Item: Merlin’s Money Burst
Rating: 5
Author: JohnSlots

If you were a fan of the previous Merlin slot games offered by NextGen, then this one will be pleasing to you. The slot game takes the same magical design aspects of previous games but adds in some cool new extras, such a handful of bonus features and 60 paylines that will reward you and put a spell on your bankroll.

Release date: 19th June 2019
Game: Merlin’s Money Burst
Game provider: NextGen
3 reels, 4 rows and 60 Paylines
Bet levels: 0.30 – 62.50
Maximum win: 10,000x+
Special features: ReSpins, Free Spins, Wild Spins, Superbet
Return to player: 95.50% – 96.75%
Jackpot: No
Mobile: Yes
Variance: High

Merlin’s Money Burst Bonus Features

When playing Merlin’s Money Burst, you will find a total of three separate feature options on offer for you which will help add a bit of magic to the gameplay offered on this slot. These are made of up respins, free spins and Merlin’s own wild spins. As well as this, there is also a Superbet option that you can make use of to. Here is a quick rundown of the bonus features available in-game.

Merlin’s Money Burst Re-Spins

This bonus feature is super easy to trigger and only requires you to match up symbols within a 2×2 formation shows matching symbols. You will be starting with 5 respins and the matched up symbols will be held in position, while the other reels will continue to spin.

In addition to this, Merlin will appear every now and then, who will then transform any existing regular symbol into wilds, while getting an extra 3 scatters on the reels will add another 5 respins to your tally.

Merlin’s Money Burst Free Spins

Trigger anywhere more than 3 scatter symbols on the reels in the standard game on reels, 3,4 or 5. This will kick you off with 10 free spins from the get-go.

Do this again while the free spins are in play and then you will get yourself another 10 free spins. During this round, you can also trigger the respins feature too.

Merlin’s Wilds

The name of the game, Merlin, features as the wild in this game and is game’s biggest benefit. With this in play, you will be effective triggering both the game’s bonus features in one go and thus, earn big wins as a result.

As such, to get this game’s benefit you will have to get both 2×2 matching symbols on the reels, as well as 3 scatter symbols. The 2×2 symbols will then turn into wilds and Merlin will pop up each spin to add to the wilds on the other reels. While this is in play, you can trigger it again and will earn an extra 10 wilds as a result.

Merlin’s Money Burst Jackpot

There is no Merlin’s Money Burst jackpot. The max-win isn’t specified either, but it can go up as high as 10,000x.

RTP

The RTP of the game reflects the bet size you choose to make. These range from 95.50% – 96.75%, so the higher you wager the more you are likely to win. The game also has high volatility, which isn’t affected by the bet.

Merlin’s Money Burst Mobile

Much like the other games in the Merlin slot series, players will be able to take the wizardry with them wherever they go and play the game on their mobile devices.

What does John have to say?

The game has taken what has been a slot that has proven to be successful and added to it with extra bonus features, which will definitely please a fan of the previous instalments. Even those who haven’t played it before will still be pleased by this game though thanks to the 3 awesome bonus features. The twos downside though is the RTP that reflects your bet and the unspecified max win.

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