There’s a suburban feel to the design here. The reels are set against a backdrop of bungalows and white picket fences. Those reels are set within in a giant kennel. Joining the lower value A to 9 symbols are a bone and a lead plus 4 higher paying dog symbols. Top of the payers is the doberman which awards 2.5, 7.5 or 37.5 times your stake if you land 3, 4 or 5 on 1 of the game’s 20 paylines.
The dog kennel is the wild. This replaces all of the standard symbols when it hits on reels 2, 3 and 4. The wild also comes with a multiplier of 2x or 3x. If you land more than 1 wild in the same winning combination, the multipliers of combined. For example, a 2x multiplier on reel 2 and a 3x multiplier on reel 3 would deliver a 5x boost.
The main feature in The Dog House is the Free Spins feature which is activated by landing the paw print scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5 on the same spin. After a payout of 5 times your stake, you’ll then head to a new screen where a dog spins a mechanical device. This determines how many free spins you’ll receive – between 9 and 27.
During those free spins, the wild multipliers are sticky and will lock in position for any free spins you have left. They also come with 2x and 3x multipliers meaning you could benefit from multipliers up to 9x on each free spin.
The design and gameplay here are simply done. In fact, the sound and visuals have a very cutesy look about them. Don’t be fooled though. There’s plenty of bite to go with The Dog House’s bark. This is a high variance slot game with top wins of 6,750 times your stake on each spin/free spin – the likelihood increases in the feature due to the multiplier wilds being sticky.
If you’re a dog lover, The Dog House should offer plenty of appeal. Even if a trip to Crufts is your idea of hell, then the high volatility still makes a trip to The Dog House worth considering. If you like your domesticated animals, Claws vs Paws from Playson is also worth trying.