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Slot Review: Rapunzel

Rapunzel is a classic fairytale, one of those stories that we all remember from our childhoods. Who could forget the fabled story of the princess with the golden hair long enough to climb like a ladder into the tower where she was imprisoned by a jealous and evil witch? Legend has it that Rapunzel took her name from a certain type of lettuce that was stolen from the witch’s garden by the princess’s father as a late-night treat for his pregnant wife who was craving it. The online slot game named after Rapunzel is definitely one of the girliest pokies we’ve reviewed in a long while. Overflowing with pink flowers and the pastel blues and yellows of a Mother Goose tome, this game will undoubtedly appeal visually to gamblers of the feminine persuasion. But the progressive jackpot and high-stakes bets will very likely draw manlier gamers, even if they choose not to admit to their friends what they have been playing!

Rapunzel was made by the Real Time Gaming software firm, and can be found on some of the fine RTG-powered casinos on the World Wide Web. This online slot sports five reels and twenty paylines. Coin values kick off at just a penny – good news for the cheapskates among us!- and go up to five dollars. Max coins is set at a value of twenty, or one coin playable per payline for a maximum per-spin wager of one hundred dollars. There is a progressive jackpot, which grows incrementally with each bet that is not a winner. Rapunzel has a small progressive pot, but this means that it pays out more often than its massive peers. There is also a free practice mode, for those who like to experience a game without risking their bankroll first!

In the background of this online slot, you’ll see the flowing curtain of Rapunzel’s long hair, along with birds and flowers. It’s a very girly, pastoral setting that perfectly fits a fairytale theme. The images on the reels are similarly evocative: you’ll see Rapunzel herself, her handsome prince, her hairbrush, her mirror, and the pair of scissors that ultimately liberate her from dragging around twenty feet of hair at all times! When you make a winning combination, the princess smiles at you in animated beauty. There is also tinkly, dreamlike music playing as you spin.

The icon of the handsome prince is the wild symbol for this slot game. It can stand in for any other icon on the reels in a winning combination. If the prince finishes a combination, he multiplies its normal payout by two. If the prince finishes a combination during a free spin, the winnings are multiplied by SIX! Rapunzel herself is the scatter symbol, and the only icon the prince cannot replace. If three of these images appear anywhere on the reels during a single spin, you win fifteen free spins. All wins – minus the prince’s wild wins – are tripled during the free spin period, which is retriggerable. Rapunzel is also the jackpot symbol.

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