The developers depict the space theme with alien flights and space fights, but drones will be used as crewless aerial devices active on the farthest of planets and the riskiest of missions in the battle between humans and aliens.
The technical aspects of the game are a 3×5 grid, with 25 pay lines (not fixed, but adjustable), and a maximum win of 25000 coins (if the whole screen is full of drones – top paid symbol, and by playing at all 25 lines with max bet).
This slot has Medium Volatility with an RTP of 95.99%. The RTP doesn’t allow obtaining a positive mathematical expectation of winning in the casino. You can try this slot for free in the DEMO version, right here on our site. No registration is needed.
Personal testers’ opinion about Drone Wars slot
Drone Wars slot machine will be mainly amusing to sci-fi fans and Star Wars enthusiasts. We are not entirely sure if the developers were serious when creating this slot. Why? Because Drone Wars is one retro pathetic online game. Honestly, if in the 1960s online slots were already invented, this is how they would look. With bad visuals and poor sound effects, all of which become annoying after just 5 minutes of spinning.
Nowadays, Drone Wars is an absolutely unpopular game – at the last positions at some casino lobbies (ranked as 4827 from 4832 slots at one of the scanned casinos, and 7524 from 7555 at another). What more to say? Yes- the providers should know when to take down one game, for it tarnishes their reputation!
Review and recommendations by the testing team
- This fantasy, space wars theme game has a very ordinary design, graphics, and symbols style. With an RTP of 95.99%, the game is just under the industry average line. On the other hand, Drones Wars offers a wide betting range – for all 25 win lines spanning between 0.25 cents and 250 CAD. So, just like the old machines in the land-based casinos, here you can decide to play on as many lines you wish (sure, some players still value such optionality).
- Here the chance of getting any winning (hit) is just around 22%, i.e. get ready for mostly empty spins. Waiting for a bonus round to be triggered shouldn’t be exhausting, as that happens statistically after 102-105 spins. But certainly, like with most of the other games, 2 Scatters are dropping to tease you in almost every 5th spin. Overall, the results during our testing were not pleasing. The average amount of all our bonus payouts was only 29x the bet. We did manage to hit above 200x the bet, but just once.
- We established that we received a second bonus round in a concise term by not changing our initial bet, just after approximately 40 spins. The best result mentioned above we obtained at 100 and 180 coins on a spin. Also, we determined that the Free Spins game pays better from both different bonus games, so those who like greater risk, bigger prizes but don’t mind the lower probability of hit will be better choosing them. While players who prefer getting smaller but guaranteed prizes, better choose the assault mode.
- The game is not suitable for completing the wagering requirements, as it proves to not preserve the balance well in the base game (even with the smallest bets). Therefore it scored only 4.01 points (out of 10) on our wagering scale.
- All in all, this is one unattractive game (design-wise), with small prizes (paytable-wise), low potential (bonus games payouts-wise), which is not worth your time and real deposits. It would be better if you try it with free credits.
Hidden parameters and settings of the slot (data from the testing team)
- The frequency of triggering the bonus is statistically, every 102nd spin (0,98%).
- The probability of a hit (any winning) is 22,57%.
- The distribution of the winnings is 70% in the usual spins and 30% in the bonus feature.
- The maximum payout during the tests was 221x.
- The average winning from the bonus was 29x.
- Volatility is 4,22 out of 20 (average).
- Cycle length is average.
- The rating of the slot machine for the wagering is 4,01 out of 10.
- RTP of 95,99% allows getting a positive mathematical expectation at the casino.
Bonus games
3+ Scatters (black hole) trigger the Battle Plan. This plan has 2 options to choose from (unconditionally available):
- Game 1: Space Attack. 5 Free Spins, including extra Wild symbols, expanding to a whole reel. The Free Spins can be re-triggered.
- Game 2: Planetary Assault. Shooting at enemy drones (up to 20) with a blaster. Each destroyed drone brings a coin prize. Some hostile drones will counter shoot, damaging the player’s ship, which possesses 4 protective shields. The game ends when all 4 player’s shields are damaged. By successful action – the destruction of all 20 enemy drones, the player is rewarded with an extra prize of 50x the bet.
Settings
- Number of reels – 5
- Number of pay-lines – 25
- Cost of one coin – from 0.01 to 0.20
- Number of coins per line – 1-20
- The size range of rates – from 0.01 to 100
- Maximum winning – x1000 (5 Wilds and 5 symbols of Flying saucer).
- Wild symbol – yes (Sphere).
- Scatter – yes (Black Hole).
- Free spins – yes (5 free spins with an additional wild symbol triggers with the help of the bonus game).
- Bonus game – yes (3-5 scatters present free spins or the bonus game choices).
How to win at the Drone Wars slot machine? (Conclusion)
Our key advice is to always make try-outs in DEMO mode before starting to play with real money.
- We do not recommend playing this game with real money in general, considering the low RTP of the slot.
- We do not recommend this slot also for gambling in anticipation of winning a substantial amount of money.
- We do not recommend this slot to bonus hunters when attempting to fulfill the wagering requirements.
However, if you insist on playing on Drone Wars slot machine with real deposits:
- Play only for short sessions because of the great unpredictability here. Drone Wars can produce some decent winnings but also can run down your entire budget without any chance of a good win, regardless of your healthy starting capital (200x +). The recommended stake is, as usual, 1/500 of your bankroll.
- It is wise not to change your initial bet size and the number of playing lines; if you do – the game cycle gets broken. However, the chance of bonus round recurrence is reduced immediately, i.e. the slot considers your session as just starting from the beginning.
Get ready to leave your session:
- After receiving 1-2 good payouts (100x-150x total bets) – regardless if they were a result of the base spins or any of the 2 bonus games. In most cases, it has been detected that after twice such payout, the machine gulps down the balance without an opportunity to recover.
- After doubling your beginning capital.
- After reducing your initial funds by 30%.
