Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Slot Review

Game Information for Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is a Gameburger Studios slot powered by Microgaming, and on paper it ticks a lot of boxes for me. You get a 5 reel, 3 row layout with 20 fixed paylines and medium volatility, playable from 20p up to 20 pounds per spin. Max exposure reaches 12,500 times your stake when the free spins multiplier lines up, which is serious money for a branded game.

Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fifth Tarzan book, Jewels of Opar sticks close to the pulp adventure tone. The maths model sits in that sweet medium zone, so you see regular smaller hits mixed with periods of waiting for features. Scatter jewel jackpots run up to 5,000 times stake, and during my own test session the base game felt busy enough that I never got bored between features.

Theme and Graphic Design Review in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Visually, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar uses a semi realistic cartoon style that works very well on a slot screen. The jungle backdrop feels rich without cluttering the reels, and Tarzan himself swings in the background, sometimes across the grid with that trademark call. Animations on the Opar high priestess La and the jewel scatters add extra life, so the whole game feels like a proper jungle adventure rather than a lazy tie in.

Game Mechanics in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Gameburger keeps the structure classic in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. You play on 5 reels and 3 rows with 20 fixed paylines paying left to right. The black panther wild is the workhorse here, substituting for regular symbols and also acting as the top payer. Hit a full screen of panthers and you are looking at 1,250 times your stake, which is a tasty hit even without multipliers.

Alongside line wins you have the purple jewel symbols that act as scatter jackpots. These pay anywhere on the reels, so payline positions do not matter. Three jewels award 1x stake, then 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 pay 5x, 15x, 40x, 100x, 500x and 5,000x. You also have separate bonus wheel scatters on reels two, three and four which trigger the free spins feature when all three land together.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x62.5
	4	x25
	3	x6.25
	5	x37.5
	4	x16.25
	3	x2.5
	5	x20
	4	x6.25
	3	x1.25
	5	x7.5
	4	x3.75
	3	x1
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.75
	5	x3.25
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.35
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	Scatter
	Special

Bonus Features in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

The headline bonus mechanic in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is Tarzan’s random wild feature. At any point he can swing right across the reels and drop between two and fifteen extra wilds. This can fire on a dead looking spin and turn it into several line wins, and when he lines up with strong symbols the screen can fill very quickly with stacked payouts.

The main feature is the free spins bonus wheel. Land three wheel scatters on the centre reels and the hidden wheel rises up. The outer ring awards 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 or 30 free spins, then the inner ring sets a win multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x. This multiplier applies to normal wins, while jewel scatter jackpots stay at their listed values.

Free spins can retrigger with another set of three scatters, up to a total of 60 spins, but without a fresh spin of the wheel, so you keep the original multiplier. In practice, the biggest thrill comes when Tarzan’s random wilds land during a high multiplier bonus round. I have seen average looking setups suddenly explode when stacked panthers and jewels arrive alongside that 10x.

How to Play Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Getting started with Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is simple even if you are fairly new to slots. Set your stake from 20p up to 20 pounds using the controls, then hit spin or your preferred autoplay setting. Wins land when matching symbols connect from the left across the 20 lines, while jewels pay scatter style and do not need to follow any structure on the grid.

From there I just watch three things. First, Tarzan in the background, as his swing can land extra wilds without warning. Second, purple jewels building towards a scatter jackpot. Third, bonus wheel scatters on the centre reels, since those free spins with multipliers carry the best long term potential. The interface is clean, so you can follow all of this easily on desktop or mobile.

Strategies and Tips for Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

With a medium volatility slot like Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar I like to bring a bankroll of at least 100 to 150 times my base bet. The official RTP sits at 96.38 percent, which is fair for a branded title, but you still get dry spells. A deeper session balance helps you ride out the swings while giving the random wilds and free spins time to appear.

I never fixate on the 5,000x nine jewel jackpot, as the hit rate on that will be very low. I treat any smaller jewel combinations as a handy top up instead. For me the real game is landing a free spins round with a strong multiplier and then hoping Tarzan shows up during it. If the wheel feels ice cold, dropping the bet a notch can stretch playtime.

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Review Summary

Overall, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar feels like one of the stronger jungle themed slots I have played. The mix of random wilds, scatter jackpots and wheel based free spins keeps the base game humming along, and the 12,500x max win gives real top end potential. The main drawback for me is the 20 pound maximum stake, which limits high rollers, but the game itself is very satisfying.

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