Wild Tome of the Woods

There’s something very storybook about this slot. It reminded me of settling in to bed as a 5 year old with some well-thumbed Brothers Grimm story or other. And indeed this was definitely the inspiration behind the Quickspin slot, which features a series of quirky creatures.

You’ll meet a half frog/half newt called Crikey, the fox Sylvester the 3rd (who carries the nickname ‘Sly’), and a posh owl with an eyeglass from Oxford named Eleanor. The fairytale vibe was definitely encouraged by the gentle twittering of chirping of birds and the croaking of frogs which overlaid the kind of music you might expect at a medieval banquet. The designers obviously worked hard to design characters with personality, and this really shines through.

These designs sit within a six-reel grid that’s set in the heart of the enchanted Whittlewood Forest, which also happens to be the home of our Wild Tome, created by the gold-obsessed reclusive wizard, Tom. The time of day looks to be either dusk or dawn, with gentle motes floating about, and a selection of green hues all blending in peaceful harmony. Quite pleasantly, there isn’t a card suit or Royal in sight, which goes a long way toward pulling the player deeper into the slot’s theme. Crikey, Sly and Eleanor make a regular appearance across the reels, and they’re joined by the Tome itself, a gilded book which has the power to turn things to gold and trigger the slot’s main feature.

The remaining symbols are three glass vials of different shapes and colors (red, yellow and green). Read on to learn how they all come together to generate payouts.

Wild Tome of the Woods may be populated with woodland creatures but it’s certainly not bursting with special features. In fact, there’s only one thing to look out for in this slot, which
could be a good thing if overly busy slots tend to throw you off your game.

You’ll find that the wins come fairly frequently with Wild Tome of the Woods, but not all of them will help you raise that cash balance. You won’t encounter too many dry spins, and wins are larger than your spend for the most part, which keeps you in the game for longer. The symbols themselves aren’t of huge value, so don’t expect any massive wins without the help of the Wild Tome.

The elixir bottles are the low value symbols:

• Red elixir pays 3x for 6 on a payline
• Yellow elixir pays 3x for 6 on a payline
• Green elixir pays 2x for 6 on a payline

The enchanted animals are mid to high value symbols:

• Eleanor (the owl) pays 16x for 6 on a payline
• Sly (the fox) pays 10x for 6 on a payline
• Crikey (the frog/newt) pays 5x for 6 on a payline

The Wild Tome itself is the highest paying symbol at 20x for 6 on a payline. But if you want to take home the top prize of 1,000 x then you’ll need to fill the entire grid with Wilds. This isn’t as impossible as it sounds, all you need to do is land enough Wild Tome symbols. Playing at the maximum bet of C$100, you could be looking at the chance of a C$100,000 windfall. Now, I’m not saying this will be easy, but the payout frequency and medium volatility of this slot does mean you’ll have a better chance at it than with many other games offering the same top prize.