Ugliest Catch

Nolimit City Fishing

Provider	Nolimit City
RTP	96.11%
RTP base / bonus	56.22% / 40.89%
Volatility	27.0 (provider index)
Max win	50000x
Bet range	0.2 - 100
Hit frequency	23.0%
Reels	5-5
Paylines	5
Theme	Fishing
Licences	UKGC
Release	2023-10-17

Features

bonus buy
free spins
wild
scatter
xWays

Ugliest Catch: RTP and specs

Ugliest Catch is a slot machine by Nolimit City with an RTP of 96.11%, released in 2023.

Overview

We’re heading to the dirty and slimy depths of a lake plagued by years of illegal and toxic dumping - in search of the Ugliest Catch. Mix in a “couple” of beers and you’ve got the most unpleasantly thrilling fishing trip to ever hit the world of slots.

Description provided by Nolimit City.

Our analysis

Ugliest Catch is a Nolimit City slot with a fishing theme, released on 17 October 2023. It is built on a variable 5-5 reel structure with 5 paylines, pairing a flexible grid with a low line count. The shifting reel shape provides a base for the studio's named features, while the small payline total keeps the base reading of each spin focused on those mechanics.

The feature set is deep. A Reel Area governs the grid, Enhancer Cells upgrade positions, and a Fish trophy and Big Berta plus a Kill N' Grill Wild Fishing mechanic shape the wilds and rewards. The bonus modes are Lunker Spins, Hawg Spins and Honey Hole Spins, with a Boosted xBet and a Kiss My GO-TO-HELL event for the upside. A Nolimit Bonus Buy provides direct entry. The mechanics also include bonus buy, free spins, wild, scatter and xWays.

The risk profile is extreme. Volatility is given as 27.0 and the maximum win reaches 50000x, against an RTP of 96.11%. Stakes run from 0.2 to 100 per spin. A volatility figure of 27 with a 50000x ceiling marks this as one of the highest-variance games in the set, with outcomes weighted very heavily toward the bonus events rather than the base play.

Factually, the specifications suit a player who actively seeks very high volatility and the studio's xWays and Enhancer mechanics, multiple bonus modes and a bonus-buy option. The 0.2 to 100 stake range and the 50000x ceiling define the stakes and the upper bound on returns, and the spread of named spin modes shows how the path toward that large ceiling is built.

Editorial analysis by machinesasous.co, based on published data.

Bonus features

Ugliest Catch offers 8 special features, as published by Nolimit City:

Reel Area: 5×5 reel setup with several locked positions. Whenever a Scatter lands, it opens up the locked positions on its reel. Only the opened positions are active symbols.
Enhancer Cells: On the top and bottom of each reel there is a locked Enhancer Cell position. When triggered to open, they may reveal Fisherman Wild, Big Berta, ×Ways or any normal paying symbols. • xWays® can only land on locked positions. • xWays® symbols will transform into a normal paying symbol. It will reveal 2-4 symbols of the same kind and increase the number of win ways.
Fish trophy and Big Berta: Fish Trophy and Big Berta symbols have a random multiplier value which can be won during the Kill N’ Grill Wild Fishing feature in any mode. Possible values for Fish Trophy are: 2x, 5x, 25x, 100x, 250×, 1000x, 5000x. Possible values for Big Berta are: 100x, 250x, 1000×, 5000×.
Kill N’ Grill Wild Fishing: In base game, landing a golden Fisherman Wild in the opened enhancer cells triggers the feature. In any Freespin mode landing a Fisherman Wild on any open reel position triggers the feature. During feature, multiplier values from collected Fish Trophy symbols are added and then multiplied with the bet which further adds to the symbol payout if any.
BONUS MODES: Lunker Spins / Hawg Spins / Honey Hole Spins: Hitting 3 Scatters trigger Lunker Spins with 6 opened enhancer cells, resulting in 8 Freespins. Hitting 4 Scatters trigger Haw Spins with 8 opened enhancer cells, resulting in 9 Freespins. Hitting 5 Scatters trigger Honey Hole Spins with 10 opened enhancer cells, resulting in 10 Freespins. Landing 1 extra Scatter in Lunker or Hawg Spins results in opening up 2 enhancer cells and getting 1 additional Freespin. Troll Level Troll levels(2x, 3x, 10x) are only available in Freespin mode. Troll level increments with every 4th Fishman Wild collected and +2 spins are awarded In addition to Kill N’ Grill Wild Fishing features in main game, the collected Fish Trophy values are also multiplied with the Troll level in Freespin modes.
Boosted xBet: At a cost of an extra 75%, the player is guaranteed a Scatter symbol on the second reel. This will not be applicable for bonus modes. The payout for each symbol is not affected.
Kiss My GO-TO-HELL: The Max payout of the game is 50,000 times the base bet. When the total win exceeds this amount, the game round will end and 50,000 times the base bet is awarded.
Nolimit Bonus Buy: Buy your way straight into the different bonus features, ranging from 100x to 500 times the base bet. The Nolimit Bonus feature may however be removed in some regulated markets. • 8 Lunker Spins bonus can be bought for 94 times bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00. • 9 Hawg Spins can be bought for 300 times the bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00. • 10 Honey Hole Spins can be bought for 866 times the bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00. • Lucky Draw can be bought for 390 times the bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00.

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How it works & rules

RTP: Ugliest Catch has an RTP of 96.11%, the theoretical payout rate returned to players over the very long run. It is a statistical average, never a per-session guarantee. RTP definition · RTP vs volatility
Volatility: Ugliest Catch volatility: 27.0. It describes how often and how big wins are. Understand volatility
bonus buy: A bonus buy option lets you trigger the bonus round directly.
free spins: A free spins round, usually triggered by scatter symbols.
wild: Wild symbols substitute for others to complete winning combinations.
scatter: Scatter symbols pay anywhere and trigger bonus rounds.

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