The Lioness
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You would be forgiven for thinking The Lioness slot developed by Armadillo Studios focuses on wild animals, but you would be wrong. Armadillo Studios introduce the Brazilian MMA fighter Amanda Nunes in a new series of slots from this studio.
About The Lioness
The Lioness is played on 6 reels with 40 active paylines. It’s available on desktop and mobile devices from 20p up to £100 per spin. In terms of RTP, it’s on the low side at 93.79%, but still, the volatility is set at medium, so wins will be more frequent. The top prize is not very high the most you can expect to win is 2,000x the bet.
Although the title may not be what you initially expected, the design and graphics are superb. It’s related to the sport of MMA fighting (mixed martial arts) and the detail in the design and features reflects this throughout.
The reels sit in the middle of the fencing around the ring and symbols include the low-value royal card suits, followed by a punch bag and gloves, and the Amanda Nunes character in various poses, these award between 0.55x up to 0.75x for a full payline.
Gameplay
Look out for the Amanda Nunes character symbols if three land stacked the Fight Feature triggers. Amanda appears and punches and kicks on screen and a multiplier increases between 2x and 7x.
If you land 4 or more Lioness symbols you trigger the Lioness Link feature (similar to the Hold&Win feature). You start with 3 respins on a grid with 24 positions. The Lioness scatters remain sticky for the duration of the spins, each additional scatters landing resets the respins back to 3. The standard Lioness scatter is worth between 1x and 10x the bet, but look out for the Lioness scatter with the mini, minor and major tab. This rewards 20x, 50x, and 100x the bet respectively. To win the Grand jackpot you’ll need to fill the entire grid (24 positions) with scatters for 1,000x the bet.
There is also a Champion scatter, 3 or more of these symbols landing on a spin triggers the free spins feature. You get 5 free spins and during the feature more stacked Amanda Nunes symbols are present, which helps trigger the Fight feature more often, the collected win multipliers are present in the feature leading to huge wins.
Verdict
The Lioness is an excellent slot packed with exciting features to help you win decent prizes. However, having a specific theme may not be for everyone, nevertheless, it pays out often, and with the addition of the win multipliers you could see a decent return on your bets.
