Elephant Stampede Free Play in Demo Mode by Ruby Play

Elephant Stampede review

Theme and Style

Elephant Stampede is a slot game based onthe big game of the African savanna.

While players hunt for their jackpot wins, they can also hunt for rhino, zebra, gnu, and cheetahs, with the biggest wins provided by the elephant-adorned Wild symbols.

The background of the reels sets the scene with a landscape of the Serengeti. This setting will appeal to nature lovers and anyone who wishes they could spend a week spotting wildlife under the shadow of Kilimanjaro.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

The graphics and animations of Elephant Stampede are pretty basic. The style reflects dozens of other similarly themed slots with athe simple background and airbrushed art style.

The animations are similarly basic. Lines and flashes mark out wins for the player but other than that, there is little movement on the reels.

The soundtrack is a little better. The music feels vaguely East African. The win and spin sounds, although generic, are unobtrusive and help punctuate the game’s action. One major exception is the bizarre choice of "Ode to Joy" as the music to mark a particularly large bonus win.

Overall, this game’s visual style is very average. It’s not bad, but it’s wholly uninspiring.

Gameplay

Elephant Stampede is a five-reel slot with three rows and a massive number of win lines, 50 in total.

The base game is a fairly typical slot machine game, but some variety is added by the randomly triggered jackpots and the two bonus games.

Elephant Stampede has no specified maximum win, but the largest jackpot win available is 1,900x of the player’s bet, and additional wins can be hit on top of that.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The Wild symbol in Elephant Stampede is where the titular creature lives. These elephant Wilds also serve as the trigger for a jackpot.

Every time a Wild lands, there is a chance of winning the Jackpot Pick game. When triggered, the Jackpot Pick game gives the player a chance to play a game where they turn over tokens.

When the player turns over three matching tokens, they win the prize specified on the matching tokens. This could be a prize as small as 10x the player’s bet, or as large ast the Grand Jackpot (1,400x the player’s bet).

The Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except the Scatter and Coin symbols.

Three or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reel will allow the player to choose between a Free Spin Bonus and the Stampede Rush game. Stampede Rush is also automatically triggered if the player lands 6 or more Coin symbols anywhere on the reels.

Coin symbols have a randomized value that is based on the size of the player’s bet.

The Stampede Rush game changes the reels out for a new set. This new set has only Blanks and Coins on it. All Coins are sticky, remaining in place until the end of the Stampede Rush bonus.

The player gets three spins. Every time a Coin lands, the spin counter resets to three. When the reels are full or the counter hits zero, the value of the coins is added up and paid out to the player.

The Free Spin Bonus gives the player between 6 and 15 free games, as well as reels with an additional 50, 100, or 200 Wild symbols. The more Wild symbols, the higher the chances of hitting a big winning combination.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player (RTP) of Elephant Stampede is 96.91%. This is well above our yardstick for an average of roughly 96%. In our view, the higher the RTP, the better the slot.

The minimum bet on the site we tested was quite high at $/£/€0.50. This won’t exclude many players, but does make it a poor slot for anyone who likes to keep their bets very small.

The maximum bet was $/£/€100 per spin. Not the highest maximum, but plenty big enough for all but the highest stakes players.

Elephant Stampede is a moderately high volatility slot. If you follow our preferred slot machine strategies, this slot is ideal. Elephant Stampede’s combination of high volatility with a high RTP is very attractive.

Conclusion

The most compelling recommendation for this slot is its combination of high volatility and high RTP (96.91%).

The visual side of things is a bit bland, but if you like the animals of Africa, this is as good a slot to enjoy them on as any. Especially when you factor in the solid gameplay, varied bonus games, and massive jackpots.

Overall, we recommend this slot.