SixSixSix

SixSixSix: Slot Overview

Theologians or heavy metal goers should be able to instantly spot the connection between the number of the beast and the title of today's Hacksaw Gaming slot. That title is SixSixSix, and sums up what players can expect should they decide to delve into this particular virtual netherworld. Yip, we're talking about torture, pain, and brutality - when the game is going against you, or potentially substantial rewards when things are flowing favourably. The number '6' in this instance is needed to trigger bonus games, and the more '6s' you can see before you, the more technically potent the feature.

Joining players on their underworld sojourn are two characters hovering on either side of the screen going by the name of Balthazar and Beelzebub. The two winged, trident-wielding entities inhabit a drably monochrome world, all grey and dismal, perhaps reflecting the message on the sign at the entrance to Hell in Dante's Divine Comedy; 'Abandon hope, all ye who enter here!' The look is classic Hacksaw, where the game world keeps colour use to a minimum, includes a couple of characters to accompany players, and gives them interesting gaming ideas to keep them entertained while there.

Nestled within a horned outline is SixSixSix's gaming grid, landing 4 rows of symbols on each of its 5 reels and equipped with 14 paylines. The stake range is 10 c at the minimum and $/€100 at the most, and four options are available on the bonus buy list. A 5 out of 5, highly volatile math model might make some gamblers pause, though the default RTP value of 96.15% is nothing to get humpty about.

Not a lot of colour adorns SixSixSix's pay symbols, either. In fact, all are black and white except the highest-value one. Guess it makes seeing the top symbol easier. The five low pays are crossed bones, an axe, a pack of cigarettes, a drink, and a book, paying 3x the bet for a 5 symbol winning combination. The higher value symbols are a bottle, a skull, two character symbols, and a rocking out hand sign. Hitting a line of 5 matching high pays awards 10 to 50 times the bet. No wilds make it into the game.

SixSixSix: Slot Features

Wicked Wheels, the prizes they bestow, three different bonus rounds and the chance to Deal with the Devil are the extras on offer in SixSixSix. Four bonus buys are also available.

Wicked Wheels

Blue or Red Wicked Wheels are activated by landing the blue or red '6' symbol. When a '6' symbol hits (on the leftmost, middle, or rightmost reel), a Wicked Wheel appears in its position. Only one '6' may land per reel, and only Blue Wicked Wheels appear in the base game. When activated, the Wicked Wheel spins to award players a prize indicated by where the wheel stops. If more than one wheel is active, the values are collected left to right.

• Blue Wicked Wheel values - Max Win, adding multipliers of 5x to 100x, multiplying multipliers of x2-x10, or the FS trigger '6' symbol.
• Red Wicked Wheel values - Max Win, adding multipliers of 10x to 500x, multiplying multipliers of x3-x20.

Free Spins

• Speak Of The Devil Bonus - Landing one '6' symbol on a Wicked Wheel in the base game triggers this feature with 10 free spins. In this bonus, there is an increased chance of landing Red and Blue Wicked Wheels. The '6' symbol does not land on Blue Wicked Wheels in this bonus.
• Let Hell Break Loose! Bonus - Landing a '6' symbol on two Wicked Wheels in the base game triggers this feature with 10 free spins. In this bonus, there is an increased chance of landing Red Wicked Wheels. Blue Wicked Wheels do not appear in this bonus.
• What The Hell Bonus - Landing a '6' symbol on three Wicked Wheels in the base game triggers 10 free spins in this feature. Blue Wicked Wheels do not appear, and a Red Wicked Wheel lands on every spin.

Deal With The Devil

When Speak Of The Devil or Let Hell Break Loose! are triggered, players have a chance to Deal with the Devil. If the offer/gamble is accepted, a Deal Wheel appears containing the values 5, 8, 12, 16, 20, or a '6' symbol. If the wheel lands on 5, 8, 12, 16, or 20, this is the number of free spins awarded to the player. If the wheel lands on '6', players are upgraded to a more valuable bonus round. Speak Of The Devil may upgrade to Let Hell Break Loose! Let Hell Break Loose may upgrade to What The Hell. Bonus modes cannot be downgraded. Players may Deal with the Devil once per bonus level. If Speak Of The Devil was upgraded to Let Hell Break Loose!, they may Deal with the Devil again. Deals are not offered for the What The Hell bonus.

Bonus Buys

It wouldn't be a Hacksaw Gaming slot with a few bonus buys, and SixSixSix has these:

• Wicked FeatureSpins - 10x the bet for a higher chance of activating Wicked Wheels. Extremely volatile, RTP 96.24%.
• Red Wicked FeatureSpins - 50x the bet to guarantee landing a Red Wicked Wheel. Blue Wicked Wheels do not appear. Very highly volatile, RTP 96.26%.
• Speak Of The Devil - 100x the bet. Very highly volatile, RTP 96.2%.
• Let Hell Break Loose! - 250x the bet. Highly volatile, RTP 96.22%.

SixSixSix: Slot Verdict

Hacksaw Gaming does like its low colour slots, and reviewing SixSixSix brought in a wash of memories of games like Chaos Crew 2, Itero, and Slayers INC. The game also features a couple of onscreen characters, which, again, the studio likes to do. On the topic of comparisons, due to SixSixSix's subject matter, it also triggered memories of other hellishly themed slots, noticeably Play'n GO's Charlie Chance range. In other words, SixSixSix sits snugly amongst warm company while delivering gamblers its own particular brand of hell-themed risk and reward.

One stand-out aspect of SixSixSix was its Deal with the Devil feature. This sort of thing is relatively common; AvatarUX slots often come with a gamble feature, for example, though free spin gambles are often all or nothing, and from memory, this is a first for a Hacksaw Gaming slot. The positive thing about choosing to do a deal is you can't lose the bonus you've won. Sure, it is possible to end up with fewer free spins than you would have had, but there is plenty of potential upside, too, namely scoring more free spins or upgrading to a better bonus round. It is not possible to buy the What The Hell bonus, so hitting 3 '6's in the base game or successfully wheeling and dealing your way into it are the two alternative routes.

Whilst landing a Red Wicked Wheel on every free spin in the What The Hell bonus likely makes it the most desirable place to be in SixSixSix, players can take heart knowing the game's 16,666x the stake top win can be achieved in all game modes. Such is the power multiplying stuff is able to unleash (not to mention just insta-achievement via the Wicked Wheel's Max Win prize), and when it comes to accruing exciting bet multipliers in unusual environments with unique feature blends, few do it quite like Hacksaw Gaming.