Stars & Stripes Hold and Win - Demo & Slot Review

Stars & Stripes Hold and Win is played on a 6-reel setup with Trueways mechanics and up to 262,144 ways to win. Winning combinations are formed when matching symbols land across adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel.

The RTP is 96.70%, and the volatility is very high. The hit rate is listed at 23.09%, while the Free Spins rate is 1 in 229.47 spins. The bet range is listed from 0.10 to 50, and the maximum win is 5,000x the bet.

The gameplay is built around a busy patriotic base game with two bonus routes: a Free Spins mode and a Coin Respin round. There is also a Mega Jackpot angle in the background, but more about that in the next section.

• Wild: Wilds appear on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. They substitute for all paying symbols in winning combinations, except Scatters.
• Scatter: Scatter symbols trigger the Free Spins feature. They can also award extra spins when they land during the bonus round.
• Free Spins: Landing 4, 5 or 6 Scatters triggers 12, 15 or 20 Free Spins. The round uses the same basic Trueways setup as the base game, but Wilds become more important because they carry multipliers during the feature. Wilds can land with x2, x3 or x5 multipliers. All Wild multipliers that land on the same spin are added together, and the total multiplier is applied to the winning combinations from that spin. During Free Spins, 3, 4, 5 or 6 Scatters award 5, 12, 15 or 20 extra spins.
• Coin Respin: Landing 6 or more Coins in the base game triggers the Coin Respin round. The triggering Coins stay in place, and the round starts with 3 respins. New Coins and Dynamite symbols reset the respin counter back to 3. The round ends when no respins remain or when all positions are filled with Coins.
• Dynamite: During Coin Respin, Dynamite symbols can split middle and big units into two smaller parts, creating more positions for Coins to land. If Dynamite lands in a small cell, a random middle or big unit is selected and divided instead.
• Jackpots: The Coin Respin feature includes Mini, Major and Mega Jackpots. Mini and Major Jackpots are awarded through their corresponding Coin symbols. To win the Mega Jackpot, it must first be unlocked through the Collect feature, and then all 48 positions in the Coin Respin round must be filled with Coins.
• Feature Buy: Stars & Stripes Hold and Win includes two Feature Buys.
  • Free Spins costs 100x bet.
  • Hold & Win costs 100x bet.