Slot players looking to bag trophy game during their slot floor safaris are certain to aim right for the two brand new themes in Ainsworth Game Technology’s Wild Legends Link series, Wild Legends Link Jaguar and Wild Legends Link Tiger.
Each of the five-reel/multidenom titles brings an exciting new dimension to the proven popularity sticky wilds features in combination with the riveting hold and spin game mechanic.
The sight, sound, and action qualities which Ainsworth brings to its games are incorporated harmoniously in the new Wild Legends Link games, creating both gambling and entertainment appeal to attract a broad player base.
Just ask Ian Kesler, Game Design Mathematician II for Ainsworth Game Technology. As the creator, mathematician, and game designer for Wild Legends Link, Ian revealed that in terms of the broad appeal of the games, the tiger and jaguar themes are not exact copies.
“You will see some companies just change the art, but it is the same game with a different look to it,” he explained. “We didn’t want to do that with Wild Legends Link Tiger and Jaguar. We actually wanted to change the way the games operate.
“Wild Legends Link Tiger has the free games with wild multipliers, so any time you land a wild in a free game there’s a possibility for all of the wilds on the screen to turn into two-times wilds and multiply across. It gives players a lot more on the upside in the free games feature than in the base games.
“With Wild Legends Link Jaguar, we have added expanding wilds. Whenever a wild lands on the screen, it fills up the entire reel with wilds, giving a really consistent free game experience. Whenever the player sees a wild, it is guaranteed to fill the entire reel. The games, therefore, share the same general appeal with a variation in the free games feature.”
Kesler observed that the games will cover the vast majority of the player base, noting, “Those who want a more friendly free games experience will play the Jaguar expanding wilds, while guests who want a lot of up-side and do not mind the volatility will play the Tiger multiplier wilds”.
“Every feature that happens both visually and action-wise makes it easier for players to achieve lining up five-of-a-kind, which is the whole ‘chase’ of the game,” he continued. “The Tiger and Jaguar, depending on the game you are playing, are the top symbols. The book is the second highest.”
The powerful-looking big cats are certain to catch the attention of players, Kesler said, adding that they also represent the way that the games play.
“It is a very medium volatility game,” he noted. “It is not a high volatility experience at all. Players can expect some good wins. The majority of the time it is not going to ‘drain’ a player without them seeing something.
“The feature hit rate is actually very high for a five-reel penny game. Players can expect to see something happening on the screen that leads to a win frequently.
Kesler added that the base game feature with the random wild patterns happen regularly, bringing the volatility of the experience down and always giving the player something when they go through the feature. The mystery base game feature that adds the wild patterns guarantees a player win.
“When you see the wilds being added to the screen and you hear the roars of the big cats, it equates to a win every time,” Kesler said. “The main thing we are trying to accomplish with the features as well, even if it is not a high-paying feature, is the potential of how much it could have been and how close you were to getting it. It is always obvious to the player how lucrative it could be.”
The Wild Legends Link feature, Kesler confirmed, combine the two have attracted players for several years.
“One of them is the hold and spin game mechanic that when the player lands something in the feature it resets the spins to three,” he explained. “We kept it so that it is not only giving the player a win, it is giving them more guaranteed free games.
“There are tons of re-triggers happening. Also, the coins in hold and spin are actually wilds which contribute to line wins as well. It is really a variation on sticky wilds. What we have done is attempt to combine what has done well in the past for us with what is doing well in the market today. I believe we have succeeded at that.”
Wild Legends Link Tiger and Wild Legends Link Jaguar each possess the ability to favorably impact time-on-device metrics in addition to giving all players the kind of experience which will lead to them playing again and again.
“Three features in each game and features that happen often,” Kesler concluded. “You are going to be seeing something interesting going on very frequently as a player, and each of the features has a good possibility of leading to some decent pays.”
Sound like a recipe for success?
