Pixies of the Forest II Slots
The much-awaited sequel to the highly popular Pixies of the Forest slot from IGT is finally here.
Our review of Pixies of the Forest II online slot will take you on another journey through the magical forest with Tumbling Reels, win multipliers, mystery features, and Pixie Queen surprises in the free spins. And not to forget, a localized progressive jackpot that can easily reach life-changing amounts.
The Enchanted Forest Reels
IGT made quite an effort on the visuals for the sequel, especially on the graphics and animations, which look now modern and crisp. In the background of the game window is still the magical forest, although more elaborately designed than on the original. An enchanted soundtrack can be heard throughout the gameplay and is only interrupted by the usual reel and win count noises.
The set of pay symbols has remained unchanged with the card royals J, Q, K, and A at the low end and the blond, brunette, and purple-haired pixies at the medium level. Top symbol is still the slot logo.
Wins for a single five of a kind range from 3x to 30x your bet. The Pixie Queen is the bonus symbol, while a small pixie marked with the word ‘Jackpot’ will trigger the jackpot bonus game when three land on the back reels.
All About the Magical Numbers and Stats
Pixies of the Forest II is a video slot with five reels, three rows, and 99 fixed pay lines. Bet sizes start at a modest 0.33 credits which can be increased up to 33 credits. A fixed percentage of 0.30% from each bet goes to the progressive jackpot.
The RTP is set at 96.57%, however, this is based on a jackpot seed of 1,500 credits. Casinos can choose the jackpot starting value between 1,500 and 10,000 credits. The RTP would equally increase up to 98.83%. We expect though that most operators will opt for the lowest jackpot seed. The game is available for play on desktop and mobile.
The Tumbling Reels
The slot has a game mechanic called Tumbling Reels, where symbols from a winning combination will magically disappear and the remaining ones tumble down to make space for new symbols to drop in place. This continues as long as new winning combinations occur. Wins are accumulated and paid once a spin sequence has ended.
Fill up the Spirit Meter to trigger Feature Wilds
The horizontal display at the bottom of the game window is the Spirit Meter, which will increase by one for each consecutive winning tumble within a single spin sequence, up to a maximum of five. Get it to minimum three and you will trigger the Feature Wild spins with three different wild patterns to enhance the reels.
The first are Wild Reels where one or two of the three middle reels turn into a stacked wild for the current spin.
Activating Random Wilds will have three wilds randomly placed on the three middle reels. This can be repeated up to two times if no new winning combination lands after a tumble.
The last option is Countdown Sticky Wilds. The game will randomly place three wilds on the three middle reels and lock them in place for three tumbles. The spin sequence will not end until all three tumbles have been played.
Mystery Bonus or Jackpot Game Trigger
At the start of a Feature Wild spin in the base game, the added wilds can turn into bonus symbols to trigger the Pixie Queen’s Free Spins round or the Jackpot bonus game. Gameplay continues as normal after the free spins or the bonus game have concluded.
Trigger the Pixie Queen Free Spins
Land bonus symbols on reels one, two, and three to trigger the free spins round. Alternatively, it can be awarded via the mystery bonus.
Pick one of the pixies to reveal 5 to 11 free spins, which cannot be re-triggered. During the feature, more wilds are added to the reels, providing more potential to activate the Feature Wild spins. Up to 18 wilds can come into play during an entire round. Plus, any Pixie symbol landing on reel one will act as a x2 wild symbol.
The Pixie Queen will also contribute to the excitement in the free spins round, and will randomly grant extra gifts after any free spin to enhance the reels or extend the feature.
The first two extras will help to trigger the Feature Wild spins. The Spirit Boost will add two spirits to the Spirit Meter. Symbols Elimination will see all occurrences of one to four pay symbols removed to allow for a new tumble, plus the Spirit Meter is increased by one spirit. In the third gift, the Extra Free Spin, the Pixie Queen will grant up to 180 free spins.
Pick the Progressive Jackpot
The bonus is triggered when jackpot symbols land on reels three, four, and five, or via the mystery bonus in the base game. One of three jackpots is guaranteed to be won from the feature.
A second screen appears, displaying the three jackpots on top and a choice of 16 pixies. Players now pick pixies to fill the four orbs of the jackpot meters to win the attributed jackpot. The higher the bet, the higher the chances are to win the Gold jackpot.
The Bronze and Silver jackpots are fixed at 9x and 27x bet, while the Gold jackpot is a localized progressive jackpot with a proportion of 0.3% of all bets contributing to the amount. The bonus game ends when one jackpot has been won.
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An Enchanted Verdict
Admittedly, the Pixies of the Forest II slot looks and plays very similar to the original, but our review team found it to be much more fun to play, thanks to the new bonus features and the progressive jackpot. Ready for your journey through the enchanted forest?