Complete Guide to Wildies by Pragmatic Play

Wildies: The Newest High-Volatility Sweets Game

Wildies by Pragmatic Play enters the high-volatility sweets category alongside Sugar Rush and Sweet Bonanza 1000. 5-reel, 4-row matrix, 25 paylines. Bets from $0.25 to $250. The game's entire mechanic revolves around oversized wild symbols — each covering two positions either vertically or horizontally.

Symbols & Payouts

Eight regular symbols: J–A card ranks (low) and candy canes, coffee cups, jelly, and cakes (high). Five royals in a line pay 1x stake. Five premium symbols pay 12x–30x stake. Five wild symbols pay 30x stake.

Wild Respins Feature

When a wild lands in the base game it triggers a respin. The wild stays; if another wild appears during the respin it also stays and another respin occurs. This chains until no new wilds land. Each successive wild carries an increasing multiplier:

Multipliers are added together if multiple wilds contribute to the same winning combination. After the 5th wild lands, no additional wilds can appear.

Free Spins Feature

Triggered by 3/4/5 scatters awarding 6 free spins. All wild symbols remain on screen and move to a random position each spin. Round starts with 1/2/3 wilds based on scatter count.

Every 3rd collected wild adds 1 guaranteed wild on the next spin plus 3 additional free spins. Same multiplier progression applies (2x/3x/5x/10x). No retriggers after the 5th wild. Bonus Buy available for 80x your bet (RTP: 96%).

Verdict

Wildies is not a game worth your energy. The 96.01% RTP is too low to justify Bonus Buys or extended base game play. Sugar Rush, Gates of Olympus, and Sweet Bonanza 1000 are all more volatile but offer materially better return rates. The expanding wild mechanic is reminiscent of Juicy Fruits and similar games — extremely volatile with too little compensation. Go eat a jammy dodger and play something with better odds.

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