The visual presentation is somewhat strange when you think about it. You get a giant witches brew pot boiling all by its lonesome in the middle of the forest at night, only accompanied by a raven on the right-hand side. Yggdrasil has done a decent job with the witchy symbols, and the spooky atmosphere is accentuated by nocturnal animal sounds accompanied by a tension-building soundtrack.
The base game is all about expanding the grid via the upward-pointing arrow symbols, and maxing out the grid to 5×7 reels with 16,807 win ways triggers the Wild Respin feature. This can lead to pretty solid base game payouts, but many times you get only top-up wins. The10,114x potentialcan be cracked from single streak respin in the bonus round, since cash symbols up to 5,000x are possible in up to 5 winning positions.
The premium symbols pay between 1.5 and 10 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins, and thetoadstool Wildsteps in for regular pay symbols to help complete wins. Thearrow symbolincreases the grid size by+1 row for each symbol, andup to 7 rowsare possible. The grid thus maxes out at16,807 waysto win.
Each added row may reveal a new arrow symbol, and if you manage to rack up4 arrow symbolsin the same sequence theWild Respin featureis triggered. You get new respins as long as you keep winning, and the wild symbol can appear during this feature only. Wilds will sometimes land in stacks up to 3 rows in height, and everything resets when you hit a non-winning spin.
TheRising Reels Bonus Roundtriggers when you land3 or 4 scatters anywherein view, and this awards a10x or 100xscatter payout up front, respectively. It’s a streak respins style feature of sorts, and it plays out on a5x7 grid. You can land blanks, cash or win symbols only, andcash symbolscome with values of1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 25x and 50x.Win symbolscome with values of100x, 200x, 500x, 1,000x or 5,000x your stake.
The middle row is highlighted by a frame, you only win when money symbols land inside this frame. You start with 3 spins, and the tally resets for each win. The total win is summed up and paid when you run out of spins, and the feature comes with a 5x win guarantee. If your total win is below this limit, the feature goes on until it isn’t. Non-UK players, and anyone eligible, canbuy the bonusround for50x the total stake.
You get to see the base game features in action here and there for a while, before we purchase the bonus round at 1:25 into the 2:53-minute highlights video. You can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.
As far as we can tell, there is only one boiling pot in this game, so the title is somewhat misleading in that sense. Not a big deal, of course, but still a bit curious. The extra rows being piled on didn’t seem to have a massive impact unless you take it all the way to the Wild Respin feature, but this is also due to our limited amount of test spins and what Yggdrasil has deemed ‘super high volatility’.
With up to 16,807 win ways, you can crack the solid10,114x potentialfrom a single rising reels sequence, and it’s quite thrilling when you get a mix of wilds introduced as the respins keep awarding back-to-back wins. The pace of the game is kind of sluggish though, even with the turbo switched on, although it’s not the worst we’ve seen. A 5×7 bonus round grid feels kind of wasted since only the middle row counts anyway, and it’s frustrating to see all the symbols that will never benefit you.
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The Magic Cauldron- is a Pragmatic Play release filled with potions and elixirs on the 7×7 cluster pays grid, and you get up to 5 unique modifiers lined up via lengthy cascading wins. The 5th modifier is chosen from 2 options randomly, and the max win is 5,000x your stake.
Wild Cauldron- is a Quickspin release centered around a boiling pot, and you get a reverse tumble win feature that removes all non-winning symbols. Wild wins increase the multiplier up to x7, and it can increase up to x20 in the FS round. The max win is a solid 21,199x your stake.
Golden Elixir- is a more casual magic-themed installment from Microgaming partner, Half Pixel Studio, and it comes with a random stacked wilds feature. You get 1-3 full wild reels in the bonus round, and this can lead to payouts up to 2,400x your stake.
When you consider the visual presentation, it can seem a bit odd. You encounter a large, solitary witches brew pot in the middle of a forest at night, with only a raven for company on the right side. Yggdrasil has done a commendable job with the witch-related symbols, while nocturnal animal sounds and a suspenseful soundtrack amplify the eerie atmosphere. The base game revolves around enlarging the grid through the use of upward-pointing arrow symbols. Filling out the grid to 5×7 reels with 16,807 ways to win activates the Wild Respin feature. This can result in substantial base game earnings, although often you only receive top-up wins. The potential to win 10,114x can be achieved from a single streak respin in the bonus round, as cash symbols up to 5,000x are possible in up to five winning positions. The high-value symbols pay between 1.5 and 10x your bet for five of a kind wins, and the toadstool Wild substitutes regular pay symbols to complete wins. The arrow symbol increases the grid size by +1 row for each symbol, with up to seven rows possible. The grid can thus expand to 16,807 ways to win. Each added row may reveal a new arrow symbol, and if you accumulate four arrow symbols in the same sequence, the Wild Respin feature is activated. You get new respins as long as you continue winning, and the wild symbol can only appear during this feature. Wilds occasionally appear in stacks up to three rows high, and everything resets when you land a non-winning spin. The Rising Reels Bonus Round is triggered when you land three or four scatter symbols anywhere in view, awarding a 10x or 100x scatter payout up front. It’s a streak respins style feature played out on a 5×7 grid. You can only land blanks, cash, or win symbols, and cash symbols come with values of 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 25x, and 50x. Win symbols come with values of 100x, 200x, 500x, 1,000x, or 5,000x your bet. You only win when money symbols land inside the highlighted middle row frame. You start with three spins, and the count resets for each win. The total win is summed up and paid when you run out of spins, and the feature comes with a 5x win guarantee. If your total win is below this limit, the feature continues until it isn’t. Non-UK players and anyone eligible can buy the bonus round for 50x the total bet. You can see the base game features in action occasionally before we purchase the bonus round 1:25 into the 2:53-minute highlight video. As far as we know, there’s only one boiling pot in this game, making the title a bit misleading. Not a huge issue, but worth noting. The extra rows didn’t seem to have a significant effect unless you activated the Wild Respin feature. This is likely due to our limited number of test spins and Yggdrasil’s ‘super high volatility’ rating. With up to 16,807 ways to win, you can potentially win 10,114x from a single rising reels sequence. It’s quite exciting when a mix of wilds are introduced as the respins continue to award consecutive wins. However, the game’s pace is somewhat slow, even with turbo mode on. The 5×7 bonus round grid seems wasted since only the middle row counts, and it’s frustrating to see symbols that will never be of use. The Magic Cauldron by Pragmatic Play, Wild Cauldron by Quickspin, and Golden Elixir by Half Pixel Studio (Microgaming partner) are similar games filled with potions and elixirs that offer unique modifiers, reverse tumble win features, and random stacked wilds.