Wishing Wheel Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Wishing Wheel Review

With the Wishing Wheel slot, iSoftBet comes up with a copy of its older slot, Hot Spin Deluxe, but the big difference is that this time it takes players to traditional Irish Luck theme surroundings. Other than that, all features and the math model are the same. While some questions may arise concerning the theme's originality, you can't say the same about the gameplay as the slot comes loaded with various extras and surely won't let you have a dull moment during the session.

Wishing Wheel - Slot Outlook

Wishing Wheel, in common with countless Irish games, is set on a familiar view, displaying landscapes reminding those of the Shire from the Lord of the Rings franchise where Hobbits dwell. The actions take place across a standard 5x3 grid with 20 ways to play, while behind it, green hills, cloudy skies, and a riverside make up the backdrop. There's a massive wheel hosting a bunch of extras on the left, which is quite out of ordinary, though, we'll discuss it in the features section. Accompanying the action is a traditional Irish soundtrack, as well as there's a cheerful lad chilling on the top right, who announces big wins and hops on the reels whenever a wheel spin is won.

Wishing Wheel - Reel Screen

The stats aren't too impressive though as they're identical to those found in the Hot Spin Deluxe slot. You can't say they're bad as all the figures tend to the average values, except for the win potential, unfortunately.

Wishing Wheel is powered by a medium to high volatile math model, while the RTP is solid at 96%. You should get your returns fairly often, according to a hit rate of 28.8%, meaning that wins will theoretically occur of around one spin in three. Meanwhile, wins of up to 5,000x of the bet are possible on a single spin. Not a sort of measly payout, yet it's a so-so by contemporary standards.

The symbol collection includes 8 regular symbols, split into two categories. Lows involve A-J royals, ornamented with some Celtic art, while premiums consist of more theme-related symbols, including in ascending order mushrooms, clovers, harps, and pots full of gold coins.

Gold coins with clover patterns are Wilds and will assist you in forming winning combinations by substituting for any other regular symbols. Individual values are moderate, paying up to 5x of the bet for lows, and from 10x to 25x for highs.

Wishing Wheel - Bonus Features

Wishing Wheel - Bonus Wheel FeatureAs for the gameplay, the Wishing Wheel slot easily sticks out from the crowd of other leprechaun-inspired titles as it's is brimming with extras and relies heavily on a wide range of its special features. The concept of the Wishing Wheel slot is pretty simple, you've got a bonus wheel that may randomly pop up and apply one of the many modifiers to the current spin or to the bonus game. There are 6 of those, as well as some Super versions. On any spin during the base game, the reels may turn green and the leprechaun will pounce onto the reels to spin the wheel and determine your prize. After the bonus wheel stops, one of the following special features will come into play:

• Mystery Pipe - adds 6, 8, or 12 Mystery Symbols to random position on the grid that will then transform into the same instance of a randomly chosen symbol.
• Rainbow Wilds - adds 5, 7, or 10 Wild symbols to the reels.
• Mega Reels - adds 3x3 Mega Symbols to reels 1-3 or 2-4.
• Shamrock Sync - 2 or 3 reels will become synced and display the same symbols. With the Super Shamrock Sync modifier, 3 to 5 reels will spin in sync.
• Rainbow Reels - turns up to 3 reels into Wild stacks. Super Rainbow Reels turns up to 5 reels.
• Ultra Reels - turns the entire reel set into one 5x3 Ultra Symbol.

Landing Scatter symbols on reels 1, 3, and 5 simultaneously during the base game will also trigger the bonus wheel, as well as grant up to 15 Free Spins.

One of the features mentioned above will be chosen to be active during the free games. Retriggers are not possible.

Last but not least is the Shamrock Multipliers feature, which can randomly activate on any bonus wheel spin and apply a multiplier of up to 10x to boost your winnings.

Wishing Wheel - Slot Verdict

Well, Wishing Wheel is a decent addition to the Irish-themed slot range, even despite being just a reskin of the Hot Spin Deluxe slot. Decent stats and lovely visuals paired with tons of special features make it a must-have option for those who appreciate Irish slots. The modifiers trigger pretty often throughout the base game and the Free Spins feature takes it to a whole new level of entertainment.

However, you can't hope for never-seen-before riches with those modifiers solely, as the entire grid full of top-paying premium symbols will only award 500x of the bet. The key to the success is the Shamrock Multipliers feature, yet you have to manifest some patience while waiting for them to pop up, not even mentioning that anything can end up with no wins, even Free Spins. But other than that, Wishing Wheel is a definitely fun slot and will appeal to you unless you chase juicy jackpots and nothing else.

Pros

• Great visuals
• Wide range of special features
• Decent RTP and hit rate

Cons

• Reskin of Hot Spin Deluxe
• Relatively low potential