Folsom Prison – Online Slot By NoLimit City

Who better than NoLimit City to turn one of America’s harshest prisons into an online video slot game. Behind these cold, steel bars you’re going to have to fight for survival. Many prisoners reluctantly call this place home, so in order to make a name for yourself, you’re going to have to be tough.

Johnny Cash famously wrote and performed a song about this pitiless penitentiary titled Folsom Prison Blues and this is referenced in the game by a character with the word “Cash” tattooed on his forehead. Luckily for you, you’ll be able to make use of all the different bonus features and unique symbols to get ahead of the pack.

Read on as we outline some strategic survival tips for making it through the prison. We’ll detail all of the bonus features, extras, options, mechanics, math models, and more.

I’m Stuck In Folsom Prison

The title opens with a random prisoner profile, each time you load up the game you can potentially see a different one. After the pages close and the documents are taken away, you’re greeted by the harsh prison itself.

There isn’t much colour to this online release and that’s perfect, it’s a visual aid used to represent the lack of hope that the inmates feel. Sheets of dust blow past the cells, further reinforcing the idea that this is a harsh place.

The use of colour and animation is great in this title. Usually, we expect NoLimit to be gritty for the sake of being gritty but it really works this time around.

The audio is perfect, it fits the theme perfectly. It feels like you’re living in Johnny Cash’s song. The sound effects are great too, the sounds of cells slamming closed, winning symbols, and feature activations are all great additions.

Overall, the developer has once again done what they do best. While this title isn’t as gruesome as some of their others have been in the past, it’s still gritty and intense.

Those that enjoy NoLimit’s style will definitely enjoy this one too. If you’re unsure about whether or not this is the game for you, we suggest giving it a try for fun before committing real cash to it at an online casino.

Meet The Gang

10 common icons make up the majority of the symbols that you’ll be encountering while in the slammer. They’re all easy to discern so you’ll be able to pick up on them as soon as they land in no time.

To start, we have 5 low-paying icons. These are represented by playing card values, expect to see 10, J, Q, K, and A appearing on the grid often. Of these 5, the A is the most valuable.

Next up, we have the 5 inmates. Each prisoner has a unique look so telling them apart is easy. As you might expect, the Johnny Cash reference character is the highest paying of the group.

There are two Wilds present in the game. One is represented by a rose while the other by a cockroach nest. Both Wilds are unable to appear on reel 1. When they do appear, they can substitute for any other common icon in the game.

A golden Folsom badge is the Scatter for this title. Hit enough of these during a single spin and special features will activate depending on how many appeared.

Since this is a NoLimit title, xSplit and xWays feature as usual. xSplit will split the icons in the row that they land in and transform into 2 Wilds. xWays will transform into 2-4 copies of a single common icon when it lands, it will also open up 1 space above and below the reel that it landed on.

The Train Is Rollin’

Folsom Prison starts off as a 4-reel 2-row slot with the possibility to end up as a 4-6-6-6-4 reel set up. Pay ways vary from between 16 – 3,456 win ways. The theoretical return to player rate is around 96.07% with volatility being high. Bets can range between 0.20 – 100 coins per spin with the highest achievable win being 75,000x the bet.

Grab Your Shank

Cockroaches play an important role in Folsom Prison. Should they land on the reel, they’ll start to walk around the grid, leaving a Wild where they initially hit the grid and adding their multiplier to symbols they walk over. Cockroach Nests are inactive until walked over by a roach. Should a roach walk over a nest, its multiplier is upgraded and should it be carrying 2 eggs, it will be upgraded and create a clone.

Hitting 2 Scatters during a single spin will unlock the middle 2 rows on reel 5, after that, if only 2 Scatters landed, they will then transform into xWays, xSplits, Wilds, or Cockroach Nests.

3 Scatters will trigger 8 Walk The Line spins. During these spins, each spin is guaranteed to start at a 2-4-4-4-2 set up and at least 1 Cockroach Nest. Landing an additional Scatter during this mode will upgrade the remaining spins into The Chair spins.

During The Chair spins, the grid starts off as 4-4-4-4-4 and each spin will have a guaranteed minimum of 3 Cockroach Nests.

Serving Time

This title is perfect for NoLimit’s dark and grungy library. Give it a go if you’re a fan of the developer or Johnny Cash.

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