50 Lions is one of Aristocrat’s slot machines and a game with an African Safari theme. It’s not just about the wildlife though, there are some of the local women pictured as well, so that at least is one thing that is unique about this slot machine. The rest of it is pretty average, both design and feature wise. It’s a game you will probably enjoy, but it’s not out of the ordinary.
You get quite a few paylines in 50 Lions, the title actually giving it away. There are 50 lines and 5 reels that host them. There are also free spins with extra wilds, scatters and regular base game wild symbols. $2,500 is the most you can expect from the slot’s jackpot.
Features of 50 Lions
The game will offer you the features you would expect to see, meaning scatter symbols, free spins and wilds.
The wild is actually not my favorite feature in 50 Lions, though it is in many other titles. It doesn’t have its own prize here, the reason being that it doesn’t appear on all the reels. Only the reels starting from the 2nd and up to the 5th will get this symbol. The image selected for it is that of the Diamond. It works with most symbols, helping them create their combo, but the scatter will not be among them.
Free Games Feature
Since the scatter is the one that brings the free spins, and it also has prizes to give away, it’s the one I hope to see as often as possible. Represented by the Flower, the scatter appears on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd reels. It doesn’t have a huge prize, but you still get 4 times the triggering bet when all three are present.
You get that prize when all three scatters are there, but you are also rewarded with 10 free spins. For each free spin that is used, one additional Diamond wild will be added to the last four reels of the slot. If you retrigger the feature, you can get an extra 5 spins. This can only be done once.
Betting options and jackpots
You get the betting options in the left bottom corner of the reels. There, you are able to choose the number of lines and the line bet. The latter varies between $0.01 and $2.50, while the former option can be used to activate up to 50 lines. The result is a maximum bet of $125.
Since the game offers 1,000 coins for its best combo, that means up to $2,500 cash for you, which is not a lot.
Design and symbols
The African wildlife theme has been done to death, and much better than it is in the case of 50 Lions. The symbols are the typical mix of boring cards and African wildlife and tribal people. The actual design is a problem, not attractive and with the individual symbols having way too few details in them. They don’t look realistic enough, instead being basic looking.
Symbols: Lion (1,000 coins), Flower (4x the bet, scatter), Diamond (wild), Zebra (500 coins), Giraffe (500 coins), Tribe Women (400 coins), Tree (400 coins), Ace (400 coins), King (400 coins), Queen (200 coins), Jack (200 coins), 10 (200 coins) and 9 (200 coins).
Is It Worth Playing?
The African wildlife theme is approached somewhat differently, but the game disappoints both with the prizes and the features it offers.
This 50 Lions slot is offered by all online casinos with Aristocrat software, playable either in practice or in real money mode.
