Charms and Witches Slot Machine
Charms and Witches is a spooky new slot machine from Side City Studios themed around Halloween with the symbols all relating to shape-shifting characters. From a woman who turns into a witch to a crow, toad and rat who all turn into old men, this is an eerie slot game!
There are 25 paylines here along with wild symbols, bonus game, scatters and free spins feature. Twinkling sound effects all add to the atmosphere to create a mysterious and fright-filled slot ideal for Halloween fans.
Meeting the Shape Shifters
Charms and Witches has a background that transports players to a night time scene with twisted trees and an iron gate in the foreground and a full moon in the sky. There are pumpkins by the side of the gate to add to the Halloween theme, while the symbols are all suitably scary.
Icons here include a young woman who turns into a beautiful witch. The woman is initially blonde haired and smiling but this changes to dark haired and grinning in a more evil fashion when she becomes a witch.
The other shape-shifting icons include a rat that turns into a grey haired man with a yellow tie, a crow holding a key that turns into another grey-haired old man, and a frog that turns into a blonde man.
There are some other regular symbols including a cauldron of green liquid, a scarecrow with a pumpkin head, a black cat arching its back, a blue witch’s hat, a black shiny pointed shoe, and two knotted broomsticks. There is also a bat scatter symbol and a potion bottle bonus symbol.
The 25 paylines are flexible so you can play as many or as few as you like. You can alter your stake by clicking the up and down arrows to move from the lowest bet of €0.01 to the highest bet of €25.00 per payline. This gives a maximum total bet of €625 per spin.
The Wild Awards the Highest Payouts
The payouts in Charms and Witches are quite good, especially if you hit the wild symbol, which pays the best prize of 3,000 coins for 5 symbols. As this is a wild symbol, it can stand in for the other icons in the game except the scatter and bonus symbols. Plus, all wins are doubled when the wild symbols plays a part in the payout.
The young woman/witch shape shifter is the second-best symbol to look out for and pays 500 coins for 5 symbols. The rat/man shape shifter is pays 250 coins for 5 symbols, while the rat and frog shape shifters pay up to 200 coins for 5 symbols. The cauldron and scarecrow with pumpkin head both pay 150 coins for 5 symbols. The lowest paying symbols are the cat, hat, shoe and broomsticks which all pay up to 100 coins for 5 matching symbolsl.
Spooky Bats Bonus and Free Games Round
A swarm of bats could arrive on the screen at any moment to turn random symbols wild. This feature occurs more frequently during the free games feature. Trigger the free games by hitting at least 3 bat scatters on the reels together. You will get 10 free games with tripled prizes!
Also, look out for the potion bottle bonus symbol because when 3 or more appear on the second, third and fourth reel you get to play the ‘pick me’ game to reveal some extra cash prizes.
Spooky Fun with the Innovative Shape-Shifting Symbols
Charms and Witches slot game combines the spooky concept of Halloween with the interesting idea of shape-shifting characters. This fun additional element to the graphics makes the game much more engaging to play. The random bats flying across the screen makes symbols wild to boost payouts and as this can happen at any moment, it adds to the anticipation!
The ‘pick me’ bonus appears regularly for a tasty extra cash prize and the free spins also offer more chances to pick up a payout for free. There are plenty of engaging features in this game, while the Halloween theme itself is evocative, plus the innovative use of changing graphics creates an entertaining slot that will appeal to everyone.
