Merlin's Mixtures - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Merlin's Mixtures slot overview

This slot game from Hot Rise Games has a five-reel, 40-payline format with an RTP of 96.02%. The game’s magic theme is built around the wizard Merlin. The bonus features include a wild multiplier and a Hold & Win respins feature with modifiers.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

Players encounter a magical theme in this video slot game, with simple, playful graphics and an atmospheric soundtrack.

Theme of the Merlin's Mixtures slot

The game’s magic theme plays host to Merlin, the most famous of all wizards. Like most magic-based slots, the theme is built around concepts such as alchemy, spells, and potions.

Look of the Merlin's Mixtures slot

The game has simple but fun graphics, with a nighttime background scene featuring a castle and a starry sky. Above the reels sit three potion bottles; on the reels, the winning symbols have bright pops of colour. The winning symbols include an owl, a cat, crystals, a ring, and a spellbook.

Sounds in the Merlin's Mixtures slot

The game features a gentle, mystical soundtrack with reel sound effects and the noise of liquid splashing when the potion bottles fill up.

Merlin's Mixtures RTP & volatility

This game has an RTP of 96.02%. The volatility was not available at the time of writing.

How to play Merlin's Mixtures

To play this video slot game, simply take these steps:

1. Click the plus/minus buttons above and below the spin button to the right of the reels.


2. Choose a total bet from 16p.


3. Close the wager menu.


4. Click the menu button, to the lower left, to see the paytable.


5. Hit the spin button to set the reels in motion.

How to win at the Merlin's Mixtures slot

There are two routes to winning in this slots game. The first is by way of payline wins in the base game, whereby players need to land three or more winning symbols on one of the game’s 40 paylines. The second is by collecting values in the Hold & Win respins feature.

Players should avoid chasing losses and should stop playing after any big wins. Slots players can find assistance with responsible play, such as timeout and self-exclusion functions, by navigating to the safer gaming page found at most slots casinos.

Top symbol in Merlin's Mixtures

The top payline symbol is the wizard, who has the Merlin's Mixtures top win of 6.5x when he appears five times on one of the slot’s 40 fixed paylines.

Max-win 5,000x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 96

Merlin's Mixtures overview of bonuses

Although lacking the free spins feature you find in most slots, the game benefits from a wild multiplier and a Hold & Win respins feature with modifiers.

Wild multiplier

The bonus cauldron scatter symbol transforms into a wild after the reels settle. They can then substitute for any of the standard winning symbols. Any payline formed with one or more wilds will see a bonus win multiplier of 2x applied. If more than one wild symbol appears on a payline, the multiplier will remain at 2x.

Hold & Win respins

In the base game, the bonus symbol can randomly trigger the respin feature. Unlike most Hold & Win respin features, such as the one in the 10,000 Wonders 10K Ways slot, these respins are played with modifiers, such as extra rows and multipliers, depending on the bonus symbols that trigger them:

• Blue: adds an extra row.


• Green: starts with four respins (and resets to four).


• Red: adds up to a 5x win multiplier to all wins.

If two or three colour bonuses trigger the feature, two or three of the respective modifiers will be applied. All symbols are removed from the reels, and players start with three or four respins. Only cash values (the max win value of each symbol is 125x) appear on the reels. Each time a value appears, the respin meter will return to three or four and the value will be held in place. At the end of the final respin, all values are added together, the total win is awarded and play returns to the base game.

Merlin's Mixtures slot overview - summary

In this slot game, Merlin the wizard makes potions that lead to respins and transform bonus symbols into wilds. Like most Hot Rise Games slots, the look and feel are simple but effective, with a playful style and gentle sounds.

Play format in Merlin's Mixtures

The game has 5x4 reels, which can increase to 5x5 if the blue potion triggers the respins feature. With 40 paylines in play at all times, players make a minimum total bet of 16p.

Summary of Merlin's Mixtures bonus features

In the base game, bonus symbols transform into wilds and apply a 2x multiplier to any related wins. The best payout potential is found in the Hold & Win respins feature, in which players can collect up to 25 cash values worth up to 125x. There is a possible bonus multiplier of 5x, up to five rows, and a respin reset of either three or four.

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