Shark School Slots - RTG

ABOUT SHARK SCHOOL SLOTS

Released in March 2014 at Realtime Gaming casinos, Shark School is an adorable video slot that can serve as a great tool to pass the time. The five reel fifty payline game offers some pretty good payouts during base play, while giving players a decent chance of unlocking its numerous special features that include Swim Fishy, Swim!, Bad Sharky! and Don't Eat the Teacher!, with Wild and Scatter icons supported as well.

While the shark school and octopus teacher act as the two special icons, regular symbols populating the reels are represented by four shark pupils and as many fish characters who seem to be attending the same school. Colourful game symbols seriously enhance the overall experience, and even the six playing cards nicely fit the general theme.

HOW TO PLAY

The current number of active paylines is displayed on school lockers either side of the reels, and while 50 is the default number you can deactivate some of the lines should you wish to do so. Meanwhile, the game supports a wide array of coin values, ranging from $0.01 to $5. Press spin or autoplay to start your adventure.

Click on help and you will be taken to the paytable, where you can get acquainted with the payouts and special features. Substitute Teacher appears Stacked on reel 1 and it can replace any other game icon, Scatters included. Scatter is represented by The School, awarding Scatter wins and triggering the only bonus game.

EXTRA FEATURES

Shark School essentially contains only one bonus round, but as soon as it is triggered, the player gets a chance to reveal one of three features, so it is basically as if there are three bonus rounds activated by the same combination of symbols. Swim Fishy, Swim!, Bad Sharky! and Don't Eat the Teacher! are not only incredibly entertaining, but can help you win some nice prizes as well.

Bonus Round

Three or more School Scatters occurring in any position unlock the Pick Feature. Select from the symbols that triggered the bonus round to reveal one of three special features.

Swim Fishy, Swim! will see a small fish chased by scary-looking shark. The fish has an advantage of three spaces and each shark appearing on reel 3 during the free games moves the shark closer to the fish. Each fish on reel 3 increases the gap by one space. Free games are played either until the fish gets eaten or if it escapes after 25 games. In case the fish escapes, a bonus prize of 200x total bet is awarded.

Bad Sharky! feature awards between 3 and 10 re-spins where one shark covers an entire reel 3. The shark will then eat any fish that appears on the screen, replacing it with a shark symbol.

Don't Eat the Teacher! awards free games starting at x2 multiplier. A shark occurring on reel 5 will attempt to eat any teacher on the same row on reel 1. If the teacher survives, the free games continue and multiplier is increased by one. Free games go on until the teacher is eaten or 25 games have been played. A bonus of 100x total bet is awarded if the teacher is alive after 25 games.

Scatter Symbol

Shark School Scatter is by far the most desirable symbol on the reels and not only because three or more of these anywhere unlock one of the three features. Get three, four and five Scatters in ant position and you will receive a bonus prize of 2x, 5x and 100x the total bet respectively.

Jackpot

This is a non-progressive video slot, but the maximum coin jackpot is not too shabby. Five great white shark symbols occurring on any active payline award 1,500 credits, while it is important to note that other three shark icons pay 500 coins or more, with even two matching icons enough for a small payout.