Duck Hunters Slot (Nolimit City)

The Duck Hunters slot takes place on a grid with 6 reels and 5 rows. Using Scatter Pays, winning combinations are formed when 8 or more matching symbols appear anywhere in view. The more matching symbols that appear, the bigger the payout. Want to know more? Check out OLBG’s guide to Scatter Pays slots which explains how they work and what are the best slot games using this mechanic.

In terms of bet options, you can play Duck Hunters from just 20p per spin. Standard for Nolimit City slots, the maximum bet can range anywhere up to £100 a spin. Use the ‘Coins’ icon to see all variables. Outside the UK, there is Turbo/Quick Spin mode for faster spin speed and Autoplay (up to 1,000 auto spins).

The Duck Hunters RTP rate is 96.05% which places the game just above the 96% slots average. 69.62% of that return comes in the base game with 26.43% from the bonus features. Nolimit City has also created 94.03% and 92.04% RTP alternative versions. To check which RTP you’re playing with, open the Paytable at your chosen slot site. The Duck Hunters demo and all other slot demos at OLBG use the highest return rate where available.

Extremely volatile, expect a winning combination every 5.86 spins as the hit frequency rate is 17.07%. Triggering any of the free spins features will occur once every 203 spins on average.

Lastly, the Duck Hunters slot game comes with 30,000 times bet max wins. Known as Sky is the Limit, the max win probability (i.e. your chances of winning the top award) is 1 in 22 million spins. However, it will take 803 spins on average to win 100 times your total bet or higher.

With an animal/hunting theme, the Duck Hunters slot is all about rednecks who aim to decrease the surplus population of god damn ducks. Loosely related to NLC’s Land of the Free, it’s not as controversial as other Nolimit City games.  

With a clear American flavour, hunting season is in full swing as anything that has 2 wings and flies is fair game. The backdrop is a classic American redneck yard with unused tyres, US flags, axes and Donald Trump-inspired rubber ducks.

With the symbols appearing on a garden fence pallet, you’ll come across beer cans, bottles of liquor, crossbows, bird nests and a duck with a rifle. The higher-value symbols include 4 classic American characters with one of them looking a lot like Hilary Clinton. Below is a list of symbol payouts:

• Beer Can: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.1, 0.15 or 1 x bet
• Bottle of Liquor: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.1, 0.2 or 1.25 x bet
• Crossbow: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.1, 0.25 or 1.5 x bet
• Bird Nest: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.1, 0.3 or 1.75 x bet
• Duck with Rifle: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.1, 0.4 or 2 x bet
• Secret Service Man: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.15, 0.6 or 2.5 x bet
• Bubba: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.15, 0.7 or 3 x bet
• Hilary Duckton: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.2, 0.8 or 3.5 x bet
• Rock Diesel: 8-9, 10-11 or 12+ pays 0.3, 1 or 5 x bet

Duck Hunters also comes with several special symbols. There is a Wild symbol that substitutes for all symbols above. You’ll also come across xWays, gas canister Bombs and Bonus Hunting Bonus symbols. More information on their functions can be found below.

Duck Hunters Mobile

With Nolimit City using HTML5 technology to produce all slot games, Duck Hunters can be played on mobile, tablet and desktop devices. If playing on an iOS or Android smartphone, you’ll make sure of Portrait Mode which occupies more of your handheld screen for a better visual experience.

The Duck Hunters slot has 10 bonus features. 8 or more matching symbols anywhere in view lead to Collapses which in turn double the symbol position multipliers up to 8,192x. With xWays, Infectious xWays and Bombs doubling the multipliers, There are 3 free spins features where symbol position multipliers don’t reset: there are also 3 upgrades to boost your winning potential.

Collapse

When 8 or more matching symbols appear anywhere on the grid, the Collapse feature comes into play. Winning symbols are removed with new symbols dropping in to replace them. A 2x multiplier is then applied to each position where a winning symbol was removed. If another win lands, the process repeats itself with the multiplier doubling up to a maximum of 8,192x.

xWays & Infectious xWays

Look out for xWays symbols as these transform into regular paying symbols and increase the position multiplier by 2, 4 or 8 times. Then the revealed xWays symbol infects all instances of the same symbols to expand to the same size. If multiple xWays or Infectious xWays symbols appear on the grid, all symbols transform into the same symbol.

Bomb

There is a gas canister Bomb symbol which removes adjacent regular paying symbols in a 3x3 formation/pattern. Furthermore, the symbol multiplier is doubled on positions affected by the Bomb. With Bonus and Wild symbols unaffected by the explosion, all Bombs explode before the next collapse.

Duck Hunt Spins

When you land 3 Bonus Hunting Bonus symbols anywhere, you’ll trigger the Duck Hunt Spins feature with 7 free spins. Position multipliers do not reset during the feature. Look out for Extra +1 Shot symbols as these reward you with 1 extra free spin.

More importantly, 1 of 3 upgrades are randomly awarded:

• Upgraded xWays: xWays symbols are replaced with Infectious xWays symbols.
• Upgraded Bomb: An exploding Bomb removes adjacent regular paying symbols in a 5x5 pattern
• Extra +2 Shots: Replaces the Extra +1 Shot symbol and awards 2 extra free spins

Hawk Eye Spins

If you land 4 Bonus Hunting Bonus symbols during a base game spin, you’ll activate the Hawk Eye Spins feature with 8 free spins. It works like the Duck Hunt Spins feature but you’ll benefit from 2 upgrades as opposed to just 1.

Big Game Spins

5 Bonus Hunting Bonus symbols will trigger the Big Game Spins feature. With 10 free spins awarded, you’ll benefit from all 3 upgrades (i.e. Upgraded xWays, Upgraded Bomb and Extra +2 Shot symbols).

Extra Spin

Randomly, you might get the opportunity to purchase an extra spin when a spin ends. Known as the Extra Spin feature, the extra spin will use the position multipliers from the previous spin. The cost is calculated based on the position multipliers. This feature is only available if the cost of the Extra Spin is more than the win on the previous spin.

Nolimit Booster

Duck Hunters has standard Nolimit Booster options. With 4 of them available, you’ll find all the details below:

• xBet: Costing 2 x your total bet, you are 5 times more likely to trigger a free spins feature with a guaranteed Bonus Hunting symbol on the second column. The RTP rate is 96.03%.
• Day 2 Spins: Costing 2.8 x your total bet, the initial multiplier value of all positions is 2x. The RTP rate is 96.04%.
• Day 64 Spins: Cost 90 x your total bet, the initial multiplier value of all positions is 64x. The RTP rate is 96.04%.
• Day 1,024 Spins: Cost 3,000 x your total bet, the initial multiplier value of all positions is 1,024x. The RTP rate is 96.05%.

Nolimit Bonus

As with most Nolimit City games, Duck Hunters comes with a Nolimit Bonus feature. There are 4 options which give you the chance to buy your way into the free spins features. Below, you’ll find a table with all the details:

If you choose the Lucky Draw option, there is a 50% chance of landing the Duck Hunt Spins with a 25% chance of playing the Hawk Eye or Big Game Spins.

Set in redneck America, the Duck Hunters slot is all about collapses and symbol multiplier positions which double each time a winning symbol lands on that position. Increasing up to 8,192x, it reminds me of the Multiplier Spots feature from Pragmatic Play’s Sugar Rush slot (which can reach 128x).

Nolimit City has taken things much further with the addition of the xWays symbol which doubles symbol multiplier positions. Infectious xWays symbols infect and double all instances of the winning symbol too. The Bomb symbol also doubles the positions affected by doubling the multiplier yet again.

With 3 free spins features, you’ll benefit from 1, 2 or 3 upgrades which see xWays replaced with Infectious xWays, Bombs that explode a larger area and additional free spins. I found the Infectious xWays and extra free spins to be the most lucrative with all 3 in play during the Big Game Spins feature.

If you have the funds, the Nolimit Booster options are worth investigating. Beginning with high symbol multiplier positions will increase your chances of landing big wins with the Day 1,024 Spins option costing 3,000 times your total bet: ouch!

Like in Sugar Rush, the symbol multiplier positions don’t reset during the free spins which increases your chances of landing big wins. With 30,000 times bet max wins, it blows Sugar Rush’s 5,000 times bet max win potential out of the water.

Pragmatic Play has since released Sugar Rush 1000 which offers 25,000 times bet max wins: still lower than Duck Hunters. The max win probability is 1 in 12.8 million spins compared to 1 in 22 million for Duck Hunters.

In summary, the Duck Hunters slot owes a little to Pragmatic Play but Nolimit City has added so much to the concept with Scatter Pays, xWays and Infectious xWays, higher symbol position multipliers and 3 free spins features with upgrades. Plus, rednecks are much cooler than sweets and chocolates.

If you can’t get enough of all things American, Nolimit City has a few options. Ugliest Catch takes on a unpleasantly thrilling fishing trip in the Everglades whlist The Border focuses on the immigration problems between the US and Mexican border.

The post-apocalyptic Karen Maneater takes place in a fallen America and Kenneth Must Die is set in the suburbs and focuses on sordid parties and double lives.

The Duck Hunters slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who who written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our prime slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, top UK brands. 

Chris Taylor

The King of Slots

Chris Taylor is an industry veteran originally from Gibraltar. Having worked in the online gambling industry since 2004, Chris loves slots and has reviewed over 10,000 online slot games. Running a slots-focused website for 13 years, Chris is the go-to guy for everything slots-related.