Before Elon popularised and then nuked the Tesla car company, the name was associated with Nikola Tesla, the original mad scientist. The man gave us alternating current, wireless tech, and basically the blueprint for everything that powers your overpriced gadgets today. Meanwhile, Edison was out here electrocuting elephants for PR.

While Edison gets the classroom hero edit, Tesla is usually left playing the eccentric side character in history, and in the Teslamania slot from Gamebeat, that’s exactly what he does.

A shocking start

The Teslamania slot from Gamebeat features 50 fixed paylines across 5 reels. Betting starts at just $0.10, with a maximum limit of $10. If you’re betting at the upper limit, you could win up to $150,000, thanks to the 15,000x maximum multiplier. The slot has medium volatility, offering a balance between frequent wins and big payouts. The RTP is 96.31%.

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Three or more scatter symbols appearing on the reels will trigger a round of the slot’s free spins feature. Unlocking the feature with three scatter symbols will award 10 free spins, four will award 15, and five will award 25. If two or more scatter symbols appear during a round of free spins, you will be awarded between 2 and 15 extra free spins.

During a round of free spins, any stacked wild that appears partially on a reel will be nudged to cover the entire reel. Wilds will also carry a 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x multiplier. If multiple multiplier wilds are involved in a winning combination, only the highest multiplier value will be applied to the winning amount.

The slot’s Tesla Rush bonus game is essentially a hold-and-win feature. It can be triggered by six or more instant-win VoltCoin symbols, or at random whenever at least one VoltCoin appears on the reels. At the start of a round of the Tesla Rush bonus game, you will receive three spins to add additional instant-win VoltCoin symbols to the reels. If you manage it, your three spins will be reset. If not, your round will be over, and all instant win values will be totaled together and awarded.

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Unlike many modern slots, Teslamania does not offer you the chance to purchase a round of its bonus features.

Is Teslamania slot worth the electricity bill?

The overwhelming feeling I got after playing the Teslamania slot was, “I’ve seen that before.” The mad scientist character and steampunk aesthetic have been done before, and there’s really very little here that distinguishes the Teslamania slot from the crowd. Yes, it does have some interesting bonus features, and the gameplay is fun, but I don’t really see a reason to go back to this one. I give the Teslamania slot a seven out of ten.

If you’re looking for a few titles from Gamebeat that I would recommend, try WildStock and Slotout.