Magic of Oz Slot Machine
Following the yellow brick road could lead you to tremendous wins in Magic of Oz, or in any case to a great deal of fun with this one-one-a-kind video slot game by Games OS.
This game manages to reinvent the very concept of slot machines, while creating a believable and fun universe at the same time.
Feeling curious? You should be! Let’s see what the magician has in store for us…
A Beautiful Fantasy Universe
Magic of Oz obviously takes place in the Land of Oz, taking its inspiration from the famous children’s novel by American author L. Frank Baum. As such, you will recognize the well-known yellow brick road winding in the background of the game.
The road separates a cornfield from plains and forests, with flowers blossoming all over and towering mountains in the distance. It is a quite beautiful background for a slot game, with bright colours and a true invitation to start walking down the mythical road.
The music and sound effects are, on the contrary, rather discreet and classic. However, there are many, many other elements to focus on in Magic of Oz…
A Spell of Simplicity
Magic is definitely at work here, as it appears that the gameplay was struck by some sort of enchantment that left it simplified and easy to understand.
All the commands you need are conveniently placed in a rectangular box below the reels. There, you will be able to adjust the amount of your Total Bet by clicking the corresponding (+) and (-) buttons. This will both determine your wager and the number of paylines activated on the reels at once. As we said, simple! The Spin button is your next natural stop to get the actual game started, with as always an Auto function for uninterrupted play. Magic of Oz also gives you the option to speed up your game with the Turbo button, making the reels spin noticeably faster! Impatient players will appreciate, as it takes a little extra time to spin six reels.
Yes, you read it right: there are six reels in Magic of Oz. Six uneven reels to be more specific, starting for a small three symbol reel, then moving gradually up until the final two reels with seven symbols on each. This very peculiar setup allows for a maximum of 80 paylines in total! All of them are automatically activated with each spin. Imagine all the possibilities of scoring a big win with multiple combinations! The special symbols provided make that occurrence even more likely, as we will see next.
Exploring the Paytable
The unique setting in Magic of Oz allows for combinations as long as six symbol long, yielding sizeable cash prizes. The shorter combinations pay significantly less, so you might want to focus on aligning as many identical symbols as possible.
We begin with the traditional four suits of cards: Spades, Diamonds, Clovers and Hearts. Following them are symbols familiar to those who enjoyed Baum’s work: a red Poppy, a black Crow and Toto, Dorothy’s beloved little dog.
The final four icons are the main protagonists of the novel. You will get the chance to meet the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and finally Dorothy herself.
Click your Heels Together…
… and hope for a green Emerald symbol! It is indeed the Wild card of the game, able to substitute any of the other symbols mentioned above. It is also the highest paying symbol of all, so try lining up as many of them as possible! This will be made easier by the Featured Wild card, a special icon which can take up the whole first reel and triggers two free re-spins. The already present Wild icons will be help in place for an extra opportunity at landing large combos.
Finally we have the Bonus symbol, which is an illustration of the yellow brick road winding towards the Emerald City. It can appear only on reels 1, 2 and 3 in order to trigger the Bonus Game, which consists of two rounds. In the Pick a Gem round, you will be asked to uncover hidden jewels corresponding to a game character. The first completed sequence determines how many picks you will get during the second stage: the Diamond Arrow round. Pick as many arrows as you can to spin the wheels that will determine how many Free Spins and Multipliers you get next!
The Wizard of Oz
Magic of Oz is all about originality in gameplay. Veteran players will have to get familiar with a new kind of asymmetrical slot game, which can appear challenging but is made easy by the game commands. GamesOS titles aren't widely stocked, prefering to work with a small number of casino's however you can find many of their games at 10Bet Casino.
The fun but complicated Bonus Game and its relatively small rewards is slightly disappointing though and this was really screaming out to be made as a fully 3D slot.
