Shaker Club Slot Review

29/08/2023 | Categories: Yggdrasil Slots | Published by: Joe | Last updated: 05/01/2024

We love peeking in and seeing what Yggdrasil is doing from time to time. From what we can tell, this Nordic provider is currently making substantial moves in the Dutch market, and it is trying to maintain its global foothold by supplying around three games per month to online casinos everywhere. We recently reviewed Notre Dame Tales from this company, and now Shaker Club is up, a game that hit the digital gaming scene in late July 2023 at exclusive platforms and went out globally on August 8th. According to Mark McGinley, Yggdrasil’s chief gaming officer, Shaker Club is a real party starter that packs a classic style with massive multipliers. Note that it does not seem that Shaker Club is trending well worldwide, but it is generating much buzz with some groups of gamblers we know, so let us see what it has to offer.

Theme & Design

Are you into mixology, the science of blending alcoholic drinks to create wonderful concoctions that boast novel flavors? If you are, you may know that cocktails derive from British punches, the kinds that feature fruit juices spiced with spirits. The term itself was first coined in a 1798 newspaper article, and at the start of the 1800s, this alcohol-blending started to gain traction in the US. In the slot arena, around five hundred spinners feature alcohol in some form, with Pragmatic Play’s Pub Kings and Brooklyn Bootleggers by Quickspin ranking at the top of this list. From the specific cocktail batch, somewhere around two hundred and sixty titles exist, with Paradise Reels from Eyecon and Assassin Moon by Triple Edge doing the best in the most-played standings in multiple regions.

The setting here is a nightclub, with the golden reel grid hovering in front of a bar with a crowd of busy people behind it. The graphics in Shaker Club are aesthetically pleasing images that boast quality brushwork. But the overall scene feels a bit static and dull. Some may think that the subtle animations in the background are enough to give the game’s setting some life, but we disagree. In our eyes, Shaker Club has a bit of an old-school vibe, and it reminded us of a few money-themed slots. When you hit big wins, cocktails bouncing appear on screen, and that may be one of the few zestful elements in this Yggdrasil release. The soundtrack utilized is not overbearing, acting more as background fare, and ramps up in the free spin round.

Now, if you have ever played a newer Yggdrasil spinner, then you know Shaker Club’s interface. You have the spin, auto-spin, bet-adjuster, and mute functions on the left side of your screen, and the three-bar icon leading to the settings page is in the bottom left. Also, left of the reel grid, below the multiplier shaker, you will locate the Bonus Buy function.

Specs & Gameplay

Shaker Club is a 5×3 slot with two hundred and forty-three betways. It lists a default RTP of 96%, a high variance, a hit frequency sitting at 34.18, and a max win of x10,000. The betting range here moves from a high of $100 to a low of $0.2.

For you to claim a reward in Shaker Club, three to five matching card suits or cocktail symbols must fall on one of the defined betways, with the first batch yielding rewards of x1 for five-of-a-kind prize combos. And the second group supplies wins of x3 to x10 for five identical tokens falling onto the 5×3 grid on the same spin. The blonde holding up the shaker is the wild here, landing on all the reels except the first one and substituting all the in-game symbols, except the free spins scatter, the golden shaker you see left of the reel grid.