Developed by Ainsworth, the October 2011 video slot Roaming Reels is the prequel to Roaming Reels: Raging Roosters (April 2020). The developer’s games Safari Spirit (May 2013) and Zulu Treasure (January 2021) have similar themes, including regional patterns, wildlife and African ecosystem.

Roaming Reels has: stacked lions; thirteen symbols; 41 coins; 100 changeable winning ways; 1804 total bets; left-to-right wins; and free games. Twelve symbols (acacia, map, zebra, emu, gazelle, paw prints, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) pay between X2 and X1000 for a three-of-a-kind, four-of-a-kind, or five-of-a-kind.

Roaming Reels Game Characteristics

Roaming Reels has a 5X3 grid, with a backgrounding dusky savannah: the ecosystem features a part overcast and part orange-hued sky amid silhouetted acacia trees and foregrounding sisal. The partitioned grid has a bogolanfini-patterned frame, containing off-yellow reels.

The Roaming Reels’ coin sizes (-/+): $0.01, $0.02, $0.03, $0.04, $0.05, $0.06, $0.07, $0.08, $0.09, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $9.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $35.00, $40.00, $45.00, $50.00, $55.00, $60.00, $65.00, $70.00, $75.00, $80.00, $85.00, $90.00, $95.00, and $100.00.

There are 44 options for the active lines (-/+): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100. Minimum bet: $0.01. Maximum bet: $10000.00.

Roaming Reels has two special and eleven ordinary symbols. Special: a substituting wild lion; and a free games-prompting silhouetted and sunset-hued acacia (scatter). Ordinary symbols: a fissured golden Africa map; zebra; emu; gazelle; orange-and-golden paw prints; purple A; orange K; golden Q; blue J; green 9; and red 10.

The Roaming Reels’ regular payouts: 9/10 pay X5, X10, and X100; Q/J pay X5, X15, and X100; A/K/paw prints pay X5, X50, and X100; gazelles/emus pay X5, X75, and X200; zebras pay X20, X100, and X300; acacias pay X2, X10, and X100; and maps pay X20, X100, and X1000.

3+ acacias unlock the free mode, where: three acacias yield eight free games; four acacias yield twelve free games; five acacias offer 20 free games; and 3+ re-landing acacias prompt +5 free games.

The odds for the free games: 9/10 pay X5, X10, and X100; Q/J pay X5, X15, and X100; A/K pay X5, X50, and X100; paw prints pay X20, X50, and X100; gazelles/emus pay X5, X75, and X200; zebras pay X20, X100, and X300; acacias pay X2, X10, and X100; and maps pay X20, X100, and X1000.

A three-of-a-kind of acacias has the lowest $0.02 win. A five-of-a-kind of acacias has the highest win, a $1000000.00 non-progressive jackpot.

The Roaming Reels software: simple interface; HTML5 technology; for mobile devices and desktops; and 10/25/50/75/100 auto games, with $0.01 to $1000000.00 loss limits and $0.50 to $10.040 billion win limits.

The on/off sound effects include retro, ringing, and roaring lion. The animated 3D graphics: snarling lion, flashing, dolly zooming, dusky sunburst, and explosive paw prints.

Luck in Roaming Reels

A game of chance, the Roaming Reels’ RTP rate is 94.14%; its house edge is 5.86%.