What’s Up? Witches - Demo & Slot Review

What’s Up? Witches is played on a 6 reel layout with a 4-6-6-6-6-4 reel shape and 20,736 ways to win. The top RTP is 96.03%, with lower versions also available at 94.06%, 92.06%, and 88.09%. Volatility is high, hit frequency is 22.78%, the bet range is 0.20 to 40, and the maximum win is 10,180x bet. Wins require 3 or more matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left, and winning symbols disappear.

The main mechanics are wilds, spell symbols, normal grimoires, super grimoires, the Arcane Feature, multiplier wilds, free spins on a 5×5 grid, magic orb effects, and Elevate feature buys.

• Avalanche wins: Winning symbols are removed from the reels, then new symbols fall into the empty spaces. This can create more wins from the same paid spin. The Avalanche system is important because Arcane Feature wilds and multiplier wilds can remain part of a stronger win sequence if the board develops well after the first hit.
• Wilds: Wilds substitute for regular paying symbols, but not for scatters, spells, or grimoires. Wilds also have their own payout, with 3, 4, 5, or 6 wilds paying 1.5x, 2.5x, 3x, or 5x bet. A bet way made only from wilds pays only when the wild combination runs across all 6 reels. When wilds are created or affected by activated spells, they gain +1 multiplier and can increase up to x3. If several multiplier wilds are part of the same winning way, their values are multiplied together before being applied to the win.
• Arcane Feature: The Arcane Feature is the main base game mechanic. Up to 3 spell symbols can appear during the initial spin. A normal grimoire can appear on the horizontal reel and activates only spells on the adjacent reel to its position. A super grimoire activates all visible spells at the same time, regardless of their position. Only one grimoire can appear in the play area. Activated spells transform themselves and their affected symbol positions into wilds, except for scatter symbols and the horizontal reel. If an activated spell reaches another spell, it can create a chain reaction, with the spell on the grimoire’s reel resolving first, then the rest resolving from left to right.
• Spells: There are 9 spell patterns.
  • Simple spell turns only its own position into a wild.
  • Vertical spell turns itself plus the positions directly above and below into wilds.
  • Horizontal spell turns itself plus the positions directly left and right into wilds.
  • Plus pattern spell turns itself plus the positions above, below, left, and right into wilds.
  • Downward spell turns itself and all positions below it into wilds.
  • Upward spell turns itself and all positions above it into wilds.
  • Omni directional spell turns itself and all adjacent positions into wilds.
  • Rightmost spell turns itself and all positions to its right into wilds.
  • Leftmost spell turns itself and all positions to its left into wilds.
• Free Spins: Landing 4 or 5 scatters in the base game triggers 10 or 15 free spins. Free spins are played on a separate 5×5 grid where only multiplier symbols and blank positions can appear. Multiplier symbols can show x1, x2, x5, x10, x20, x50, or x100. When a multiplier lands, it stays locked in position for the rest of the feature. At the end of free spins, the collected multiplier total is applied to the bet and added to any win from the spin that triggered the feature.
• Magic Orb: During free spins, the Magic Orb can randomly activate one of 9 effects.
  • Doubler doubles 3 multipliers on the grid.
  • Collector collects 2 to 6 multipliers.
  • Upgrader improves 3 multipliers by +1.
  • Compressor adds all multipliers on a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line, removes them, and places the sum on the last position of that line.
  • Adder adds one of x5, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10, x20, x30, x40, x50, x60, x70, x80, x90, x100, or x200 to 3 multipliers.
  • Generator places 3 new multipliers on empty positions with possible values from x1 up to x500.
  • Convertor selects a multiplier in the centre area, checks adjacent positions for the highest value, then converts 5 positions to that value.
  • Sweeper collects and removes all x1 multipliers.
  • +3 Spins awards 3 extra free spins.
• Feature Buy:
  • Bonus Hunt costs 3x bet and plays the main game with a 3x boosted chance of activating free spins.
  • Arcane costs 10x bet and activates the Arcane Feature.
  • Free Spins costs 100x bet and triggers free spins immediately without any main game wins.
  • Arcane + Free Spins costs 300x bet and activates the Arcane Feature, then lands 4 or 5 scatters to trigger 10 or 15 free spins.
  • Arcane + Free Spins Maximum costs 500x bet and activates the Arcane Feature, then triggers 15 free spins.