Crystal Quest: Frostlands

Crystal Quest: Frostlands is the latest slot game in the volatile Crystal Quest series released by software game developer Thunderkick. If you are familiar with the series, you know that these games form part of a highly volatile slot collection, which is all fine and dandy for players who get kicks from big infrequent wins.

As a new release, it does bring a little extra flavour to the table. It is built across six reels and a whopping 4,096 ways to win in this game. To boost your wins, the game comes with giant 2×2 and 3×3 block symbols, expanding multipliers, exploding wilds, free spins rounds as well as avalanche wins. Let’s just say this game is not short on features.

Our main protagonist Gemma is ready to embark on her next expedition in search of riches. This time, she is hunting for gemstones in the bitterly cold arctic climate where symbols are frosted into blocks of ice. Fret not though young explorer, because the huge blocks of symbols will crush down the ice and deliver some stupendous wins.

On the reels, you come across 8 various gemstone symbols, along with the Yeti and the Feral Commander. The latter is the most valuable out of all symbols. Land 6 Feral Command symbols on the reels to receive 5x your total bet.

With an RTP of 96.15% and a highly volatile game, Crystal Quest: Frostlands has the means to warm up the coldest of hearts, thanks to its unlimited available win multipliers. Lest we forget that you have the golden opportunity of hitting a maximum win worth 15,000x your wager.

Short facts

• Developer: Thunderkick
• RTP: 96.16%
• Volatility/Variance: High
• Layout: 6×4
• Paylines: 4,096
• Bonus features: Free spins bonus rounds, additional free spins, avalanche feature, mega symbols (3×3), scatters, multipliers, exploding wilds and symbol swaps
• Bets: £0.10 to 100
• Max wins (coins): 15,000x your stake

Crystal Quest: Frostlands jackpots

Crystal Quest: Frostlands comes with no jackpots attached.

Crystal Quest: Frostlands free spins

Keep a lookout for three spiky treasure chests which act as scatters in this game. Land three of them and you will trigger the free spins bonus round, which in turn rewards you with 12 free spins. Additional scatters award you with three extra free spins each.

The bonus round comes with extras not available during the base game. For starters, the progressive multiplier is active and will not reset in between spins. This also means that it can only get larger and snot smaller.

You also have the Wild Explosion feature, which is activated when there are no winning combinations and wilds are present. When this happens, the wild/s explore, obliterating all symbols both horizontally and vertically with the exception of scatters.

This, in turn, triggers another avalanche which could potentially lead to more wins. Land two more scatter during this free spins bonus round to get awarded with three extra free spins. You also receive an extra two free spins on top for every additional scatter above the minimum of two.

Crystal Quest: Frostlands bonus features

This game is jam-packed with features, with each one guaranteed to boost your winning chances, including:

Avalanche feature

Like most online slot games, Crystal Quest: Frostlands comes with an Avalanche feature. Once you hit a winning combination, all winning symbols are immediately removed from the reels and new ones drop from the top to replace them. If a new winning combination is hit, you’ll trigger another avalanche. This keeps going until no winning combos are created.

Massive Symbols feature

Except for the scatter and wild symbols, all symbols can pop up in either 2×2 or 3×3 formations. These formations make up the total amount of either 4 (2×2) or else 9 regular symbols (3×3).

These massive symbols turn up following an avalanche and crush any symbols beneath them.

Multiplier feature

During the base game, all multipliers are set at the standard 1x multiplier. For every avalanche win you achieve, the multiplier will be boosted by +1. That being said, once you are no longer able to trigger avalanche wins, the multiplier will be reset to 1x.

On the other hand, during the free spins round, the multiplier keeps on growing with every successful win. The multiplier meter does not reset during the free spins round.

Wild Explosion feature

This feature is available during the free spins round. It crops up when a free spin does not result in a win. The exploding wild removes all the symbols horizontally and vertically and new symbols drop in to replace them. Usually, a considerable payout ensues.

Exploding wilds also pave the way for the multiplier feature, increasing with every winning combination.

Crystal Quest: Frostlands RTP

The Crystal Quest: Frostlands RTP stands at 96.16%, which is the average industry standard. It is a highly volatile game so careful attention must be paid to your bankroll when you are playing this game.

Verdict

Crystal Quest: Frostlands is quite similar to the other online slot games in the series, namely Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle as well as Crystal Quest: Arcane Tower. Both of these games come with plenty of multipliers, free spins bonus rounds and avalanche features. The key difference between the different games in the series is that each one comes with one unique feature.

In the case of Crystal Quest: Frostlands, this feature is the massive symbols. Thunderkick does exceptionally well in creating graphically enhanced games that are jam-packed with features. The fact that it comes with free spins, multipliers, wilds, avalanches and massive symbols is nothing to scoff at, especially when you take in the increasing multiplier during the free spins bonus round.

Players who are fans of the series will gobble up this latest release, but others who might have grown weary of this collection might look elsewhere. Being a highly volatile game, it might not be ideal for players with a small bankroll or those, lowing low on funds.