The Crypt

Review The Crypt

The Crypt is a new casino pokie with elderly and resurrected rock legends. Some of them were actually quite young when they passed away (Kurt Cobain, 27, Jimmi Hendrix, 27, Amy Winehouse, 27), but most of them would have been a lot older today. Nonetheless, they are all back in The Crypt, referred to as the rocking undeads, meaning there are up tempo tunes heard whilst you make your spins. This pokie game is stacked with xNudge, xWays, and Resurrection Spins, helping you go for the top wins of 27,000x the stake. This number 27 isn’t a coincidence as some of the previously mentioned artists died when they were 27. They are part of the so-called 27 Club. If that draws your attention as much as it did with us, be sure to read everything about this pokie.

How to Play

This online casino game comes with a slightly different layout which in this case means you’ll be making your spins on 6 reels, 4 rows and from 4096 up to 46,656 ways to win. If that sounds good to you then here is more information about how to play The Crypt:

• The betting range starts at $ 0.20 and goes up to $ 100. Set a bet according to your bankroll.
• After picking the bet that fits your bankroll, go ahead and click on the Play button. This will start your spin.
• Autoplay: this function makes it possible to spin the reels for a certain number of rounds.
• The turbo mode is optionally available for faster rounds.
• The Menu icon will take the player to the general game info.
• Stick to recommended NZ online casinos and stick to predefined limits. Most of our recommended casinos work with betting limits that can be made in the accounts.

Symbol Wins

Checkin out the pays and symbols of The Crypt you’ll be welcomed with six of the world’s biggest musical icons as the top paying symbols. Elvis Presley is the biggest of them all which explains his value of 2.5x for 5-of-a-kind combos, followed by Lemmy of Motorhead, who is valued at 1.5x the stake, Kurt Cobain paying 1.25x, John Lennon (only) worth 1.1x, Amy Winehouse awarding 1x, and guitar legend Jimi Hendrix finally leading to payouts of 0,9x for 5-of-a kind. As expected, the low values are a lot less meaningful and recognised by the standard royals. The Ace is worth 0.75x, the King 0.6x, whilst the Queen and Jack lead to payouts of 0.6x. Finally, the 10 and 9 pay out 0.5x the bet for winning combos of 5x. Here is everything you need to know about the symbols in this game:

Bonus Features

The good thing is that The Crypt is fairly easy when it comes to the bonus features for Nolimit City standards, so it won’t take a lot of time to get used to them. This is particularly true for players who are already familiar with the bonus features as presented by NLC in other games. The features we’ll cover below are the Cascading Reels feature, xNudge Wild, xWays, Resurrection Spins, and the Nolimit Bonus (bonus buy).

Cascading Reels Feature

Landing 3+ matching symbols from left to right, as seen from reel 1, on adjacent reels, will activate the Cascading Reels feature. When this happens, winning symbols will move away from the reels with the empty spaces making place for new symbols to drop in. This can lead to yet another cascade with the same process will go on until no more new wins are formed.

xNudge Wild

When wilds land, they will drop to the bottom position of its reel and increase a win multiplier. This will happen for each step that it drops. When this happens, it will expand to fill up the entire reel, substituting for anything except the scatter. When this is combined with an xWays symbol, the multipliers can rise up to x6. Do note that the xNudge Wilds land on the reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. When multiple xNudge Wild are part of a win, the values are added which will create a total win multiplier.

xWays

xWays is a well known mystery symbol that is offered in many games by NLC which basically reveals 2 or 3 of the same symbols, expanding the reels. The good thing about them is that they land on all reels, leading to a reel set up of 6 symbols high. There is also a chance to add more than one xWays symbol to a spin. In its max size, the reels can lead to a total of 46,656 ways to win.

Resurrection Spins

When 3 scatters land they will award 10 Resurrection Spins. In this case, every extra triggering scatter will then award an extra +3 Resurrection Spins. When this feature is active, players can prepare themselves for at least 1 xWays symbol. Whilst the Resurrection Spins are running, every 4th winning cascade will lead to one of the dead music legends. This will be active during the rest of the round, awarding +2 extra FS. Wins with the highest paying symbol will award a +1x multiplier for that symbol.

Nolimit Bonus

The bonus buy feature is also available for The Crypt, called Nolimit Bonus by the developer. Players in New Zealand will see The Crypt Bonus Buy menu on the left-hand side, recognised by the yellow star. Here, players will have the following 4 options:

• Pay 100x the bet for 10 Resurrection Spins.
  • RTP: 96.21%.
• Pay 200x the bet for 13 Resurrection Spins.
  • RTP: 96.21%.
• Pay 500x the bet for 16 Resurrection Spins.
  • RTP: 96.13%.
• Pay 225x the bet for a Luck Draw that awards 10, 13, 16, or 19 free spins (hit rate of 35, 45, 15, or 5%, respectively).
  • RTP: 96.03%.

Payout Metrics

The Crypt is a new online pokie from the popular game developer Nolimit City presented on 6 reels and 4 to 6 rows, providing up between 4096 and 46656 ways to win. You can choose between making a minimum stake of $ 0,20 and a top bet of $ 100, which can be increased to 300 using the xBet. The game has been created with 3 different Return to Players, with a basic RTP of 96.05%, but online casinos can also opt for the lower RTPs of either 94.01% or 92.15%. The Crypt comes with a high variance level, awarding top wins of 27,000x the stake. This maximum win occurs on average 1 in 17.7 million spins, and a bonus game activation will occur on average 1 in 328 spins. Large wins (that is, of 100x the bet) occur 1 in 1185 spins, once again on average that is.

Summary

We have to say, Nolimit City did it again, as the game combines rock stars of all generations, put them into a zombie outfit, and still make it convincing enough to try out. They’ve done an outstanding job making the zombie rock stars easy to recognise although the music in the game obviously helps. This is yet another strong point of the game and they couldn’t have done a better job when it comes to the audiovisual part. Something we enjoyed as well is that The Crypt is a lot less difficult than other games by Nolimit City, and it won’t take as much time to get used to the features and the overall game play. Although most of their games are masterpieces, they tend to be a bit difficult and sometimes even too chaotic. The Crypt, however, sounds more difficult than it actually is. If you’re familiar with the playfield expanding xWays and xNudge Wilds, and NLC’s usual tempo, you won’t have any difficulties mastering this pokie. All together, this can give you payouts of 27,000 the stake and the best guitar solos one can hope for in a casino game.