The Dog House - Muttley Crew
The Dog House Muttley Crew takes Pragmatic Play's famous canine crew away from the suburbs and sends them sailing across pirate infested waters in one of the most structurally different entries in the series. Instead of the traditional reel and payline format associated with earlier Dog House games, Muttley Crew uses a 5 by 5 grid with Cluster Pays. Treasure Chest Wilds carry multipliers reaching 10 times, while Free Spins make every multiplier Wild sticky for the remainder of the feature. With high volatility, an RTP of up to 96.50 percent and a maximum win of 7,500 times the bet, this pirate adventure gives the familiar multiplier formula a considerably different rhythm. Wins are created by forming clusters of at least five identical paying symbols connected horizontally or vertically. Diagonal connections do not count. Card ranks from Ten through Ace occupy the lower section of the paytable, while a bone and five pirate dogs provide the premium prizes. Larger clusters award progressively stronger payouts, with groups containing 25 matching premium symbols producing the most valuable regular prizes. The Treasure Chest acts as the Wild and can appear anywhere on the grid. It substitutes for regular paying symbols but not for the Scatter. Every Wild carries a random multiplier of 2, 3, 5 or 10 times, which is applied whenever that Wild contributes to a winning cluster. This means even a relatively modest symbol group can become considerably more valuable when one of the stronger Treasure Chest multipliers connects with it. Several multiplier Wilds can contribute to the same cluster. When this happens, their multiplier values are added together before the resulting total is applied to the win. A cluster involving a 3 times Wild and a 10 times Wild therefore receives a combined multiplier of 13 times. A screen containing several Wilds can also create multiple winning clusters, allowing individual Treasure Chests to influence more than one payout when their positions connect with different symbol groups. Three, four or five Paw Scatter symbols trigger 10, 15 or 20 free spins respectively. A qualifying Scatter trigger also awards an immediate prize worth 2 times the bet. Unlike the base game, every multiplier Wild that lands during Free Spins becomes sticky and remains fixed in its position until the complete feature has finished. Sticky Treasure Chest Wilds retain their original multiplier values. A 10 times Wild landing early in the feature therefore remains available for every later spin, while additional Wilds can gradually occupy more positions around the grid. Since multiplier values are added when several Wilds contribute to the same cluster, later bonus spins can become considerably stronger after several sticky positions have accumulated. Free Spins use special Paw Scatter overlays to extend the feature. Landing two, three, four or five qualifying Paw overlays awards another 5, 10, 20 or 30 free spins respectively. These extensions preserve all sticky multiplier Wilds already collected, meaning a developed grid remains completely intact when additional spins are awarded. This persistence is the defining element of the bonus. A Free Spins round that receives useful Treasure Chest Wilds during its opening stages can carry those positions through a substantial retrigger, while later Wilds continue expanding the number of sticky substitutes available. The strongest situations arise when several high multiplier Wilds occupy neighbouring areas and repeatedly connect with large premium clusters. Where Feature Buy is permitted, players can choose between three purchases. The 100 times option triggers 10 free spins, the 250 times purchase provides 15 and the 500 times version awards 20. The published RTP for these purchases is approximately 96.54 percent, 96.53 percent and 96.54 percent respectively. The purchase price changes the initial spin allocation but does not guarantee particular Wild positions or multiplier values. The Dog House Muttley Crew succeeds because it keeps the mechanic that defines the series while abandoning the traditional layout around it. Cluster Pays makes every Treasure Chest position more flexible than a normal payline Wild, and multipliers reaching 10 times provide significantly more individual strength than many earlier Dog House releases. Once Free Spins begin, sticky Wilds create the gradual grid development that fans of the series expect, but within a much more open winning system. For players who enjoy persistent multiplier bonuses but prefer clusters to fixed paylines, Muttley Crew is one of the most distinctive Dog House variations.
The Dog House Muttley Crew takes Pragmatic Play's famous canine crew away from the suburbs and sends them sailing across pirate infested waters in one of the most structurally different entries in the series. Instead of the traditional reel and payline format associated with earlier Dog House games, Muttley Crew uses a 5 by 5 grid with Cluster Pays. Treasure Chest Wilds carry multipliers reaching 10 times, while Free Spins make every multiplier Wild sticky for the remainder of the feature. With high volatility, an RTP of up to 96.50 percent and a maximum win of 7,500 times the bet, this pirate adventure gives the familiar multiplier formula a considerably different rhythm. Wins are created by forming clusters of at least five identical paying symbols connected horizontally or vertically. Diagonal connections do not count. Card ranks from Ten through Ace occupy the lower section of the paytable, while a bone and five pirate dogs provide the premium prizes. Larger clusters award progressively stronger payouts, with groups containing 25 matching premium symbols producing the most valuable regular prizes. The Treasure Chest acts as the Wild and can appear anywhere on the grid. It substitutes for regular paying symbols but not for the Scatter. Every Wild carries a random multiplier of 2, 3, 5 or 10 times, which is applied whenever that Wild contributes to a winning cluster. This means even a relatively modest symbol group can become considerably more valuable when one of the stronger Treasure Chest multipliers connects with it. Several multiplier Wilds can contribute to the same cluster. When this happens, their multiplier values are added together before the resulting total is applied to the win. A cluster involving a 3 times Wild and a 10 times Wild therefore receives a combined multiplier of 13 times. A screen containing several Wilds can also create multiple winning clusters, allowing individual Treasure Chests to influence more than one payout when their positions connect with different symbol groups. Three, four or five Paw Scatter symbols trigger 10, 15 or 20 free spins respectively. A qualifying Scatter trigger also awards an immediate prize worth 2 times the bet. Unlike the base game, every multiplier Wild that lands during Free Spins becomes sticky and remains fixed in its position until the complete feature has finished. Sticky Treasure Chest Wilds retain their original multiplier values. A 10 times Wild landing early in the feature therefore remains available for every later spin, while additional Wilds can gradually occupy more positions around the grid. Since multiplier values are added when several Wilds contribute to the same cluster, later bonus spins can become considerably stronger after several sticky positions have accumulated. Free Spins use special Paw Scatter overlays to extend the feature. Landing two, three, four or five qualifying Paw overlays awards another 5, 10, 20 or 30 free spins respectively. These extensions preserve all sticky multiplier Wilds already collected, meaning a developed grid remains completely intact when additional spins are awarded. This persistence is the defining element of the bonus. A Free Spins round that receives useful Treasure Chest Wilds during its opening stages can carry those positions through a substantial retrigger, while later Wilds continue expanding the number of sticky substitutes available. The strongest situations arise when several high multiplier Wilds occupy neighbouring areas and repeatedly connect with large premium clusters. Where Feature Buy is permitted, players can choose between three purchases. The 100 times option triggers 10 free spins, the 250 times purchase provides 15 and the 500 times version awards 20. The published RTP for these purchases is approximately 96.54 percent, 96.53 percent and 96.54 percent respectively. The purchase price changes the initial spin allocation but does not guarantee particular Wild positions or multiplier values. The Dog House Muttley Crew succeeds because it keeps the mechanic that defines the series while abandoning the traditional layout around it. Cluster Pays makes every Treasure Chest position more flexible than a normal payline Wild, and multipliers reaching 10 times provide significantly more individual strength than many earlier Dog House releases. Once Free Spins begin, sticky Wilds create the gradual grid development that fans of the series expect, but within a much more open winning system. For players who enjoy persistent multiplier bonuses but prefer clusters to fixed paylines, Muttley Crew is one of the most distinctive Dog House variations.