Wheel Of Wonders Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Wheel Of Wonders Review

Wheel Of Wonders is a highly volatile Push Gaming powered grid slot, where up to 3 extra rows can be unlocked. It plays out on 6 reels, 3 rows and 729 ways initially, but each cascading win unlocks another reel position. Freeing up a full row triggers a bonus wheel with cash prizes, multipliers and reel modifiers. The bonus round comes about when all 3 rows are activated, and massive wins up to 47,223x can be landed here.

Don’t insult this game by mistaking it for yet another ancient egypt themed slot. No, this one takes place in the ancient land of Mesopotamia instead, and Push Gaming has clearly put a lot of thought into every inch of this impressive creation. The visual detail level is close to perfection, and the game itself is just rock solid through and through. You will need a healthy dose of patience to enjoy this volatile beast however, and it’s not really a game for beginners or low risk punters.

It’s seldom we see a video slot where all the features build in such a harmonious way towards the climax. However, the downside is the many anti-climactic cascading runs you undoubtedly also will experience here. Frustration can run as high as your excitement in this game, and many times you will come close - but no cigar. However, the game is massively entertaining when you’re on a roll, and the anticipation of never knowing where a single spin can lead will keep you on the edge all the way here.

Wheel of Wonders

Wheel Of Wonders Features

The first thing you’ll notice is that half the 6x6 grid is covered with inactive tiles. You start by spinning the 6x3 lower part of the grid, and you'll unlock 1 additional symbol position on the inactive row immediately above for each winning combo.

This is where the cascading wins feature comes in handy. The more you win, the more inactive tiles are unlocked, and this again increases your chances for continuing the process.

When you completely unlock a whole row, you trigger the Ancient Wheel feature.

A slightly different Ancient Wheel is awarded for unlocking rows 4 than 5, and here is what you can win on the wheel of fortune:

• Wheel for row 1 - gives you either a random win between 1x and 5,000x, a multiplier boost between 2x and 10x or 1 of 3 modifiers (Embellish (symbol upgrade), Transmute (random wilds) or Restore (unlocks additional reel positions)).
• Wheel for row 2 - same as above, but with an added modifier called Renovate (transforms all low value symbols into medium and/or high value symbols).

If you manage to unlock all of the 3 extra rows (i.e. 18 reel positions), you will trigger the Wheel of Wonders multiplier selection that precedes the free spins bonus round. There are 3 levels to this Wheel, and which level you get depends on how many Ancient Wheels you have stored “in escrow”.

You will get 5 free spins either way, and the multiplier from the Wheel of Wonders is carried over. You will play on the full 6x6 grid in the bonus round, which means 46,656 ways to win. All wins are subject to the multiplier you got, and you can get 2, 3 or 5 extra spins if you manage to win 5, 9 or 15 times, respectively. A retrigger also gives you a new spin on the Wheel of Wonders, which adds to your existing multiplier.

The 200 Spins Wheel Of Wonders Experience

We try a lot of different games every week, and it’s not often we are as excited about a new title as we are for this one. It was a pure joy taking Wheel of Wonders for a 200 spins test run. Even though we didn’t manage to get all the way to the bonus round, we certainly had very lengthy and exciting chain reaction cascades.

You can check out all the highlights in the brief video below.

Review Summary

With Wheel Of Wonders, Push Gaming has crafted something close to a masterpiece. The level of detail is stunning, and everything is orchestrated like a symphony of cascades that keeps building towards evermore reel positions, modifiers and multiplier wins, before finally culminating in the bonus round. The downside is the brutal volatility, which means that you will have to endure lengthy walks in the desert, with very little manna in sight.

However, a potential that’s officially listed as “infinite” more than weighs up for this, not least since payouts up to 47,233x has been recorded. Any given spin can literally explode into an orgy of cascades here, and this unpredictability is the true attraction of games like this. It’s safe to say that this might not be the best game for casual low-risk players, but more experienced punters have countless hours of high quality entertainment to look forward to here.

Pros

• Cascading wins unlock up to 3 extra rows
• Each row unlock triggers cash prize, multiplier or modifier
• Unlock all 3 rows for a bonus round with multiplier
• High volatility and 47,233x max win potential

Cons

• The brutal volatility and complex gameplay might not be for newbies

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Valley Of The Gods 2 - is a somewhat similar game from Yggdrasil, and it’s all about unlocking reel positions via respins. Open up all 20,160 ways to win, and benefit from 3 unique scatter collection features.

Payouts above 6,000x is possible in this visually pleasing medium to high volatility title.

Pharaoh Sun - comes with a unique PowerXStream feature and a theme inspired by ancient egypt. You can also look forward to a bonus round here, and wins up to 4,400x is possible in this highly volatile game from AGS.

Book of Gates - also comes with the 3 upper rows locked in the beginning, just like the game at hand. You trigger respins for each win, and this helps unlock the hidden reel positions. A bonus round is also possible to trigger here, and you can benefit from up to 32,768 ways to win.

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