Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Theme and Graphics

In Just For The Win’s Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot slot, we’re taken to the streets of 1800s England, down a winding road where the reels are set. The symbols feature all of the iconic characters from the tales of Sherlock Holmes, including the game’s title characters along with Mary and Watson.

RTP and Variance

The RTP (return to player) of Sherlock and Moriarty is 92.1%. This is a lot lower than we tend to see in online slot games, as most games have payout percentages that range from 96% to 96.5%. Progressive slots usually have lower RTPs but this is far below the average, which is pretty disappointing.

This is also a medium variance slot game. So, you should land a good mix of larger and smaller payouts. There is a win rate of 27% in this game, which keeps the wins coming fairly often.

How to Win

Landing three or more matching symbols across the game’s 20 paylines will award you with wins while playing Sherlock and Moriarty slots. Sherlock and the wild symbols are the most generous in the game, awarding top prizes of 10x for five-of-a-kind combos while Watson offers a prize of 8x as its max win.

Free Spins and Mystery Respins

There are two special spin-based bonuses available in Sherlock and Moriarty. Both feature different perks that provide you with the chance to win great payouts.

Mystery Respins

Mystery spins are present throughout the game. If you land less than 5 of these in a spin, they will transform into the same paying symbol. If you land 5 or more, then you’ll trigger the Mystery Respins.

In this feature, the Mystery Symbols that triggered the bonus – along with any wilds that are on the reels – will be locked in place. Every time a new wild or mystery symbol lands, you’ll get one more respin. Once the bonus is over, all of the mystery symbols are revealed, and your prize is calculated.

Free Spins

Landing three or more scatters will trigger the free spins bonus. You’ll get 10 free spins for three scatters with 2 more spins awarded for every extra scatter – up to a maximum of 18 initial spins.

During the free spins round, new Feature symbols are on the reels. Whenever the land, one of three perks is awarded:

• Sticky wilds
• +1 Multiplier
• Extra free spins

How to Trigger the WowPot

Jackpot Tokens appear on the reels attached to high-paying symbols. By collecting these symbols, you’ll be able to trigger the Jackpot Wheel, and you’ll be guaranteed to win one of the following:

• Mini Jackpot: seeds at £10
• Minor Jackpot: seeds at £100
• Major Jackpot: seeds at £50,000
• WowPot: seeds at £2 million

Microgaming is well-known across the web for it’s generous jackpot prizes. While their games don’t pay out the top progressive payouts often, when they do, they have a tendency to break records.

Max-win 20,000,000x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 92.1%

Overall Review

Sherlock and Moriarty is one of our favourite releases from JustForTheWin. With respins, free spins, progressive prizes and more, this game has loads of great perks on offer.

What’s great about this game is that the mystery symbols aren’t just a throw-away feature like they usually are in slot games. When you trigger them in the respins bonus, the mystery symbols can actually contribute some great wins.

The main downside if the RTP. 92.1% much, much lower than we’re used to seeing – even from a medium volatility progressive slot. As a result, we’re quite disappointed in the maths of this game. However, there is a decent win rate and the bonus features definitely keep things interesting.

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