The Wiz Slot by ELK Studios

Dragons Walk, Symbols Swap

The Wiz pairs two features that compound each other. Dragon Wilds land with random multipliers between x2 and x5, and multiple dragons on the same payline add their multipliers together. In the base game, they're standard substitutes. In the bonus, they become Walking Wilds - and that's where the design gets interesting.

Wizspins triggers from 2 to 5 wizard scatters (awarding 1 to 10 free spins). The moment bonus starts, every low-pay symbol swaps to its high-value counterpart. Spoon becomes Potion. Key becomes Chest. Brooch becomes Moon. Ring becomes the premium Sun symbol. The entire paytable compresses into just the top half. No filler symbols, no dead wins.

Walking Multipliers in a Premium Grid

During Wizspins, any Dragon Wild that lands walks left one reel per spin. The free spin counter pauses while dragons are on screen - they get full traversal without burning spins. A x5 dragon landing on reel 5 walks through four reels, contributing to wins on each step, in a grid where every symbol is premium-tier. Multiple dragons walking simultaneously stack their multipliers on shared paylines.

The math works out: 178 connecting paylines, an all-premium symbol set, and multiplicative wilds crossing the entire grid. Max win is 5,000x, which fits the era. RTP is 96.1% with a 20% hit frequency. No buy bonus - older ELK release. The game plays cleaner than ELK's later feature-dense titles. Two mechanics, both clearly explained by the interaction between them.