Dogwood Magic

Dogwood Magic Review

This studio is considerably new on the gambling market but has already established itself as a provider that pays enough attention to the visual aspect of slots. From the very first minutes, Dogwood Magic makes an incredibly relaxing effect thanks to a soothing soundtrack, which is ideal for such a fantasy-styled game.

The playing field is set against the depths of an enchanted forest background, and the 5x4 reel set depicts crystals, magical eggs and charming creatures - Ourik and Shizri, who travel in search of their missing sibling. The dense forest hardly gives the characters a chance to see anything, but then the Dogwood Magic Flower comes to the rescue, brightly illuminating the path.

To the right of the grid, you'll see the control zone: here, you can set the optimal betting level from $0.50 to $50 per spin, which is quite not bad. If you wish, you may set up the autospin option (from 10 to 500 autospins with regulated limits), enable the quick spin and turbo spin modes. There, you will also find a dynamic paytable (in currency) and game rules. We do recommend adjusting your stakes as the game is highly volatile, and you will have to wait for a while for the free spins to start. Nonetheless, you can simply buy this bonus feature, which we discuss a bit later. Please note that the game comes with adjustable RTP ranges: 87.91%, 94.13% and 96.22%. In terms of paylines, the game offers 1,024 betways by default, but as soon as you unlock the positions from the bottom locked row, the number of paylines increases up to 40,000!

Dogwood Magic Slot Features

As we mentioned earlier, the developer took care of creating the most suitable atmosphere for the world of the enchanted forest. There are no typical royals: all the regulars are reminiscent of elements of the natural world of magic. Low pays feature different crystals that pay 0.4x your stake for 5 symbols on a payline. The medium category consists of blue, purple, green and red magic eggs worth between 0.6x and 1x your stake for 5 identical symbols. The charming creatures Ourik and Shizri are premiums - the pink one pays 2x and the white one pays 10x for 5 symbols in a winning combo.

This magical video slot can boast a large number of bonus symbols: wilds, scatters, Dogwood Flowers symbols, and Mystery symbols.

Wilds have no value of their own but, as usual, they step in for all standard symbols (not bonus ones!) to form profitable winning combinations. Scatters are responsible for launching the free play bonus feature and also pay on par with the most expensive standard symbol – 10x (but for 6 identical symbols on a payline).

At any time, Mystery symbols can land and immediately turn into any other symbol, except for bonus ones. If you get several Mystery symbols at once, they all turn into the same random symbol.

Magic Dogwood Flower can also appear at any time within the game to unlock positions on the bottom horizontal row (reels 2, 3, 4 and 5). This row may contain any symbol except for the scatter and, of course, the Magic Dogwood Flower. As soon as the magic Flower is on a certain reel, the corresponding position opens. The unlocked symbol is split into multiple instances (from 2 to 6) so that you have a better chance of making a larger winning combination. This symbol is removed from the grid once the new spin begins, and the activated position becomes locked again.

All wins are supported by a multiplier both during the main game and the free round. You start with a 1x multiplier that increases with each consecutive win you make (up to 20x). As soon as you get a dead spin, the multiplier is reset to 1x again.

The slot is powered by the Tumbling Reels mechanic, also known as Avalanche. As winning combinations appear, they then explode to make free place for new symbols that cascade from above. The advantage of this feature is that it can provide multiple win sequences.

Despite all this, you'll still be hoping for the star of the slot - free spins round. To trigger one, you have to land at least 4 scatters anywhere on the grid. Those 4 scatters activate the bonus round with 10 free spins, 5 scatters give you 15 free spins, and 6 scatters make you lucky with 20 free spins. It’s nice to know that you have a chance to win 2-3 extra spins if you land the special blue '+2' or '+3' symbols.

Given the high variance, you will most likely have to spend quite a while in the base game before the Free Spins feature is finally activated. If you don’t want to wait and are willing to pay some money for a risk that can pay off handsomely, then we advise you to use the Bonus Buy option (for non-UK players). The cost of this feature depends on how many free spins you want to receive:

• 10 free spins cost 50x your stake
• 15 free spins cost 75x your stake
• 20 free spins cost 100x your stake

Review Summary

Fans of the fantasy genre will appreciate the Dogwood Magic slot because the soundtrack, the visual style, and all the corresponding bonus symbols provide an amazing immersion in the mysterious world. The game runs smoothly and without hitches on both PC and any mobile device thanks to HTML5 technology. We can't state the game offers something innovative since we have seen the use of Mystery symbols definitely more than once, and unlocking an extra row is far from new. And yet, in total, all these features along with cascading mechanics do not let you get bored in the game. Although, even if you get bored, remember you have the opportunity to buy the bonus feature.

What can put potential players off - it's the adjustable RTP ranges that should be considered when choosing an online casino. There are no jackpots here either, and the symbols pay rather little, so you only have to rely on the power of the 20x max multiplier.