Elven Magic - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

The Asian game developer Red Tiger Gaming created the Elven Magic online slot to capitalise on the abiding popularity of online slots such as Barcrest’s Rainbow Riches slot. Although this Red Tiger Gaming online slot doesn’t borrow from the same Irish folklore, it closely emulates its magical theme.

Whatever the similarities, the focus of our Elven Magic slot review is the qualities that make Red Tiger Gaming’s game worth playing. This includes the interesting extras to the main bonus feature.

Elven Magic has a five-reel, three-row grid with 20 fixed paylines. The minimum bet size is 0.20 and the maximum is 80. There are eight regular symbols: the elf princess, the quiver, a gemstone, a ring, and the four playing card suits. The wild is a bright golden shield. There are also arrow symbols for the various minor extras and a large archery target as the main bonus symbol.

Theme, graphics and soundtrack

There are no flashes of inspiration in the graphics of Elven Magic. The backdrop on the introduction page is an enchanted glade at night, with a glimpse of an Elven palace in the distance. The reels look like pale papyrus in a daytime forest clearing, while the symbols are bright and shiny but not particularly magical. 

Musically, the light string-based soundtrack is fairly predictable. The music plays only while the reels spin, so it is quite intermittent and doesn’t really help to establish the atmosphere. It is a little child-like, which is always a concern with gambling games; however, it probably isn’t visually striking enough to attract the attention of a child when they have more dynamic online content to look at.

Elven Magic RTP and variance

Red Tiger has reported that Elven Magic has an RTP of 96.12 and its variance is medium to high. Other sources measure the RTP at 95.02 per cent and suggest it can vary depending on the online casino site you visit.

How to play Elven Magic

1. First, set your bet by clicking the stake button to access the betting options. Choose your stake in the range 0.20 to 80.00.
2. We have become accustomed to an autoplay mode in free online slots; however, the Elven Magic online slot, like many other Red Tiger offerings, doesn’t provide this and you have to spin the reels manually.
3. The win on each payline is calculated by dividing the stake by the 20 paylines and multiplying by the symbol multiplier. If you land wins on separate lines, they will be added together but only the biggest win on each is paid; for example, if you land five matching symbols, you will only be paid for the five and not the four- and three-symbol combinations.
4. Your credit balance is shown to the top left of the screen.
5. To spin the reels, click the spin button to the right, press the spacebar, or just tap the spin button if you are playing on a mobile device. 
6. We always encourage responsible gambling and support initiatives such as BeGambleAware. You can try out games as free slots at no risk. If you are betting on online slots, please make sure you stay within affordable limits. Use your account’s self-exclusion and timeout functions if necessary and as soon as the game stops being enjoyable, you should stop playing.

Bet sizes and paytable wins

The bet size ranges from 0.20 to 80. The maximum payout is 1,094x.

The paytable values are for three to five matching symbols on a payline, with the highest multipliers - for five matching symbols - as follows:

• Wild = 1,000
• Elf princess = 300
• Quiver = 200
• Gemstone = 120
• Ring = 60
• Spade, heart, diamond, club = 30

Max-win 1,094x

Volatility High

Top RTP 95.0%

Elven Magic bonus features

Arrow of fire

The elven archer shoots an arrow of fire, burning tiles on the reels where it lands and leaving new symbols in their place.

Arrow of wind

The elven archer shoots an arrow of wind to set tiles on the reels spinning. When they come to rest, they leave new winning symbols.

Arrow of nature

The elven archer shoots the arrow of nature at the reels, spreading random wilds wherever it lands.

Arrow of ice

The elven archer shoots an arrow of ice at the reels, freezing the top-paying symbols in place and triggering a free respin.

Archery bonus

If you land three or more bonus symbols, you will trigger the archery bonus. Choose your arrows from three quivers and see how many shots you will get at the target, which offers a stake multiplier of up to 500x.

Elven Magic review: our verdict

Although Elven Magic is one of those free slots that veers uncomfortably close to the territory of children’s picture books and its visuals are nothing special, the multiple arrow-based extras keep things interesting. We like the variety and even though the RTP is average and the maximum payout low, this is worth a look.

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