Coven Rising Slot

Oh, wow, it’s great to be back. It’s been so long since I last reviewed a slot game based on wizards and magic. I see that I get to play Coven Rising by… hang on! Is this Pragmatic Play? But it looks so different, so innovative… so good. What’s going on? My god, how long has it really been? What year is it?

[For dramatic effect, Harry Slotter drops to his knees, screaming at the heavens partly out of confusion, but mainly because his acting career isn’t going so well and is being overly dramatic to show his acting range.]

Wow, look at that. Four witches gather around a circular formation of rows and reels. The rows form lines of symbols that pattern 1-4-7-6-7-6-7-4-1. With their sorcerous wands illuminated and the eerie sound of a ye old 1980s synthesizer, the dark ambience takes hold of what looks like a goth’s picnic.

To understand what kind of spell is being cast on players, I have to take a closer look. I set my bet to play $2 per spin and face the four witches head-on. My word, this game is full of dark powers. From the first spin alone, the Blue Witch changed the central symbol into a Wild, which then produced a win. This then triggers a Tumble mechanism, where the winning symbols spin to reveal new ones. The Red Witch then uses her powers to change Blank Spaces into paying symbols, which produces a win. The next Tumble mechanism then leads the Yellow Witch to upgrade a symbol with a 2x multiplier. All this from one spin, which leads to a $2.40 win.

The second spin prompts the Blue Witch to add more Wilds to the game, resulting in a $0.80 win. The next spin prompts the Red Witch to upgrade all the symbols, but fails to result in any win. Spin four returns a $1 win from the Yellow Witch’s powers. Spin five involves all witches’ powers, with Upgrades, Multipliers, Wilds, and changing all blank spaces; this spin ends with a win of $8.50. Even at this stage, the hit rate perfectly highlights the gaming benefits of a medium volatility slot. Over the next five spins, only one win lands, adding $6 to my balance.

For the next ten spins, I set the bet to $3 per spin. This round starts with a $13.50 win, followed by $6 two spins later. Before the full ten spins are played, further wins of $1.80 and $2.55 drop. The game is hugely compelling and engaging, with action on nearly every spin. Having broken even, I end my time here, but I shall return for more gaming that is actually quite spellbinding.