Moonshine Riches Introduction

Moonshine Riches isn’t some groundbreaking release that will restore NetEnt to its former glory. Still, it’s a fresh NetEnt slot, so it warrants a proper look. Moonshine Riches is an exclusive title that’s only offered at selected casinos. NetEnt (and plenty of other studios) do this now and then, and it often means reusing an older framework with a new theme. When we first launched it, we expected a direct copy of NetEnt’s Wild Wild West, but that’s not the case. The bonus game is actually original to this slot and not something we’ve come across before.

Taking place in a 1920s jazz club with lively swing music and comic-book-inspired graphics, Moonshine Riches is a 5-reel, 3-row slot featuring 9 paylines, 96.6% RTP, and a stake range of €0.09 – €45. Moonshine Riches includes 8 standard symbols—whiskey glasses, whiskey bottles, ale barrels—and 5 character symbols, where the mob boss is the top payer, delivering 38x for 5 on a payline. Since symbols can appear stacked 3-high, you can hit a full-screen premium symbol in the base game, where the max win is 350x. There’s also a wild in the base game that shows up only on the 3 middle reels, plus 2 moonshine bonus symbols that appear exclusively on reels 1 and 5.

Features

This feature only applies in the base game. If you land the 2 moonshine Bonus symbols on different rows, Ricochet Reward kicks in. When it triggers, one randomly selected bonus symbol changes every other symbol in its row into a random regular symbol. Put simply, you’re granted a 5 of a kind payout.

A standard pick-and-win bonus that hands out a random coin prize ranging from x10 to x75 times your stake. Nothing special going on.

Territory Takeover spins are the headline feature and really the only strong reason to play this slot. They trigger when the 2 moonshine bonus symbols land on the same row on reels 1 and 5. You then receive 5 free spins played on a 5-reel, 1-row layout that pays both ways. Any wilds that land become sticky and stay put until the bonus ends, while also awarding an extra spin. On top of that, the multiplier increases by 1x with each spin, up to a maximum 9x multiplier. With a full wild line and the 9x multiplier active, a spin can be worth 350 times the stake.

Moonshine Riches Conclusion

Moonshine Riches is a low to medium variance slot, which is why it doesn’t do much for us. It’s not a bad game and it’s nowhere near NetEnt’s weakest release this year, but as gamblers we don’t feel much excitement spinning when the upside is limited. That said, it’s probably not designed for hardcore slot fans and is more likely aimed at casual, recreational players.