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Russian Tales is a unique game with a bit of a different look from other slot games that you might have played before - though it is very similar to Russian Myth, another SGS Universal game.

The dark green background leaves plenty of space for the reels and their detailed symbols on the screens. The command bar at the bottom offers an exhaustive list of buttons, at which we will look later.

Otherwise, Russian Tales is not especially impressive from a graphic point of view. Unless you are especially drawn to Russian folklore, this game might not come up at the top of your slot game bucket list right away. Let’s take a look at the gameplay in the next section to see if we can find more arguments in favour of Russian Tales.

As it turns out, Russian Tales leaves players choose freely the way they want to play the game right from the start. We will see here how to best prepare to hit the jackpot on your next spin.

The game matrix itself is made up of 5 spinning reels and 20 paylines are available in total. You have to make sure that winning symbol combinations land onto the paylines in order to trigger a cash prize. Use the buttons on the command bar below the reels to choose a wager and to activate as many paylines as you want. Each win on the reels gives you the option to play a mini game, whose goal is to correctly guess the color of a hidden card to double your reward. Tread carefully, as any wrong guess could take all your money away at once.

Your cash rewards are determined by two different factors: the symbols that line up on the screen and the size of your starting bet. You can risk more to win more, and the bet max button will let you play all-in on your next spin, if you are feeling lucky. Otherwise, you also have the possibility to put the game on autospin at any time and let the reels spin loose, placing your chosen wager over and over again automatically.

The paytable of Russian Tales has a well-known internal structure: two groups of symbols with different values and designs.

The first group contains classic card icons such as the number 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. Your rewards with these symbols will be limited to only 200 times your wager, but you will also have plenty of occasions to score combinations with them throughout your game.

The rest of the paytable is made up of illustrations of famous Russian fairy tales. The symbols feature a dragon, a princess with long hair, an old woman and a valiant knight in armour. Rewards for these combinations can go up to 500 times the value of your bet.

The final two symbols that you can find on the reels of Russian Tales are a little special and can bring about some special effects on top of regular cash rewards.

The giant fish symbol is the wild card of the game. You will not get any reward with it directly, but instead you should use it to replace any other basic symbol. This could mean an extra chance at a bit win.

The toad king symbol is a scatter, which means that you will not have to worry about alignment here. Find three or more of them anywhere on the reels to win a bonus round of 10 free spins.

Russian Tales is an original slot game, especially if you have never played Russian Myth before, as those two games are very similar.

Come for the original universe and stay for the big wins, Russian Tales might just surprise you in the long run.