xWays Hoarder xSplit Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

xWays Hoarder xSplit Review

While other studios are busy studying Greek mythology or Ancient Rome for their backstory, NoLimit City is contemplating the amount of shit a male produces with an average life-expectancy of 76 years. The 11,030x potential is literally a reflection of that number (in kilograms), and it triggers the ‘King of Waste’ big win feature when cracked.

Talk about being too successful to ‘give a shite’ anymore, but please do understand that we mean this in the best possible way. xWays Hoarder xSplit is another stunningly good release from the crafty studio, building on the already established and successful xWays feature, while also adding a brand new and innovative xSplit Wild to the mix.

xWays Hoarder xSplit Slot - Reels Screen

xWays Hoarder xSplit Features

xWays symbols can land on the 3 middle reels only, and they always reveal 2 to 4 instances of a randomly selected matching pay symbol. If you land multiple xWays symbols, they all reveal the same matching symbol.

The newcomer, xSplit Wilds, can land during base game play only, and this symbol will only appear on reels 3, 4 and 5. Whenever they land, all symbols to the left on the same row are split in two. If an xWays symbol is split by the xSplit Wild, the value of the xWays symbol is doubled for every split. The xSplit turns into a regular wild, and this wild can also be split by a new xSplit symbol.

You trigger the Bunker Raid Bonus Round when you land 3 or 4 Fallout Scatters anywhere on reels 2 to 5.

This awards 7 or 10 Bunker Raid Spins, respectively. However, if a scatter is split by an xSplit Wild, it turns into a Super Scatter. If you trigger the bonus round with a Super Scatter involved, the Super Scatter and the symbols below turn into sticky xWays symbols.

All xWays symbols you land during the bonus round are sticky for the duration of the feature, and they also award +1 extra spin. The xWays symbols drop down to the bottom row, or the lowest xWays symbol on that reel, and it will then merge with any sticky xWays symbol already present.

xWays symbols are also collected in a meter, and you reach a new ‘Hoarder Level’ for every 3 you land. Each new Hoarder level removes the lowest remaining character (premium) and object (low value) symbol from the reels.

Starting at level zero, the bonus round comes with 3 Hoarder levels on top of that.

If you manage to reach the top of the Hoarder meter, the whole feature shifts to the Wasteland Free Spins round. Only 4 symbols will land during this top-tier bonus round, namely the 2 highest value character/premium symbols and the 2 highest value object symbols.

The 9 xWays symbols you’ve gathered on the 3 middle reels will now merge to form a mega symbol that covers the entire 3 middle reels per free spin. Each of the merged xWays symbols still come with a symbol count of x2 to x4 however, multiplying with each other per spin to generate potentially massive payouts.

Non-UK players can take advantage of the Bonus Buy feature with the following options:

• Bunker Raid Spins with 7 free spins costs 95x your stake with a 96.38 % RTP.
• Bunker Raid Spins with 10 free spins costs 180x your stake with a 96.38 % RTP.
• Wasteland Free Spins with 7 free spins costs 777x your stake with a 96.68 % RTP.
• Random Mystery option costs 218x your stake with a 96.5% RTP.

In this context, it’s good to keep in mind that the Bonus Round triggers organically once every 307 spins on average.

The 200 Spins xWays Hoarder xSplit Experience

We purchase the random bonus round option pretty soon after the video starts, and this gave us 10 bunker raid spins. We landed quite a few xWays symbols, and this kept the feature going for a good while. One big win followed another, and we will definitely be back for more. Check it all out for yourself in the 8-and-a-half-minute highlights video below.

Review Summary

Despite the very mundane theme, and down-to-earth subject matter, it’s almost like NoLimit City is following some kind of divine plan with their releases. Far from being a flagship title, not least due to the lower-than-usual 11,030x potential (calling it “shitty” would be over-the-top), xWays Hoarder xSplit is still lightyears ahead of what most other developers, not to say all of them, churn out every month.

It’s fascinating to see how this creative bunch manages to build on top of already successful features, this time with the innovative xSplit Wild and the merging xWays symbols. Because of all the finesse, the game sounds rather complicated when you read about it.

However, it’s really all about building up merged xWays symbols on the 3 middle reels, and hopefully get to the top-tier bonus round where pretty much any line-up generates a big win.

Pros

• xWays symbols on reels 2 to 4
• Brand new xSplit Wilds feature
• Upgradable bonus round w/ merging xWays
• Win up to 11,030x your stake
• 4 bonus buy options (not for UK)

Cons

• Beware of customizable RTP ranges
• Bonus round frequency is 1 in 307 spins

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Infectious 5 xWays - is a volatile superhero release from NoLimit City, and it revolves around the innovative Infectious xWays feature that can award up to 110,592 win ways. You can look forward to 2 unique bonus rounds, as well as a Super bonus round where you can win up to 55,555x your stake.

Nitropolis 2 - is set in a somewhat similar dystopian future, and this ELK follow-up title comes with up to 12 Nitro Reels that can explode the ways to win up to an eye-watering 191 million. The Nitro Booster top reel awards 8 unique modifiers, and you can win up to 10,000x in the sticky nitro reels bonus round.

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