Unlike most of the casino slots developers out there, Quickspin have not decided to grace us this December with a Christmas festive theme, but have gone for a far more mystical theme.
A Phoenix, for those of you not hot on mythology, is an imaginary bird who lived for centuries in the wilderness, which burst into flames in a great fire, only to rise from the ashes with restored youth to live its life again.
This tale of this impossible creature is the focus of this Quickspin Phoenix Sun slot machine.
You start with 243 ways to win
When you first take a look at this game, the top half of the 5×6 reels will be covered in gold, the bottom half will have your familiar A – 10 symbols along with… what looks like Egyptian style symbols? Dog and cat statues, blue scarabs…
Last time we checked the Phoenix wasn’t part of Egyptian mythology, but let’s not pick fights over made up stories, shall we?
The theme looks to be very simple, with the main focus on the five reels, sitting on a fairly generic pyramid backgroud.
We doubt there will be funky backgrounds and animations like you might find in some NetEnt slots for example.
However, what this slot game intriguing is the fact that, apparently, those top half symbols will slowly start uncovered and give you more ways to win, thanks to the Phoenix Rising Respin Feature.
Phoenix Rising Respin Feature triggers more ways to win
Whilst we would usually focus on the bonus game features, as that’s where the big game wins usually hide, not with this rare bird.
Instead, we think that the Phoenix Sun respins will be the star of the show as you work your way to unlocking 7,776 ways to win… and then free spin bonus games.
But before we ahead of ourselves, let’s talk about the Phoenix Wild symbol.
When you find a flaming wild on a winning pay line you’ll trigger a Phoenix Rising Respin.
For each wild you find on screen, three of the tiles on the top golden part of the reels will be uncovered. This looks very similar to the NetEnt Reel Rush slot -a favourite of ours, and so a good indication of the quality of the game.
These re-spins will continue until no more wilds show up, or you trigger the free spins by finding five wilds and uncovering the whole of the golden tiles above – opening the board to 7776 ways to win.
No doubt this will be easier said than done, but knowing Quickspin slots as we do, we suspect you’ll probably find 2 or 3 wild symbols regularly enough to build anticipation to those free spin games.
Will this bonus feature entertain?
With a feature like this, part of the joy is in the game sounds and the anticipation. NetEnt do it well in Reel Rush, but we were less convinced with Quickspin’s own Crystal Queen mobile slot.
We will just have to wait and see how the Quickspin game developers have decided to go about building the excitement. At least we can say for sure that it will be pretty.
8 free spins with 7776 bet ways
We’ve already mentioned the fact that the Phoenix Sun slot on mobile will have a free spins round.
Who doesn’t love to play slots with free spins? They are a great way to get a little value for money, and hopefully, if they are done right, keep you on the edge of your seat.
Quickspin have insinuated that this will be a medium variance game.
So finding those 8 free spins could be tantalisingly tasty, especially as they are played with a huge 7,776 bet ways – even Raging Rhino slot only has 4,096 ways to win.
That said, with so many paylines, wins over 100x your bet will probably be hard to find, especially with no multipliers to help out. But then again, who knows? Perhaps once we’ve seen the paytable, this Phoenix game might surprise us.
Why you’ll want to give this game a go
Fans of other top Quickspin games like The Wild Chase, Dragon Shrine, and the Big Bad Wolf will find that the Phoenix Sun mobile slot is probably going to be another great addition to the range.
A different theme, which does seem to mix mythological backgrounds with Egyptian heritage, but one that will still work if you don’t mind mixing genres.
And hey, if we didn’t hate Play’n GO’s Leprechaun Goes Egypt, we can certainly forgive Quickspin mix of ancient worlds.
What we know for sure come December 14th is that the game will have:
- 5×3 reels with 243 ways to win expanding to 7776
- Phoenix Wilds Respin feature increasing the bet ways and wins
- 8 free spin games with 7776 ways to win
- Min / Max Bet: 0.25 – 100
- Volatility: Medium
- RTP: 96.08%
- Will be available to play at online and mobile casinos
Where will you be able to play Phoenix Sun?
There are lots of Quickspin casinos around to choose from; all high quality reputable casino sites. More importantly, you’ll be able to play their games across most of Europe from UK to Finland, Sweden, and Austria, to Canada and Australia.
Having only a small collection of games, you’ll find them nestled in among the hundreds of others from bigger providers like Play’n GO, NetEnt, Microgaming and IGT.
Our favourite casinos to play on mobile:
- First choice would be Casumo mobile casino: They have a great range of games, unique casino loyalty program and lots of slot tournaments every day. Plus they like to give away free spins to loyal players, so it’s worth signing up and spinning. You’ll also get 20 free spins on sign up, plus up to £€1,200 over your first 5 deposits and 180 more free spins after you first deposit.
- Our second choice is the great Guts mobile casino: They offer their players hundreds of games, regular weekly promotions, and fast cashouts in under 2 hours. Plus you can take advantage of our exclusive 10 free spins on NetEnt slots for registering and a bigger 250% up to £€$250 bonus on your first deposit.
Head over to there now and start trying out some of the other Quickspin casino games.
If you like the style and types of game play that these slots provide, then you’ll know that 14th December there will only be one game to play: the Phoenix Sun slot.
