Black Bull: Slot Overview
Of all the rodeo sports participated in today, bull riding has
to be one of the more 🌻 spectacular. Not many people would want to be in the same pen as
one of those nostril-snorting monsters, but brave 🌻 riders strap themselves on and
attempt to last at least 8 seconds without being bucked off. Some of those beasts 🌻 can
buck alright, and it takes a certain kind of person to even think about wanting to ride
one. It 🌻 also takes a certain person to want to fire up Black Bull, an online slot from
software developer Pragmatic Play. 🌻 This is an American nature slot full of wild
animals, dreamy landscapes, and a money symbol collection feature.
If you've ever
🌻 played Pragmatic Play's slot Treasure Wild, then you'll have a good handle on the
features and mechanics on offer in 🌻 Black Bull since they are more or less the same. On
the theme side of things, Black Bull has a 🌻 Wild West, US Prairie thing going on. So, if
you are accustomed to a game like Wolf Gold, then Black 🌻 Bull's set-up should feel
familiar. A 5-reel, 4-row, 20 payline game grid has been placed out in a prairie/desert
destination, 🌻 where birds caw and the sky blazes as the sun sets (or rises). It's all
pretty mainstream stuff, and the 🌻 most rootin'-tootin' thing about Black Bull is its
enjoyably energetic rock-infused soundtrack.
Riding a bucking bull has got to be
something 🌻 of a volatile experience, and so is Black Bull, Pragmatic Play slapping on a
4 out 5 rating in terms 🌻 of volatility. The RTP is variable, ranging from a maximum
default value of 96.51% moving down to a minimum of 🌻 94.24%, market dependent. Stakes of
20 p/c toR$/€100 can be selected, and players can cling to the virtual bull on 🌻 any
device they prefer.
Collecting money symbols is one of Black Bull's highlights, made
more so in free spins due to 🌻 a progressive element. Until then, the other way of
extracting coins is to hit line wins, made up of three 🌻 to five matching symbols. All
pay symbols pay in adjacent reels, left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. Jack
🌻 to Ace card royals are up first, worth 2x the bet when a five-of-a-kind win lands.
These symbols are followed 🌻 by lizards, a horned creature, an eagle, a wolf, and a black
bull as the most valuable of the lot. 🌻 Hitting a five of a kind premium win is worth a
payout of 4-25 times the stake.
Black Bull: Slot Features
Two 🌻 other key symbols in
Black Bull are the wild and the money symbol. When money symbols land, they display a
🌻 random value of 0.5 to 50 times the total bet. Money symbol values get collected when
wild symbols also land. 🌻 Every money symbol value is collected by each wild symbol in
view. As well as collecting money symbol awards, wilds 🌻 can also substitute for all
normal pay symbols and are worth the same as the bull premium when making winning 🌻 wild
lines.
Free Spins
Landing 6-11 money symbols awards 6 free spins, 12-17 money symbols
get you 8 free spins, while 18-20 🌻 money symbols in view triggers 10 free spins. Before
free spins begin, all values from the triggering money symbols are 🌻 collected and stored
as the starting value for the bonus round's progressive feature.
During the round, when
money symbols land, they 🌻 add their value to the collected amount, and when wilds hit,
each one awards the current collected value. In addition, 🌻 for every 6 money symbols
that land during the bonus round, +2 free spins are awarded.
If you'd prefer not to
🌻 wait for 6+ money symbols to land on their own, and the opportunity is there, players
can elect to buy 🌻 free spins for the cost of 75 times the stake. The RTP when buying
free spins increases to 96.69%.
Black Bull: 🌻 Slot Verdict
Taken holistically, Black Bull
is a step up from Treasure Wild, which was woefully underwhelming in many regards.
Black 🌻 Bull has a lot more life to it, and not just because of its high-paying animal
symbols. The theme, if 🌻 cliched, has been handled well, which is to be expected, really,
given Pragmatic Play's expertise in designing North American outdoor 🌻 slots. Visually it
ticks the right box, but it's the music that really brought the game to life. Close
your 🌻 eyes, and you can literally imagine steaks sizzling on a BBQ, a neighbour tossing
out cans of root beer from 🌻 an ice box, fireworks exploding in the distance, while Old
Glory flutters in a warm July breeze. Yeah, it sounds 🌻 like the US of A.
Mute the game,
and Black Bull starts to wilt as its gameplay just isn't all that 🌻 strong. The base game
follows a standard money symbol collection formula, but things can heat up in free
spins thanks 🌻 to the progressive aspect. It could be interesting having a decent chunk
of change sitting in the pot, getting doled 🌻 out whenever a wild symbol hits. Like the
previous slot, Treasure Wild, Black Bull has the same win cap of 🌻 4,500x the bet.
However, Black Bull does have a much more favourable max win probability, though, of 1
in 1,140,698.
Compared 🌻 to much of the competition, those aren't bad odds, all things
considered. Black Bull's other stats, such as RTP, are 🌻 solid as well. When factoring in
the head-bobbing tunes and the comforting visuals, there should be a certain level of
🌻 entertainment value for the right person here. Pragmatic Play has put the features to
better use this time around, and 🌻 Black Bull might appeal to players keen on a Big Bass
Bonanza alternative or have had it up to here 🌻 with fish.
