Generous Jack (Push Gaming) Slot Demo & Review

I remember being taught about prohibition at school, and it’s insane that such a law was passed when you think about it. Yes, I suppose you can see the logic in some of it, how crime could potentially be reduced and the health benefits that it brings. But could you imagine the US government trying to pass such a law now? The world sure was a different place back then, but one person who thrived during this era was the notorious gangster Al Capone, who was said to be worth over 100 million dollars at his peak. That’s around 14.6 billion dollars in modern-day terms. Anyway, enough of the history lesson. As I said in the intro, this was the kind of feeling I got from this slot when it loaded up. People getting together to listen to some jazz and partake in some illegal drinking. Wow, the 1920s were really quite the time. Regarding anything else remotely like this out there on the market, it’s a tough ask. Maybe try out Dinopolis, DJ Fox and DJ Cat, all of which are also created by Push Gaming.

Swiftly moving on to the paytable, and there’s not a vast amount to cover here due to the nature of the game. The main paying symbols are Poker Chips numbered from 0x – 9x. You will be awarded their value whenever they appear on an active row in the slot. Additional symbols you’ll come across are the Jack symbol, which is needed to trigger the free spins feature, and the Dud symbol, which operates as a blank and is of no use at all.

The standard betting range on Generous Jack starts from a minimum of €0.10 a spin and reaches a maximum of €100 a play. You will only have the bottom row of three symbols active for any of these stake sizes and those between them. If you wish to play the base game with more chances of winning, you can spin with two active rows for 5x the bet, three active rows for 20x the bet, and all four rows active for 50x your current stake.

Once you have decided how many rows you will play with and placed your bet, the positions on the playfield will begin to spin. Here comes the fun part, then, creating your winning combos. If a poker chip lands containing a six on an active row, then at the end of that spin, you will receive 6x. However, if, for example, a poker chip worth 5x lands on the same row next to the six, then you’ll be paid 65x at the end of the spin.

Unfortunately, this is where you often see the dud symbols coming into play. If you had the 6x land, a dud next to it, followed by a 5x. You would receive a win totalling 11x at the end of the spin. So, really, in essence, the duds can also be considered blocker symbols, so keep that in mind whilst playing.

Row Activation

Not every player will want to spin with the extra rows initially in play, so how do you activate these? Simple stuff, my friends. Every time a Jack symbol lands in view, he will be collected into the spin meter, you’ll receive a free respin, and the next row will be activated. Collect more Jacks in this one series of respins to work your way up the rows.

Collecting the special Jack symbols into the free spin meter is how you’ll trigger the main feature on Generous Jack, but it’s more complex than it may seem. The meter comes in four sections, 3 spins, 5 spins, 7 spins, and 10 spins. And on more than several occasions, I collected three Jacks but didn’t trigger the feature. This is because the collected symbols are randomly inserted into the meter, so you must have the three free spins section active before winning any of the higher amounts. That particular section requires three symbols to fill it, so I guess, in theory, you could have to collect up to six before activating the feature, but if this were the case, you’d trigger the maximum amount of spins.

Free Spins

Once the feature is triggered, the number of rows in play when this was achieved is how many will be active for the duration of your bonus. So, the more, the merrier. Then, it’s just a case of hoping that as many multiplier symbols land next to each other as possible. The Jack symbol is absent in the free spins feature, so it cannot be re-triggered.

Bonus Buy

Those players who can access the bonus buy can jump straight to the free spins feature for 150x their bet. This will spin the reels in the base game, where the feature will be triggered, and between 3 and 10 free spins will be awarded.