Bust the Mansion Slot Machine: Review & Demo
Bust the Mansion is what the latest slot from Microgaming is going to be called, and it’s going to be a release that they’re bringing from Pulse 8 Studios. It looks like a robbery themed release, one where we’re going into a billionaire’s mansion, to claim some of his priceless artifacts. From Faberge eggs, to statues of Horus, we get a good idea of why this robbery is happening.
You’re going to form winning combinations via 25 active lines, which are present on 5 reels. The rewards are pretty good, and a 10,000x top jackpot can be turned into $250,000. Highly volatile, this game incorporates wilds, scatters, free spins, and the Link & Win Respins, for its features. RTP-wise, we’re looking at several values, the best of which is set to 96.23%.
Bust the Mansion Slot Betting and Prizes
For the complete range available in Bust the Mansion, we’re looking at bets going from $0.25 to $25. There are 25 coins used, and their denomination is somewhere between $0.01 and $1, depending on the wager you choose.
A 10,000x the stake top payout looks pretty good, even for a highly volatile slot machine, like this one. Using the maximum bet could mean that you can win $250,000, after just one extremely lucky spin. A big contribution will likely come from the Link & Win respins, since the Grand Prize paid there is worth 5,000x the stake.
You have to watch out for the RTP that’s being used, since they incorporated lower options as well. The above average value of 96.23% is also present on that list though, and that’s the one I’d recommend you look out for.
Features
The Wild symbol will be present in Bust the Mansion, and it will give you the same help that it provides in every other slot machine using this incredibly popular feature. Have it land on an active line, and you can create a new winning combination with its help. It’s a replacement symbol, so it does need to land in a spot where you need a regular one, in order for it to be useful. You can’t use it to trigger other features, unfortunately. However, it will pay extremely well, up to 400x the stake for a combo formed with other wilds.
Link & Win is a popular feature, and not just for Microgaming slots. You will find it under various other names in games from other developers, usually called Hold & Win. It relies on 6+ Money symbols in this case, which all have to appear at the same time, in order for a respin feature to start.
You have 3 respins initially, and as you get more Money symbols to accompany the triggering ones, their number will reset, prolonging the feature. You get a prize from each Money symbol that you’ve collected, but some of them could turn into fixed jackpots of up to 1,000x the stake (Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega Jackpots). Fill the reels with symbols, and the feature ends, paying you the Grand Jackpot which is worth 5,000x the stake.
There are also 10 to 25 free games that players could trigger, provided that they get the required Golden Keys on the reels. Between 3 and 5 of those scatters will be needed.
The thing that makes the free spins cool, is that there are new mixed symbols that always cover the 3rd reel, and they act as both wilds and Money symbols. You use them to help form more winning combinations, but they also make the respins more likely to trigger. With either 3 or 4 more Golden Keys, the feature will retrigger.
Theme & Design
You’re going to find a robbery theme inside, but rather than give us images of some bank, we’re taken to a billionaire’s mansion. His collection of valuable artifacts is in trouble. On the reels, we discover a mix of symbols that sends the point across well, but the overall design quality is not the best.
Major symbols will rely on a mix of artifacts (Horus statues, pottery pieces, bottles, Faberge eggs) and Royals.
Conclusion
Bust the Mansion is a decent slot machine, all things considered. There are some new things implemented inside, but mostly it’s a Hold & Win style release, and should appeal to those that enjoy this type of game.
