221B Baker Streetby Merkur Interactive

Join 2 of the world’s greatest detectives in solving the mystery at 221B Baker Street. This classic who done it style video slot is packed with adventures and bonus features.

221B Baker Street is loosely based on Sherlock Holmes and his trusty, overlooked companion; Watson. It’s a wonderful display of creativity and originality. With its dark and mysterious backdrop and soundtrack, Baker Street is one of the better designed video slots I have seen.

If you want to learn about the Duel feature, free spins and other features that come with 221B Baker Street, keep reading to find out more.

General Information

221B Baker Street has 5 reels and 3 rows of symbols. There are 20 variable pay lines that can be played all at once, or play as many or as few you want.

The minimum bet per line is a penny, making the minimum bet using all 20 pay lines $0.20. A maximum of $2.00 per line can be played making the maximum bet using all 2 pay lines $40.00.

The slot is designed by Merker games. This is a lesser known company that should garner more attention so long as they keep creating elegant games like this one. The game play is smooth with plenty of options like auto play and other standard controls to make playing easy.

And what a slot be without a gamble feature?

221B Baker Street takes this feature a step further by offering 2 types of Gamble Features. The first is a standard red/black card game. Pick what the next cards color be and win.

The second is a more unique ladder style gamble mode. You will have a ladder that doubles with each step. Lights start to flash and you have to stop on the next step of the ladder to advance and win. If you miss, you win the lower rung prize amount.

You could lose all or half of your winnings on this game, so play it carefully.

221B Baker Street Symbols

Then slot is based on mystery and crime. This makes the symbols revolve around this theme. You will see ever so standard Jack through Ace symbols with a mix of various crime solving clues. The magnifying glass, bottle of red poison and gun are other standard symbols that don the reels.

Wild Symbol

The wild symbol in 221B Baker Street is the man with the smoking pipe. This symbol replaces all other symbols except the scatter symbols. This wild is also the highest paying symbol. When 5 or more land on the reels, you can win up to $20,000 if playing the maximum lines and line bet.

Scatter Symbols

There are 2 scatter symbols in 221B Baker Street. The first is the man with the top hat. This is strictly a high paying symbol.

The second scatter symbol is the Duel Bonus symbol. This will trigger the Duel bonus feature game if 3 or more land on the reels.

Duel Bonus

The duel bonus is a slick feature that pits the two detectives against each other in a shooting contest. You will see a wall of pottery and glasses with various payouts behind them. The two take turns shooting the bonuses away. Your shooter is the one on the left. Whatever target he hits is the bonus you can keep.

Before each shot, you can see what bonuses are left. If you get a low bonus, you can continue on to the next round and try for a higher bonus if you feel lucky. You can get up to 5 chances during the Duel Bonus.

Big Ben Bonus

The final symbol is the Big Ben bonus symbol. Three or more of this symbol will trigger the Big Ben Bonus where you can win up to 20 free spins and a multiplier of up to x5.

Once three or more hit the reels, you get to pick from the symbols to reveal your reward. Three symbols can get you up to 6 free games and a x5 multiplier. Four symbols can net you up to 14 free spins and x5 multiplier. Five symbols can reward you with up to 20 free spins and a x5 multiplier.

Final Words

221B Baker Street could be one of those games that grows a heavy following. It’s a shame that not many people know about this slot. Yet!

With all of its features that are not only unique and creative; but also lucrative. 221B Baker Street should start to garner the attention it deserves.