The Bowery Boys Slot Demo

Hacksaw Gaming have created slots set in the present and the future, but in this latest release, they roll back the clock to the 19^th century. Back in the 19^th century, New York City’s “Hell’s Kitchen” was famous for all the wrong reasons, and one of the neighbourhoods was known as Bowery. In this neighbourhood was a gang called The Bowery Boys, and this is what the self-titled slot is based on.

While the Bowery Boys weren’t the types people would want to associate with, they did become the inspiration for films and books, and now online slot games. So it’s no surprise to see a graphic novel approach taken up here by Hacksaw Gaming, which is a move away from the norm for this studio.

The action in The Bowery Boys takes place down a dimly lit side street in town, somewhere where you naturally expect shady behaviour to occur. The game grid is 6×5, but the well-designed backdrop is visible all around, which adds to the experience.

Hacksaw Gaming generally make highly volatile slots, but it’s fitting that The Bowery Boys is highly volatile because it matches the overall nature of The Bowery Boys gang.

It may be a highly volatile slot, but the 96.41% RTP restores some balance in a game that is playable on all devices, including desktops, tablets, and smartphones. The reels in this one spin from 0.10 per round to a maximum of 100.00 per spin.

The Bowery Boys has no Cluster Pays, which is unusual as it’s a Hacksaw Gaming go-to. Instead, it’s All-Scatter Wins, which they’ve used more sparingly in other slots.

Game Features

Hacksaw Gaming could never be accused of doing things by halves on the feature front, and they deliver once again here in this gangster-themed slot.

They get things underway with the all-important cascade mechanic, which is also known as tumble or avalanche. Essentially, players find wins on the reels, and the symbols involved are removed and replaced; this opens the door to more wins in the same round and more cascades. The wins will continue to rack up until there are no more cascades, and then a new round will begin.

If a strongbox symbol lands in conjunction with the key icon, the strongbox will be unlocked and opened, and the prize inside will be awarded to the player. You can get small, medium, and large strongboxes, and they are worth up to 5x, 25x, and 250x the stake, respectively. Blasting bombs can also land on the reels and can be worth anywhere between 2x and 100x.

As far as bonus games go, players who pick up 1, 2 or 3 bonus icons in the base game will trigger one of the following.

• Strongbox Storage—Players will receive ten free spins and can store up to five strongboxes while waiting for a key.
• Daisy’s Dynamite – Players will collect ten free spins, and dynamite boxes will come loaded with multipliers worth up to 100x that can come into play if a detonator lands.
• Bowery Savings Bank—Players get ten free spins. When a win occurs, the same win value is locked in a vault. Dice icons apply multipliers worth up to 12x to the vault’s amount, and a police badge can reduce the amount. A dollar sign opens the vault.