Hurdy Gurdy Slots
Hurdy Gurdy is a super and silly slot game from our friends at Wager Gaming Technology. Its theme is that of Holland of a few hundred years ago, complete with tulip fields, wooden shoes and windmills. Despite the old-timey theme, this is a hot video slot that will keep serious players riveted to their computers for hours of fun and exciting slot game play.
Look of Old Holland
When players log onto Hurdy Gurdy they are greeted with blue skies and green fields populated with a windmill, a farmhouse and big-eyed, cartoonish cows. Below the reels are the usual controls that are completely intuitive and easy to use, and in the center of the screen, of course, are the five reels with the payline numeration running down each side. This is a big game with five reels and 25 paylines, so the payline numbers are quite packed. The sounds on this game are very basic, slot game sounds with the whirrs and clanks of a mechanical slot machine. These do nothing to contribute to the game, but they are well done and they do not diminish the game in any way either.
Dutch Symbols
This is a very nicely designed game that does not make use of the typical card indices. The low end combos are handled by Wooden Shoes, Waffles, a Cheese Wheel, a Cow Bell, a Basket of Tulips and a Windmill. The higher end combos are covered by a Cow, an Old Dutch Lady, an Old Dutchman and Jahn, a Young Dutchman, who is the courtier of the Hurdy Gurdy character.
In addition to that barrage of beautifully rendered symbols are two special symbols of particular note. First there is the milk pail that serves as a scatter symbol. Secondly there is an image of a pretty young Dutch Girl, identified as Hurdy Gurdy, who serves as a wildcard as well as the top jackpot symbol.
Playing the Dutch Way
Players set the coin values on Hurdy Gurdy to what they want to risk ranging from 1¢ up to $10. With 25 paylines to bet, the maximum bet may range from a modest 25¢ up to a relatively large $250. This hits just below what we consider a high-roller game, as a result, but it is high enough risk for any but the truly highest risk player.
When Hurdy Gurdy herself pops up, she serves as a wildcard, substituting for any symbol in any winning combination, with the exception of the Milk Pail scatter symbol. If she shows up five times in a row, she gets the secondary jackpot of 7,000 coins. If she comes up five in a row during a free spin game, she wins the whopping big jackpot of 21,000 coins!
The Milk Pail is the scatter, and when two or more pop up players will get from 2x to 100x their winnings. Three or more milk pails launch the Hurdy Gurdy Bonus Feature, a nicely constructed pick-and-win side game.
Dutch Treat
When Hurdy Gurdy, a Tulip Basket and Jahn show up in that order on reels 2, 3 and 4, the player is rewarded with 15 free spins. We found that this combo is fairly rare on this particular game, so it is not one for big fans of the free spins. It is possible, however, to multiply the free spins during free spin sessions, which could compound the number of spins.
Play Hurdy Gurdy Now
This is a solid and fun entry into the Wager Gaming Tech family of top notch slot games. So settle into your favorite game station with a big cup of hot cocoa tonight and get the reels spinning on Hurdy Gurdy for real money tonight!