Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness Slot

Cascading Reels

Tome of Madness slot is a Cascading Reels slot. This means that as you match winning combinations of symbols, they are removed, and new ones cascade down to take their place, potentially creating more winning combinations. 

Wilds

There is not just one wild symbol in this slot game. There are three different symbols which can help to create winning combinations in different ways. The standard wild symbol is a book. The x2 Wild symbol is Rich Wilde himself. The final type of wild symbol is the mega-wild which features a creature that looks a lot like a giant octopus.

Eye marks

Pink eye marks can appear at any time during the base game. If you line up a winning combination on top of where an eye mark appears, two Special Wilds are added to the grid after the win sequence is complete.

The Portal

The Portal is located at the left-hand side of the screen. When you achieve a winning cluster, you will notice that the power of the portal increases. The power continues to increase for every consecutive win that you achieve. You can activate certain features, depending on the total number of winning symbols that you achieve.

• Seven winning symbols add two Special Wilds to the grid.
• 14 winning symbols add two Special Wilds to the grid. If these wilds form part of a winning cluster, the Abyss Portal effect is triggered. This means that all the symbols in the same row or column as a special wild are put to use to charge the Portal.
• 27 winning symbols add two Special Wilds to the grid. If these wilds form part of a winning cluster, the Void Portal effect is triggered. This means that a random symbol is chosen and all incidences of that symbol are removed from the grid and used to charge the Portal.

Other World Free Rounds

If you manage to collect 42 winning symbols, you trigger the Other World Free Round Feature. This feature starts with three random Portal effects for 42 symbols and a special Portal effect for every three extra symbols, up to a maximum of seven Portal effects. Each Portal effect continues until a cascade does not result in a win. There is also an opportunity to unlock the Mega Wild Cthulhu symbol during this free rounds bonus which allows you to achieve bigger wins.

Our Verdict: Although it can be frustrating to trigger this bonus round - 42 symbols is a pretty high threshold - it's a lot of fun when you eventually get there. The action is very fast paced so you shouldn't encounter any dull moments, and the inclusion of the Cthulhu symbol adds another interesting element.