Enter the Court of The Count In Hacksaw New Slot

While the world keeps marching forward, no matter what, it’s fun to look back at things we used to enjoy. That said, some people look farther back than others, as is the case with Hacksaw Gaming’s artists. Inspired by old-school hand-drawn cartoons like Betty Boop, they took their time to capture that magic in this slot.

How will The Count stack up against his more contemporary rivals? Find out by reading our in-depth review of this Hacksaw Gaming release.

The Count Visuals

We have to hand it to the art team – they captured the look and feel of 1930s cartoons perfectly. Both the designs and the way everything moves are stellar, ensuring that The Count slot stands out from other games. The vampire and his headless skeleton assistant stand by the reels, cheering you on as you spin the reels. The rest of the castle is static and coloured grey, ensuring your focus remains on the reels.

Available symbols include playing card royals, hammers and stakes, tombstones, coffins, skeletons, and spiders. There are three types of Wilds: two bats and one golden cup full of blood. On top of that, you can find the Scatter icon, depicted as the letters FS written in blood.

The Count Gameplay and Features

This Hacksaw Gaming slot uses a 5×5 playing area with 19 fixed paylines. Forming wins requires landing at least three matching symbols in adjacent positions following an active payline. Winning combinations must start with the leftmost reel and always pay left to right.

Wild Bonuses

There are three types of Wilds you can encounter while playing The Count. There’s the Expanded Bloody Wilds, the Wild Bat, and the Epic Wild Bat.

The Expanded Bloody Wilds appear where blood symbols land. It will expand to cover the reels if at least one winning combination forms. It extends downwards from the top of the reel to the position where the blood icon appeared.

Wild Bat symbols are guaranteed to appear with a multiplier, but they do not expand to cover multiple positions. Among all the Wild Bats that can show up, there can be one Epic Wild Bat. When it appears, it will spread its multiplier value to all Expanded Bloody Wilds and Wild Bats on the grid.

All three Wilds can appear with multipliers ranging from 2x to 500x. If multiple Wilds are part of a winning combination, their multipliers will be added together before being applied to the win.

Free Spins Bonuses

Like with Wilds, there are multiple types of free spins bonuses you can unlock. Which one you get depends on how many Scatters activate the feature.

Land three Scatters anywhere on the reels to unlock the Bat to the Bone bonus. It grants 10 free spins, during which Wild Bats are more likely to appear on the grid.

Rest in Pieces unlocks if you get four Scatters to appear simultaneously. You receive 10 free spins, and a progressive symbol counter appears outside the grid. Each time a matching low-value icon creates a win, its corresponding section fills up. When all five sections are filled, all low-paying symbols are replaced with Wild Bats for the remainder of the feature.

Finally, Count on Blood triggers by landing five Scatters on the reels. It awards 10 free spins during which the progressive symbol counter is active, and you have an increased chance for the Epic Wild Bat to show up. The feature also guarantees at least five Wild Bats every spin.

All three features can be extended by landing additional Scatters. Two Scatters will grant two more spins, while three Scatters will extend it by three spins.

Bonus Buy

Like most new slots nowadays, The Count lets you either increase your odds of success or buy bonuses outright. All of these options are available for purchase in the Bonus Buy menu. Here, you can find the following options:

• Bonushunt Featurespins: Each spin is five times more likely to activate a feature. Costs 3x your bet.
• Fangtasia Featurespins: You’re guaranteed to get at least three Wild Bats per spin and an increased chance of landing other bonus icons. Costs 50x your stake.
• Bat to the Bone: Activates the Bat to the Bone feature for 100x your wager.
• Rest in Pieces: Triggers the Rest in Pieces bonus for 300x your stake.

The Count RTP and Payouts

The Count slot has an RTP of 96.36%, though using the various bonus buy options will decrease it somewhat. Depending on which feature you buy, the RTP will range from 96.25% to 96.32%. The game has a 12,500x top prize, which goes well with its high variance.