Merlin Realm of Charm

Theme and Design

Merlin Is Tracking Down A Beautiful Enchantress

Play n Go add another slot game featuring the magician Merlin to their catalogue. This guy has cropped up in previous slots of theirs, including Merlin’s Grimoire. The storyline here involves his dalliance with an Enchantress. She appears in a forest glade in the intro clip before disappearing, as if by magic. We can only assume Merlin will now try to track her down. The vibe is (not surprisingly) magical and ethereal. It’s all quite charming, with nice sounds and visuals, a little at odds with what seems to be a pretty volatile engine.

RTP and Variance

Merlin Realm of Charm has 5 RTP rates – 96.2%, 94.2%, 91.2%, 87.2% and 84.2%. It’s not unheard of for UK slot sites to run Play n Go slots at under 90% RTP, so watch out. I recommend playing at MrQ from Lindar Media which consistently runs slots at optimum RTP rates, in this case, 96.2%. You can check the RTP for yourself by hitting the ‘?’ link at the foot of the game screen then scrolling down until you see Return to Player.

This is a high variance slot, and Play n Go can make their games volatile, so keep that in mind when choosing your stake as Merlin can burn you.

Maximum Win

The max payout from a single spin here is 10,000x or £10,000 from a £1 bet. That’s not bad potential. Play n Go aren’t known for their huge payouts, though occasionally they produce games with higher max wins like Kiss Reels of Rock (50,000x) and Clash of Camelot (35,000x).

Symbols and Paytable

Merlin Realm of Charm plays on a simple 5 reel and 3 row reel set with just 10 paylines in play. You’ll need to land 3 or more identical symbols on a line from left to right, starting at the left most reel, to score a win.

There are 9 pay symbols in the table. The low value ones are the rune icons that look vaguely like cards, valued up to 0.6x for 5 on a line. The premiums are the sword, crystal, apple and merlin. These are valued at up to 10x for 5 merlins on a line.

You’ll also notice a red-headed Enchantress character who acts as both the Wild and the Scatter. She will substitute for any standard pay symbol to complete a payline.

Features and Gameplay

Merlin Realm of Charm includes expanding symbols and free spins. This is how it works.

Enchantress Scatters Trigger Free Spins

You need to land 3 or more Enchantress symbols on one spin to tigger free spins. Remember, she is also the wild, so a powerful symbol.

One Symbol Becomes An Expander 

Before your free spins start, one symbol is chosen as the Expander. If you don’t like the symbol that was chosen you can try for another, but you may find you end up with one of a lower value, so beware.

When the expander lands, it is sticky for the rest of the round, but it doesn’t expand UNTIL enough are visible to create a win. At that point, they ALL expand.

You can extend the round by landing 3 or more Enchantress symbols once again. That will get you 5 more spins, with a maximum of 30 spins available.

Gamble Your Wins

Finally, a gamble feature has been thrown into Merlin Realm of Charm, activated EVERY time you win. The gamble is on a card turn, to double by guessing the color, or quadruple by guessing the suit.

You can gamble up to 5 times, but keep in mind that losing will mean forfeiting the prize entirely.