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Babushkas Slot Based on the cute and surprising Matryoshka (Russian Nesting Dolls) comes the 5-reel 17-payline Babushkas Slot by Thunderkick! As with all games from Thunderkick, it is unlike anything you’ll get anywhere else. Spin the reels and line up combinations of differently sized babushka dolls to earn huge prizes! Features in the Babushkas slot include wilds, upgradable symbols, free spins, and spreading symbols. These all combine to give the slot a theoretical return to player percentage (RTP) of 95.8%, which is about average from what we see from online slot developers. The overall experience with Babushkas is solid, if not the best slot machine of all time.

Babushka to me has always meant an older lady in Russian, though these dolls are called such as well. Matryoshka doll would be the more fitting name, but I can’t really complain since that’s as far as my knowledge of Russian goes as well. The game itself seems like a true Thunderkick game, and it has quite an unique look combined with some innovative gameplay. Graphically it’s extremely fitting, the theme is surprising, the gameplay somewhat unique and the music excellent. Unfortunately, I did not like the game itself due to the low wins. I am not talking about high or low volatility here, just a general sense of disappointment when checking the payouts.

Gameplay, musics and graphics

The hit frequency in Babushkas is somewhat low, at least when compared to the amount of wins you get. At around 30% you get a hit every 3-4 spins, and most of the time these were under the bet for me. Of course, I fully expected for wilds and bonus games to make up the difference. Unfortunately the wilds don’t really seem to make a difference. Money aside what you have on the screen is a background knit by someones mother(always impressive) and varying Matryoshka dolls of different looks and shapes. Occasionally you’ll have a bear popping up as well. It certainly isn’t like any other slot you’ve seen before, and like always Thunderkick has made sure they are not just copying the age old patterns that so many other companies seem to do.

The graphics are top notch, though the background image becomes quite stale sooner or later. The babushkas themselves look good on any device, and occasional bear popping out is well animated. The music is something I found extremely well done, and in fact the most enjoyable part of this slot. In most other slots I mute the tab or the game as soon as possible, in this case I was left hoping for a full album.

Where is the money?

Five of the top symbols in a row will net you a whopping 2 euros with 1 euro bet. I have to say this is nothing but a big disappointment. Most other wins fall well below your bet. This is probably due to the way the slot is designed. The babushkas upgrade to the next winning category every time a higher level doll completes a winning line or forms a new one. Ideally this would create massive winning combinations, though even if you hit all 17 paylines with the maximum win you are only netting 34 euros(with one euro bet). The wilds do similar upgrades, and with a special win you can net even higher wins. This though is still only a hundred times your bet. A well done slot, but the money and the wins simply aren’t there.

Bonus features

The game features three different wilds, one of which dishes out freespins. There’s also a special win for upgrading all Babushkas beyond the point of no return. The main feature in the game is the winning symbol upgrade as mentioned in ´previous paragraph. All winning symbols of the same value upgrade to the next higher valued symbol, when this creates new or longer winning lines. The wild, a bear as is obvious in any Russian themed slot, appears only on reel 3. The wild has the following mystery features:

• Scare bear wild – lowest value symbols will upgrade 1, 2, or 3 tiers upwards depending on the size of the bear.
• Charm bear – all symbols upgrade one tier.
• Dance bear – 7 freespins are given to the player, with a guaranteed wild on the middle reel on every spin.

In addition if all the symbols on the screen are of the same level they will upgrade one extra time.

Summary

I want to like the game, and I do find some features quite nice. But the money my friend, there’s no money in this. In fact this slot looks more like a technology demo that is meant to test and show new features and perhaps new game types. I recommend some demo play, and then switching to any other Thunderkick slot.

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Unfortunately, we no longer offer Babushkas as a real play game at Wombat Casino. Have you tried the Turning Totems game from Thunderkick?

The wombat says: ‘Babooshka Babooshka Babooshka aii yaaaaiii’.
Ah Kate Bush, that wild-eyed warbler.
This wombat always loved a bit of Kate Bush and those all-in-one leotards.

Oh right. This game isn’t an homage to the 1980 pop classic. It’s actually a crazy online slot machine featuring Russian dolls that pop out of their wooden homes to become smaller and smaller, while you get a chance at bigger and bigger wins. This is a beautifully designed game from the guys and girls over at Thunderkick- the people behind the 1429 Uncharted Seas slot. They make some real eye candy! If you think that looks good, check out the Fruit Warp slot– these are not designers that rest on their laurels.

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All set on a knitted jumper background. Right then, that’s completely normal…

Look and Feel

The Babushkas slot game is inspired by famous Russian dolls that decrease in size and are placed one inside another. Usually the outer layer is a woman dressed in traditional Russian peasant costume, and while the figures inside can be male or female, the smallest, innermost doll is usually a baby. These weird little things are famous for their intricate hand-painting and usually take on a theme from fairy-tale characters to ex-Soviet leaders. It’s the craziest thing we’ve seen since the Esqueleto Explosivo slot. Well, maybe Mexican exploding skeletons is a little crazier.

But now to the game. Our Babushka dolls spin on what looks like a cosy pastel-coloured sweater, and include babies with dummies in their mouths, and other dolls that blink and wobble from side to side as you play the game. The reels are transparent making the game perfect for playing on mobile, and the slot also features traditional Russian music that speeds up like crazy each time you land a winning combo.

Game Play

Babushkas is a 17-payline slot from Thunderkick Games. The biggest dolls are the lowest paying symbols, whilst the smaller the dolls are, the higher their pay-out value. Green is lowest and Yellow is highest. The aim of this Russian-themed slot is to fill the whole screen with the top-value symbol, which is the Yellow doll. ‘So how d’you do that, then? Hang on, and I’ll explain.

When you land a winning combo, any neighbouring symbols on the reels that are worth 1 value lower, get upgraded to the next level – making new wins! Your payout is then made, and the process continues until no more upgrades or new paylines are generated. Make sense? Just give it a whirl.

Wild Eggs and Bear Bonuses

The Wild in the Babushkas slot is the Egg and will land on the middle reel during game play. As usual, it substitutes for all other symbols, but don’t be fooled, it’s no ordinary Wild. If the Wild Egg symbol appears with a star on it, it may randomly turn into a bear. Yes, that’s right, a big old bear. This bear will activate one of the following features:

Scare Bear Bonus
The Scare Bear bonus comes in 3 sizes. A small bear will upgrade the largest and lowest paying symbol on the reels to the next level up. The medium bear will do the same, but it will upgrade it by 2 levels, and the biggest bear will repeat the process but by 3 levels.

Charm Bear Bonus
This grizzly little fella will upgrade ALL symbols on the reels up one level.

Dance Bear Bonus
The Dance bear hands out 7 Free Spins, and will add a new Wild on the middle reel on every spin. This means you can trigger any of the Bear Bonus Features on each go. Yeaaahhh!

Wipe Feature

Here’s an ingenious little extra if ever we’ve see one. If you fill the entire screen with the same Doll symbol, you’ll set off the Wipe Feature which will upgrade all your symbols one level. If the symbols on your screen are already the highest-paying Yellow Dolls, then the reels transform into ghost symbols which will pay out 100x your original bet. Phew!

Mobile Babushkas

This is one of those slots thsat look great on a mobile. Just swipe up to get into full screen mode, crank up the volume and spin those crazy babuskas!

Conclusion

In this wombat’s humble opinion, Babushkas is one crazy-ass slot. We love its quirky theme, catchy balalaika soundtrack and weird Wild exploding Egg Bears. Ok, so the gameplay is a bit tricky, but it sounds more complicated than it is. Get spinning and you’ll soon work out what’s going on.

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