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Witch's Brew Slot by RealTime Gaming

by RealTime GamingReleased Aug 31, 2016

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Halloween slot from RTG with a green-skinned witch acting as wild, a Spellbook scatter that fires free games with potion multipliers, and a Cauldron pick bonus where you choose ingredients for cash rewards.

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Specifications

Game TypeSlots
RTP94.82%
VolatilityMedium
Max Win10,000x
Grid5x3
Paylines25 lines
Min Bet$0.25
Max Bet$12.5
Themes
Features
Witch's Brew slot gameplay screenshot

About Witch's Brew Slot

The green-skinned witch is the wild and she substitutes for everything except the two bonus symbols. She also behaves as a sticky during the Free Games round, clinging to the reels across multiple spins instead of disappearing after one hit. That sticky behaviour is what makes the free spins do any real damage, because the base 25 lines on their own pay modestly and the top line-bet multipliers are not large.

Three or more Spellbook scatters launch the Free Games feature. The trigger isn't just a spin count - the feature hands you potion-based multipliers that attach to wins as the round plays out, and the witch's sticky wilds widen the effective coverage each spin she appears. Retriggers are possible if more Spellbooks land mid-round, which is the standard RTG free-spin behaviour but worth knowing because Witch's Brew's base game doesn't have a lot of upside without the multiplier boost.

The other bonus is the Cauldron pick round, triggered separately from the free games. You're shown a set of ingredient jars - dragon fangs, goblin's blood vials, mandrake roots - and you choose them one at a time to reveal cash prizes until you hit a stopper. It's a classic RTG pick-and-click, fairly simple, no multi-level structure, but it does give a second path to wins that doesn't rely on line hits.

Visually this is pure low-budget Halloween schlock and that's part of its charm. The reels sit inside a stone archway lit by flickering candles, with the witch's shelf of potion bottles and hanging herbs behind the grid. Symbols are a mix of cartoonish ingredient jars, a black cat in a circular frame, and generic gothic-font low cards. Colour palette leans heavy on toxic greens, blood reds, and deep purples against the stone backdrop. It's 2016 art and it looks it, but the seasonal theme still works for October slot nights. A quieter alternative to louder Halloween releases like Halloween Treasures from the same studio.

Max win caps at 10,000x bet, which is modest by modern standards but reasonable for a medium-volatility RTG from this era. The bonus round and the sticky-wild free games carry the top hits - the base game on its own rarely pushes beyond line-pay territory.

Reviewed by Arina, Slots Editor at Spinoxy Media Ltd.