K9 Capers

Part of the Microgaming 30 line video slot range, K9 Capers has as the name suggests a "Man's Best Friend" theme. Unlike most video slot it does not have a free spin bonus game, instead going for a fairly standard pick a box bonus. Still it does offer some good winning combinations and jackpots.

As with most 30 line games you have a big range of choices when it comes to betting. You can play between one and twenty coins per line. This gives a minimum all lines bet of 30 coins or a maximum bet of a big 600 coins. Luckily there are lost of coin sizes starting at a penny.

Top jackpot at max bet is 120,000 coins (6,000 per coin bet) for hitting five of the collars. Next highest pays are 60,000 for five scatters, 60,000 coins for five dog houses followed by 20,000 for five dog bowls and 10,000 coins for five teddy bears.

Overall the pays a higher than many other slots, primarily because there is no free spin feature with a multiplier. This can be a plus as you have the chance at hitting all of the highest jackpots during regular play - you don't have to wait to win the free spins to get the big prizes.

K9 Capers does have a wild symbol but it only appears on the third reel. The good news is that it is an expanding wild. Hit the wild in any position on reel three and it expands to take up the whole reel. This can really boost wins especially if you get a wild in the middle of a five symbol pay as you might get the jackpot on multiple lines.

The bonus game on K9 Capers is activated by hitting three or more scattered Fifi symbols ( The Female Dog). Once the bonus is activate you go to the second screen game (View Screenshot). It is a very simple game of picking a location to try to find Fifi.

There are four possible choices and you get up to four choices. This means that you will always win at least something on the bonus. The trick is that the earlier you find Fifi the bigger your pay off. The wins for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and fourth picks are 100X, 25X, 10X and 3X respectively. The win multiplies your total bet so you can win up to 60,000 coins on the bonus stage.

As with the Australian style pokies you also have a gamble feature if you want to try to increase your wins. This is a simple case of picking red or black to try to double up your win. You can keep doubling up until the gamble limit is reached - this varies from casino to casino.

In the end, K9 Capers offers a good enough amount of big jackpots to make it a fun game to play. The expanding wild is a definite plus and the bonus game always offers at least a 3X bet win. If you like dogs then this is the game for you (If you like cats you might like to try it anyway).