The 9 Mad Hats slot is an “Absolootly Mad” Alice-in-Wonderland-themed game by Triple Edge Studios. It will take you on a magical and rather psychedelic journey when you take this slot for a spin (well, there are plenty of mushrooms in this game I guess).
The slot is a modern twist on Louis Carroll’s famous Victorian tale of the Mad Hatters Tea Party. The Hatter adorns the reels, ready to offer you Epic Strike jackpots, Free Spins, and wilds on any spin. So, get ready for an adventure or two in Wonderland along the way!
Graphics
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The game is based on the weird and beautiful world of Wonderland, and the colourful graphics are great fun.
The main symbols on the reels are the Gold Hat, which is the Epic Strike Symbol, the Mushroom Wild and the Cup and Saucers Free Spins symbol. The other symbols are the number 7, 77, 777 and the usual assortment of hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs.
There are three different number sevens on the reels a single, double, or triple number 7, and five triples 7’s pay you 37.50 times your bet.
In addition, any three 7s, whether single, double, or triple, can form a winning combination. Finally, the wild symbol substitutes for all others on the reels. And for 5 on a pay-line, you get 125 times your bet.
The Hatter sits at the top left of the reels, looking mad and occasionally raising his eyebrows. He looks like a man on a Wombat’s Wavelength. He might say things like “Oh, lovely!”, “Extraordinary!” or “My, my!”
It has been designed for both desktop and mobile players and looks great on both.
You can play it out in demo mode if you want to try it out before playing with real money.
9 Mad Hatters Slot Gameplay
The 9 Mad Hats slot is a twenty-pay-line, five-reel, three-row game, with medium volatility.
That puts it in the same variance bracket as games like the Amazing Link Poseidon slot and Cat Wilde and the Pyramids of Dead from Play ‘n GO. Medium volatility means you should theoretically get a more even mix of winning spins amongst the non-winning ones.
Spin the 9 Mad Hats slot with a minimum bet of 0.20 in your local currency, or up to a maximum of 60.00. The potential maximum win is 2000x your bet. To land a winning pay-line you need to land combinations of three or more symbols from left to right.
Finally, the wild mushroom symbol substitutes for all others on the reels. And for five on a pay-line, you get 125 times your bet.
Check out the info section on the bottom left of the slot (click the ‘burger menu’ for details of the 20 pay lines. You can also change the game settings from here.
Bonus Features
9 Mad Hats slot comes packed with entertaining bonus features.
Epic Strike Feature
You will see the Hatter standing guard over the Epic Strike meter at the side of the reels. The Hatter’s Gold Hat Scatter symbols are the Epic Strike Symbols.
Landing between three to nine Gold Hat symbols will award from 1x your bet for three Gold Hat Epic Strike symbols, right up to 2000x your stake for nine Gold Hat Epic Strike symbols on the reels. That’s the big one to go for.
Free Spins
Screenshot showing the Free Spins triggering
Land three Tea Cup Scatter symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 and you’ll get a spin on the tea-pot-shaped Free Spins Prize Wheel. The Hatter will announce “It’s Tea Time!”.
Not only does the Wheel make a jolly good cuppa, but it also contains ten segments, with different Free Spins prizes and the multiplier that will be applied to your wins.
They range from the highest level of thirty Free Spins with a 3x multiplier to the lowest prize of ten Free Spins with a 2x multiplier. Still not bad.
The Free Spins feature can be re-triggered if you land another three Tea Cup Scatters during your Free Spins round.
The initial award of Free spins and Multiplier will be given during any retriggers. Our advice would be to drink as much tea as you can!
The Epic Strike feature can also reward you with prizes during the Free Spins. It will not pay out with the Free Spins multiplier you were awarded rather the level of the Strike Meter.
If you get a big win, you will meet Alice and at the end of the round she will announce: “Now, that was fun!” She sounds like a top lass.
Summary
We loved trying out the 9 Mad Hats slot machine, it’s nuts! We liked the psychedelic graphics and the Alice in Wonderland theme.
The Epic Strike feature and Prize Wheel keep the game interesting, and the maximum win is also available from the Epic Strike feature, so you don’t need to wait for the Free Spins feature to hit it. The base game is also entertaining.
Wombat Score: 4.3/5
We’re Mad for it! More tea please Alice.
FAQs
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Is there a free spins bonus?
Yes, even though there is plenty of action going on in the base game, there is also a free spins round. This triggers if you land three free spins symbols on the middle reels (2, 3 and 4) at which point you’ll get an instant 1x payment.
A bonus Teapot Wheel will spin to award you free spins and a win multiplier combination, either 10, 12, 15 or 20 free spins with an x2 multiplier or 25 and 30 free spins with a x3 multiplier.
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Can you re-trigger the free spins?
Yes. Just land free spins symbols on all of the middle 3 reels and off you go again.
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What are similar games?
The obvious one is Gameburger’s massive hits: 9 Masks of Fire and 9 Pots of Gold. let’s just say that this game was inspired by those games, with an added psychedelic theme.