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| Provider | Play'n Go |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Paylines | 576 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.10 - 100 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 25,000x |
| Bonus Buy | No |
| RTP | 96.24% |
| Our Rating | 7.6 |
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Game Overview
The noun colt is used to describe several young species of animal; a young crane (bird), a young camel or donkey (in the biblical sense), and the subject of today’s review, a young male horse. So colt Lightning is presumably both the name of this game and that of the horse that features on its title screen. The Play’N’Go machine starts with 576 payways, but it’s possible to increase this up to 12,348 via the Rapid Re-spin feature. The default RTP is 96.24%, but as with most Play’N’Go games, there are a variety of RTP settings available, so you may want to check that your favourite casino is running at the highest setting before beginning to play. The top jackpot is outstanding, at a massive 25,000x the total bet.
The base game includes some neat features, including a Colt Strike modifier that can active randomly on any spin. This adds a large number of the highest-paying colt symbol to all five reels, theoretically making it a little easier to hit a big win. Next, a horseshoe symbol only present on reel three will trigger a rapid re-spin feature, which utilises an enlarged reel set with one to three additional rows. Finally, hitting all three scatters will trigger 10 ‘Super Colt Spins’, where the top symbol is replaced by an even more valuable one.
Are you interested in trying Play’N’Go’s newest online slot? We have a free demo slot of Colt Lightning available to play below.
Colt Lightning Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
It’s pretty surprising how few online slots use horses for their theme – horse racing is the most popular sport in the world for betting on, not to mention all of the people who enjoy simply riding them in their free time. Aside from Pragmatic Play’s Happy Hooves, I can’t think of many examples other than the ageing Frankie Dettori slots by Playtech. Colt Lightning is a much more modern game than those other examples – the graphics are better drawn and presented in high definition, the animations are smoother, and the top jackpot of 25,000x is much more in line with what players expect in 2023. Still, it doesn’t have everything – there’s no bonus buy facility, for example, which may be frustrating for players who enjoy taking advantage of such things.
There are two high-paying colt symbols on the paytable – the regular colt awards 6x the bet for all six symbols, whilst the super colt only appears during the bonus round and awards twice as much at 12x for a complete payway. The bald eagle will pay you 5x the bet for a full payway of five of a kind, followed by the tiger at 4.5x, the wolf at 4x and the snake at 3x. As for the low-paying symbols, these feature the typical 10-A royal symbols with corresponding payouts of between 1.2x and 2.5x the total bet. The reels also include wild and scatter symbols, but neither of these has any cash payout attached to them, unfortunately.
The minimum/maximum permitted bets offered in Colt Lightning are €0.10 and €100.00, respectively. Selecting your bet is performed via a quick selection bar displayed underneath the main reels, providing instant access to five different bet levels.
Base Game & Modifiers
The main screen of Colt Lightning wasn’t really what I expected, considering that it’s a horse-themed slot – the selection of animals that decorate the reels would not look out of place in a game such as Buffalo Gold! The reel set is a little unusual, too, with three rows on reels one and five, plus four more on reels two to four. This strange shape results in 576 payways, but you’ll still need at least three matching symbols on adjacent reels to score a win.
Colt Strike
This modifier randomly activates at the start of base game spins and adds a bunch of high-paying colt symbols to the reels. The paytable image demonstrating this features an illustration of a full screen of colt symbols, worth a cool 3,500x the player’s stake!
Rapid Respin
A special horseshoe symbol can land on the third reel during both the base game and the free spins feature. When this occurs, all reels will expand by one to three rows, increasing the number of payways up to a maximum of 12,348.
The Colt Strike modifier can also activate during a rapid re-spin, and in fact, the odds of this occurring are much higher than those of it hitting during a regular spin. The Rapid Re-spin can even be re-triggered by landing another horseshoe symbol whilst the feature is active.
Colt Lightning Slot Bonus Features
Bonus scatter symbols appear on reels one, three, and five only, and you need to hit all three simultaneously to trigger the main super colt free spins feature. Check out how this feature works below.
Super Colt Free Spins
In this mode, all colt symbols are replaced with a new variety with double the payout attached. Additionally, the colt strike modifier and rapid re-spin feature are more likely to activate during this part of the game. The super colt spins can be re-triggered by hitting another three scatters whilst the feature is active up to a maximum of 100 free spins.
Colt Lightning Slot Review Final Thoughts
It almost feels like there’s not much to see in this game, but I think that’s just because Play N Go always does such an excellent job of keeping their features simple – both in the description and the implementation. It’s a fun game with a big jackpot, and that’s really all that matters for most slot players, isn’t it?
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