Merlin's Secret Maxways

Microgaming
Merlin's Secret Maxways

Merlin's Secret Maxways is a slot featuring the secrets and magic of the legendary wizard Merlin, presented by Microgaming.

Experience magical wins on a unique Staggered reel layout with the Maxways (All Ways) system.

With Cascading Reels triggering chain wins, Shapeshifter Symbols transforming into others, a Feature Reel adding excitement, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy features for instant magic, it offers mysterious rewards up to 40,000x.

Specifications

Reel Config

Irregular

Paylines

Ways

RTP

-

Volatility

-

Max Win

40,000x

Bonus Buy

-

Demo Play

FeatureMatch™

Symbol interactions are a central theme

The distribution of features points to an emphasis on the symbols used to form winning combinations. The reel-related family contributes changes relevant to symbol combinations.

Feature richness

Several special features sit alongside the core format, adding mechanical variety within a moderately sized feature set.

Feature mechanics
5
Feature families
4

Feature profile

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Number of features contributing to each role. One feature can contribute to several roles.

How we analyze this game’s features

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All features 6

Highlight Features

Cascading Reels

Cascading Reels is a system where winning symbols disappear from the screen, and the symbols above them fall down like a cascade to fill the empty spaces, continuously creating new winning opportunities. The core of this feature is to trigger a chain reaction that allows for multiple wins from a single spin.

Shapeshifter Symbol

A Shapeshifter Symbol is a highly unpredictable and powerful feature where, during a bonus round, a symbol randomly 'transforms' into a different type of special feature symbol (e.g., Collector, Payer) on every spin. The core of this feature is that it doesn't have one fixed ability but changes its ability each time, turning every moment of the bonus round into a completely new situation. This provides players with maximum tension and replay value.

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