Nolimit City Enhances Slot Series with Duck Hunters: Happy Hour
Nolimit City has unveiled a new installment in its popular Hunters series with the launch of "Duck Hunters: Happy Hour." This latest release revisits the familiar terrain of the company's original "Duck Hunters" title but brings fresh gameplay elements and a higher maximum payout to the table.
As part of the Hunters series which includes successes like Gator Hunters, this new slot keeps the foundation players loved while integrating a revamped reel layout and an expanded set of bonus features. A unique reel configuration, featuring a 4-5-6-6-5-4 layout, is engineered to provide more substantial interactions between symbols and to support increasingly potent multipliers.
Starting each winning position with a multiplier of 2x, the feature doubles with every subsequent win on that spot, soaring to a potential of 8192x the original amount.
In-depth Gameplay Features
Integral to "Duck Hunters: Happy Hour" are several new and returning mechanics that greatly impact gameplay dynamics. The presence of Bomb symbols is particularly noteworthy; these can appear anywhere on the reels and detonate in a 3x3 area, eradicating adjacent regular symbols while simultaneously boosting any position multiplier. Post-explosion, these Bomb symbols morph into special symbols, paving the way for captivating new combinations.
Building upon these interactions are the innovative xWays® and Infectious xWays® mechanics that the game introduces. An xWays® symbol will transform into any standard symbol, augmenting its multiplier to possibly 2x, 4x, or even 8x. Infectious xWays® steps it up a notch by ensuring that the same multiplier is applied across all matching symbols once revealed on the reels. This combination of features elevates base game winning potential and primes the setup for exhilarating bonus rounds.
Exciting Bonus Rounds and Volatile Gameplay
The thrill continues with a variety of bonus rounds. In the base game, securing three Bonus Symbols initiates seven Duck Hunt Spins, where multipliers from the reel positions carry over, enabling wins to reach impressive heights during the feature. Before these free spins commence, one of three possible upgrades is randomly activated.
Options include replacing xWays® with the Infectious xWays® feature, a Bomb upgrade that removes mid-paying symbols, or an Extra +2 Shots which adds extra spins. Achieving four Bonus Symbols proceeds to eight Hawk Eye Spins, doubling the odds with two random upgrades. The pinnacle is reached with five Bonus Symbols, unlocking ten Big Game Spins where all three upgrades are simultaneously employed.
Continuing the trend of inventive features is the Extra Spin mechanic, allowing players to buy an additional spin as long as the cost doesn't surpass the current winnings. "Duck Hunters: Happy Hour" has earned an "Extremely Volatile" designation and rewards adventurous players with a maximum payout potential of 33,333 times the base bet.
Reflecting on the development, Per Lindheimer, Head of Product at Nolimit City, remarked: "We weren’t planning on making a sequel, but then happy hour hit and things got a little out of hand. Duck Hunters: Happy Hour is what happens when you mix one of our favourite slots with one too many cold brewskis, resulting in our new 'Happy Hour Spins' feature full of bombs, because why not? It ain’t polite and it sure as hell ain’t for everyone. It was never meant to be sensible, but that’s exactly how we like it.”
Source: Nolimit City Expands Hunter Series With Duck Hunters: Happy Hour, lcb.org, January 15, 2026.
