Fairytale Legends: Mirror Mirror Slot – Free Demo
Provider:
NetEnt
Every one of my five Bonus Features on this NetEnt game went to the Free Spins chest, so the Mining Bonus and the 15x Coin Win stayed shut. Over 390 spins at a 1.00 stake the balance slid from 1,000.00 to 861.30, with those rounds supplying 31% of all winnings.
Play Fairytale Legends: Mirror Mirror demo
Five reels, 243 ways and no Wild anywhere
Fairytale Legends: Mirror Mirror is a blend of traditional visuals and contemporary mechanics. I played 390 spins of it at a stake of 1.00, starting from a balance of 1,000.00. It is from the crew at NetEnt. NetEnt also made Fairytale Legends: Hansel & Gretel and Koi Princess.
At initial sight, Fairytale Legends: Mirror Mirror seems fairly uncomplicated with merely 5 reels and 3 rows. There is no Wild symbol on those reels. But appearances can be misleading. Three random features can fire in the main game: Fairy Magic Spin, Fairy Surprise and the Fairy Mirror Feature.
During the base game 243 ways to win come into effect, and punters of all kinds will discover a wager from 0.10 up to 100 credits per spin. Of my 390 spins, 138 paid something, and 91 of those paid less than the stake. NetEnt have coded Fairytale Legends: Mirror Mirror with an RTP of 96.48% and a volatility grade that is low to medium. My session returned 251.30 on 390.00 wagered, which is 64.4%, and left the balance at 861.30.
The Minty Summary: 64.4% came back over 390 spins against a stated 96.48%, and no Free Spins round paid more than 22 times the stake. Low to medium volatility turned up as a steady drip of small hits, while the 1,822x cap stayed a figure on the paytable.
Princess, Queen and the Gem on the paytable
A visit to the paytable shows 11 base game symbols. Beyond those, the Mirror and the Bonus symbol act as special symbols. They are distinctive but keep a hint of their traditional slot roots, and beside the A to 9 royals I receive a Lantern, a Gem, the Queen, and the Fairytale Legends logo. Three Princess symbols pay 1.5 times the stake, and four pay 3 times.
The Princess is the most valuable base game symbol valued 7.5 times the stake for five of a kind. The Queen pays 5 times the stake for five of a kind, and the Gem 3.75 times.
What the Mirror on reel 3 does
Well, strap in because it's going to be one of those journeys, and it all centres around the Mirror that grants the slot its title. In the main game the Mirror lands only on reel 3. There are three chests - Mining Bonus, Free Spins, and Coin Win. The player picks one chest per trigger, and it reveals one of the three features. They all hold their own distinct feature. The Coin Win is an instant win of 15 times the bet. They will come into effect when 3 Bonus symbols land on reels 1, 3, and 5. A losing spin with Bonus symbols on reels 1 and 3 can also trigger the Bonus Features at random.
The Mirror Re-Spin begins when the Mirror on reel 3 transforms into the Princess or the Queen, and every occurrence of that symbol locks in place while the remainder re-spins. The Fairy Mirror Feature can also place a Mirror in the middle of reel 3 to start the re-spin.
Three chests, and I only ever opened one of them
The Mining Bonus is activated when the Mining Bonus chest is chosen. In my session all five Bonus Features went to the Free Spins chest, so the Mining Bonus never appeared. The bonus contains 9 crystals, and each crystal smashed with the pickaxe, one at a time, grants a coin win until a collect symbol ends the bonus. The Coin Win did not come up in my 390 spins either.
Some folks prefer to ease off at the finish of a journey. The first of my five rounds arrived on spin 1 and lifted the balance to 1,012.60. Others wish to inject the nitrous oxide, and Fairytale Legends: Mirror Mirror opts for the latter choice by equipping the Free Spins feature with Mirrors on reels 1, 2 and 3. In Free Spins the Mirror Re-Spin triggers when one or more Mirror symbols land. This bonus game begins with 10 Free Spins. My five rounds paid 13.00, 14.00, 16.00, 12.00 and 22.00, a total of 77.00 and 31% of everything the session won.
Gaps of 183, 108, 60 and 12 spins
In fact, it can appear deceptively simple when it initially loads. The biggest single win of my session was 35.00 on spin 317, a base game hit of 35 times the stake. Fairytale Legends: Mirror Mirror is low to medium in volatility, so bonus rounds land fairly often. In my session the gaps between rounds were 183, 108, 60 and 12 spins, and the longest run without any win was 10 spins.
In particular, the Free Spins with Mirrors on reels 1, 2 and 3 is a clever idea.