Introduction to Warlocks
Warlocks is a video slot from Big Time Gaming, exploding with the power of spells wielded by two battling wizards, each commanding his element. Witness the spectacular clash of ice and fire taking place on top of a castle somewhere in the middle of a fantasy wasteland. While the crackling magic whirls between the two towers, you can sneak into the lower levels of the fortress and siphon the power of mystical Orbs. Each one holds a cash prize worth up to 100x the bet, and if you find at least six in a single spin, they will lead you to the Stash and Spin bonus round. There, the ultimate showdown will begin, setting the grid ablaze to block out its portions and award multipliers, only to be cleared by the purifying wave of ice the moment after. Find out which warlock's power will benefit you the most and grab as many Orbs as possible in the process to reach the max win of 24,100x the bet.
Should you need to practice your spellcasting before stepping between the two wizards, try the demo mode with risk-free gameplay available at the top of this page.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
Warlocks is a video slot from Big Time Gaming with 6 reels, 4 rows, and 4,096 ways to win. Within the bet selection panel, you can pick your stake from a range of options, starting from a Min.bet of 0.2 up to a Max.bet of 40. The game comes with a default RTP of 96.58%, promising steady long-term returns in line with the industry average. Due to the game's high volatility, you should expect high wins to be less frequent but more valuable on average. It's possible to win up to 24,100x the bet in any single game round.
In Warlocks, we're placed before a stone castle that houses the game reels inside its walls. The land spanning the view behind it is split in half, making the left side the realm of fire and the right side the realm of ice. On top of two towers of the mighty citadel, we see the game's heroes, wearing iconic hooded robes and wielding staves crowned with massive jewels. The entire setting makes an impression of an old-school video game, especially considering the arcade soundtrack intertwined with retro effects and animations involved in feature triggers. If you're ready to join the duel of magical elements, the game's responsive design will let you jump in from any modern device, whether you prefer to play on a desktop, a smartphone, or a tablet.
The paytable introduces two sets of distinct regular symbols, which award payouts when at least 3 matching instances (or 2, in the case of the top symbol) align on neighbouring reels, starting from the leftmost one. Among the low-paying ones, there are playing card icons, including 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A, awarding from 0.4x to 0.6x the bet for a complete way of 6. The high-paying group contains a potion, a ring, a tome, and a chalice. Matching 6 premium symbols on a winning way awards prizes ranging from 1x to 20x the bet. In addition to regular icons, there are Wilds represented by an image of a wizard and Orbs with cash prizes.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Warlocks?
You can win up to 24,100x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Warlocks?
The features are Cascading, Warlock Bonuses, Stash and Spin, and Feature Buy.
Cascading
The cascading feature, or 'reactions', as Big Time Gaming likes to call it, comes into play each time you hit a winning combination. This is followed by the involved symbols being removed from the grid, causing all the remaining ones to drop to vacant positions. New icons then come down from the top to take their place and complete the view. This process continues until no new wins can be formed.
Warlock Bonuses
On any base game spin, one or both Warlock Bonuses may kick in to affect the grid in different ways.
Fire Warlock = removes all symbols except Orbs on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Ice Warlock = selects a random symbol on the grid and replaces all its instances with Orbs.
Stash and Spin
Each Orb carries a cash value of up to 100x the bet, which can be won during the Stash and Spin bonus. To trigger it, you need to land 6 or more Orbs during the same base game spin. At the beginning, the triggering Orbs will award their prizes instantly, and all grid positions will spin individually to either remain blank or reveal new Orbs. Every Orb appearing during the bonus awards its corresponding prize immediately, adding it to the total win counter. On each spin, the two mages battle each other. If the Fire Warlock wins, it places a fire frame on the grid with a multiplier of x2, and every Orb caught inside the highlighted area will be multiplied accordingly. If the Fire Warlock keeps winning the duel on successive spins, the fire frame will keep growing, blocking out some of the positions from landing new Orbs. The Ice Warlock winning the duel clears the grid of fire entirely and makes all positions spin freely again. On every new fire frame generation, the multiplier in all its active positions will be doubled. The round ends when the entire grid is consumed by fire.
Feature Buy
To experience the full power of magic, you can choose to enable enhanced spins with guaranteed features or trigger the bonus game immediately for a fixed buy-in that scales with your active bet.
8x = Power Play, guaranteeing a Warlock Bonus trigger in the base game.
60x = triggers the Stash and Spin bonus.
Final Thoughts on Warlocks
With its polished design, animated characters, and a quirky soundtrack utilising classical music tunes, Warlocks feels like a mix of an old-school arcade video game and a contemporary online mobile production. And while it doesn't dive too deep into the narrative to explain where these magical animosities originated from and what type of fantasy tale we're in, the conflict between the two wizards is all you need to focus on. Actually, the spellcasters commanding the opposing elements might be a reason enough for them to try to get rid of each other. Whatever the case, each time they engage in exchanging the magical energy, accompanied by flashy effects that set the grid ablaze or lock it in the ice grip, there might be something in it for you, so the more chaos enveloping the board, the better. The entire setting is well-executed, including Big Time Gaming's classic jewelled royals and a bunch of spellcasting accessories acting as symbols, all neatly fitted into the surface of a stone citadel.
On the technical side of things, Warlocks is somewhat different, yet still familiar, especially if you've played your share of Hold&Win-style bonuses. There isn't that much going on in the base game, aside from two random events that ultimately are there to assist you in scoring at least six Orbs within a single round. Once they're in, the Stash and Spin round begins, where you can continue playing as long as the grid is not entirely consumed by fire, meaning theoretically unlimited spins. The round builds suspense quite effectively when positions gradually lock away as the blazing spell spreads across the board. That's where your hopes are brutally split in two: you want as many Orbs to land in the fiery area and benefit from multipliers, but at the same time, you count on the Ice Wizard to clear everything away so you can continue playing. A perfect balance of both is where you need to be, so that the multipliers double every time the flames envelop the board anew, but don't manage to take over the whole screen. Altogether, while not genre-defining, it's an intriguing alternative to the classic Hold&Win format with a lot of back-and-forth intensity.
Warlocks introduces a clever cash-collecting bonus format skillfully woven into a fantasy narrative of element-wielding battling mages.
