White Rabbit Slot: Overview
Aussie developer Big Time Gaming fuels their creative bender with a little help from the madcap world of Wonderland. Written by CS Lewis in 1865, Alice in Wonderland has inspired all sorts of books, comics, movies, and slots ever since. Lewis’ classic tale is so bizarre, many readers have claimed he must have been under the influence of Laudanum or opium when he wrote it.
The book is full of suspicious-looking mushrooms and pipe smoking cats after all, though the claims have never been substantiated. What we do know is that Wonderland provides fantastic visuals for a game and is the ideal vehicle for Big Time Gaming’s innovative slot which features the very first bonus buy option.
Alice themed slots are plentiful, but Big Time Gaming’s contribution is easily one of the best looking ones you’ll find. The game takes place in an enchanted forest glade with sunlight pouring in through the trees, and a giant caterpillar kipping by some equally giant mushrooms. He’s not just there for show though and will wake from time to time to help the player out.
The gorgeous look is complemented by a soundtrack that sounds like Ravi Shankar demonstrating the sitar to the Beetles when they went through their ‘experimental’ phase. Add a dash of forest effects and the scene is complete.
A successful theme is paired with a successful game mechanics in the form of Big Time Gaming’s own Megaways engine. This time around, they have gone with a 5 reel arrangement with 2-7 symbols on each, providing up to 16,807 win ways during the base game. Just like Alice, the grid can significantly change in size when the bonus game is active as we will see. Till then, stake selection and bets can be had for as low as 10 p/c or as high as $/€20 per spin.
Diving deeper into the mathematical side of things, we find that the theoretical return to player is rather generous throughout. On default mode, it weighs in at a whopping 97.24%, but it can get as high as 97.77% when the Feature Drop is purchased at the full price. Volatility is equally good and sits at a medium-high level.
The Megaways dynamic means that players are rewarded when matching symbols of three or more land on consecutive reels. These symbols can appear on any row, which is why there so many possible win ways. White Rabbit comes loaded with 10 regular pay symbols, styled in typical Big Time Gaming fashion.
On the low pay side are 9-A royals that may depict characters from the story depending on how large they are when they land. The high pays consist of three precious stones in green, blue, and red, followed by a sultry, and somewhat irate looking Queen of Hearts. The Queen is special in that just two of her kind pays out, and a line of six is worth 25 times the stake.
Review by bigwinboard.