Mad Hatters is an animated online video slot game powered by Microgaming. The theme of the game is based around the famous hatter’s tea party in the Alice in Wonderland story. The cartoon style graphics and bright colours set the stage for a game that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The backdrop to the game is a bright purple wallpaper screen with the brightly coloured reel symbols dominating the game. The graphics, animation and sound effects, all work well to create an immersive and entertaining slot.
The slot setup in Mad Hatters includes 5 spinning reels with a total of 30 paylines. On each spin, players can select the number of paylines to play along with the number of coins bet per payline. On the reels, players will find various images of the hatter as well as assortments of cakes, and sugary eats. The top three high paying symbols of the game are all images of the hatter in various different hats including a stripy hat, a polka dot hat and a large yellow hat. The lower paying symbols include a teapot with sugar cubes, chocolate cake, cupcakes, coffee and ice-cream.
Wild Symbol and the Cuckoo Bonus
The Wild symbol in Mad Hatters is the image of a hat with the word “mad” written across the front. The Wild symbol can be used to substitute for other game symbols in order to form a winning combination on any of the 30 paylines. The Wild also has the honour of being the highest paying symbol of the game. Finding all five across the reels will trigger the slot jackpot payout of 20 000 coins on a single coin bet.
Like offers in the Soccer World Cup betting, the Mad Hatters slot also includes two very lucrative bonus rounds. The first bonus round that can lead to some big payouts is the mad Cuckoo bonus. This bonus round is triggered by landing 3 or more Scatter symbol Cuckoo clock symbols anywhere on the five reels. In this bonus round, players must choose from various items to reveal a randomly assigned bonus payout. The bonus payout is then added to the player’s slot total at the end of the bonus round.
Free Spins with Expanding Wild and Multipliers
The main bonus feature in Mad Hatters is the free spins bonus round. This is triggered by landing three or more bunny Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. The more Scatter symbols that trigger the round, the more free spins are awarded. In this round, 3 Scatters awards 10 free spins, 4 Scatters awards 25 free spins and all five Scatters awards the maximum of 50 free spins.
In the Mad Hatters free spins bonus round, all wins are automatically doubled. The Wild symbol also comes into play in the free spins round. When the Wild symbol lands on the third reel in the bonus round, the Wild will expand to fill the entire reel. This makes it easier to form winning combinations. The Wild symbol will also add one extra free spin when it appears on reel three during the free spins round.