Wheel of Wonders Review - Introduction
Wheel of Wonders is one of the free online pokies we have available that is from the developer Push Gaming. There are 729 different ways to win which can be expanded all the way up to 46,656 as the game progresses. There’s a ton of different bonus features to explore in this pokie with a multi-level prize wheel and free spins up for grabs. You may also be in with a chance of winning the top prize of a 46,233x multiplier on your original bet.
Overall Theme
When you enter the World of Wonders you’ll be exploring the ancient culture of Mesopotamia. It’s a very unique theme for an online pokie but still explores the realms of mythology which is often featured in this type of game. The developer has done a superb job of animating the different figures, with impressive graphics and a colour scheme filled with jewel tones.
Wheel of Wonders RTP and Variance
The RTP of this pokie comes in at 96.50% which is great for an online game. However, it does have a high volatility rating so the wins you can get are high but they won’t be rolling in very often.
How to Play Wheel of Wonders
There are only a few basic controls you will need to master in order to play this game. Below is a quick overview of the controls to get you started.
1. Set your bet by clicking the up arrow to the right of the total bet window.
2. Click the arrow button to spin the reels once for your chosen bet.
3. Use the autoplay button to set the reels spinning for a set amount of time.
4. Click the square menu button to display the paytable, settings and other information for the game.
Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins
To get started spinning the reels you will need to choose a bet amount to play with. You can start your bets at 0.50 coins per spin and go up to 50 coins as a maximum bet amount.
You will need to land the symbols from the game in combinations of three to six, with some symbols paying out for landing just two matching symbols on the reels. Below is the potential prize you could win based on a 50 coins bet and landing six of each symbol across a payline.
Grey & Green Letters - 50x multiplier
Purple Letter - 75x multiplier
Red Letter - 100x multiplier
Wheel - 250x multiplier
Bow - 300x multiplier
Vase - 350x multiplier
Lion’s Foot - 400x multiplier
Green Snake - 1,250x multiplier
Purple Bird - 1,500x multiplier
Lion - 2,000x multiplier
Wheel of Wonders Bonus Features
Expanding Reels and Cascading Wins
After any win the symbols involved in that spin are removed from the reels. This makes room for new symbols to land and create more wins. For every win and each different symbol that was involved, additional positions are unlocked which helps increase the number of ways you can win.
Ancient Wheel Feature
Whenever you manage to unlock an entire new row of additional spaces on the reels you will trigger the Ancient Wheel Feature. This is a three level bonus round which opens up more rows on the grid. Each level also has different amounts of prizes which include win and bet multipliers.
• Embellish - the most common symbol is replaced by a higher paying one.
• Renovate - lower paying symbols on the reels are replaced with medium to high paying symbols.
• Restore - a random amount is selected to fill in positions on the reels.
• Transmute - Lots of symbols turn into wilds.
Wheel of Wonders Feature
Once all of the paylines and spaces on the reels have been activated (there’s 18 in total) you will trigger the Wheel of Wonders Feature. You will first spin the wheel to determine your multiplier and then the free spins round starts.
Free Spins
Here you can have a multiplier of up to 8x your original bet and all 46,656 ways to win are activated. To begin with you’ll get five free spins and there are three retriggers available as well depending on how many wins you got during your free spins.
Getting five, nine or fifteen wins will get you the Bronze Retrigger and a further two free spins. The Silver Retrigger is next awarding three free spins and then the Gold Retrigger gives out five more free spins. Every time a free spin is retriggered you will also get to spin the Wheel of Wonders to increase your win multiplier.
It’s possible to get unlimited free spins in this way by continually retriggering the spins as well as infinite amounts of multipliers.
Our Verdict
Even though Wheel of Wonders sounds a bit complicated when you first start out it only takes a few spins of the reels to get to grips with all the bonuses on offer. There’s a lot of winning potential and the unique bonus features are sure to keep you entertained.
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