Tiger’s Claw is Betsoft’s 2018 fantasy slot, set on a cold mountaintop where a Siberian tiger and a spirit-calling shaman watch over the reels. It is built on an unusual 3-4-5-4-3 grid that pays both ways across 720 combinations, with a free-spins round that can stretch to as many as 240 spins.<\/p>\n
We played Tiger’s Claw in demo mode to see how its both-ways grid, Shaman scatter pays and that long free-spins ceiling behave, and who its high-volatility maths actually suits. This review covers the mechanics, the numbers and the free demo.<\/p>\n
Forget a standard rectangle. Tiger’s Claw uses a 3-4-5-4-3 layout \u2014 three symbols high on the outer reels, rising to five in the middle \u2014 for a diamond-shaped grid that opens up 720 ways to win.<\/p>\n
Those ways pay in both directions, left-to-right and right-to-left, so a winning run can begin from either edge. It is one of Betsoft’s fantasy slots<\/a>, and the maths leans on this both-ways scoring to land its base wins.<\/p>\n The symbols carry the shamanic theme: the Siberian tiger pays the most, backed by an eagle, a ritual mask, a drum and a set of coloured gemstones. A snow-capped mountain acts as the Wild, and it appears on the middle three reels only.<\/p>\n Stakes start from $0.50 a spin, and the presentation is cinematic 3D \u2014 though, being a 2018 release, it does look a little dated beside newer titles.<\/p>\n The free spins are the reason to play. Land five Free Spin symbols \u2014 the Tiger’s Claw clutching a glowing orb \u2014 and the round begins, awarding up to 96 free spins from a single trigger.<\/p>\n Better still, the round retriggers. Landing more Claw combinations during the feature keeps topping up your count, all the way to a ceiling of 240 free spins in total \u2014 a genuinely large number for the genre.<\/p>\n The catch is getting in. Five Claw symbols is a demanding trigger, so the bonus is rare. When it does land, though, the sheer volume of spins gives the both-ways grid plenty of room to build a serious result.<\/p>\n That length is the point. Because wins pay in both directions and the snow-mountain Wild can stack on the middle reels during the round, a single well-aligned spin late in a 240-spin run can carry an outsized share of the total. The ceiling matters more than the per-spin values, and it is where the game’s headline wins come from.<\/p>\n The shaman is more than set dressing. Land three or more Shaman symbols scattered anywhere on the reels and they pay you directly, regardless of position or active paylines.<\/p>\n The payout scales with how many land: three, four or five Shaman symbols return two, ten or fifty times your total wager respectively. Fifty times your stake for five of them is a meaningful hit on its own.<\/p>\n It gives the base game a second, line-independent way to pay while you wait for the free spins, which takes some of the sting out of the high-volatility gaps between bonuses.<\/p>\n Betsoft publishes Tiger’s Claw’s return-to-player at 95.14%, which sits below the modern average, and rates the volatility as high. It belongs firmly among high-variance slots<\/a>.<\/p>\n The hit rate is listed at 36.28%, higher than the high-volatility label might suggest \u2014 the 720 both-ways combinations land base wins fairly often. The real volatility lives in the free spins, not the base game.<\/p>\n Trackers commonly put the top win at around 3,200 times your stake. It is reached through a long, well-stacked free-spins run rather than a single big spin, which fits the game’s patient design.<\/p>\n Tiger’s Claw runs in HTML5 across desktop and mobile, and a free demo on practice credits lets you try it with no download or sign-up.<\/p>\n We would use a demo run to feel out how rarely five Claw symbols actually land, and to get used to reading both-ways wins on the 3-4-5-4-3 grid, before staking real money on a high-volatility game.<\/p>\n A Double-Up gamble is also offered after wins \u2014 a coin flip to double a payout \u2014 which the demo lets you try without any risk.<\/p>\n Land five Free Spin symbols \u2014 the Tiger’s Claw holding a glowing orb \u2014 to start the round, with up to 96 free spins from a single trigger. Retriggers can extend it to 240 free spins in total.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFree spins and up to 240 spins<\/h2>\n
Shaman Scatter Pays<\/h2>\n
RTP, hit rate and volatility<\/h2>\n
Playing Tiger’s Claw in demo mode<\/h2>\n
Tiger’s Claw FAQs<\/h2>\n
How do you trigger the free spins in Tiger’s Claw?<\/h3>\n
What is the RTP and volatility of Tiger’s Claw?<\/h3>\n