Magic Apple

Overview Magic Apple

Will you thwart the evil witch and her attempts to poison the princess or will the princess be put into a deep sleep, the only cure of which is pure love’s kiss? That’s right, Magic Apple is a Snow White and the Seven Dwarves slot, and one that is just as bright and colourful as the Disney film that it is modelled after. The gentle music, big reels and feature-rich content make for a decidedly pleasant and rewarding gaming experience. Will you be this game’s Prince Charming?

In terms of bonus content, 3 Oaks Gaming’s Magic Apple has a few tricks up its sleeve. The first of which is a wild icon that has the power to substitute for any other symbol apart from the scatter to help players score more wins. There is also a magical free spins round with a special multiplier concerning the wild’s transformation into a 2x multiplier. Lastly, there is a bonus game that is triggered by landing special magic apple icons. This is a re-spin bonus round with a jackpot twist.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this slot as you have probably already ascertained is one of a fairy tale land where noble heroes rescue high-born princesses. The design for this slot might be a little saccharine for some people’s tastes, however, the bright and colourful graphics mostly have an uplifting feel to them. The visual elements of this slot are joined by a twinkling melody which is laid over the top (just in case you forgot you were in a fairy tale).

The background for Magic Apple is a wooded glen, somewhere on the edges of this mythical kingdom. To the left of the reels, players can see large bows of trees indicating the edge of what looks like a dark and foreboding forest. However, hints of green and splashes of sunshine as you look just past the reels hint at a brighter path towards the golden castle and the princesses’ home.

The board is rather simple in design, its edges looking like the ornate filigree you might see on a mirror – a magic mirror perhaps. Apart from these subtle touches to align the design of the playing window with the theme of the game, there is not a lot else to comment on, apart from that its gold edges are a nice contrast to the deep blue of the interior of the playing board.
Lastly, the symbols come in various shapes, sizes and values. The lowest value symbols are the four playing card symbols – the blue Jack, green Queen, red King and yellow Ace. Landing 5 of any of these on a pay line will award you 48x your stake. The next symbol up in terms of value is the dwarf symbol which awards players 144x your stake for 5 on a pay line. The huntsmen character pays 144x your stake for 5 on a row. He is followed by the evil Queen, then the Prince Charming character.

However, it is Snow White who delivers the most value for money in terms of regular symbols, as landing 5 of her on a pay line will award players with 240x their stake. The wild icon is the magic mirror, while the scatter is the golden castle, which is also incidentally the most valuable symbol, paying as much as 2,000x your stake. You will also be introduced to special magic apple symbols which have various cash values ascribed to them.

Game Play

Magic Apple is played on a 5-reel, 4-row board with 30 available pay lines. To create a win in this game, players must match a minimum of 3 symbols across the board on a pay line, starting from reel 1. The betting range for Magic Apple is 25p to £60 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can use the bet changing tool located to the right of the reels. It is identifiable as a button with a pile of coins on it.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be viewed via the menu button at the very top left-hand corner of the reels. The spin and auto spin buttons are located directly to the right of the paying window. The return to player percentage for Magic Apple is set at 95.78%, however, 3 Oaks Gaming has not disclosed the slot’s official volatility rating. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 2,000 x your total stake per spin.

Features

There are 3 bonus features available to play on this slot game. The first and simplest of these is the wild substituting bonus. The wild symbol, which in this game is portrayed as the magic mirror, can replace other symbols on the board to help score wins. It can do this for any symbols apart from the scatter and the special apple bonus symbols.

The second bonus concerns the golden castles scatter symbol. If players land 3 or more of this symbol on the reels at any one time, this will trigger the Magic Apple free spins feature. In this bonus, players are awarded 8 free spins. However, in addition to your 8 free spins, the wild icons that land in the free spins are transformed into x2 multipliers. This means that if you form a win with a wild as part of it, the payout from that win is automatically doubled.

Finally, the last bonus concerns the magic apples. If you manage to land 6 magic apples on the reels simultaneously, this will launch the Hold and Win bonus game. In this bonus, players are granted 3 re-spins. Every new apple icon that lands stays in its place for the duration of the feature. Any new apples also mean that the re-spin count will be reset to 3. When the feature is over, all of the values that are displayed on the magic apples will be collected and added together. Depending on where the magic apples land, you will also be in line for a mini, minor, major, or grand jackpot. This is how you achieve that maximum 2,000x bet grand prize.

Conclusion

Hold and Win slots seem to be very in vogue at the moment and for good reason looking at those jackpot prizes. However, this game isn’t just about the Hold and Win feature. There is also a great free spins round and high paying scatters too. And don’t forget the chance to save the imperilled Sleeping Beauty. In summary, 3 Oaks Gaming has created another solid online slot, although it would be nice to know how volatile it is.