The Catfather Part II

The Catfather Part II continues the feline gangster story from Pragmatic Play, inviting players into the family mansion to work their way up the ranks of a mob run by cats. It plays on five reels, three rows and 30 paylines with medium volatility and stakes from 0.3 € to 60 €.

Wilds can drop in as random stacks, a briefcase bonus symbol unlocks 10 free spins with multipliers of up to 15x, and the top win reaches 300000 €. The RTP is 96.07 %. Its humour and clear mechanics suit players who enjoyed the original Catfather or who simply like character-driven slots.

The backdrop is the interior of the family mansion, lit by a pair of lamps, which gives the sequel a darker, more cinematic feel. Five cat characters play the members of the mob, and card ranks make up the rest of the reels.

Stake controls sit in a bar beneath the reels, and a soundtrack plays in the background throughout. The game runs directly in a web browser with smooth graphics and no software installation.

As a medium-variance slot, it pays small amounts with reasonable regularity, while the larger wins require more patience. That makes it comfortable for beginners and still engaging for seasoned slot players.

The paytable is built around the cat mobsters:

• Five cat characters: the premium symbols, paying from up to 35 coins to a maximum of 1,000 coins.
• Card ranks A, K, Q and J: the lower tier, paying from up to 15 coins to a maximum of 250 coins.

Every payout depends on the symbol and the number of matches on a line. Stakes are set in the control bar before a spin; the payout table lists a range of 0.3 € to 60 € per spin, which keeps the game within reach of most budgets. Autoplay is available to run a series of spins at the chosen stake.

Thirty paylines run across the grid, so there are plenty of ways to land a win on each spin. A payout needs at least three matching symbols on a line.

The wild is the star of the paytable: five on one payline pay up to 25,000 coins, far above any regular symbol. With 30 lines covering a 5x3 grid, every wild has many lines to help complete, which is why the stacked version is so valuable.

The extra features give the family business its edge:

• Wild: two cats peeking out of a box. It replaces every symbol except the scatter and pays up to 250 coins for three and up to 25,000 coins for five.
• Random stacked wilds: wilds can also appear in stacks at random, covering more positions and connecting several lines at once.
• Briefcase bonus symbol: three or more on the reels trigger the free spins feature.
• Free spins: 10 spins played with a multiplier of up to 15x.

A multiplier of that size during free spins, together with the high-value wild, gives the game its path to the 300000 € maximum. Wins on separate lines are added together, so a stack of wilds that connects several lines at once can produce a large single-spin total.