Barkin’ Mad is an animal themed slot game from Barcrest / SG Interactive with a special focus on mans best friend. In this game, the player will find himself in a small town where a marauding kennel of dogs is causing havoc.

Barkin’ Mad slot game guide

In return, the player will be generously rewarded more so if he manages to land three or more dogs of the same nature at the same time on the reels. to start one’s adventure in Barkin’ Mad, players simply have to set in motion the game’s 5 reels that have with 10 ways to win some good coin.

Slot layout explained

The background of this game depicts a green lush lawn where doggies love to play.

Reel symbols

The symbols that players will find when spinning the five reels of this game include a brown dog, a white dog, a brown and white dog, a cartoonish dog and traditional poker symbols.

Base game symbols and pay tables

Brown dog: The brown dog icon is the highest paying in the game. For matching five of these the player wins a 500x multiplier, for matching four of these the player wins a 100x multiplier and for matching three of these the player wins a 50x multiplier.
White dog: The white dog icon is the second highest paying in the game. For matching five of these pays wins of a huge 300x multiplier, for matching four of these the player wins a cracker 70x multiplier and for matching three of these the player wins a 30x multiplier.
A brown and white dog and a cartoonish dog: These two symbols are the third highest paying in the game. For matching five of the same kind the player wins a nice 200x multiplier award, for matching four of the same kind the player wins a 50x multiplier and for matching three of the same kind the player wins a 20x multiplier.
Traditional Poker Symbols: These icons are the lowest paying in the game. Among these, Ace and King pay the most fetching a 150x multiplier for five, a 30x multiplier for four and a 10x multiplier for three. Among these, Queen, Jack and Ten pay the east fetching a 100x multiplier for five, a 20x multiplier for four and a 5x multiplier for three.

Bonus games and features

Wild: The black and white icon written WILD acts as the wild symbol.
Scatter: The vegetation icon written BARKIN MAD acts as the wild symbol.
Persisting Wilds: When the wilds land on the reels and there is no winning combination for that particular spin, they may hold over to the next spin.
Barkin Mad Free Spins Feature: Landing 3 or more scatter symbols will trigger this feature. The player, in turn, is awarded at least 10 free spins. For each additional scatter (i.e. when the player lands more than 3 scatters), the player gets two additional free spins meaning for landing five scatters, the player gets 14 free spins. All wilds that appear during this feature turn into persisting wilds and they remain in place until the end of the free spins round.

Wild Dog Multiplier Bonus: This feature may be triggered at random after a losing spin. When triggered, any one of the symbols on the reels will transform into a wild and when it does, it reveals a multiplier value. The multiplier value is applied to all winning combinations which include the ‘transformed symbol’.

Barkin Mad Bonus: This feature is triggered when the player lands two BARKIN MAD symbols. At random, another symbol will transform into a BARKIN MAD icon and in the process help the player to trigger another bonus feature namely the Free Spins Feature. Note that this feature is only available in the Big Bet Game.

Big Bet Game: The Big Bet Game is triggered manually by the player through opting to wager with a slightly higher bet amount. There is a different paytable in use during the Big Bet Game (the paytable has higher value payouts in comparison to the standard game paytable). Any of the bonus features discussed above may be triggered in the Big Bet Game including the Showtime Bonus.
Showtime Bonus: The Showtime Bonus is triggered only when playing the Big Bet Game. This bonus feature is triggered at random and when it activates, it will either award the player a random line bet multiplier or help the player to ‘automatically’ trigger the Barkin Mad Free Spins Feature.

Closing thoughts

Barkin Mad is an fun pokies game to play which comes with numerous bonus rounds. The RTP of the standard game range from 94.00 to 95.00 percent. The RTP of the Big Bet Game stands at 96.00 percent, so the bonus can be a good little earner. Out of a 10 point rating, this Barcrest slot game gets an 7.3 point rating.

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