Harlequin Carnival

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

NoLimit City takes you on a journey to Medieval Venice where you can see the flamboyant Harlequin Carnival. This slot has a lot to offer with scatters, wilds and an x-nudge feature which will increase you wins.

About the slot

Harlequin Carnival is a 5 reel, 20 payline video slot which is payable across all devices from 20p up to a whopping £100 per spin. It is a high variance slot with an RTP of 96.14%.The reels are framed in stone with a statue on either side and sit on a backdrop of the stairs leading up to the palazzo where the arch is filled with a beautiful array of colourful flowers.The symbols are the ace of hearts, spades, diamond and clubs cards which are all of the lower value, then we have the carnival characters wearing masks depicting the moon, a grapevine, a cat, a bird’s beak and the smiling sun, the latter has the highest value, landing 5 on a payline will give you x15 of your wager.

Gameplay

The scatter symbol is the harlequin bust bonus sign and the wild symbol is the Harlequin which is stacked 3 high when it appears on the centre 3 reels.If the wild appears partially on the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th reels, it will nudge down to fill the reel and the win multiplier will increase by x1 for each nudge that takes place. 5 wilds on a payline will reward you with x15 of your wager.The Harelquin respin is triggered by landing an x-nudge wild on any of the centre reels and the fully stacked wilds will move across the reels one at a time on each respin.Landing 3 scatter symbols on any single spin will also trigger the Harlequin Bonus and give you 8 bonus spins as well as an x-nudge wild on the 5^th reel which will come with a x3 multiplier.Harlequin Carnival is an enjoyable game with some great features and nice graphics backed by a nice fast paced orchestral soundtrack. You have the potential to pocket up to x5,861 of your wager, and the x-nudge feature adds more excitement to the game.

Matthew Kennedy

Co-founder & Technical Director at Play Cash Games

Matthew Kennedy co-founded Take Marketing Limited in 2008 alongside Becky Mosley and has worked in the UK online gambling industry ever since. He runs the technical side of the operation, building and maintaining the platforms that power Play Cash Games and the wider Take Marketing portfolio.

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Over 17 years in the industry, Matt has worked directly with affiliate platforms, casino operators, and software providers. He has seen the market move from desktop Flash slots to mobile-first HTML5, lived through every iteration of UK Gambling Commission rules, and built the systems that keep our coverage compliant as regulation evolves. He has a particular interest in responsible gambling tooling and player-fund safety — the parts of the industry most people do not see but that matter most.

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