Produced by Hacksaw Gaming, the online slot machine known as Pug Life presents players with a captivating 5-reel and 4-row layout, offering 16 ways to win. This design choice provides players with numerous opportunities to achieve wins, with the potential to secure a maximum payout of 7,500 times their initial bet. The game maintains a balanced level of excitement with medium volatility, promising a mix of regular payouts and the potential for substantial rewards.
Regular wins in Pug Life occur when matching symbols align along a payline, initiating from the first reel and extending over consecutive reels. The low-paying symbols include 10-A card icons, with values ranging from 1 to 2 times the bet for landing five-of-a-kind. The high-paying symbols comprise mice, birds, cats, and two endearing doggies, offering rewards of 4 to 10 times the stake for achieving five-of-a-kind. Adding to the excitement, treat symbols serve as wilds, appearing anywhere on the reels to substitute for normal pay symbols. When five Treats align along a line, they are worth 10 times the bet.
Treat symbols not only act as wilds but also bring multipliers when they land. There are three types of Treats—Biscuit, Bone, and Steak—each with its own set of multipliers. Biscuits can have x2, x3, or x4 multipliers, Bones can carry x5, x10, x15, or x20 multipliers, while Steaks boast x25, x50, x75, x100, x150, or x200 multipliers. Moreover, if three Treats land anywhere on the reels during the base game, the Treat Yo'self bonus round is triggered. The Treat symbols that activate this feature are locked and carry over into the bonus round.
Another notable symbol in Pug Life is the Dawg's Den scatter. Landing 3 or more of these scatters triggers The Dawg's Den feature. Each scatter reveals either a 3 or a 4, and the total number unveiled determines the number of free spins awarded. In this feature, no immediate wins are granted. Instead, the value of all winning combinations is accumulated at the top of the reels, along with the sum of any landed Treat multipliers.
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