Bet365 Game Review: Pixies of the Forest Slot

Forests are somewhat beautiful, timeless yet unnerving places at times. There’s a whole culture surrounding the weird and wonderful legends that are set amidst the dense foliage and of course, this is the key driving force behind the exciting 99-payline Pixies of the Forest slot game from IGT.

However, rather than malevolent beings, these pixies are rather charming, playful and attractive young females and the sound effects that accompany the slot helps bring the cheerful characters to life as you spin the reels.

With three paylines included per coin wagered, this is also a slot that offers great value for the gamer as it costs just a third to play per spin as it would if you were wagering a single coin for each payline. You can play this excellent slot at Bet365 Games right now so let us now take a closer look at some of the key features that make it such an enjoyable slot to play.

Key Information

Pixies of the Forest (also known as Secrets of the Forest in some parts of the world) is a 5×3 reel slot that has a total of 99 paylines in operation on every spin. However, with this slot, you don’t need to wager a coin on every payline, instead one coin will cover three paylines, meaning that if your coin value was £0.10, it would cost £3.30 per spin, rather than £9.90.

This is an instant hit with players as you are essentially receiving more chances to win per coin than you would on almost any other slot game you can play. Of course, the wins are then scaled to the line wager, but it does mean that this is a slot that is nowhere near as expensive to play as it could have been.

The graphics are rather simple yet effective. The slot’s backdrop is, unsurprisingly, a rather verdant forest and on the reels we have a mix of playing card low symbols (just the Queen, King and Ace) while the higher value symbols are the three nubile pixies, as well as the Pixies of the Forest symbol which acts as the highest paying symbol in the base game.

In the base game, it is fair to say that the wins are not huge, but you do tend to win relatively frequently, suggesting this is a lower variance game. Wins of just three or four symbols will rarely trigger a win of more than your total stake, so be aware of this when playing. However due to the relatively small number of symbols on the reels, five of a kind wins are more common on the slot, but as a result they don’t tend to pay as much as on other games.

Helping you trigger wins in the base game is the Wild symbol which can substitute for any of the lower or higher value symbols to create a payline. The other key symbol of note here is the Bonus symbol.

Now in Pixies of the Forest, the Bonus symbol is not a scatter as it does not pay anywhere across the reels. In order to trigger the free spins round, you need to land three or more of the Bonus symbols on a payline. That sounds like it shouldn’t be a problem with 99 paylines in operation but it does get frustrating when you hit three of the symbols and they are not on a payline.

Helping you achieve bigger wins is the fact that this is a Tumbling Reels feature slot, which means winning paylines disappear and then symbols drop down from above to replace them, potentially triggering additional payline wins. This feature can result in some multiple wins from a single spin and is certainly one of the better features of the slot.

When you land three Bonus symbols on a payline you trigger the free spins round which sees you earn up to 11 free spins, which you earn by picking from three symbols prior to the round starting. Tumbling Reels are in operation during free spins too and this can radically increase your chances of a bigger win. Additionally, reel one also has Wild symbols on it during free spins offering you a chance of a bigger payday.

How to win playing the Pixies of the Forest slot

Although Pixies of the Forest may look very similar to many other 5×3 reel slots, the mechanics of this game and how it is set up do impact on what is the best way to try and win the bigger
amounts available in the game.

First off, this is generally a lower variance game, so big wins are very rare. Smaller wins are very much the order of the day and with more paylines for your coin, that’s not a bad thing. However, this means if you want to register a decent profit, you may need to spin for slightly higher value coins per spin than you would on other slots.

Free Spins can prove very elusive to hit and they are not easily triggered, so you need to play for a while in order to give yourself every available chance to do so. This means good management of your funds is key. Don’t wager too little to make the wins tiny, but by the same token, don’t wager too much so you run out of cash too quickly.

The Tumbling Reels feature in the base game can trigger some decent sized wins, but in truth the vast majority will be generally smaller wins. This is definitely a slot more aimed at players who like to accrue regular smaller wins, rather than a bigger win less frequently.

The biggest win you can get in the base game is the 2000 coins available for landing five Pixies of the Forest symbols across the reels and given the number of 5-of-a-kind wins in the game, you may well have a decent shot of landing that prize, though these wins are usually of the lower value symbols.