What a Hoot Slot

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They look good, looking much better than most other games of the same age. However, that's about all that I can say about What A Hoot. Play wise and pay wise, it is not much different from the other 9 payliners. You either get a good win early on, or you end with nothing till the end, just like it did for me.

The Wild symbol is rather muted in appearance, looking dull and not as vibrant as it should be. It is a totally dumb Wild symbol that doesn't pay anything for itself, it doesn't double any wins with it, it doesn't become stacked or expanded, and all it does is to substitute for other symbols except the Scatter symbol. The Scatter symbol pays a very low 50x the total bet for getting 5 of them, but getting 3 or more of these Scatters don't trigger any free spins, because there aren't any free spins in this game. What a shame. The logo 'What A Hoot' pays 5000x, the Red Bird pays 600x, the Yellow Bird pays 500x, the Blue Bird pays 300x, the White Bird pays 250x, and the Fruits pay from 150x to 100x, all per line bet for getting 5 of each kind. A very low paytable for a 9-paylines game.

I like the size of even the small payouts if they actually hit, but other than that, I do not have much good to say about this game. I have never landed on 5 of a kind for What a Hoot, Brown Owl, Yellow, or Scatter. The closest I have come was 4 yellow Owls.

Anybody who does enjoy this game could also just choose to play the more recent "Lucky Twins" slot too, which has an identical paytable matched with a new symbol set and updated user interface, bringing the basic mechanics of this game bang up to date.

If you like nine line games and are happy with a maximum jackpot of 1,000x your stake then you might get a kick out of this game. I respect it as a decent effort for it's time, though I'm shocked to learn that even two decades ago Microgaming was already copying their games relentlessly, rebranding them and re-releasing instead of putting out brand new machines. I honestly thought it was a recent phenomenon as well!

I can't believe that any normal player may even want to give this game a try, except for giving it a few spins. At $2.25 a spin, I gave What A Hoot just 10 spins to see how it would play and pay. And guess what, not one single spin paid anything! What a blardy money-eating game it turned out to be! Just like most of the other 9-paylines Microgaming games too, and I really hate them!

I haven't actually been counting until about 2 months ago, and started counting What A Hoot about 1 month ago. I have spun at $4.50 2000 times at at $9.00 1000 times. That is a run through of $19,000. I generally play in spin cycles of 100, 200, 300, and 400. Of course, if I were to hit a 5 of a kind on any substantial payout, I would play out the current cycle, log my notes and either stop for a while or go to another game. In all honesty, if I was paid out 1/3 of the $19,000, I still may be exaggerating to the upside. It is difficult to judge payout on limited spins, so I try not to make judgement based on small numbers of spins, choosing to wait until I have at least 2000 or more in.

I do not like the music.

I dislike that there is no feature or bonus. Considering it's a 9 line game, it is sadly omitting a couple features that would make a 9 line game far more enticing.

I do not like the jump from $4.50 to $9.00 wagers. I think $4.50 is too low and generally like to start at $6.00 - $7.50 for games. I rarely go higher unless it's a re=spin game where the sky is the limit.