What a Hoot Slot

They are categorically funnier and not so wicked specimens. Microgaming Company released this 9 paylines game in 2010, based on Low Volatility and short cycle construction.

The developer didn’t furnish the slot with Free Spins or other bonus round, but to compensate it one way or another, they provided the slot with an RTP of 96.94% (in a long-distance). 25 000 coins – are for grabs for a full screen of the top value symbol (the game logo) – translating in 555x the total bet via max stake. That is the highest outlook of the slot. Nothing larger, as there are also no multipliers here.

You can try the What a Hoot online slot for free, without registration in the DEMO mode on our page.

Personal testers’ opinion about What a Hoot slot

• When building games in the last decade, Microgaming had only one colour palette: bright and cheerful. So, no matter what the game design – the hues and the vividness were all identical. This What a Hoot game makes no exclusion. That is one of the very few good things we can say about this game. These colours and the gameplay simplicity are the only 2 reasons we see why the machine is still somewhat popular among a large group of gambling fans.
• One colleague recently disclosed as a joke that What a Hoot is nominated for the worst Microgaming slot ever. Wait a moment, what about all the re-skins and clones of the same math model? Do you think that the Big Top slot, Carnaval slot, Vinyl Countdown, and Lucky Twins slot are different? You misjudged my friend!
• No need to waste more words on what Microgaming is doing. They all belong to a long line of re-skins (we honestly don’t know which is the ‘mother’ game), but what they all make clear is that the developer did start with this inglorious practice long ago, and now 10-15 years later still impose on us such faulty refrain. Where is the giant genius of the industry pioneer and creative titanium? Who are we to think we can influence or change something?

Back to the current 9-liner.

• Cheap paytable and uneventful spinning. The Wilds and Scatters of the game are the biggest ‘ lemons’ of the game – Wilds don’t pay, only substitute, Scatters – do pay (but low – just 50x the total bet for 5OAK), and don’t launch any feature. As we mentioned above, the logo is the top symbol and 5OAK on a pay line brings the highest outlook of the slot directly. The remaining 9 paid symbols carry the amount of 66x to 11x the total bet all for 5OAK. The game plays tedious, with nothing to unfold and nothing to battle the lethargy.
• We had to think earnestly to extract anything positive. Regardless of the generous RTP published (theoretical number, as we notice here), the game produces scanty winnings (by anybody’s standard) – only 30x – 40x the total bet, which makes it even less attractive. Just once, during an awful lot of sessions of ours n the What a Hoot slot machine, have we managed to win 99x our bet, which is also so-so.
• With this plenty of return and tempered risk, the game can be somewhat suited for the absolute beginners, who had never played at any casino. Once they discover that a game ‘can have some Free Spins round,’ even they will refuse to launch What a Hoot again. Why the slot still has its loyal audience and remains reasonably high (around place 3000) in the general Slot rank is a complete mystery to us. However, we leave good recommendations for fulfilling the bonus requirements, as the wagering score here is above 5 index points.

Hidden parameters of the slot (data from the testing team)

• The probability of a hit (any winning) is 39%.
• The distribution of the winnings is 100% in the usual spins.
• The maximum payout during the tests was 99x.
• Volatility is 3,12 out of 20 (low).
• The cycle length is short.
• The rating of the slot machine for the wagering is 5,25 out of 10.
• RTP of 96,94% allows getting a positive mathematical expectation at the casino.

Features

• Wild – tree with blinkers – (not paid) substitutes for all other 10 symbols but not for the Scatter jar.
• Fireflies harvesting jar is the Scatter – 3, 4, or 5 of them will not activate Free Spins as you would anticipate, but pay 2x, 10x or 50x the total bet, respectively, wherever scattered they land on the reels.

Settings

• Provider – Microgaming
• Payment lines – 9 (fixed)
• Volatility – Low
• The default range of bets – 2.25 to 45 CAD
• Playing field – 3х5
• The maximum winning is – 555x the total bet
• Bonuses – No
• Free Spins – No
• Jackpot – No
• RTP – 96.94% (allows getting a positive mathematical expectation of winning at the casino)