Pandora’s Box of Evil from Play’n GO
– Thursday March 2nd
There is no better way to start March 2023 than by playing the brand-new Pandora’s Box of Evil from Play’n GO. As the name suggests, Pandora’s Box of Evil is a sinister-looking slot that is played on 5 reels with 20 fixed paylines. It features Pandora and several evil looking characters. According to Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman created by Zeus.
On the reels, there are a variety of standard symbols and mystery symbols. The mystery symbols can reveal any symbols, including mystery multiplier wilds that can have multipliers of up to x5 attached. The slot is complete with both re-spins and free spins. The re-spins feature sees all special symbols can lock into position to help form winning combinations or trigger the bonus round. During the Free Spins, any wilds that land lock into position for the duration of the bonus round. Furthermore, re-triggers are also possible.
All in all, Pandora’s Box of Evil comes with an RTP of 96.2% which is slightly above the average for Play’n GO games and has a top prize of 6,000 times your stake.
Pros
- Incredible graphics and gameplay
- Free Spins bonus round and re-spins
- Multiplier Wilds of up to x5 that lock into position
Cons
- Relatively low maximum win of 6,000 times
Cowboy Coins from Pragmatic Play
– Thursday March 2nd
Many slot players would argue that there could never be enough Wild West slots and Pragmatic Play would agree. Cowboy Coins is one of the most exciting new slots that best portrays the high time of outlaws. It is a 6-reel slot that is played on an unusual grid of 3x4x4x4x3 that has 2,304 ways to win.
In addition to royals and outlaws, Cowboy Coins also has a scatter, a Money symbol and other special symbols. During the base game, the Money symbols can have multipliers from x1 to x9 attached to them. In the Free Respins round, the multipliers can reach as high as x50.
When you play Cowboy Coins, you’re best off trying to trigger the Free Respins round as only Money symbols, special symbols and blanks can land. During the round, any symbols that land lock into position and reset the number of re-spins to 3. It is your best bet to collect as much loot as you can whilst striving to win the top prize of 30,000 times your stake. The Pragmatic Play slot has an RTP of 96.08% and is incredibly volatile.
Pros
- Exciting gameplay on unusual grid
- Many money & special symbols
- Impressive maximum win amount of 30,000 times
Cons
- No wild symbol
Princess Celina and the Frog from Wizard Games
– Sunday March 5th
Moving away from mythology and cowboys for a moment, the brand-new Wizard Games slot about a princess, a fairy and a frog is certainly a refreshing scene for players. Owned by Pariplay, Wizard Games’ Princess Celina and the Frog is played on 5-reels with 25 fixed paylines.
On the reels, Princess Celina is the game’s wild, moving one position to the right-hand side whenever she lands on the first reel. The scatter of the game is the frog. Whenever Princess Celina moves across the reels and meets the Frog, they share a kiss which triggers the Enchantment Wheel feature. The wheel awards Free Spins, Multipliers of up to x15 and more columns to the bonus game.
After the Enchantment Wheel, the Free Spins feature begins with at least 7 free spins to play. During the bonus round, each column has frogs starting on the lowest row, jumping their way up to the top. Whenever a frog reaches the top, it awards the multiplier in the respective reel.
In Princess Celina and the Frog, you will need the free spins round multipliers to win the top prize of 10,000 times your stake. The fantasy themed slot has an RTP of 96.07% while players outside of the United Kingdom can buy free spins.
Pros
- Moving Wilds
- Maximum win worth 10,000 times
Cons
- More difficult to trigger Free Spins
Book of Power from Relax Gaming
– Wednesday March 8th
One of the most exciting new slots to look forward to is Book of Power from Relax Gaming. It is known that ancient Egyptian themed slots are popular among players, particularly when they are 3D! The Book of Power slot is aesthetically pleasing on the eye with incredible 3D graphics and animations.
On the 5x3 grid, there are 10 fixed paylines for you to win from. Similar to other “Book of” slots, the ancient Egyptian themed slot has a Free Spins bonus round where up to 20 free spins can be won. During the bonus round, a special symbol is randomly selected and expands whenever it lands. If you land two additional scatters during the round, you will receive 5 extra free spins and a second expanding symbol is chosen.
In addition to the regular free spins, there is also a Power Free Spins round that is triggered if you land three book scatters and one of them is a Power Book. Essentially, this is the same as the regular free spins, except any Power Books that land during the round will change a reel golden. The golden reel counts as the expanding symbol, even if the special symbol has not landed on that specific reel. The slot has an RTP of 96.11% and top prize of 15,000 times your stake.
Pros
- Expanding symbols
- Free Spins and Power Free Spins
- Top prize of 15,000 times
- 3D graphics and animations
Cons
- No other bonus rounds
Jasmine Dreams from Pragmatic Play
– Thursday March 9th
On the 9th of March, Pragmatic Play will take players on a journey to ‘The Arabian Nights’. The brand-new Jasmine Dreams slot is played inside of an Arabian temple in front of a crescent sky.
Jasmine Dreams is a 5-reel slot that has 20 fixed paylines. Many players will enjoy the stacked wilds and Free Spins that this game has to offer. Once the Free Spins are active, players have 6 spins to try and land stacked Jasmine wilds onto their screens. For any stacked Jasmine can will increase the multiplier by +1, up to a maximum of x4 for covering all three inner reels.
Jasmine Dreams is a simple yet exciting slot that has an impressive RTP total of 96.48%. The maximum win for this volatile slot is 2,500 times your stake. Will you join Jasmine and realise your dreams of winning the top prize?
Pros
- Straightforward Gameplay
- Stacked Wilds
Cons
- Only one bonus feature
- Relatively low maximum win of 2,500 times
Legendary El Toro from NAGA Games
– Friday March 10th
The Legendary El Toro slot is a Spanish bullfighting themed cluster pays slot. It is played on a 5x5 grid where winning combinations are formed in clusters (groups) of 5 matching symbols. If you want to try something different in March 2023, the Legendary El Toro slot is for you!
The game’s wild symbol is an enraged bull but one of the more exciting features is the Mystery Muleta, which is a red cloth that can land randomly and transform into the same paying symbol. In this slot, there are four different bonus rounds that are triggered by collecting symbols from winning clusters.
The bonus rounds from first to fourth include transforming all lower-valued symbols into the same symbol, four additional wilds on the reels, randomly added symbols in patterns on the reels and all lower-valued symbols transforming into higher-valued ones. Essentially, by collecting symbols from winning clusters, you will have a better chance of winning by advancing through the four different bonus round stages.
Legendary El Toro has an incredibly high RTP of 97.58% and can pay up to 20,000 times for landing a full screen of El Toro matador symbols on all positions.
Pros
- Simple yet Exciting Cluster Pays slot
- Four Different Bonus Round stages
- Max Win 20,000 times
- High RTP of 97.58%
Cons
- No Scatter symbols
- No Cascading Reels
Mine & Melt from Quickspin
– Tuesday March 14th
On the topic of trying out a more unusual slot for a change, Mine & Melt from Quickspin fits the bill. The 4x4 slot is played in the countryside of Sweden, where 256 winning paylines are active for the game.
In Mine & Melt, players can land three separate Swedish miner wild symbols on the second, third and fourth reels. The three Lucky Swede miners will always have multipliers of either x2, x3 or x4 attached. The other special features in the slot include a Re-spins feature that is triggered by landing three or four scatters. During the feature, you will receive three or four re-spins (depending on the number of scatters) and have the chance to land golden bonus symbols. Each time a bonus symbol has the same value and sits adjacently on the screen, it merges to form a bigger multiplier and empty up a position on the reels. Furthermore, during the bonus round, the wild multipliers can also drop, transforming all bonus symbol multipliers by x2 or x4.
Mine & Melt has an RTP of 96.09% and is an incredibly rewarding, particularly during the bonus game where multipliers can merge together and multiply by each other.
Pros
- Wild Multipliers of x2, x3 or x4
- Re-Spins Bonus Game where Multipliers Merge Together
Cons
- No Free Spins
The Race from Big Time Gaming
– Wednesday March 22nd
The 22nd century has seen the introduction of Big Time Gaming with its incredibly popular Megaways slots. The Race is the latest slot from BTG, with 6-reels and up to 117,649 ways to win. It is a game show themed slot that has an extra reel beneath reels two, three, four and five to ensure that every reel can have up to 7 rows.
The Race is one of the best picks for those of you that enjoy many bonus features. It is full of bonus features, including Reactions that see any successful symbols from a winning payline removed from the screen. Furthermore, any wild symbols have the chance to duplicate, adding x5 to the multiplier in doing so.
There is also a re-spins feature that leads into the free spin’s bonus, where the multiplier increases after every successful Reaction. In addition, there is also a Gamble feature, which allows you to collect your winnings or exchange them for re-spins.
The Race is full of exciting gameplay mechanics and has an RTP of 96.27%.
Pros
- Many Bonus Features
- Expanding Multipliers and Reactions
Cons
- Can be confusing to play at first
Buffalo Mania – Real Time Gaming
– March 30th
If you are into the wilderness of America, you are definitely going to enjoy Real Time Gaming’s Buffalo Mania. The 5-reel slot is played on an unusual grid that is made up of 3x4x5x4x3 and has 720 paylines.
In this wildlife slot, there are royals acting as the lower-valued symbols and more rewarding animal symbols, including a wolf, a leopard, a bear and a buffalo. Landing three Buffalo Mania logo scatters triggers the Pick Me Feature, which awards Free Games and Instant Prizes.
In Buffalo Mania, every wild that appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 are slippery wilds, covering the position it lands on and the one underneath it. For every spin afterwards, the wild moves down one position, until it reaches the last row. After the last row, it falls off of the reels completely.
In the Pick Me Feature, players can win up to 15 free spins or cash prizes worth 50 times their stake. It is possible to re-trigger an additional 10 free spins during the bonus round.
Buffalo Mania also has three progressive jackpots (Mini, Minor, Major). The jackpot prizes can be won in the base game. The slot has an RTP of 96% and a top prize of 1,440 times your stake.
Pros
- Three Progressive Jackpots
- Slippery Wilds and Free Spins
Cons
- Relatively Low Top Prize of 1,440 Times
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