Spellbinding Mystery Slot Review

Spellbinding Mystery Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Spellbinding Mystery slot is played on a 7×7 grid with a Cluster Pays mechanic. Essentially a grid slot, winning combinations are formed when 7 or more matching symbols appear adjacent to one another (i.e. in a cluster). The more symbols in the cluster, the larger the payout.

Bets-wise, you can play Spellbinding Mystery from 20p to £100 per spin. As with all Pragmatic Play slot games, click/press the minus/plus buttons on either side of the main ‘Spin’ button to change your bet. Non-UK players can benefit from Autoplay and Turbo/Quick Spin modes.

The Spellbinding Mystery RTP is 96.04% which is fractionally above the 96% online slots norm. You may come across 95.05% and 94.02% RTP versions at some UK casinos which you can establish within the game’s Paytable.

Very high volatility (5/5), there is no hit frequency rate information at the time of writing. Finally, the Spellbinding Mystery slot comes with 10,000 x bet max payouts. Bigger wins will come from the random multipliers up to 10x in the free spins.

Theme: cast a secret spell to unlock riches

With a magic theme, the Spellbinding Mystery slot is about casting a secret spell to unlock riches. Based on a wizard, this mystical game is set in a dense forest where the wizard presides. Using cartoon-style imagery, the wizard is more like the mythical figure of Merlin than Gandolf from The Lord of the Rings.

On the 7×7 grid, you’ll come across rune stones as well as green and pink potions, scrolls, wizard hats and spellbooks. The spellbook is the highest paying symbol with 7 to 49 in a cluster awarding a 1.5 to 500 x bet payout.

You also have a Gold Coin Wild symbol that substitutes for all symbols above. It can contain a random multiplier in the base game up to 5x. Multiple wilds in combination don’t see their multiplier values multiplied. Others include the Crystal Ball Scatter and Star Mystery symbols.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
Orange Rune Stone	7 to 49 pays 0.5 to 100 x bet
Blue Rune Stone	7 to 49 pays 0.5 to 100 x bet
Pink Rune Stone	7 to 49 pays 0.5 to 100 x bet
Red Rune Stone	7 to 49 pays 0.5 to 100 x bet
Green Potion	7 to 49 pays 1 to 250 x bet
Pink Potion	7 to 49 pays 1 to 250 x bet
Scroll	7 to 49 pays 1 to 250 x bet
Wizard's Hat	7 to 49 pays 1 to 250 x bet
Spellbook	7 to 49 pays 1.5 to 500 x bet
Gold Coin Wild	Substitutes + comes with multipliers up to 10x
Star Mystery	Transforms into random paying symbol + adds free spins
Crystal Ball Scatter	3 on reels 2, 4 + 6 triggers Free Spins feature

Spellbinding Mystery Mobile

Released on the 29^th of June 2023, Spellbinding Mystery is compatible with desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Detecting whatever device you use, smartphone players can enjoy this slice of magical fantasy on iOS, Android and Windows mobiles.

Spellbinding Mystery Bonus Features

The Spellbinding Mystery slot comes with 4 bonus features. You’ll benefit from transforming mystery symbols as well as random wild multipliers up to 5x in the base game. In the Free Spins feature, mystery symbols transform as well as award additional free spins. Wilds all come with multipliers but up to 10x for higher win potential.

Mystery feature

Look out for the Star Mystery symbol. At the end of each spin, in both the base game and Free Spins feature, all Mystery symbols on the grid transform into 1 paying symbol randomly courtesy of the wizard waving his sceptre. This is known as the Mystery feature.

Wild Multiplier feature

As mentioned above, the Gold Coin Wild symbol can contain a random multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x. When these land, the Wild Multiplier feature activates. The Wild Multiplier applies to all winning clusters that it is part of. Multiple Multiplier Wilds that are part of the same win won’t see their multipliers multiply each other though. This means the maximum multiplier is 5x.

Free Spins feature

Spellbinding Mystery comes with a Free Spins feature. This is played when landing 3 Crystal Ball Scatter symbols on reels 2, 4 and 6 during a base game spin. 10 free spins are then awarded.

During the feature, any Star Mystery symbols mark the spot in which it appears. After each free spin, all marked spots will transform into Star Mystery symbols.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the Gold Coin Wild symbol will always contain a random multiplier of 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x or 10x. When a new Star Mystery symbol lands on a position that wasn’t previously marked, 1 additional free spin will be awarded. This means an extra 49 free spins meaning a total of 59 free spins are up for grabs.

Players outside the UK can opt for the Buy Free Spins feature. You can simply buy your way into the free spins for 100 x your total bet. The RTP increases slightly to 96.1%.

Spellbinding Mystery Review Summary: simple Cluster Pays action with mystery symbols + wild multipliers

Design-wise, the Spellbinding Mystery slot has many similarities to many games including Merlin’s Grimoire (Play ‘n GO) and Playtech’s wizard games (the Blue Wizard slot review is recommended). It’s rather generic thematically but the details in the symbols and backdrop are very good.

In terms of the gameplay, it comes with transforming mystery symbols and random wild multipliers up to 5x in the base game. The Wild Multiplier is key to achieving decent wins with a maximum of 2,500 x bet available per base game spin.

In the Free Spins feature, mystery symbols transform as well as award additional free spins, up to 49 on top of your original 10 (for 59 free spins in total). More importantly, all wilds contain multiplier values up to 10x. This can lead to 5,000 x bet payouts per free spin. The 10,000 x bet advertised is from the feature as a whole.

In summary, the Spellbinding Mystery slot is rather simple and basic when it comes to gameplay. With 10,000 x bet max wins possible, the headline figure is its saving grace. If you want simple Cluster Pays action, this game will do the job sufficiently.

If you want a more immersive experience with better bonus features, Jammin’ Jars 2 by Push Gaming or The Border from Nolimit City are better options.