Why Go Wild for Wilds in Slot Games?

We love wilds! They are one of the most common icons in slot games. You won't always see them, but when they do appear, they are a welcome sight to see.

We've listed three big reasons why you should be happy whenever you see wild icons included on the reels of your favorite slot games.

They help increase your winning chances

A wild icon will usually replace most, if not all, the other icons used in a slot. If there are any symbols that cannot be replaced by a wild, they will usually be the scatter and any bonus symbols in play. However, this isn't always the case. The paytable will indicate the rules that apply for a specific game.

There are several different types used in many games

Some games include more than one wild. Regular wilds pop up on all reels, and sometimes only on specific reels. Expanding wilds will stretch to take over all the spots on a reel if doing so means you win one or more prizes.

Meanwhile, moving wilds do just that - they move in one direction or another with successive spins, until they disappear from the reels. You might also see sticky wilds, and these ones stay where they are for one or more spins depending on the game rules.

They sometimes have multipliers attached to them, too

If you thought wilds were great, we have another treat for you - they can sometimes bring multiplier values along for the ride.

You sometimes see this in the main game, perhaps if a wild win brings you a 2x multiplier on your prize, for example. Sometimes, the multiplier will be increased if you get into a free spins feature, or it will only appear in a free spins feature if a wild helps you win something.

The best thing you can hope for is for multiplier wilds to multiply with each other, or to be added together. This is a rare thing to happen, but there are a few slot games where this occurs. Let's say you have a wild icon with a x3 multiplier attached to it. One of these in a win will give you three times the usual prize amount. However, if you get two in a win, they might be multiplied by each other to give a x9 multiplier on that prize. Even if they are added, you would still get x6 the prize!