Scary Rich 2

Scary Rich 2 Slot Review

Scary Rich 2 by Rival is a horror themed video slot with 5 reels and 20 fixed lines. It mixes simple old school gameplay with some pretty strong wild multipliers and a free spins round that can get intense fast.

Layout, bets and basic rules

The game uses a 5 reel layout with 20 paylines that are always active. You do not turn lines on or off, but you can change how much you stake on each one.

You choose how many coins to bet per line from 1 to 10, then pick a coin size between 0.01 and 0.10 credits. With all 20 lines in play, that gives a range from very small bets up to a max total bet of 20.00 credits per spin. Wins pay from left to right on adjacent reels on any active line, except for scatter wins which pay in their own way.

Theme and symbols

The whole game leans into a campy horror movie style. Expect creepy characters, blood stained props and a general haunted house vibe. The paytable is built around these spooky icons, with the higher paying symbols being the more detailed monsters and victims, and the lower ones being supporting horror items.

On top of the regular symbols, there are two special ones that drive most of the action: a coffin that acts as a wild, and a werewolf that works as the scatter and free spins trigger.

Wild coffin symbol and multipliers

The wooden coffin is the wild symbol. It can stand in for any regular symbol to help complete or improve a winning line, but it does not replace scatters. What really makes it interesting is that it boosts the payout whenever it is part of a winning combination during normal play.

• Two wilds in a winning line multiply that win by 3
• Three wilds in a winning line multiply that win by 6
• Four wilds in a winning line multiply that win by 13

These multipliers apply to the line win that includes the wilds. Because you can bet up to 10 coins per line, those boosted wins can climb quickly when the coffins line up in your favor.

Werewolf scatter symbol

The werewolf symbol is the scatter. It does not need to land on a payline to matter. Hitting three or more werewolves anywhere on the reels at the same time triggers the free spins feature.

Scatters are not replaced by the wild coffin, so you need to land the werewolves naturally. The game keeps things simple here: there is only one free spins level and one number of spins, which makes it easy to understand what you are aiming for.

Free spins feature with expanding wilds

Landing three or more werewolf scatters starts the free spins round. You are awarded 13 free games each time you trigger the feature. This is where the slot really opens up.

During free spins, wild coffins can appear only on reels 1, 2 and 3. When they land, they do not just sit in one position. Instead, they expand to cover the whole reel, turning that entire reel into a wild reel for that spin.

Because the wild reels still substitute for all regular symbols, they can link up a lot of different paylines at once, especially when more than one reel goes wild on the same spin. This can create full screen style setups where almost every line pays.

Tripled wins during free spins

On top of the expanding wild reels, all winning combinations during free spins are multiplied by 3. This triple win rule applies to every line win you get in that feature.

Combining wild reels with a flat 3 times multiplier is what gives the bonus round its punch. Even medium symbol hits can add up when they are spread over many lines and then tripled. The feature can be quite swingy though, since you only get 13 spins and you are hoping for those wild reels to show up early and often.

RTP, volatility and max win

The stated return to player is about 95.49 percent, which is slightly below many modern releases but normal for older Rival titles. The game leans toward the high volatility side. The base game can feel quiet for stretches, then a single wild boosted win or a strong free spins round can make a big difference.

The top advertised win is 5,000 times your stake. Reaching anything close to that will rely on the free spins feature lining up several wild reels and strong symbol combinations while the 3 times multiplier is active.

Gameplay feel and who it suits

Scary Rich 2 keeps the feature set pretty tight. There is no separate bonus game, no gamble feature and no complicated reel modifiers. Almost everything revolves around two things: wild coffin multipliers in the base game and the free spins round with expanding wilds and tripled wins.

If you like horror themes and you are fine with a bit of risk in exchange for the chance at chunky bonus rounds, this one fits well. The betting range is friendly to low stakes players, but the ability to push up to 10 coins per line also gives room for those who want to play a bit higher.