“You’re not in Kansas anymore Dorothy”. Indeed you are more likely on your phone, or your tablet, or sat in your front room playing The Wizard of Oz online slot on your laptop. Today, we are focusing on another game in our feature (that I have just made up) of land based casino classic slots that have made a successful transition into the virtual world. We’ve taken our time with The Wizard of Oz online slot offering from WMS as it has been around for a bit and it is hugely popular both online and offline.
Wizard of Oz Video Slot Gameplay
So let’s get started! You have your 5 reel set up and all your players in residence. Dorothy is joined on those reels by her traveling companions by way of the Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Lion with no courage (although they are lumped together on one). Other symbols such as the famous red shoes and the Wicked Witch of the West are at the lower end of the scale, which is pretty low. Betting ranges from 0.01-5.00 which with the 30 pay lines means all lines can be played from .30-150 in your respective currency. You can select as many or as few pay lines as you desire however.
Wilds and Scatters
The wilds are represented by the Wizard of Oz logo and will substitute for all other symbols with the exception of the Jackpot and Feature. The FEATURE symbol is your Scatter and will appear on reels 1, 3, and 5 only and gain you access to the 3 ways bonus that we will touch on it a bit. The Glinda the Good Witch feature should also be mentioned here. This is a random feature that will expand wilds on up to 4 of the reels, thus in this event pretty much guaranteeing a decent win. When we played we managed to trigger this feature on 3 reels and still did well.
Bonus Games
Triggered by 3 of the Feature symbols, the bonus games in Wizard of Oz are actually a choice of 3. You can elect to take a cash prize, or choose the Winged Monkey feature or the Road to Emerald City feature. The cash prize is self explanatory. The Winged monkey is 8 free spins which is only paid at 1x multiplier but you can re-trigger in the feature. The main award is Road to the Emerald City but you can only choose this feature if you play using all pay lines.
Here you will find yourself on the Yellow Brick Road where you will see 30 emeralds which you must chose from, as you do they will award you a cash prize, a character, or the Emerald City itself. Revealing a character will send you to either the Scarecrow Corn Field, the Tin Man Apple Orchard, the Cowardly Lion Dark Forest, or the Wicked Witch Castle. In the character land, you need to choose one of the Gold charms which will reveal the character itself or a return to the Yellow Brick Road to choose more emeralds. If you don’t find a character, you will return to the Yellow Brick Road to select a cash prize with a 2x multiplier.
If you manage to reveal the Emerald City symbol you will be taken to the gates of the City where you will meet the Wizard of Oz himself. He will award you cash prizes for every character you have found.
Summary
There is more to The Wizard of Oz online slot than initially meets the eye. Rewards in the base game are minimal as even the Jackpot pays only 100, but the additional features and bonus make up for it and they really ramp up your excitement levels.
- Software: Williams Interactive (WMS)
- Type: Video Slot
- Reels: 5
- Paylines: 30
- Coin Sizes: 0.20 – 2.00
- Jackpot: $5,000
- Bonus Round: Yes
- Free Spins/Multiplier: Yes
- Progressive: No
- Scatter Symbol: Yes- FEATURE Symbol
- Wild symbol: Yes- The Wizard of Oz logo
- 3D: No
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