How To Play Rise of Merlin Mobile Slot
A much younger wizard greets you on these Rise of Merlin mobile slot, but don’t let his youth fool you, he is still one of the most powerful beings around.
Rise of Merlin is a 5×3 reel slot game with 10 paylines, wilds, scatters and expanding scatter wins in the free spins.
Sounds familiar? That’s because this Play’n GO casino game is not wholly original. In fact, if you look at the stats and facts, you’ll quickly realise that it’s a copy of their Book of Dead game, which is itself a homage of the Book of Ra Deluxe slot by Novomatic.
So yes, this is a copy. But it’s a fun, beautiful copy, with of dragons, mystical own, gorgeous symbols and a bubble of animations that give every spin a magical air.
Win as much as 5,000 x your bet in the Rise of Merlin
The reason why these real money games with these particular mechanics continue to be so popular is that the wild symbol also happens to be the scatter.
Get 3 scatters and you get 8 free spins where one symbol will be chosen to expand and pay like a scatter. It’s incredibly fun to watch.
And whilst you might think it would be better to get the low paying symbols as they are more common, but you want the high paying symbols because they pay on 2 of a kind. Plus, you want to go big or go home with this Rise of Merlin slot.
Does this Play’n GO game rise to the occasion?
Yes, mostly because it’s an old favourite with a beautiful Merlin Arthurian theme that is better than you’ll find in our Mighty Arthur slot review or even our Avalon slot review.
With mechanics that we love, why wouldn’t we give this a 5-star slot review?
We also love the little touch where you can see which symbols have been added to the expanded scatter rota in the bonus game. Mostly you get one, but every re-trigger gives you a new one, and there is something exciting about imagining the possibility of seeing all the symbol expand and pay.
A beautiful addition to the Play’n GO slots collection, even if it’s not an original.
Rise of Merlin Slot Stats
| Mobile Slot Released | June 2019 |
| Slot Type | Video Slot |
| Software Provider | Play'n GO |
| Slot Reels / Paylines | 5 Reels / 10 Paylines |
| House Edge / RTP | 3.79% / 96.21% |
| Slot Volatility | High |
| Coins Range | 0.01 - 2.00 |
| Min/Max Bet | 0.10 / 100 |
| Max Win | 5,000 |
| Free Spins | 8 Free Spins / Expanding Scatter Wins |
| Bonus Rounds | Scatter, Wild, Free Spin, Expanding Scatters, Gamble |
| Slot Themes | Fantasy |
Rise of Merlin Bonus Features
Wild Scatter: The Orb of Merlin is the wild symbol that replaces all the other symbols to get a win on any of the 10 paylines.
Free Spins and Expanding Scatters: 3 or more orbs symbols on the reels will trigger 8 initial free spins. One random symbol will be chosen to expand to cover the reel, and paying like a scatter - so you don't need a payline to get a win.
Gamble: You can gamble any win by playing a simple game. You can guess whether the colour behind the next card in a deck is red or black, and get double your money on a correct guess, or the suit of the card, and get triple your money.
If you guess wrong, you lose your wins.
