Eye of Newt and Concoctions a Brewing in the Upcoming Wild Cauldron Slot by Quickspin

February is notoriously the month for love, so, you can imagine how shocked I was to learn of an upcoming slot boasting a Halloween-theme. Hot on the heels of Quickspin’s Skulls Up comes Wild Cauldron, but is it all it seems?

It won’t be long before you can step into the witch’s lair where you’ll be spellbound with fascinating features as well as winning opportunities. What’s that I spot cooking in the big pot? It’s a mystery concoction sizzling with playful monsters, magic potions and high volatility. I thought it smelt good.

Promising to feature lots of exciting slot features like a fresh tumble mechanic, locked symbols, expanding reels, multipliers and bonus spins features – it really is going to be a major hit…

…When you land a win, all those winning symbols stay locked on the reels and you know what happens to all those other symbols? They’re removed to give additional chances to win – and win big cash. If you’re lucky, the symbols may just keep on flowing, stacking higher and higher and before you know it, you’ll have reached the maximum – 48 symbols on the reels at the same time!

Recipe for Success

Initially, the reel engine will be a simple 6x4 grid with as many as 4096 ways to win, however, those expanding reels can produce an 8x6 grid with as many as 262,144 ways to win! Max win potential is a staggering 21,000x your stake, which is more than double that of the Megaways titles on the market.

Take Dragon’s Fire Megaways by Red Tiger for example, this fiery reel engine can see players benefit from Big Time Gaming’s (BTG’s) 117,649 reel mechanic, with a max win of 10,000x – Quickspin deliver much, much more value for money.

Plot of the Slot

Travis Grabau, the producer over at Quickspin reveals the inspiration behind the new slot: “We wanted to create a game for the kind of players who are well acquainted with tumbling reel mechanics. And we also wanted to combine these game mechanics with something fun and colourful.

So, we came up with the idea to use a witch’s ‘workshop’ for the theme, a warm and inviting place filled with magic. The symbols consist of playful – and slightly mischievous – ‘squishy’ monsters, magic spells, and different kinds of artefacts.

We’ve also added a new and unique feature to the game. A traditional avalanche game will blow out all the winning symbols and keep the non-winning ones, whereas this game does the opposite – it keeps the winning symbols and removes the non-winning ones. This will give the player a completely new experience, where they get to watch a regular win build up to become a potentially really big win.

When it came to the art style, we wanted it to be quite stylized. We gathered our visual inspiration from pictures of cosy cottages, warm lighting, wonky walls, and an overall cosy ambiance. The mood board looked a lot like the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films, and the end result really reflects this.

I’m really happy with this game and the team has done an amazing job with it, combining exciting game mechanics with a really fun and beautiful theme. Wild Cauldron is a great addition to our portfolio, diversifying the Quickspin universe even further!”