Sherlock Bones (Relax Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Sherlock Bones slot Features

The game starts life as a 5x3 adjacent ways setup with 243 ways to win. The key symbol is the Sherlock Bones wild, landing on reels 2 to 5 and stepping in for all regular pays. Each wild spin also triggers the horizontal bonus reel beneath the grid. When a bone lands directly under the triggering wild, Rolling Respins kicks in. The dog detective being "thrown a bone" via that reel is a neat idea, though in practice it can take a while to show.

Once active, the wild expands to cover its reel, sticks until there is a win, then walks one reel left as the reel set grows by one row. You can add up to four extra rows this way, pushing the ways count from 243 up to 16,807. New walking wilds can appear during Rolling Respins if a fresh bone lines up below, and regular wilds will expand even without a bone. The sequence runs until every walking wild has stepped off the reels.

Sherlock Bones Paytable and Symbols

Top symbols pay 5x, 3x, and 2x for five, four, and three of a kind, with mid tiers at 3x, 2x, and 1.5x, then 2x, 1.5x, and 1x. Lower pays slide to 1x, 0.5x, and 0.4x, down to 0.75x, 0.4x, 0.3x, and 0.5x, 0.25x, 0.1x across the set. The Sherlock Bones wild substitutes for regular symbols and appears on reels 2 to 5. Wins use adjacent ways, starting from the leftmost reel, and expand in Rolling Respins.

Sherlock Bones Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x5
	4	x3
	3	x2
	5	x3
	4	x2
	3	x1.5
	5	x2
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	Wild

The 200 Spins Sherlock Bones slot Experience

I had some smaller initial wins before I finally triggered Rolling Respins. Once it kicked in, the expanded wild did its job, sticking until a win, then walking left as an extra row was added. I even landed a second expanded wild, but the bonus reel did not throw me a bone to make it sticky and walking. When the feature runs with only one walker, it can feel like a long wait for a real hit.

Pros & Cons in Sherlock Bones

Pros for me are clear. Rolling Respins with a walking wild and expanding reels can produce tidy sequences, and the ways jump from 243 up to 16,807 when rows build. The wild landing on reels 2 to 5 keeps the bonus reel active, which adds a layer of anticipation in the base game. Stakes from 0.20 to 100 suit different bankrolls, and the 5x3 adjacent ways shape keeps spins brisk without fiddly line counting.

Cons are equally plain. The base game does not offer much engagement, and it can get boring rather quickly when the bonus reel refuses to cooperate. Volatility sits around medium to high in practice, so dry spells are part of the ride. With a single walking wild, returns often feel modest, and you usually need more than one on the move to get anywhere near the bigger payouts the slot teases during its better spells.

Sherlock Bones Review Summary

Sherlock Bones is a rather simple, cartoon style slot that leans hard on one real feature. The base game can pay up to 2,430x stake by the write-up I saw, but the real pull is how the respins expand the reel set. Each win during Rolling Respins adds a row and pushes the wild one reel left, so the ways keep rising. When it lines up, that combination can land decent hits without overcomplicating the flow.

RTP sits at 96.21%, which is a fair benchmark for this style of game. I treat it as medium to high volatility, as sessions can swing with long stretches between features. The 5x3 grid, adjacent pays, and that horizontal bonus reel keep the rules tidy. When rows climb to the four extra level, you are spinning with up to 16,807 ways, which explains why the feature feels like the only route to the meaty wins here.

I keep coming back for the novelty of a walking wild that grows the reels as it marches. It gets old pretty soon if the bone does not land beneath, but two walkers on the move can flip a session. For my money, that balance of patience and bursts is the appeal. It is a highly immersive package on sound and art, but the gameplay is the hook, and you need the bonus reel to play ball.