Magic Spell Slots
A wee bit of wizardry and a small dose of magic are all the world needs to transform into a better place – a place full of possibilities and opportunities. If you are a slot lover who would go all ‘aye’ for magic, brace yourself, because the slot game that is made-to-order for you is just waiting there to be explored, and if possible, exploited!
Microgaming, a supplier of many prominent UK online casinos is known in the world of online gaming as a developer who never shies away from trying out things. As a part of their efforts to revamp their magical slot repertoire way back in 2007, Microgaming scrapped many of their rudimentary magical slots and replaced them with better looking and better sounding ones.
Magic Spell was the headliner of that lot, and defying all odds of existence, it remains a popular choice among players of all ages, even almost a decade later.
Starting With A Bang
The feature of Magic Spell that many users seem to have taken a liking to is its penchant of being mysterious – even surreptitious, at times – to keep the gameplay interesting, without ever waning in excitement or intensity. Take the starting punch itself. Just to get the reels going, you have to decode a mysterious magical spell and counter it with an appropriate spell provided in the table. It’s not often you see a slot trying to filter players, which we think is a really unique touch.
The theme that this slot tries to play to is Halloween. We know it very well – and there seems to be know better way to put it in – that it’s a rather clichéd one and regular players might find it difficult to get awed by what’s happening on the screen. But other perks of this classic slot more than make up for what it seems to lack in the originality of the theme.
Talking Symbols – We Love ‘Em!
Now is the time to get into the groove of Halloween because Magic Spell comes to the party only as you set the reels into a maddening whirlwind of motion. The symbols used in this slot are the highlight of the whole gameplay, with all the Halloween definers present in colourful combinations. From scary witches to sweet candy and from surprise gifts to talking cats, pretty much every aspect of Halloween is covered with style and zeal by these symbols.
Add to these further depictions of haunted houses, magical bubbly potions, letters that spell out MAGIC, and you have a sure-fire concoction of feline ferocity, fun, mystery, surprise and joy in one finely wrapped package designed to boost your holiday spirits – even when ‘tis not the season!
But What About Some Green?
Getting back to everyone’s favourite topic of discussion – a tinge of green and a dash of gold can be added to your slot time with some luck, and with relative ease.
Some players do resent the old-school feel of 25 fixed paylines, and quite rightly so. But it shouldn’t be too much of a handicap once you get used to the simplicity it brings to your gameplay experience.
A total of $25 per spin is all you can wager and with the highest bit of luck to push you through, you can turn it into $5,000. So, quite clearly, high rollers are better off staying away from these adorable, money-coughing kitties as this is a fun game for >lower stakes play.
The slot features one singular wild – the Talking Tom or Master Tom – who can also replace any symbol on the screen, except special symbols. The 5 wilds in any single row trigger a very interesting twist in the tale – a bifurcation of bonus games with typical double-or-nothing stakes. But what makes these bonuses more thrilling and quite unlike what we are used to seeing at other slots is the mystery quotient they brandish.
Another cool feature of Magic Spell is the scattered bonus round you get to play if you are lucky enough to have any of the row spell out the word MAGIC. In this scattered round, you can get a maximum of five bonus spins in each of which your winnings are either doubled or halved.
To raise the temperature even higher, Magic Spell has the universal favourite ‘Jack-o-Lantern’ pumpkin as a scatter symbol that brings to you the free spins feature, bonus rounds and triple bounty! Now, that’s just the sort of news we like to spread.
Spell Does Well
Magic Spell can appear formulaic at first sight – but it’s anything but. The entertainment value of the game is immensely high and graphics are retro enough to make you want to play more.
But what appeals to us the most – and we believe we are talking for many of us – is the whole joyous feel of the game that perfectly goes with the holiday season!
