Basic Rules
- Side Strike is a 5×4 video slot played on 40 paylines.
- Wins are formed by landing identical symbols on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel to the right.
- All wins are shown in currency.
- Malfunction voids all pays and plays.
- Only the highest win is paid per winning combination.
- Wins on multiple lines are added together.
- Special reels are in play during the Free Spins feature.
- Wild substitutes for all symbols except Strike collectors.
- This game has a maximum potential win limit of 10000x your bet.
Feature Spots
- Both sides of the reels have feature spots, 1 on each row, 8 in total.
- During the base game, at least 1 feature spot will be filled with a reel side feature.
Features:
- Cash Prizes
- Prize multipliers: x0.5, x1, x1.5, x2, x3, x5, x7, x10, x15, x20, x25 bet.
- Expanding Wild
- Wild will expand horizontally from the arrow collector position to the feature spot. The arrow collector will turn to a wild as well.
- Free Spins
- Awarded as 6, 9, or 15 free spins. Available in the base game only.
Strike Arrow Collectors
- To collect a reel side feature, a STRIKE collector arrow facing the same direction and on the same row of the reel side feature must land on the reels.
Types of Collectors:
- Left Strike Arrow Collector
- Faces the left reel side only and may land on reels 1 and 2 only.
- Double Strike Arrow Collector
- Faces both sides of the reels and may land on reel 3 only.
- Right Strike Arrow Collector
- Faces the right reel side only and may land on reels 4 and 5 only.
- A STRIKE arrow collector by itself does not pay.
- Cash prize wins are added to the total win.
Free Spins
- Collecting the free spins reel side feature during the base game will award 6, 9, or 15 free spins respectively.
- During free spins, only double STRIKE arrow collectors will appear.
- Along with cash prizes and expanding wilds, new reel side features are available only during free spins.
Additional Features:
- Multiplier
- Free spins start with a total win multiplier of x1.
- Every STRIKE collect of a multiplier reel side feature increases the total multiplier by +1.
- The total win multiplier stays in place until the end of the free spins rounds.
- Retrigger
- Collecting +1, +2, or +3 awards +1, +2, or +3 extra spins respectively.
- The total win multiplier applies to all wins.
- The bet is the same as the game that triggered the feature.
Side Bet (Where Available)
- Available in the base game only: Side bet increases your current bet by 2x.
- Chances to trigger Free Spins and STRIKE feature are more than doubled.
- The RTP for Side Bet is shown in-game.
Paytable
- Winnings per symbol are calculated for a bet amount of £0.20.
- The RTP is shown in-game.
Symbols:
- Wild Symbol
- x5: £2.00
- x4: £0.50
- x3: £0.25
- Other Symbols:
- Blue Gem:
- x5: £2.00
- x4: £0.50
- x3: £0.25
- Gold Bar:
- x5: £1.00
- x4: £0.30
- x3: £0.20
- Red Seven:
- x5: £0.75
- x4: £0.20
- x3: £0.15
- Clover:
- x5: £0.50
- x4: £0.15
- x3: £0.10
- A, K, Q, J, 10:
- Winnings vary from £0.25 to £0.04, depending on the number of symbols.
- The paytable adjusts according to the current bet configuration.
- Blue Gem:
Side Strike Free Play Explained
A Side Strike free play or demo mode is often used by players to learn how a slot works before wagering. Since this option isn’t available on our site, we provide the essential information straight from the game instead. By reviewing these details, you’ll understand how Side Strike operates without needing to access a demo. This page gives you a straightforward breakdown of its main features as an alternative to free play.
