Punk Rocker xWays

xWays Mystery Symbol

The Punk Rocker slot plays with 243 win ways and 5 reels by default.

On top of the 10 regular stackable symbols, there’s the xWays Mystery symbol. The mystery symbol can hold 2-4 of the same symbol. Each reel that has a 4-high xWays symbol will hold a total of 6 symbols instead of 3. This naturally increases ways to win beyond 243 ways.

The 5 high-paying punk characters (which pay up to 20x for 6-of-a-kind) are that much more special because when they happen to be in the xWays Mystery icon, there’s a chance they can be super-expanded up to 20 symbols high. But that’s only in the base game.

Molotov Wilds

Wild symbols are a big part of this video slot too. While they don’t have any value on their own, they expand upwards whenever possible, often creating a nice row of wild reels.

Speaking of wild reels…

Riot Respin Feature

Triggered with 2 Scatters, the Riot Respin feature only activates in the base game.

Upon trigger, the 2 bonus symbols turn into locked Molotov Wilds which lock the reels. Any additional reels with Wilds will also be locked for a free re-spin. Better yet, the slot then unlocks the 6th reel for at least 729 win ways.

It gets better.

Anarchy Free Spins

There are two freespin bonuses, one of which is the Anarchy Free Spins.

Get 3 Scatters to unlock 8 Anarchy spins with unlocked 6th reel. The special thing about the bonus is the 3 Jumping Wilds that roam during the bonus between reels 2-6, and the Enhancers on top of the reels. When the wilds and enhancers line up on the same reel, they get a nice boost.

Enhancers include:

• Wild gets a multiplier up to 25x
• Guaranteed 4-high xWays
• Extra spins
• All reels become 6-high for 46,656 win ways
• Extra Jumping Wild

Overall, hit frequency in the bonus is still high and wins tend to be around 80x. My best round out of around 20 bonuses was 457x. While this bonus triggers about every hundred spins, the upgraded one requires a bit more luck.

Civil War Free Spins

Get 4 Scatters to unlock an even better feature that is 8 Civil War Free Spins. Likewise, it’s played with all 6 reels for on a minimum of 729 win ways. This time there’s 4 Jumping Wilds, which increases win potential significantly. This is also evident in the feature buy costs.

Nolimit Bonus – Feature Buy functionality

Punk Rocker is the first game from Nolimit City which also gets a Feature Buy option (not available in the UK). Regardless of how much you bet, you can instantly buy one or the other bonus for:

• Anarchy Free Spins feature buy: 80x bet
• Civil War Free Spins feature buy: 238x bet.

The cheapest you can get either one is for 20 and 59.50 credits respectively (with a 0.25-credit bet per spin). By the way, this game is also available with cryptocurrency at select casinos.

While the RTP in the base game is just 96.01%, here’s how the feature buy affects the long-term theoretical payout:

• The RTP in the Anarchy Freespin Feature Buy is 54%
• The RTP in the Civil War Freespin Feature Buy is 44%.

When buying the features, keep in mind that this is a high-variance slot that’s rated 9 out of 10.