Nova 7s

Outer space has been the setting for a ton of different movies, books, television shows and other forms of media. We have a certain fascination with it, and Realtime Gaming has captured that in a major way with Nova 7s. They've pulled in a neon motif with this game and created a number of space-based features that give players a ton of value. This is a game that has a reasonably high volatility, so make sure that you use a lower bet size than you typically would for the best gameplay experience.

Slot Format

Realtime Gaming likes to use standard game formats as a solid foundation for their titles, and Nova 7s is no exception. This game has five reels and three rows along with 25 paylines, which is one of the two or three most common layouts in the entire genre. With that having been said, it's so common because it tends to lead to such good gameplay. Bet sizes per spin go from $0.25 to $6.25 apiece, and that's wonderful levels for most players. To determine your bet size per payline, simply divide your bet by a factor of 25.

Red Wild 7 Symbols

The red wild 7 symbol is the key symbol in the entire game, and it drives the vast majority of the gameplay. It shows up on the second and fourth reels, and when it does, it can trigger a number of bonus features. The solar flare feature expands the wild to cover the whole reel. The nova feature turns the wild into a 7x multiplier. If you get the supernova, it combines the nova and solar flare features to give you an entire reel full of 7x multiplier wilds. Hypernova is pretty valuable as well, and it causes the reel and the reel beside of it to become completely full of wilds. For the second reel, the first one joins it. For the fourth reel, the fifth is made wild as well in this feature.

Blue 7 Scatters and Free Spins

The blue 7 symbol is scattered. You can get payouts for two or more on the reels, with the top win 77 times your total bet for five of a kind. However, three or more also gets you a free spins bonus feature with different extras based on the wild features listed above. You can also get extra wilds on the center reel during your set of 7 free spins.

The Nova 7 and Supernova 7 features of this video slot work just like their wild symbol counterparts. the Hypernova 7 feature gives you the Supernova 7 feature along with an extra wild on the middle reel that gives you an expanding wild along with a free re-spin with the center reel held in place. You can also get the Hypernova Extreme, which gives a wild middle reel as well, but all four of the other reels are also wild. It's not hard to see how this gives an absurdly high amount of value.

Regular Payouts

There are a total of nine regular symbols. The red planet pays 777x for five of a kind, and five of the blue planet gets you 577x. You'll earn 377x for five of the green planet, and the yellow planet is worth 277x for five. Five of the orange galaxy pays 277x as well, and the prize for five of the yellow or green galaxy is 177x. The lowest pays are 77x for five of a kind of either the purple or blue symbols.

Something that's worth pointing out is that, aside from the scatter, you can also get wins for just two of the red or blue planet symbols. This increases the hit-rate of the game quite a bit, especially with the wild features.

In Summary

Nova 7s is a game that gives players a lot of value through themed features. We can't remember having seen a slot with this many wild features before, and because they're also included in the free spins, they drive the gameplay throughout your whole experience. It's easy to see that this game has a very high volatility with all of the wilds flying all over the place, but even if you play with a lower bet size than you usually do to smooth things out, you'll still have to deal with some level of swings. That's not a problem for most players, but some will want to avoid this game because of it, which is a stylistic decision instead of an assessment of the value of this high-quality slot.