Heidi's Bier Haus Free Play in Demo Mode by WMS

Heidi’s BierHaus review

Theme and Story Line

Welcome to Heidi’s Bier Haus, where Heidi, the buxom Bavarian blonde, is on hand to pull you a half-litre of beer.

The bar is populated by a crew of Oktoberfest stereotypes. The women are dressed in dirndls and aprons, the men in lederhosen and Tyrolean hats. The reels are each topped by a beer tap, and the background is a firelit drinking hall.

It is in short, a full blooded Teutonic fantasy for anyone who wishes every month was Oktoberfest.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

The graphics are reasonable for a slot of this kind. The artwork is expressive and fun. The symbols are nicely designed and the background feels like a Teutonic beer hall.

It is worth noting that the whole thing is formatted for a mobile though, so on a landscape screen, the graphics are all bunched up in the middle. This isn’t too much of a problem, but definitely go with a full screen view rather than an embedded one if you have the option.

The animations aren’t too complex, but they do the job of emphasising the things the player needs to watch and they go well with the atmospheric soundtrack, which mixes ambient sounds with well chosen music.

Gameplay

The base game is a six-by-six slot with 50 win-lines. The game’s real appeal, though, is the set of bonuses (described below) which inject some variety into proceedings.

The Tapper feature triggers at random, turning 1-6 reels into Wilds.

The gameplay is well paced but badly optimised and can run slow on some browsers.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except the three Heidi symbols.

The Heidi symbols are distinguished by their colour: Red Heidi, Green Heidi, and Purple Heidi. The bonus is triggered when the player lands five or more Heidi symbols on adjacent reels starting at reel one.

Five Heidi’s trigger five free spins, each additional Heidi increases the number of spins. Each additional Heidi over five adds 5 free spins to the total. The maximum free spins to start with is 100.

If the player triggers the bonus game with at least one Red Heidi, then the player receives a spin on Heidi’s Wheel. This is a wheel of fortune style feature that can award one of the four progressive jackpots or additional free spins and features for the following Free Spin Bonus.

Each Purple Heidi involved in triggering the Free Spin Bonus turns into a persistent Wild that remains in place for all the Free Spins.

If a player finishes a Bonus game with less than 2.50 times their bet, the win is automatically increased to this amount.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player of this game is 96.13%, a little over our yardstick for average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.75 up to a maximum of $/£/€45.00 per spin. That’s a large minimum bet, so penny-ante players may need to hunt around for another slot.

The volatility of this game is medium, which makes it a poor match for our preferred slot machine strategies. Our slot strategies target the highest possible volatility.

Conclusion

With its fun setting and characters, unusual layout, and thrilling bonuses, there is a lot about Heidi’s Beerhaus that appeals.

The medium volatility makes it a weak match for our preferred strategies, but players who don’t mind the lower variance will still find much to enjoy.

The RTP is pretty much average, so there’s no great enticement or turn-off here. Overall, this slot is solid, if not too exciting.