Wild Magician

Wild Magician Overview

Wild Magician is a circus-themed slot from Inbet, released on 24 July 2023 according to Inbet’s own game catalogue. It plays on a 5x3 grid with 25 paylines, framed by purple stage curtains in front of a fairground with a Ferris wheel and fireworks. There are three things to chase: stacked wilds in the base game, a free-spins round started by circus-tent scatters, and a Hold and Win bonus with fortune balls and a Grand Jackpot. The maximum win listed on SlotCatalog is 2,000x the bet, and stakes run from 0.25 to 250.

The Symbols

The high-paying symbols are circus acts: the magician’s top hat, a pair of white doves, a lion jumping through a flaming hoop and a round circus target. The low symbols are ornate card letters from 10 to A. The wild is a golden stage frame with the word WILD, and it arrives in stacks that can cover a whole reel. The scatter is a red-and-white circus tent.

Stacked Wilds in Action

We played the demo at a stake of 25, one coin on each of the 25 lines, and the win messages show how much the stacks matter.

With wilds stacked on reel two and parts of reel three, a single spin paid 85 on 17 lines: the wilds turned a scattering of Js and other low symbols into seventeen separate winning lines at once.

In another spin two wilds stacked on the first reel combined with a pair of doves and a row of As for 40 on 8 lines. Both results are typical of the game: most wins are made of many small lines rather than one big combination.

Scatters and Free Spins

Three circus tents on the middle reels paid a scatter win of 25 – exactly one times the stake – and opened the free spins. The next screen announced “You won 8 free spins”, and a counter on the left side of the reels keeps track of the remaining free games. SlotCatalog also lists additional free spins, so the round can be extended.

The Hold and Win Bonus

The bonus is a classic hold-and-win round with fortune balls – glass crystal balls that carry cash values or jackpot icons. The intro screen explains the rules in one sentence: “Each new fortune ball resets the number of respins to 3. Fill all 15 cells with fortune balls and get the Grand Jackpot.”

So the round starts with three respins, every new ball locks in place and puts the counter back to three, and the round ends when three respins in a row bring nothing new. The intro board shows the mix you can expect: plain balls, balls with values, and golden jackpot icons.

Our Bonus Round

Our round ended on a board of crystal balls worth 100, 125, 150, 175 and 250 each, among others, and the game summed it up as a Bonus Win of 1300 – 52 times the stake. The total-win field under the reels read 1310 for the whole sequence. We did not fill all fifteen cells, so the Grand Jackpot stayed out of reach.

The Fortune Balls in Multiples of the Stake

At our stake of 25, the values on the balls translate directly into multiples of the bet: a 100 ball is worth 4x, 125 is 5x, 150 is 6x, 175 is 7x and 250 is 10x. A bonus round is therefore built from pieces of roughly four to ten times the stake each, and a result like our 52x needs somewhere around eight to ten balls on the board.

The reset rule is what makes those boards possible. Because every new ball puts the counter back to three, a round does not end after a fixed number of spins – it runs as long as new balls keep arriving, and each one both adds value and buys three more chances. Fifteen cells is the whole grid, so the Grand Jackpot means every position on the reels holding a fortune ball at the same time.

The Numbers

A 1x scatter win, 85 and 40 from stacked-wild spins, and 52x from a single bonus round give a fair picture of how the game pays: steady small wins from the 25 lines, and the real upside in the Hold and Win round. The game’s own screens do not state how the 2,000x ceiling breaks down, but a full board with the Grand Jackpot is the obvious route to it.

Graphics and Setting

Wild Magician looks like a night at the fair. Purple velvet curtains frame the reels, fireworks burst in the sky, and a Ferris wheel turns in the background. The logo is written in gold circus lettering, and big wins explode in orange light with the amount in large gold numbers.

Who It Is For

Wild Magician suits players who like a busy base game and a clear bonus goal. The stacked wilds keep the 25 lines working, the free spins come with a scatter payout of their own, and the Hold and Win round gives every spin the chance of a board-filling Grand Jackpot.

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