Shields of the Wild

Shields of the Wild is a 5 reel slot game with Shield Wall Feature and Marching Stacks Feature to boost your winnings. During regular play, the goal is to achieve a winning combination of symbols on the 10 lines. Payouts depend on the number of coins played and the winning combination of symbols achieved. The theoretical average return to player (RTP) is 96.528%.

FEATURE RULES

SHIELD WALL Feature

After any bought spin the Shield Wall Feature may be awarded
All symbols, except WILD and SCATTER, are upgraded to the next higher paying symbol, up to 8 times
Wins are paid only at the end of the Shield Wall Feature

MARCHING STACKS Feature

Any 3 or more SCATTER awards the Marching Stacks Feature

A stack of symbols appears on reel 5
For 3 Scatter trigger, the stack of symbols is selected from:

[Q] [K] [A] [F] [E]

For 4 Scatter trigger, the stack of symbols is selected from:

[K] [A] [F] [E] [D]

For 5 Scatter trigger, the stack of symbols is selected from:

[A] [F] [E] [D] [C]

SCATTER is replaced by UPGRADE on all reels
If no UPGRADE appears on a spin, the stack(s) move 1 reel to the left, with a stack of symbols matching the current stack added to reel 5
If 1 or more UPGRADE appears on a spin, the stack does not move, it stays where it is AND for each UPGRADE that appears the stacked symbols are upgraded to the next higher paying symbol.
Symbol upgrade progression is displayed below the reels
The Marching Stacks Feature is complete when all 5 reels are filled by stacked symbols.
The Marching Stacks Feature is played at the lines and coin value of the trigger game

RETRIGGER BONUS

At the completion of the Marching Stacks feature, a RETRIGGER may be awarded

GAME RULES

Play 10 lines
Payouts are made according to the Paytable
Payline wins are multiplied by the coin value
Highest win only on each selected payline
Wins on different paylines are added
All wins begin with leftmost reel and pay left to right on consecutive reels, except SCATTER which pays any
WILD substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER and UPGRADE
Malfunction voids all pays and plays

How to Play

1: Choose your BET per line

2: SPIN

MAIN GAME SCREEN BUTTONS:

SPIN:	Spins the reels
STOP SPIN:	If AUTOPLAY is not active STOP SPIN will stop the reels from spinning as soon as possible
AUTOPLAY:	Select the AUTOPLAY icon and set the number of spins. When more than zero AUTOPLAYs is selected the SPIN button will display the AUTOPLAY icon which can be clicked to start
STOP AUTOPLAY:	Once auto play begins the SPIN button turns into a STOP AUTOPLAY .
CONTINUE:	During free games, this button when appears allow players to skip to the next free game.
Bet Up:	Adjusts the BET. The UP (+) buttons adjust the BET up
BetDown:	Adjusts the BET. The Down (-) buttons adjust the BET down
MENU:	Accesses the SETTING page for EFFECTS QUALITY, SPIN BUTTON POSITION, BET and AUTOPLAY options HOME () is accessible via this option which will access the Casino menu