Giddy ‘up horsies
Novomatic’s new Cirque du Cheval slot isn’t about horses per se, and it isn’t not about horses, either. Instead, this is a funfair or carnival themed video slot, and one which centres its attention on the merry-go-around. Our Cirque du Cheval slot review aims to break this slot down into smaller bite-size and easy to understand chunks for you, so let’s get started by looking at the slot’s graphics.
Merry graphics and imagery
One quick look at the Cirque du Cheval slot graphics will reveal them to be stacked. At least, most of the symbols are stacked on the reels. The Cirque du Cheval slot game contains images which include various merry-go-round characters and rides, as well as plenty of high playing card symbols. Some of these are worth more than a pretty penny, and others aren’t worth your time at all. This gives Cirque du Cheval quite the paytable.
Having a punt
As with most Novomatic developed slots, the Cirque du Cheval video slot will not allow you to alter any of the slot’s paylines. There are 40 of them spread over the game’s 5 reels. Players can, however, adjust their line bets from 0.01 up to 50.00 in total. This gives the Cirque du Cheval slot machine a minimum bet limit of just 0.40 per spin, and a maximum capped bet limit of 2,000.00 per spin. That is vastly more than appears in many other Novomatic developed slots.
Basic special features
The Cirque du Cheval slot game’s logo acts as a wild symbol in this game, and it can replace all other symbols on the reels of this game, save for ticket symbols and carousel (merry-go-round) icons. This symbol also happens to be the best paying one in the game, and can see you in up to 25,000 coins if you can line up 5 on a payline.
The two other special symbols to appear in the Cirque du Cheval slot machine are the carousel symbol, and the ticket. The Carousel feature is triggered if you land the former on the fifth reel and regular icons stacked on the first reel, whilst the free spins bonus is triggered by landing the ticket icon stacked on the first and carousel icon stacked on the fifth.
Twin bonus rounds
Cirque du Cheval’s slot bonuses begin with the Carousel Bonus. In this feature, reel shifts may adjust symbols so that you can win from matching symbols coming from the first reel.
The second bonus is far more entertaining. This free spins bonus can see players bag either 12, 16, or 20 free games, depending on whether they have landed 3, 4 or 5 of the ticket symbols on the reels. There are no multipliers added to your winnings in this free spins feature, and the bonus cannot be retriggered.
First past the post
Cirque du Cheval is the first slot of its kind out there, so players may very well enjoy this kind of slot machine game. It is very basic, so ideal for newbies. However, it also has a massive wagering range, so if you are the kind of high-rolling player who likes to splash the cash, you could be in luck with this slot.
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