Before we get into the details of how this game works, I should say it’s a complex slot with a lot of moving parts. For that reason I recommend playing in demo mode a few time first to get a feel for it before spending your own cash.
Here is how Wheel of Wonders works.
Wins Trigger Cascades and Unlock New Positions On The Top 3 Rows
The core component here is Cascades, or Avalanches. These occur after any winning spin. Winning symbols are removed and new ones drop in to replace them.
New positions open on the rows above with each CascadeAt the same time, for EVERY symbol type that occurred in your win, ONE extra position is added in the 3 rows that sit above the main reel set that you started with and paylines are re-calculated.
The Cascade may trigger another win, more positions to open up, and more paylines to come into play. This progressive feature continues until the win sequence ends. At this point a payout is made and the reel set goes back to 3 rows high.
Unlock a ROW and Get an Ancient Wheel Spin
The fun part is this. The longer the sequence of wins goes on, the more additional features come into play.
So, if your win sequence unlocks an ENTIRE ROW … then you get a spin on an Ancient Wheel. Your spin doesn’t take place until the current sequence of avalanches ends.
A Bet Multiplier from a wheel spin in testingWith 3 extra rows of symbols to unlock there are THREE Ancient Wheels, each with different configurations. The prizes are instant cash prizes, win multipliers, or modifiers (explained below).
Each segment of each wheel will give you one of these prizes:
Wheel 1 (one row unlocked): Get a random cash prize of 1,000x to 5,000x, or a random win multiplier of 2x to 10x or one of these modifiers: Embellish, Transmute, Restore
Wheel 2 (two rows unlocked): Get a random cash prize of 1,000x to 5,000x, or a random win multiplier of 2x to 10x or one of these modifiers: Embellish, Transmute, Restore, OR Renovate
Wheel 3 (three rows unlocked): Get a random cash prize of 1,000x to 5,000x, or a random win multiplier of 2x to 10x or one of these modifiers: Embellish, Transmute, Restore, Renovate, OR Transmute.
The Embellish modifier triggered from a wheel spin in testingInstant prizes and win multipliers are simple. But how do those modifiers work? Like this:
Embellish – the most common symbol in play changes to a more valuable symbol and wins are calculated again.
Transmute – on reels 2 to 6 between 2 and 7 symbols are converted into Wilds and wins are re-calculated.
Restore – up to 7 more positions are added to the locked rows above the existing ones and new symbols cascade down to create more potential wins
Renovate – low payers are randomly upgraded to move valuable symbols and wins are calculated again.
Total Multiplier – the multiplier displayed on the wheel is applied to your total win from the spin that triggered the wheel.
Bet Multiplier – here you get a win equal to your bet x the multiplier value displayed on the wheel.
That’s a lot to take in. But, it’s not all that happens!
IF you can unlock ALL six rows you will unlock the headline act – the Wheel of Wonders. It is simple – you spin the wheel to be awarded a win multiplier of between 8x and 20x that will be applied to ALL wins from 5 free spins that follow. During those free spins ALL reels display SIX rows and 46,656 paylines are in play.
And, as if that wasn’t enough. You can actually re-trigger those free spins by winning 5 or more times during the free spins round. 5 wins gets you 2 more spins, 9 gets you 3 more spins and 15 gets you 5 more spins.
