Sadie Swift: Guns and Glyphs Slot Review (Kalamba)

“I really like Western and Egyptian themes and games with huge win potential, so maybe we’ll look at building a game using those ideas.” Those were the words of CasinoTest24 after he won the chance to co-develop a new game with Kalamba. This was through a promotion kickstarted earlier in the year, challenging casino streamers to claim the biggest win to bet ratio on Kalamba games. CasinoTest24’s favorites were Big Bounty Bill and Machina, in which he managed to bag an impressive 977.4X. 

About 7 months later, the Sadie Swift: Guns and Glyphs slot is the result of the collab. It is a slot based on the adventures of an unnamed intrepid explorer roaming ancient Egypt and The West in search of riches. Talk about executing CasinoTest24’s slot fetishes to the letter up to that point!

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A game combining two groundbreaking Kalamba mechanics with two player-favorite themes. Play Sadie Swift: Guns and Glyphs for real money or in a free demo that is coming soon to Bob Casino!

Slot Features

• Return to Player: 97.18%
• Volatility: High
• 20 Paylines
• Bet Range: €0.35-45
• Bonus Reel
• 2 Bonus Round Modes
• All Devices: Smartphones, Desktops, Tablets, Phablets, etc. 
• All Browsers: Mozilla, Chrome, Opera, Edge, Explorer
• Code: HTML5

Slot Overview, Math Model, & Paytable

The action begins inside the protagonist’s living room. You can tell that she likes exploring by the world map globe, books, model aircrafts & zeppelins, and the skulls on the bookshelf. Presumably, she is chilling here since the players decide the destination she will head out to once the free games are triggered. 

Sadie Swift: Guns and Glyphs is a slot playable on any device, from smartphones to phablets, favoring all kinds of players, from casuals to high-rollers. The credit to that last part goes to Kalamba’s Hyperbet feature, which enables the players to toggle between high, mid, and low volatility. To reveal it, just click on the bet selector below the grid and use the > and < arrows to make your selection. Switching from the least volatile option to the most volatile one, for instance, does three things. One, it changes the number of initial free spins (if triggered manually or bought instantly using Hyperbonus) from six to ten. Second, it changes the value of the base game booster multiplier that can be awarded from a maximum of 16X to 51X.  Third, it changes the value of the max modifier that can be won from sticky wilds (only in Wild West Free Spins) from 2X to 4X. Fourth and lastly, it also increases the total bet by approximately 2.5714X. As you will come to see, the higher the volatility you choose, the higher the risk, but so are the rewards. For reference, low, mid, and high volatility are distinguishable by blue, yellow, and red color, respectively. Also important to consider, the slot ships with a neatly above-average RTP of 97.18%. 

Kalamba has divided the ten regular payers into low and high payers. Low payers consist of the usual blackjack icons that payout when at least three of a kind land on any one of the twenty utilized paylines. High payers, on the other hand, include a backpack, hat, pistol, treasure chest, and the star of the game, all of which pay when at least two of a kind line up. The explorer is the highest-paying symbol with rewards of up to 16.7X and also the substituting wild. 

The Bonus Reel

Just above the grid is the bonus reel, which spins in sync with the reels to award various bonuses in both the base game and free spin modes. Each bonus has a corresponding icon. 

Expanding Symbols Bonus

This is activated by the map icon, which can only show up during the base game on the space aligning to the third reel. Here, all three symbols on the central reel turn into expanding symbols in turns. The good thing with expanded symbols is that they pay regardless of their position on the grid. 

Booster Multiplier

A booster multiplier applied to the round’s winnings can also be landed on the bonus reel during the base game. In case you don’t remember, the max value of the booster multiplier is determined by the selected volatility. 

Bonus Round

Here, the protagonist gets to heads out to The West or ancient Egypt depending on the free spins mode you opt for. Important to note, the bonus round can either be purchased directly with Hyperbonus or triggered manually by landing 3 scatters, which also awards 2X. 

Note: The number of free spins awarded initially depends on the volatility you select using Hyperbet. If using Hyperbonus, the player will be prompted to choose one, the free spins mode. And two, the volatility level, with the high volatility spins being the most costly. 

Egyptian Free Spins

An expanding symbol is selected before the session begins. Also, a reel becomes special whenever a scarab lands on the bonus reel space directly above it. Special reels spawn a stack of the selected expanding symbol.

Wild West Free Spins

All regular wilds turn to sticky wilds with X1 modifiers, which increase by +1 whenever a sheriff’s badge lands on the bonus reel space above them. Important to mention, the modifiers only apply to those wins a wild symbol is involved in.

Remember: how far up the modifier goes is determined by the selected volatility level. 

Sadie Swift: Guns and Glyphs- Our Verdict

One hell of a slot. Why? Well, it’s loaded with features without overcomplicating things, the calculated potential is something out of this world, not to mention that players get to choose their fate when it comes to volatility. Kudos Kalamba!