Phoenix Graveyard Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Phoenix Graveyard Review

Blue Oyster Cult has taught us that “seasons don’t fear the reaper”, but we had no idea that the Phoenix Bird had any reason to fear the hooded angel of death. The winged mythological creature is famous for its ability to resurrect itself, and somehow this has stirred ELK to spin a whole slot around its supposed final destination. Phoenix Graveyard is a darker than usual release from this developer, set in a gothic Victorian era town.

The random Tombstone Frame system makes the base game highly unpredictable, not unlike what you might be used to from the Nitro Reels in ELK’s popular Nitropolis range. The Grim Reaper Respins is a highlight, not least if he clashes with the Phoenix Wild, and there are 3 tiers of the bonus round. They all come with the jumping Phoenix Wilds though, and these can be upgraded with a multiplier via sticky Tombstone frames.

Phoenix Graveyard Slot - Reels Screen

Phoenix Graveyard Slot Features

The 3 character premium symbols pay 1.5 to 4 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins. Tombstone Frames may appear at random times as the reels spin, and they can cover up to all 15 reel positions. Each frame comes with a number on top, and this indicates how many symbols each position will generate.

Up to 10 symbols are possible per frame, and this ‘Sudden Death’ feature can generate millions of win ways.

The Grim Reaper Wild and Phoenix Wild can land at random times, and they come with a default x1 multiplier. If a wild is split by a Sudden Death Tombstone however, the wild multiplier becomes equal to the number above the tombstone frame. The Grim Reaper Wild triggers respins as it moves 1 step to the left per spin, and the respins feature continues until he walks off the grid.

When the Phoenix Wild lands adjacent to the Grim Reaper Wild, the reaper attacks the bird. This doubles either the Phoenix Wild multiplier or the Grim Reaper Wild multiplier. The Phoenix Wild may also fly to a new position, leaving a feather wild behind.

The feather can turn into a Phoenix Wild on a later spin.

The Bonus Round triggers when you land 3, 4 or 5 bonus scatters anywhere in view. This gives you 6, 8 or 10 free spins, respectively, with 1, 2 or 3 Phoenix Wilds, also respectively. The Phoenix Wilds fly to new random positions per spin, taking on a multiplier if they land inside a tombstone frame. Tombstone frames are carried over from the triggering spin, and all tombstones are sticky for the duration of the feature.

The X-iter Bonus Feature Menu is an option in some jurisdictions, but not for UK players for sure. If eligible, you can purchase the following 5 features:

• Sudden Death - pay 10x your stake for 1 to 3 full rows of tombstone frames.
• Grim Reaper & Phoenix Battle - pay 25x your stake for a respins round where the Grim Reaper starts out adjacent to the Phoenix Wild.
• Buy Bonus - pay 100x your stake for 3+ guaranteed bonus scatters.
• Big Bonus - pay 200x your stake for 4+ guaranteed bonus scatters.
• Super Bonus - pay 500x your stake for 5 guaranteed bonus scatters.

The 200 Spins Phoenix Graveyard Slot Experience

You get a decent taste of the base game, before we purchase the Super Bonus around the 1:30-mark. The feature plays out for the remainder of the 5:35-minute highlights video, and we managed to rack up a decent amount of sticky tombstone frames. This gave us some larger payouts towards the end, and you can see it all for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

As much as we enjoyed the dark and grim atmosphere in Phoenix Graveyard, the theme isn’t all that easy to get a handle on. Mixing the mythological Phoenix Bird with the Grim Reaper seems a bit incongruent, but you don’t really care too much when they move around the grid to land you payouts.

The Tombstone frames concept can rack up an impressive number of win ways, making huge wins possible out of nowhere.

We also appreciate that you can trigger all 3 tiers of the bonus round organically, although the feature comes across as less insane and manic than in the dystopian post-apocalyptic Nitropolis series. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing though, and when sticky tombstone frames start to accumulate pretty much anything can happen. At least to the tune of 10,000x your stake, that is, and overall we found Phoenix Graveyard to be well worth a visit.

Pros

• Tombstones frames w/ up to 10 symbols per
• Walking/Jumping Wild Respins w/ multipliers
• FS w/ sticky tombstone frames and jumping wild(s)
• X-iter feature buy menu (not for UK players)
• Win up to 10,000x your stake

Cons

• 95 % RTP is below average

If you appreciate Phoenix Graveyard Slot you should also try:

Nitropolis 3 - is a showcase of all the best ELK Studio has to offer rolled into one crazy post-apocalyptic ride. Avalanche wins expand the grid with extra rows, and you get big nitro reels, up to 4x4-sized symbols and 5 modifier symbols. The nitro reels are sticky in the free spins round, and you can win up to 50,000x your stake.

Nightfall - is a gothic mystery installment from Push Gaming, and special Fireball symbols crack stone tiles on the top row to land you prizes up to 5,000x your stake. Some fireballs come with multipliers as well.

Everything is enhanced in the bonus round, where changing prize slabs can lead to 20,000x payouts.

Warrior Graveyard - is an even grimmer graveyard trip, and this ultra-volatile and brutal NoLimit City release comes with stacked xNudge Wilds and ditto premium symbols. The xNudge Multiplier keeps building in either of the 2 bonus rounds, and you can win up to 9,797x your stake.

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