Pickle Bandits Slot Review

Pickle Bandits Slot Overview

Pickle Bandits is a casino slot from Bullshark Games that takes you to the Western Frontier. However, there are no ordinary cowboys around this part of town, instead, you meet a humanoid gun-toting pickle man. This may seem strange at first, but this game follows very much in line with Slotmills Chilli Bandits, where instead of a regular Wild Western game that you have seen hundreds of times, they add a unique and humorous twist. Even though the games might seem alike, Pickle Bandits play a bit differently, focusing on Global Win Multipliers and Mystery Symbols to score chain wins and reach the max win of 12,000X the bet.

Pickle Bandits is a video slot from Bullshark Games with 5 reels, 4 rows, and 14 paylines. Players can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.1 and a Max.bet of 100. The game’s RTP is slightly higher than the average of other games, with an RTP of 96.27%. Pickle Bandits is played at medium/high volatility and has a max win of 12,000X the bet. 

In this lawless land with Cascading reels and stacking Multipliers, you better keep your gun close to hand if you want a chance at the big wins. The features in Pickle Bandits are Multiplier Wild Symbols, Cascades, Mystery Symbols, Global Win Multiplier, Outlaw Free Spins, and Feature Buy. 

Pickle Bandits Slot Information

You arrive at a small Wild Western town with nothing but the clothes on your back and your trusty iron on your hip. Here, you are met by a cigar-smoking pickle that runs the town where bandits and criminals can roam freely. He shows you around the city and the best way to earn some cash: some good old-fashioned robberies. To set the tone, a slow and heavy Western soundtrack plays in the background, reminiscent of the classics like Tombstone and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The game can be played on most mobiles, desktops, and notepads. Wins are made by landing 3 or more of the same symbol in adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. 

The lower-paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. Landing 5 of the same symbols will pay out 2X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are stirrups, boots, a cowboy hat, a revolver, and golden horseshoes. Landing a win with 5 of the same symbols will pay out 5X to 15X the bet. You will also find the Pickle Bandit acting as the game's Wild symbol. Other special symbols are the Multiplier Wild Symbols, Mystery Symbols, and Scatter symbols, which we will discuss in the next section. 

Pickle Bandits Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Pickle Bandits?

You can win up to 12,000X the bet. 

What features are available in the slot Pickle Bandits?

The features are Multiplier Wild Symbols, Cascades, Mystery Symbols, Global Win Multiplier, Outlaw Free Spins, and Feature Buy.

Multiplier Wild Symbols

The Wild symbols can substitute for all symbols except for Scatter Symbols when making winning combinations. Wilds can come up in 2 different forms, either as a regular Wild or a Multiplier Wild with either an additive or multiplicative value. The Multiplier Wild symbols start as locked and will only be unlocked after participating in a win, adding its multiplier to the Global Win Multiplier for the subsequent cascade and locking itself into position. The possible multiplier values are: 

Additive Multiplier = Ranges from 1X to 100X.

Multiplicative Multiplier = Ranges from 2X to 10X.

Cascades

After making a winning combination, the winning symbols will be removed from the reels, and new symbols will fall from above, filling up the empty positions. This will continue until no more winning combinations are made. 

Mystery Symbols

Mystery Symbols can show up on any spin and will reveal one of the following:

Option 1 = A Random Paying Symbol, with all revealed paying symbols being identical.

Option 2 = A Multiplier Wild Symbol with random multipliers.

Option 3 = A Standard Wild Symbol. 

Global Win Multiplier

The Global Win Multiplier can be increased by making wins with Multiplier Wild symbols, affecting all wins on the next Cascade. Multipliers will reset in between spins but also come with no upper limit.

Outlaw Free Spins

The Outlaw Free Spins is activated by landing 3 or more Scatter symbols. During the feature, the Global Win Multiplier doesn’t reset between spins.

Landing 3 Scatter Symbols = Awards you 6 initial spins. 

Landing 4 Scatter Symbols = Awards you 8 initial spins, and the Global Win Multiplier starts at 5X. 

Each Scatter symbol that lands during the feature adds +1 spin to the counter.

Feature Buy 

You can instantly participate in the Bonus Game or activate a Bonushunt through the Feature Buy. 

3X = Activates the BonusHunt FeatureSpins. During this bonus, each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger Free Spins and the game’s RTP changes to 96.31%

20X = Activates the FeatureSpins. During this bonus, each spin is guaranteed to have at least 4 Mystery Symbols and the game’s RTP changes to 96.28%

100X = Triggers the Outlaw Free Spins with 6 initial spins. During this feature, the game’s RTP changes to 96.34%

200X = Triggers the Extreme Outlaw Free Spins with 8 initial spins, and the Global Win Multiplier starts from 5X. During this feature, the game’s RTP changes to 96.32%

Pickle Bandits Slot Conclusion

Every gaming provider seems to need to make a Wild Western-themed game at some point, which isn’t surprising as the casino world seems to love the Wild Frontier. But just regular standard cowboy-themed games can get a bit exhausting and tedious. Hence, the themes shift in various ways, like with the beloved Money Train series becoming increasingly sci-fi-like with every installment. So, as Bullshark Games initiation to the Wild West catalog of games, they decided to go with a bit more of a comedic approach and using pickles. Although it sounds strange at first, it kind of works, as the game’s simple but sleek cartoon style looks great, and the serious Clint Eastwood look-alike pickle doesn’t stand out too much. Compared to the rest of their lineup of games, most of which are more dark and gritty, Pickle Bandits follows more closely in style to the game released right before, which is Holy Heist, both of which bring a more vibrant and fun vibe to their catalog. 

Like Holy Heist, the game has some hidden potential that can catch you off guard. In Holy Heist, this is the game’s many Wild symbols and Reel Multipliers, but here it is instead, the Global Win Multiplier. Right next to the Mystery Symbols, the Global Win Multiplier is the show's main star of the show, and it can turn any spin profitable, mostly due to the additive and multiplicative multipliers. Adding both types of multiplier increases invites an innate high volatility that is incredibly fun to see, as, in theory, you could only need 2 or 3 multiplier symbols before you are sitting on a triple-digit multiplier. Keep in mind that during the Free Spins feature, this counter doesn’t reset between spins and you could see some very fun cascading chain wins. Landing winning combinations is also made easier with Mystery Symbols, which can reveal extra Wilds or build winning combinations of themselves. The core gameplay loop is quite an easy and fun experience, which can make it even more enticing to use one of the many available Feature Buy options. 

Pickle Bandits is a slot with an interesting twist on Wild Western-themed games and comes with a good lineup of features to help you in your pursuit of big wins.