Faerie Spells from Betsoft Gaming: Slot Review - uncover a hoard of treasure!
Step inside a mysterious woodland setting where magic exists in this new release from top software provider Betsoft Gaming. In this slot, faeries and pixies live in harmony and are brewing special potions in the shadows and hiding their vast treasure right underneath some toadstools! These faeries are protected by huge green-bearded guardians and are ruled by the mighty Faerie Queen. The queen is also known to concoct special potions offering Spells of Plenty, Luxury, Wealth, and Riches which she only bestows upon those who she deems worthy enough. Let’s visit the forest to seek out the queen and see if we can nab a Wealth potion to allow us to score really big in this slot!
Faerie Spells is a 5 reel slot with 10 paylines that includes Free Spins, Cascading Reels, a Double Up bonus game, 4 Progressive Jackpots, and a Buy feature.
Special Features
The first feature to discuss is the Wild symbol which is represented by an image of a giant green-bearded tree. This symbol is the highest paying symbol in the game and substitutes for all other symbols apart except the Faerie Queen and Scatter symbols to help form winning combinations.
The main symbol to look out for in this slot is the Faerie Queen symbol as not only is it used to trigger the special Free Spins feature but also awards players with instant cash prizes when it appears on the reels. The cash prizes are illustrated by toadstools in the game. To activate the Free Spins bonus game, you need to land 3 or more Faerie Queen symbols on the same spin. The more of these symbols you land then the more Free Spins you will receive. 3, 4, or 5 Faerie Queen symbols award 10, 15, or 25 Free Spins respectively.
Once the Free Spins feature kicks in, you will be taken to the magical Free Spins realm where you will get to spin the Faerie Queen Jackpot Reels which features its own special symbols set. This reel set can be extremely lucrative as it expands to a whopping 1,024 ways to win from the original 10 payline structure. A sparkling diamond is the Scatter symbol in this game and only appears in Free Spins and when it does show up on the reels, it will explode to allow more symbols fall into place to give you the opportunity to keep on landing wins one after the other.
Apart from an expanded reel set, you can also win one of 4 different progressive jackpots in Free Spins which are referred to as Plenty, Luxury, Wealth, and Riches. To win one of these jackpots, you must collect a certain amount of jackpot symbols corresponding to one of the 4 jackpots which are represented by a trail length. For example, the Plenty Jackpot has a trail length of 7. Jackpot symbols also explode to give you even more chances to string a few wins in a row.
If you do not feel like waiting around for the Free Spins feature to trigger then you can pay to activate it by clicking on the light yellow ‘Buy Feature’ button at the bottom of the reels. Triggering Free Spins this way will give you 25 Free Spins and the chance to win one of the 4 progressive jackpots instantly!
The final feature to mention is the Double Up game. This is an optional bonus round which triggers whenever you land a win. In this risky but fun feature, you can gamble 50% or all of your winnings by choosing the heads or tails of a rotating gold coin. Guess the side of the coin correctly and you will double your winnings but be careful as if you guess incorrectly then you will lose all your current winnings and be taken back to the main game with nothing to show for it.
Theme, Graphics and Sound
Faerie Spells takes place in a magical woodland setting at night that’s surrounded by bright and colourful foliage with long green vines adorning the reels. It evokes a mystical and dream-like atmosphere the more you play and we really like it. Symbols are superbly designed and consist of the Faerie Queen, a Tree Guardian, a Diamond, a Dragonfly, 2 Faeries, a Tiara, Will O’ the Wisps, a Sceptre, along with your standard A – J icons. The animations are beautiful as symbols sparkle with a bright white glow when part of a win on the reels. It’s particularly pleasing that the Free Spins feature takes place on a whole new set of cascading reels featuring all-new symbols. It almost feels like an entirely new game when you trigger it.
The music is light-hearted, atmospheric, and rather uplifting. It ties in really well with the fairy theme of the game.
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Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots
The game has 10 paylines, a good RTP of 96.03%, 4 Progressive Jackpots, and a maximum payout worth 1,225X your stake.
Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.
Bet Range: 0.10, 0.20, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00
Based on a bet of 0.10:
- Wild Tree Symbol: 0.50 for 3X, 2.00 for 4X, 10.00 for 5X
- Diamond Scatter Symbol: 0.04 for 1X, 0.10 for 2X, 0.30 for 3X, 1.00 for 4X, 5.00 for 5X
- Fairy Purple Frame Symbol: 0.20 for 3X, 1.50 for 4X, 7.50 for 5X
- Fairy Brown Frame Symbol: 0.20 for 3X, 1.00 for 4X, 5.00 for 5X
- Dragonfly Symbol: 0.10 for 3X, 0.50 for 4X, 2.50 for 5X
- Tiara Symbol: 0.10 for 3X, 0.50 for 4X, 2.50 for 5X
- Pink Sceptre Symbol: 0.10 for 3X, 0.40 for 4X, 1.50 for 5X
- Will O’ The Wisps Symbol: 0.10 for 3X, 0.40 for 4X, 1.50 for 5X
- A Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.25 for 4X, 1.00 for 5X
- K Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.25 for 4X, 1.00 for 5X
- Q Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.75 for 5X
- J Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.75 for 5X
Our Verdict on Faerie Spells
Leading software provider Betsoft Gaming produced this spell-binding slot and it is one trip to a magical forest you won’t forget anytime soon! Faerie Spells features outstanding graphics, a wonderful soundtrack, and a fine set of bonus features to keep you entertained for hours on end. The Free Spins feature is the star attraction of this game as you can benefit from cascading reels, 1,024 ways to win, as well as 4 very lucrative progressive jackpots! The ‘Buy’ feature is a fine little tool here to help you trigger this feature instantly but be warned that you will have to pay quite a bit in order to activate it. For example, for a 0.10 bet, it will set you back 8.60. When it comes to variance, I found this slot to be Medium so you will find that wins are evenly distributed the more you play. For slots with a similar Fairy theme, check out Spin Dizzy and Pixies of the Forest.
Seek out magical treasures far beneath the undergrowth in Faerie Spells!