Nine Tails
- 🎰Provider
- Habanero
- 📅Release date
- 🎨Theme
- Asia & Dragons
- 📊RTP
- 97.00%
- ⚡Volatility
- Medium
- 💰Max win
- 1562x
- 📐Grid
- 5×5 · 259 Connected Ways
- 🎮Demo
- Yes — free
- ⚙️Mechanics
- Wild Scatter Free Spins Collectible Symbols Ways
Nine Tails slot review
In East Asian legend, a fox spirit grows new tails as the years pass, and nine tails mark the height of its power; a fox like that can take the form of a beautiful woman. In Habanero's Nine Tails, treasure lies hidden beneath the foxy exterior, and the description promises transformations, each form bringing a new surprise. The whole story comes down to a collection: in Free Games, wins place prizes on the fox's tails, and collecting all nine tails upgrades those prizes.
Tracks in the snow: a 5x5 grid, 259 Connected Ways (30 coins), medium volatility, RTP from ~86% to 98% and a cap of x1,562. The bonus awards 7, 27 or 57 Free Games that can be retriggered, and a prize on the fox's tail is 7 or 77.
What surprises does the fox bring in the base game?
The fox's clearing is a 5x5 square, twenty-five cells, and wins on it are paid across 259 Connected Ways (30 coins).
The base game has the Lady Feature: it can award 1 Scatter, 3 Wilds or 4 high-paying symbols. The provider lists the tail collection — Nine Tails collection — among the special features, and that one belongs to Free Games.
How does the fox collect all nine tails?
In Free Games, the fox has one concern — her tails, and the prizes land right on them.
💡 How many Free Games
- you can win 7, 27 or 57 Free Games;
- they can be retriggered.
💡 Nine tails
- any win during Free Games awards a cash prize of 7 or 77 on the fox's tail;
- collect all 9 tails and the prizes are upgraded and paid out;
- all remaining collected prizes pay out at the end of Free Games.
Nothing collected goes to waste here: the rule states plainly that all remaining prizes pay out when Free Games end. The upgrade, though, only comes with the full set — all nine tails.
How far can the fox's tail reach?
Volatility is rated MEDIUM, and the maximum multiplier is x1,562, or 1,562 times the bet. That mark covers the whole game — the Lady Feature, the tail prizes and their upgrade alike.
The form RTP takes, though, is chosen by the casino.
⚠️ The casino picks the RTP's form
The fox in this game changes form, and RTP has five forms too: ~86%, 92%, 94%, 97% and 98%. Which one Nine Tails takes on for you is the venue's decision, and the lowest form trails the highest by ≈12 percentage points of theoretical return. The game info shows which face you're dealing with — open it before your first spin.
The fox's luck
- In the base game, the Lady Feature can award 1 Scatter, 3 Wilds or 4 high-paying symbols.
- 7, 27 or 57 Free Games, and they can be retriggered.
- During Free Games, any win puts a cash prize of 7 or 77 on the fox's tail, and all 9 tails mean the prizes are upgraded and paid out.
- All remaining collected prizes pay out at the end of Free Games, and volatility is MEDIUM.
The fox's tricks
- The cap is x1,562: the whole game's limit is 1,562 times the bet.
- Prizes are only upgraded once all 9 tails are collected.
- The Lady Feature "can" award its symbols — the rules don't promise it every spin and only describe it for the base game.
- The venue may give RTP its ~86% form — ≈12 points below 98%.
Who will the nine-tailed fox follow?
| Player profile | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Collectors who don't want anything they've gathered to go to waste | 🟢 Yes | Any win in Free Games puts a prize on the fox's tail, and all remaining prizes pay out at the end of the bonus. |
| Players who like surprises before the bonus even starts | 🟢 Likely yes | In the base game, the Lady Feature can award 1 Scatter, 3 Wilds or 4 high-paying symbols. |
| Players who want prize upgrades without the full set of tails | 🟠 Likely no | Prizes are only upgraded once all 9 tails are collected. |
| Anyone who sees 57 Free Games as the usual helping | 🟡 Caution | 57 is the top of three options — 7, 27 or 57; the cap is x1,562, and RTP may take its ~86% form. |
⚡ Nine Tails: follow the fox's trail?
This fox has three conditions: an x1,562 cap, prize upgrades only for all nine tails, and an RTP version between ~86% and 98% chosen by the casino. If those work for you, the rest is on your side: in the base game the Lady Feature can award one Scatter, three Wilds or four high-paying symbols, Free Games come in 7, 27 or 57 with retriggers, every win in them puts a 7 or 77 prize on a tail, and everything collected by the end of the bonus pays out — all at MEDIUM volatility. Check the RTP version in the game info. In legend, a fox earns her ninth tail over centuries; in Nine Tails, the ninth tail is what unlocks the prize upgrade.
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Nine Tails FAQ
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What does Lady Feature give you in Nine Tails?
One of three gifts in the base game: a Scatter, three Wilds or four high-value symbols. This is how the fox in the guise of a woman helps you land a win or get closer to the bonus.
2
How many free games can you get in Nine Tails?
7, 27 or 57. The bonus can be retriggered right during the round, which gives you more free games.
3
What does a win bring during free spins in Nine Tails?
A cash prize on the fox's tail — 7 or 77. Each winning combination fills one of the nine tails with a prize.
4
What happens when all nine tails are filled?
The prizes on the tails are upgraded and paid out immediately. That's why every new win in the bonus brings you closer to this upgrade.
5
Are prizes lost if you don't fill all nine tails?
No. At the end of the bonus, the game pays out all the prizes left on the tails at that point.
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How big can a win get in Nine Tails?
Up to 1562x the bet. Volatility is medium, so the game tries to keep a balance between how often it pays and how much.
