StakeLogic Ups the Ante with Classic Joker 6 Reels Slot

New 6 reel slots game is a classic fruit machine with jokers wild.

Did you ever hear the phrase “It’s all in the name”? StakeLogic, a digital slots development firm with Novamatic, has taken the term quite literally. Its latest creation, released on October 1, 2018, is called Classic Joker 6 Reels. You can gather all the basic details about it from that name. It’s got “6 reels”. It’s a “classic” fruit machine. And the “jokers” are wild.

Dig a little deeper, though, and it’s more interesting than you might think. For instance, those that haven’t been around too many StakeLogic online casinos in the past may not realize Classic Joker 6 Reels is actually the latest edition in a Joker-themed series of fruit machines. Its predecessors include Power Joker 5 Reels, Joker Win Time, Joker Fortune and Twin Joker.

While the use of Jokers is quite common at StakeLogic, in three years of digital slots development, this marks the first time the company has endowed a game with 6 reels. Let’s take a closer look at the other features they’ve piled into this uniquely-classic fruit machine.

New 6 Reel Slots Game – Classic Joker 6 Reels

Symbolically, this latest release is as classic as it gets. The base symbols include the 7, bell, watermelon, plum, orange, lemon and cherries. However, its pay lines are anything but standard. There are 20 of them, and they don’t necessarily run left-to-right. They are only made up of three positions each; some starting at the left, some the right, others in the middle, and a few that run diagonally in each direction.

Otherwise, it’s a fairly straight forward game. Lining up three matching symbols on a line instigates a win. The Joker is wild and substitutes for any other symbol to help create those wins.

Landing 3 Jokers on the same payline activates the game’s special Mystery Bonus, wherein the player instantly receives a random payout scaling from 1,000 to 6,000 coins. The Mystery Bonus isn’t so easy to activate, however, as the Joker symbols can only appear on reels 2, 3, 4 or 5. That means only 10 of the 20 paylines are capable of stopping on a trio of Jokers.

Super Meter Mode Feature

Classic Joker 6 Reels does not offer a traditional gamble feature or free spins bonus. Instead, it’s endowed with a unique function called Super Meter Mode. Like a gamble feature, it only becomes active following a winning spin. Players must win a minimum of 40 coins to activate the feature, and will always have the option of pressing Collect to take their winnings, or spinning the reels to stay in the enhanced mode.

Super Meter Mode is also akin to gamble features because you can’t lose more than you won from the triggering spin. You must wager 4x the base game bet (40 coins). If the Super Meter coin balance drops below 40 coins at any time, the feature ends and the player is returned to the base game.

What makes Super Meter Mode so attractive is its similarity to free spins. When active, the game’s RTP increases, offering better odds of hitting winning combinations. The win rate is further elevated by the fact that wild Jokers appear stacked during this feature.

All in all, this new 6 reel slots game is an exciting title with some interesting twists. It’s got an overall RTP of 95%. It’s obvious in the base game that the RTP is lower, but conversely exhilarating when Super Meter delivers a palpably higher win rate. I would not recommend playing without Super Meter for the mere fact that you’re losing out on the higher RTP. The trick—as is true of all gambling—is to knowing when stop and collect your winnings!