combination of regular wilds, expanding wilds, and increasing free spins certainly holds incredible win potential. We’ll share our demo results with you as an example with a note that slots are random, and they can’t be duplicated on purpose. We started with 10 free spins and earned six additional spins for a total of 16. We collected over 16x our total bet by the end – twice the max prize of payline wins.

RTP & volatility

The Sidewinder RTP (Return To Player) is set to 96.02%. This is notably above the average of 95%, which could attract additional interest from players. This Just For The Win video slot demonstrates medium-high volatility. You can expect a relatively steady flow of prizes, which are usually much lower or much higher than your stake.