Apparat Gaming, the German casino software provider responsible for online slots like Mystic Forest and Sticky Star Fruits, is making a grand return this month with the enchanting addition of Garden Gnomes to its ever-growing game collection.
Set amidst an idyllic mountain village, Garden Gnomes unfolds over five reels and 10 fixed paylines, showcasing a vibrant array of pint-sized creatures as its high-value symbols.
Each of these charming dwarves boasts its own distinct personality, offering players the chance to win up to 100 times their bet for landing a five-of-a-kind gnome combo, aided by substitute wilds to complete winning paylines.
However, the true enchantment lies within the game’s captivating free spins feature, triggered by landing three or more mine cart bonus symbols or by utilizing the optional “Buy Feature” button for a cost of 87 times the selected stake.
Once activated, night descends upon the village backdrop as players are whisked away to a new set of reels, receiving an initial reward of 15 free spins.
On this enhanced gameboard, the conventional playing card symbols from nine through ace are replaced by gnomes, while an additional column of orbs emerges to the left of the reels.
Here, each winning gnome combination garners a multiplier, starting from 2 times and escalating to 4x, 6x, 10x, 15x, and an impressive 30 times the current win, amplifying the potential for significant rewards, especially when multiple gnomes receive boosts simultaneously.
But the magic doesn’t end there. Achieving a win with each of the five colored gnomes during the initial 15 free spins grants players an additional 15 games, with all active multipliers retained.
This grants players the opportunity to enjoy up to 30 free spins with maximum multipliers of 30 times applied to each winning gnome combination, crafting a medium-high volatility experience with a maximum potential return to player of 96.06%, accessible from just €0.10 per spin across all platforms.
Martin Frindt, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Apparat Gaming, said: “At Apparat Gaming, we’ve always believed there’s a little magic in every garden gnome – and in our enchanting slot of the same name, these quirky beings will be all too happy to share some of their good fortune with players.”
“With Grumpy, Sleepy, Flirty, Happy and Drunk all helping them on their journey to uncovering hidden riches, each gnome has its own unique personality and charm; and all five can combine to great effect in the game’s free spins feature, where massive multipliers of 10x can be added to every winning spin!”
Dave Sawyer has nearly 25 years experience working within the iGaming Industry. Initially starting out with Ladbrokes based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar in 2000, after 5 years with the tier one operator in his role of IT Services Manager, Dave left to setup his own casino affiliate site.
During the years Dave has spoken at several industry events, including the Casino Affiliate Convention held in Amsterdam in 2006, where Dave appeared on the forum panel. Other events Dave has been a speaker at include the iGB London Affiliate Conference.
More recently Dave has written for Casinomeister.com and has been a moderator on the popular Casinomeister Forum since 2010, where he posts under the user handle Webzcas.