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Introduction to Crossy Road

Crossy Road is a video game-themed online casino slot machine developed by Yggdrasil Gaming in collaboration with Hipster Whale, a studio behind the original mobile game of the same name. Released in 2020, this 5-reel, 3-row, and 243-ways-to-win slot is inspired by the popular endless runner-style mobile game that has gained worldwide recognition since its release in 2014.

Game Crossy Road demo Theme

The Crossy Road slot maintains a nostalgic feel reminiscent of classic arcade games. Players will embark on an immersive journey across various urban environments, such as suburban neighborhoods, high school campuses, and even the woods at night. Each level comes with distinctive design elements that correspond to different levels from the original game. The backdrop transitions between day and night modes throughout the gameplay.

Game Design

The slot boasts a well-crafted, pixelated visual style consistent with its mobile counterpart’s aesthetic. Although simplified for the online audience, this graphic adaptation complements Yggdrasil Gaming’s signature style while paying homage to Hipster Whale’s creative direction. Audio-wise, authentic sounds from the original Crossy Road game have been incorporated into the slot machine.

Symbols and Paytable

The Crossy Road slot features a total of 25 symbols across its reels. These include various animals (e.g., chicken, rabbit), high school students in sports attire (male soccer players, female basketball players), suburban inhabitants (man with coffee, woman reading book), and vehicles from the original game. All these elements will appear on the main game grid as part of winning combinations.

The symbols are grouped into five different levels of rewards, ranging from low to high-paying ones:

1. Basic animals (pigeon, squirrel) – 2-100 coins
2. High school students and suburban inhabitants – 5-250 coins
3. Vehicles (bus, skateboarder) – 10-500 coins
4. Premium animals (chicken, dog) – 20-750 coins
5. High-paying characters (basketball player, man with coffee) – 50-1000 coins

Wild and Scatter symbols have also been integrated to provide bonus-winning opportunities.

Payout Structure

Winning combinations are created by aligning three or more identical symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost one. The payouts for each winning combination depend on the symbol involved:

• Basic animals (pigeon, squirrel) offer up to 100 coins
• High school students and suburban inhabitants provide up to 250 coins
• Vehicles (bus, skateboarder) can win up to 500 coins
• Premium animals (chicken, dog) range from 750-1500 coins
• High-paying characters (basketball player, man with coffee) are worth between 1000-2000 coins

In addition to the basic game payout structure, Crossy Road features other special symbols that contribute to generating rewards.

Wild Symbol

The Wild symbol is depicted by a pixelated image of the original game’s character. This Wild substitutes for any other standard symbol in winning combinations and expands vertically across an entire reel if it appears as part of three or more scatter symbols.

When used, these Wilds can significantly boost payouts due to their ability to increase line wins on reels two through four during free spin rounds when expanding as described below.

Scatter Symbol

Represented by the Crossy Road logo, Scatter pays 10-20 coins for two-to-five consecutive appearances. The five-scatter reward of up to 2000 is only obtainable via an added bonus feature that triggers a multiplier payout at the conclusion of each free spin round when six scatters occur.

Bonus Features

Two unique features – Crossing Roadways Feature , which can happen randomly during main game and freespin rounds – offers rewards by turning single symbols into four winning combinations and increasing line wins for any 3-4 matched basic animal or high school student/sport player character across an expanded reel.

Additionally, there are also specific in-game bonus features that provide up-to-the-minute real money bonuses when three of the five scatters land at once (anywhere on reels).