Phoenix Forge

Pragmatic Play presents its new fantasy slot Phoenix Forge, based on the legends related to the famous phoenix, legendary for its regenerative powers. The long-lived bird, associated with Greek mythology, regenerates itself cyclically to be reborn from its ashes. Over time the legends related to the Phoenicians have been found in several literary works and nowadays they are fully part of popular culture.

Phoenixes are easily found in many films, books and illustrations in modern times. Phoenix Forge, however, does not focus on the power of the phoenix to be reborn from its ashes but rather amazes the player with a tumble mechanic and multipliers that create winnings perhaps not entirely 'mythical' but at least attractive.

Like all Pragmatic Play games, Phoenix Forge is also made with HTML5 technology. This allows players to take advantage of the slot directly from their browser, without any need for a download. The game will run in high quality from any type of screen and under any operating system.

Phoenix Forge Overview

The game is set in an underground dungeon, covered in gold coins. It is a five reel slot on three lines with 20 established paylines. The generic appearance of the machine is very simple and few details remind us of the main inspiration, the phoenix. To accompany the game we find a soundtrack characterized by strong bass and quite pressing. The music may therefore be overly dramatic but it will go well with the fantasy theme.

Thanks to the - and + buttons at the bottom right of the game area it is possible to change the initial bet. The game allows a minimum bet of 0.20 credits up to a maximum bet of 100 credits per spin. Theslot's RTP comes in at 96.51% and its volatility reaches a score of five out of five on the Pragmatic Play scale, statistics that will appeal to more experienced players. The maximum win allowed by the game is 5000 times the initial bet. Winning potential that now seems to have become the rule for all Pragmatic Play games.

All Symbols

In Phoenix Forge we find a total of seven paying symbols and two special symbols. Let's find out in detail what it is. All the basic symbols are represented by different types of gems of different shapes and colors. Each type of gem is clearly assigned a different value ranging from 7.5 times the initial bet for the turquoise gem, up to a maximum of 50 times the initial bet for the red gem, the one with the highest value.

The game also provides a wild symbol and a bonus symbol. The wild symbol is represented by a golden egg, presumably a phoenix egg. This symbol can be used to substitute for any basic symbol to complete or extend winning combinations. The wild symbol only appears on reels 2, 3 and 4. The bonus symbol is represented by a golden phoenix instead. This symbol can appear on all reels of the slot. If you get a combination of at least three bonus symbols, the free spin feature of the game is activated. In addition, the bonus symbol pays out in combinations of 3, 4 or 5 respectively 2, 5 or 20 times the initial bet in any position.

Phoenix Forge Features and Free Spins

To get a win in Phoenix Forge it is necessary to form a combination of the same symbols on one of the paylines. All symbols pay from left to right. When you get winnings on different paylines, all your winnings are added together. The very first special mechanic we find in Phoenix Forge is the one called 'Tumble'. This is the already well-known cascade function that activates after each win. Once the winning combinations have been obtained, the symbols that were part of them disappear from the game grid. At this point new symbols fall from the top to fill the empty spaces. This system continues until there are no further winning combinations.

Also after each cascade, the position of the vanished winning symbol is underlined showing a 1x multiplier on that position. Each time a winning combination is formed with one of the symbols in the underlined position, the multiplier increases by one point. The value of each winning combination is therefore multiplied by the sum of all the multipliers it contains. When there are no more winning combinations, the multipliers disappear from the grid.

Finally, if you get a combination of 3, 4 or 5 bonus symbols, you get a payout of 2, 5 or 20 times the initial bet, respectively. 10, 15 or 20 free spins. During this mode you can get 5 more free spins if you manage to create a combination of at least three scatter symbols. During the free spin round the multipliers remain locked in place until the end of the function and do not reset between spins.

Conclusion

Phoenix Forge is not a free slot game that aims to be the best of its kind but certainly has some interesting features in its arsenal. Overall, this is an extremely simple game that can occasionally yield satisfying results. The real action takes place during free spin rounds, when the multipliers don't reset between spins. The rather simple look of Phoenix Forge doesn't make it particularly interesting at first glance but in any case its positive elements outweigh the negative ones.

The game can be slightly punishing when several consecutive spins result in losers but it can also give good satisfaction when you are able to successfully activate more than one special mechanic. If the fantasy theme and setting of Phoenix Forge is to your liking, we can recommend that you also try Dragon's Fire Red Tiger GamingIf, on the other hand, you want to try another game from the Pragmatic Play library, you can try the new title The Amazing Money Machine, already available.