Duck Hunters

Duck Hunters: Slot Overview

Duck hunting is one of those pastimes that splits people right down the middle. Some see it as a time-honored tradition, a chance to get out in the great outdoors, bond with family, and bring home dinner. Others see it as blasting defenseless birds out of the sky in an act of senseless brutality. Whatever side of the debate you land on, Nolimit City has locked and loaded its take on the sport with Duck Hunters- a game that doesn't just take aim at waterfowl but also fires off a few cheeky shots at American redneck culture.

While Duck Hunters doesn't go full Land of the Free, it still leans into the backwoods aesthetic with an unmistakable nod to shows like Duck Dynasty. It’s got the beards, the guns, the camo, everything short of a reality TV crew. There's even a touch of Big Stack Lumberjack to the visuals, though this one's more about autumnal chaos than pure beauty. Of course, being a Nolimit City slot, the humor is sharp but not quite as grotesque as some of their past work. Expect clever gags and cultural jabs rather than outright toilet humor - though with NLC, you never know when they'll pull the trigger on that, too.

Magnifying glasses out now, and it won't take long for players to deduce a clear link running from Duck Hunters all the way back to Pragmatic Play's candy slot, Sugar Rush. However, unlike Sugar Rush, this is a scatter pays slot where winning combinations are created when 8 or more identical symbols land anywhere on the 6x5 gaming grid. This system feeds an RTP of 96.05% at its top configuration and is powered by a highly volatile math model. Numerous betting options abound while base stake selection is 20 c to $/€100.

A beer can, a bottle of liquor, a crossbow, a nest of eggs, and a duck with a rifle are the lower paying symbols, while 4 characters (is that Hillary?) are the high pays. Scatter wins of 8-9 in size pay 0.1 to 0.3 times the bet, up to 1 to 5 times the bet for 12+ OAK. Duck Hunters actually comes bundled with a wild symbol, too, substituting for any of the regular pays.

Duck Hunters: Slot Features

Central to the Duck Hunters experience is the scatter pays mechanic. After wins appear, the winning symbols are removed, and symbols drop in to fill the board, repeating till no new win hits. In addition, an x2 multiplier is added to each position where a symbol was removed. If a multiplier already existed there and that position gets a win on the next drop, its multiplier is doubled - up to a maximum of x8,192.

xWays & Infectious Ways

xWays symbols transform into a regular pay symbol and increase the position multiplier by 2, 4, or 8 times. Infectious xWays symbols infect all of the other matching symbols on the reel area to expand to the same size. If more than one xWays or Infectious xWays symbol lands, they all transform into the same symbol.

Bomb

An exploding Bomb symbol removes all adjacent regular pay symbols in a 3x3 pattern. The symbol multiplier is doubled on positions affected by the Bomb. Bombs explode before the next collapse, and scatters as well as wilds are unaffected.

Duck Hunt Spins

Hitting 3 scatter symbols triggers 7 free Duck Hunt Spins where position multipliers remain in place during the round. Landing a +1 Shot symbol awards an extra free spin. Before Duck Hunt Spins starts, one of these upgrades is randomly awarded:

• Upgraded xWays - xWays symbols are replaced by Infectious xWays.
• Upgraded Bomb - an exploding Bomb removes pay symbols in a 5x5 pattern.
• Extra +2 Shots - a +2 Shots symbol replaces the +1 Shot symbol.

Hawk Eye Spins

Landing 4 scatter symbols awards 8 Hawk Eye Spins. The rules are the same as Duck Hunt Spins except 2 upgrades are randomly awarded.

Big Game Spins

Landing 5 scatter symbols awards 10 Big Game Spins. The rules are the same as Duck Hunt Spins except all 3 upgrades are awarded.

Extra Spin

Players may get the chance to buy an additional spin when a round ends. The additional spin keeps the position multipliers of the previous spin. The cost is calculated based on the position multipliers. Scatters do not land on the extra spin.

Nolimit Boosters

Duck Hunters' Nolimit Boosters are the xBet which makes it 5 times more likely to trigger free spins by guaranteeing a scatter on the second reel for 2x the bet, Day 2 Spins where the initial multiplier on all positions is x2 for 2.8x the bet, Day 64 Spins where the initial multiplier on all positions is 90x the bet, and Day 1024 Spins where the initial multiplier on all positions is x1,024 for 3,000x the bet.

Nolimit Bonus Buy

Players may buy their way into Duck Hunt Spins for 70x the bet, Hawk Eye Spins for 200x the bet, Big Game Spins for 600x the bet, or a Lucky Draw for 235x the bet.

Duck Hunters: Slot Verdict

Obviously, there are one or two direct links to Pragmatic Play's Sugar Rush slots happening here. No amount of covering everything over with duck shooting has disguised that fact. Therefore, if the thought of studios copying other studios' work makes your gorge rise then prepare for some blood boiling. Or, if you're of the opinion that everyone copies everyone anyway, then no issue. Besides, Nolimit City has really taken the structure of Sugar Rush and slapped a whole lot of its own substances on there. Not just gameplay features but the optional gambling opportunities are vast, allowing for a real thrill ride or an excruciating nose dive (or something in between), depending on the outcome. The same can be said about Duck Hunters in general, really, being a slot bristling with attitude and roller coaster generatable features.

One that springs to mind is the Day 1024 Spins booster. Yowza. Starting each position with an x1,024 multiplier is borderline insanity, and few studios would even consider such a move. You do pay for the chance, though, at 3,000x the bet for a spin, making it an interesting, if expensive, way someone can work out real quick whether they're lucky or not. For gamblers not keen on taking such an all-or-nothing punt, patience meshed with a healthy dose of luck can lead them in the same or similar direction if enough repeat wins occur on multiplier highlighted positions. This system was a delight when Sugar Rush introduced it, and it's a delight in Duck Hunters, as well.

After studying SR's blueprints, Nolimit City has coated the game in layers of its own unique personality through a humorous theme and classic NLC features such as tweaked xWays and Infectious xWays. Mixing all that with a scatter pays system, and a max win of 30,000x means Duck Hunters has all the makings of a hugely entertaining slot, a bit borrowed, a bit new, but wholly Nolimit City, well, kind of wholly.