We do know that Blue Guru Games has a “passion for great stories”, and Napoleon vs Rabbits is a perfect example of that. This charming 8-bit game is no joke either, as it’s based on true events. The great Napoleon was actually attacked by rabbits when hunting, and he probably deserved it too (at least from the perspective of the rabbits he was hunting). With this hilarious anecdote in mind, let’s take a closer look at the actual gameplay.
Napoleon is always present on the 7×7 cluster pays grid as a Wild symbol, and whenever he’s included in a win you get to see the rabbits chasing him. They create mystery symbols in their wake, and you also get Mystery Rabbit Box symbols that spawn extra mystery symbols when adjacent to winning clusters. This increases the win multiplier in the bonus round, for payoutsup to 3,894x your stake.
You win by landing 5 to 40-49 matching symbols in a cluster anywhere on the7x7 grid, and the largest clusters pay between 100 and 400 x your stake for the lower value carrot symbols. The payout range increases to 500 to 1,000 x your stake for the premium symbols, and‘W’ wild symbolsstep in for pay symbols to help complete wins. There is also the Napoleon Wild that does the same, and it is always present and not removed when part of a win.
This brings us to theCascading mechanic, which removes winning symbols to make room for new and/or existing symbols to drop down to fill the gaps. This process repeats as long as you keep winning, and theNapoleon vs Rabbits featuretriggers when the Napoleon Wild is part of a win.
When the Napoleon Wild is part of a win, you’ll see a white rabbits appear. At the end of the cascading sequence the rabbits move towards the Napoleon Wild. All symbols in their wake are turned intoMystery symbols, and these are activated by rabbits that overlap them. The activated mystery symbols transform into the same randomly chosen matching symbol.
TheMystery Rabbit Box Symbolsare also unaffected by the cascading mechanic, and they are activated when a winning cluster hits adjacent to them. The Mystery Rabbit Box symbols unleash extra Mystery Symbols as the cascading sequence comes to an end.
TheBonus Roundtriggers when you activate3 Mystery Rabbit Box symbolsin the same cascading sequence, and this gives you7 free spins. Activatingadditional boxesabove the minimum of 3 awards+3 additional spinsper additional box. This also increases thewin multiplierby+1 per additional box.
The same happens during the bonus round, so you get +3 extra spins and +1 added to the win multiplier per activated Mystery Rabbit Box. Finally, the bonus roundcan be purchasedif eligible in your jurisdiction, and it costs50x your stake(not available in the UK for sure). The RTP does not change if you purchase the feature.
You get to see some base game features in action, before we purchase the Bonus Round at 1:20 into the 3-minute highlights video. We got 3 extra free spins, so you get to see 10 free spins play out in the video below. Simply hit the play button to get started immediately.
First of all, we really appreciate the creative effort of making a slot about the time Napoleon was attacked by rabbits. That’s some serious thinking outside of the box for you right there, but we only wish the execution would’ve been better. It’s not a total disaster, but the Napoleon vs Rabbits game pace is just a bit too slow and tedious to keep you entertained in the long run.
Once you’ve seen the rabbits run towards Napoleon a few times, the novelty and comedic value gets old. The 8-bit charm is running high all the way though, and a faster game speed would’ve gone a long way. The math model is far from the strongest we’ve seen either, with a top-tier RTP of only 95.45 % and a mediocre3,894x potential.
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