Hacksaw Gaming builds Deal With Death around a sharp switch between reel results and poker hands. Standard spins resolve first, then a Joker can flip the grid into Poker Mode for a second layer of scoring. That split gives the title a very distinct rhythm within slot games, since a single outcome can contain two different payout systems.
Dark neon frames and card suit icons set the tone, with the screen dressed like a stylised poker table under club lighting. The regular symbols look like suit badges and crowned character cards, each with a strong colour identity that makes matches easy to read at a glance. When Poker Mode activates, the visual language shifts fast as tiles turn into playing cards, which helps separate reel scoring from hand scoring. Audio follows the same idea, with short stings for line hits and a louder cue when the game deals hands.
Symbol | 3x | 4x | 5x |
Club | 0.20x | 1.00x | 4.00x |
Diamond | 0.20x | 1.00x | 4.00x |
Heart | 0.40x | 2.00x | 6.00x |
Spade | 0.40x | 2.00x | 6.00x |
Club King | 2.00x | 6.00x | 20.00x |
Diamond King | 2.00x | 6.00x | 20.00x |
Heart King | 3.00x | 10.00x | 30.00x |
Spade King | 4.00x | 15.00x | 40.00x |
A Joker can trigger Poker Mode, which converts the visible paying symbols into playing cards. Each of the four rows becomes its own five card poker hand, and the game scores the best hand available on each row.
After the mode switch, the Joker can become a regular Joker card, a hand multiplier Joker, a global multiplier Joker, or a triple trouble Joker. Hand multipliers apply to the row they land on, while global multipliers affect all winning hands on the screen.
Three FS scatter symbols start this feature and award 10 bonus spins. The round keeps the same base structure but increases the chance of landing a Joker. Extra scatter hits can extend the spin count during the feature.
Four FS scatter symbols award 10 bonus spins and add a progressive element to the poker hand paytable. Each paid poker hand can raise its own future value within the feature. This makes later deals more meaningful when Poker Mode lands early in the round.
Five FS scatter symbols award 10 bonus spins and guarantee one Joker on every spin. That guarantee pushes frequent Poker Mode scoring and keeps multipliers in play across the full feature.
Play uses a 5 reels and 4 rows layout with fixed paylines that pay left to right. Classic Mode evaluates line wins first, then Poker Mode can add a second stage where each row scores as a poker hand. The Joker symbol links both stages since it substitutes in Classic Mode and then becomes the trigger for card dealing. This structure can feel familiar to fans of jackpot slots, because a single event can shift the entire outcome, yet the game still keeps the base rules easy to track through clear settle order.
Deal With Death stands out through its two stage settle, where paylines resolve and then poker hands can add a second payout layer. The presentation makes that split readable, since Classic Mode symbols and Poker Mode cards look clearly distinct. Hacksaw Gaming also keeps bonus entry simple with three scatter tiers that award the same spin count while changing the Joker impact. Players who like fast outcomes with occasional high influence events may prefer this format, since much of the swing comes from when Poker Mode appears and which Joker type follows.