The Great Heist: cascades, golden frames and a wheel
The Great Heist, developed by The Hood, is a 5-reel, 4-row slot that pays by Pay Ways and clears every win in a cascade. A Wheel of Multipliers climbs during the spin, golden-framed symbols turn into Wilds, and Scatters open Free Spins.
The vault and its symbols
An open safe, scattered banknotes and coins set the scene, and the wheel with its x1, x2 and x3 segments sits above the grid. The high symbols are a bundle of dynamite wired to a pocket watch, stacks of cash, a man in a fedora and a blonde woman in a red beret; A, K, Q and J are the low symbols.
Cascades and the wheel
When a combination pays, its symbols vanish and new ones fill the gaps; if a new combination forms, the next cascade follows, for as long as wins keep coming. The wheel's multiplier starts at x1 on each regular-game spin and multiplies the current win before the cascade begins; once at least one pay way has paid and all cascades are over, it goes up by 1.
Golden frames that become Wilds
On reels 2, 3 and 4 any standard symbol other than the Scatter may land in a golden frame. As soon as such a symbol takes part in a pay way, it becomes a Wild for the following combinations. The Wild stands in for any standard symbol a win needs and never appears in any other way.
Free Spins
Three Scatters start 12 Free Spins, four start 14 and five start 16; each extra Scatter brings 2 more. Inside the feature every symbol on the central reel lands golden-framed, the golden frames and the wheel stay active, and three or more Scatters award further spins by the same rule. The feature is also sold in the in-game store, opened with the basket button.
Item | Per the game rules |
|---|---|
Developer | The Hood |
Grid | 5 × 4, Pay Ways |
Wins | 3+ matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left |
Free Spins | 12 / 14 / 16, plus 2 per extra Scatter |
Wild | from a golden frame after a win |
Modes | Autoplay, Turbo, Lucky Bet |
No RTP figure appears here, as the studio provides several versions of it. Several wins in one spin are added together, and several winning symbols on the same reel multiply the win accordingly. Other games by the studio are listed on the developer's page, and the game providers page shows every studio on the site.
Free play and real money
The Great Heist can be started for free from the slot games section, with no stake. On Android it comes as an APK from the official site.
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The Great Heist: frequently asked questions
Do matching symbols on reels 1, 2 and 4 pay?
No. Pay Ways need adjacent reels; a combination spread over non-adjacent reels is not a win.
Does the wheel keep its progress during Free Spins?
Yes. Progress on the Wheel of Multipliers accumulates throughout the whole Free Spins round.