Giraffalot Slot Review

Giraffalot: Slot Overview

Giraffalot from ELK Studios drops you into a surreal animal kingdom where a giraffe knight rides out in search of the Holy Chalice. The slot runs on a 5x4 grid with 26 fixed paylines, paying left to right from the first reel. Stakes range from 0.20 to 100 per spin, with a 94% RTP and a medium-high profile, capped by a 10,000x maximum win.

From my first few sessions, Giraffalot felt like a slot that lives and dies by its wilds and respins. Regular line hits from the card royals and animal premiums keep things ticking over, but the real swings arrive when Expanding Wilds start dropping in and chaining respins together. It is not the most complex setup ELK has produced, yet it hits a sweet spot between familiar structure and quirky execution.

Theme, Gameplay & Payouts in Giraffalot

One of the first things I noticed in Giraffalot was the vertical feel of the symbols on the 5x4 grid. It suits the long-necked hero perfectly and makes the game very natural to play on a phone in portrait mode. The backdrop shows salmon coloured plains, twisted trees and a towering fortress, with the scene shifting to a wilder mountain landscape with wrecked boats when the bonus game kicks in.

The paytable in Giraffalot sticks to two clear sets of symbols. Low pays are J, Q, K and A, worth 1.5x the bet for five of a kind. High pays are four armoured animal characters, paying between 2x and 10x for a full line. Wilds can form the top regular win at 25x, while a base game hit rate around one spin in four lines up with how often I have seen wins drop.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x10
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.4
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.35
	5	x2
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.3
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.15
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.15
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.15
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.15
	Bonus
	Wild, Special
	Wild

Giraffalot Slot Features

In Giraffalot the whole feature package leans on wild symbols. The giraffe knight is the Expanding Wild, landing on reels one, two, four or five, stretching to cover the reel and awarding a respin. During those respins, wilds and bonus chalices stay sticky, and extra Expanding Wilds add further respins. Five wilds across a payline form a wild line that pays 25x, with multipliers on wild reels stacking up on connected wins.

The Spreading Wild in Giraffalot only lands on the middle reel, but it can change the whole spin. When it activates, it either converts all instances of one high-pay animal into wilds, increases multipliers on already converted wilds, or raises the multiplier attached to an existing Expanding Wild. Because it reactivates during respins and can retrigger in the same round, a well-timed spread often sets up huge wild combos across the grid.

Super Spin is a neat Giraffalot touch, randomly stripping out all low pays at the start of a spin or respin so only premiums and wilds remain. The bonus game arrives with three chalice scatters for five free spins, while two regular cups plus one super cup launch Super Free Spins with one to four Expanding Wilds guaranteed each spin. The X-iter menu sells special spins, free spins and Super Free Spins for 2.5x up to 500x the bet.

Bonus Buy Feature

Bonus Hunt One spin with more than 4 times the chance to trigger the bonus and super bonus at the cost of 2.5x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x2.50 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Mega Bonus Hunt One spin with more than 10 times the chance to trigger the bonus and super bonus at the cost of 5x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x5 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Magic Spin One spin that guarantees 2 expanding wilds. If the bonus triggers, it is upgraded to super bonus.
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Bonus Guaranteed entry to the bonus at the cost of 100x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Super Bonus Each Free Spin guarantees 1-4 expanding wilds.
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-

Giraffalot RTP, Volatility, and Betting Range

Stat wise, Giraffalot runs on a 94% RTP, which sits below the standard figures I usually see around 96%. The volatility feels firmly medium-high, with quiet patches broken by sharp bursts when the wild engine catches fire. Bets between 0.20 and 100 cover low stakes spins and heavier shots, but I treat the lower return as a price for the quirky feature set and 10,000x ceiling.

Giraffalot Theme and Visuals

Giraffalot leans hard into its offbeat Arthurian flavour. The land of Catalot sits under green-blue skies, with salmon coloured fields, twisted trees and a distant castle that feels like a long-necked take on Camelot. Armoured animals patrol the reels, from crossbow wielding meerkat to club swinging rhino and robed elephant mage, giving every spin a storybook quality that fits the noble giraffe knight’s quest for the Holy Chalice.

The audio in Giraffalot backs up the visuals nicely, with bright adventure music built from drums, strings, flutes and xylophone touches. Animations on wins and wild expansions feel smooth rather than flashy, which helps longer sessions. On mobile the portrait layout, crisp symbol art and gentle motion blend well, so I often end up spinning on a phone, just soaking in the odd yet charming animal court.

Final Thoughts on Giraffalot

For me, Giraffalot is a slot I load up when I fancy something visually different that still plays in a fairly straightforward way. The wild system, respins and occasional Super Spins can line up entertaining boards, and those Super Free Spins are proper adrenaline moments. The 94% RTP nags at the back of my mind, though, so I treat it as a session piece rather than a long-term grind.

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