Forging Wilds

Forging Wilds is a high-volatility slot game developed by Pragmatic Play, set in a medieval fantasy world of blacksmithing and warriors. The game features a 5×3 grid with 20 paylines, offering players the chance to forge their way to significant wins.

The visual design of Forging Wilds is rich in detail, showcasing a stone-block castle room complete with a bearded warrior character. The atmosphere is heavy and plodding, capturing the essence of hammering hot metal as sparks fly. This setting provides an immersive backdrop for the game's spinning reels.

Symbol-wise, Forging Wilds utilizes a mix of themed high-value symbols and card rank low-value symbols. The lower-paying symbols are represented by Jack to Ace card ranks, while the higher-value symbols include an air blower, an anvil, a helmet, and a warrior. The warrior symbol is the most valuable, offering 40 times the bet for a five-of-a-kind combination.

Wild symbols play a crucial role in Forging Wilds. They can appear on any reel and substitute for all regular pay symbols to help complete winning combinations. Additionally, wilds have the same value as the warrior symbol when forming their own winning combinations.

The game's main features revolve around the concept of “forging” wild symbols:

• Forging Wilds: After a wild symbol lands and any wins are paid, it may randomly become “forged”. This triggers a respin with the wild locked in place, and its multiplier increases by 1. After each respin, the wild may stay forged and have its multiplier increase further, or it may become unforged. Respins continue until there are no more forged wilds on the reels.
• Wild Multipliers: Forged wilds come with multipliers that apply to any winning combinations they're part of. If multiple wild multipliers are involved in a win, their values are added together.
• Forging Wild Respins: This is the game's main bonus feature, triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols. Players start with a pool of 5, 10, or 15 wild symbols respectively. During each respin, a random number of wilds from the pool are added to random positions on the screen. These wilds may become forged, following the same mechanics as in the base game. The round ends when there are no more wilds in the pool and no forged wilds on the screen.
• Additional Scatters: Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols during the Forging Wild Respins adds 5, 10, or 15 wild symbols to the pool respectively.

Forging Wilds also offers a Feature Buy option for players who want to skip straight to the bonus round. For 75 times the bet, players can buy a bonus round triggered by 3-5 scatters. For a heftier 550 times the bet, they can guarantee a bonus round triggered by 5 scatter symbols.

One of the most interesting aspects of Forging Wilds is its innovative approach to the wild symbol mechanic. The concept of “forging” wilds, with their potential for increasing multipliers and respins, adds a layer of excitement and anticipation to each spin. This feature, combined with the Forging Wild Respins bonus round, creates a gameplay experience that keeps players engaged and offers substantial win potential.