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

Introduction

Magic Jam takes place in a magical forest ruled by an evil hat that has dedicated itself to collecting all the gems and wealth from the land. Stop the hat from taking over and gain the thanks (and rewards) of the people in this exciting and unique 5-reel, 3-row, 10-payline slot.

To win in Magic Jam, you simply need to line up three or more matching symbols along a payline starting on the leftmost reel. The scary-looking book acts as a Wild in this slot, and is able to substitute for all other symbols (excluding the Boiler Bonus and Hat Scatter symbols) to help you land more frequent and bigger winning combinations.

There are two bonus rounds in Magic Jam: the free spins bonus and a pick-an-item bonus mini-game with some huge potential top prizes. We’ll look at the bonus features for Magic Jam in more detail later in this slot review.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Magic Jam is set deep in an enchanted forest, with pixies and sparkles visible in the background of the game. The reels are filled with gemstones and potions to add to the sinister vibe of the game, while the special symbols allude to the magic theme with the evil hat who stars in the game along with a spellbook and potion.

The sound effects are also well chosen, with a creepy and ominous tune playing throughout the game.

Magic Jam RTP & Volatility

Magic Jam is a medium-volatility slot offering an RTP of 94.6%.

How to Play Magic Jam

Whenever we start playing a new online slot, we always spend a bit of time getting comfortable with the rules, bonus features, and controls. In Magic Jam, all the controls are found beneath the reels as follows:

1. To start, look for the ‘I’ icon in the very bottom left corner of the screen. Clicking here will bring up the game information including the paytable, paylines, and details on the bonus features.

2. Next, place your bet. You do this in two parts in Magic Jam. First, you alter the bet level, then you select the value of your stake by using the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons surrounding each option. You can jump to the highest possible ‘bet level’ by clicking the ‘Max Bet’ button, but ‘value’ can only be adjusted manually.

3. Once you’re happy with your wager, click the large ‘Spin’ button in the centre of the control panel to spin the reels. If you want to set up automatic spins, you can do so by clicking the ‘Auto Play’ button to the left and select the number of auto spins you want to take place.

4. You can keep an eye on your total balance, bet, and latest win along the bottom of the screen at all times.

Bet Sizes & Paytable

There are 10 possible bet levels to choose from in Magic Jam in addition to the ability to alter the value of your wager. The values range from 0.01 up to 1.00, which, over 10 paylines, offers a total betting range of 0.10 up to 100.00 per spin.

The top prizes in the base game are won when you land five matching symbols on an active payline. You can use a Wild symbol to substitute for one or more of these symbols to help. The top prizes for each symbol (excluding any Multipliers or bonus features) are as follows:

Golden Bottle: 100x

Green Bottle: 50x

Red Bottle: 25x

Blue Bottle: 20x

A: 15x

K: 10x

Q: 5x

J: 3x

Max-win 1,000x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 94.60%

Magic Jam Bonus Features

As with most Thunderspin online slots, Magic Jam is packed full of some of the best slot bonuses that we look for, with a free spins bonus game featuring Multipliers in addition to the Boiler Bonus Game. We’re going to look at both these bonuses below:

Free Spins Bonus

Land three or more evil hat Scatter symbols in any position to trigger the Magic Jam free spins bonus game with 15x free spins. The free spins start with a 2x Multiplier, which can be increased by collecting bottles to create boilers filled with gems. The top prize is the Broiler of Gold, which will give you a 10x Multiplier.

The evil hat Scatter doesn’t appear in the free spins round, so it’s not possible to retrigger the feature.

Boiler Bonus Game

Land three or more Bonus symbols showing a bubbling green potion for a chance to win in the bonus mini game. In this game, you’ll be faced with six cauldrons to choose from containing cash prizes of 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x your stake. Keep picking until you select an empty boiler, which ends the round.

Conclusion

Overall, we really enjoyed Magic Jam. We found the gameplay and theme innovative and interesting, and there are loads of potential rewards in the generous bonus features. Our only concern with this particular slot is the RTP being below the 95% we usually consider the bottom level we’ll accept for an online slot, but we were pleasantly surprised by how often we won playing Magic Jam despite this. The animations and graphics have been really well designed, and we were particularly impressed with the soundtrack that really does pull you into this magical world. Frankly, we want to know more about the story behind the evil magic hat!

If you enjoyed Magic Jam, you might also want to check out some other mystical online slots. One of our current favourites is BetSoft’s The Magic Shoppe. This awesome online slot offers 25 paylines plus two free spins bonus rounds. You can find The Magic Shoppe demo right here at Slots Temple to play completely free.

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