Chicago Slot Review: Bottle Shooting Free Games

Chicago™ puts its gangster setting around a conventional five-reel, 20-line foundation, then gives the bonus a specific swing in value: every win during its Bottle Shooting Free Games receives a randomly chosen multiplier. Three or more Scatters start 12 Free Games, and the listed multipliers are x1, x2, x3, x5 and x10. The rules make the range visible, though they do not describe how often each value appears.

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Chicago at a glance

Provider	NOVOMATIC
Genre / theme	Crime & Detectives
Game type	Video slot
Reels / grid	5 reels; row count not stated
Volatility	4
Payout mechanic	20 lines
Main features	At least three Scatters award 12 Free Games; every win during the feature receives a random x1, x2, x3, x5 or x10 multiplier.

RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.

Five matching symbols, beginning on the left

The regular game asks for five matching symbols along a payline. A winning pattern starts at the first reel on the left and continues right without gaps or intervening symbols. The Chicago symbol substitutes for all symbols except Scatter, giving line combinations a Wild-like helper while leaving the Scatter role distinct. The configuration is five reels and 20 lines; volatility is listed as 4.

This rule defines a relatively exact target: matching symbols must form a continuous five-symbol sequence on a line, rather than simply appear somewhere on the screen. The source does not preserve a detailed paytable or state the row count, so those should not be inferred from the headline format. RTP, maximum win and release date are also absent for this exact online version.

The Bottle Shooting multiplier applies to every feature win

At least three Scatter symbols trigger the Free Games feature and award 12 Free Games. During those spins, every win is multiplied by a random amount drawn from x1, x2, x3, x5 or x10. The multiplier is therefore not described as belonging only to one symbol or one particular line: its stated scope is every win in the feature. An x1 leaves a result unchanged, while the listed x10 represents the largest multiplier in the stated set.

That range changes the bonus’s character without changing its entry count. The Scatter threshold controls access; the random multiplier controls the treatment of wins after entry. No rules state whether separate line wins receive independent draws or share a single multiplier for a spin, and no retrigger schedule is provided. A careful reading should stop at the confirmed feature-wide rule rather than inventing details about how overlapping awards are settled.

The excitement has a broad, unquantified range

Chicago’s strongest design point is the connection between the bonus title and its result: Bottle Shooting accompanies a clearly bounded menu of five multiplier values, and every feature win is covered. Its main uncertainty is equally specific. The source names the possible multipliers but gives neither their probabilities nor a maximum total win, and volatility 4 cannot fill in those missing odds. A reader can understand the mechanics, but cannot calculate an expected bonus value from this disclosure.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

A three-Scatter trigger leads to a defined 12-spin feature, and the multiplier rule explicitly covers every win using a finite list from x1 through x10.

Weaknesses

The source gives no probabilities for the five multiplier values, no retrigger information and no maximum win, so the advertised multiplier range cannot establish a likely result.

Our Editor’s View

Chicago is built around two very different kinds of certainty. The regular game states a strict line condition—five consecutive matching symbols from the left—while the bonus guarantees a 12-spin starting award once three Scatters appear. What happens to each win inside that feature is less predictable: the rules choose from x1, x2, x3, x5 and x10, without showing the distribution. That is a meaningful mechanical hook because it affects every stated feature win rather than decorating a single symbol. Yet it also leaves the most useful comparison unanswered: how commonly do the larger multipliers occur, and how does the full paytable shape the outcome? Players drawn to a direct trigger and a clearly stated multiplier range can follow the bonus easily. Anyone looking for a transparent mathematical profile will need more than the published range and volatility label before judging its potential.