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The base game uses six vertical reels in a diamond-like shape: 4 symbols on the outer reels and 6 on each middle reel, plus a horizontal row for grimoire symbols. Wins form through 20,736 ways, starting from the leftmost reel, and winning symbols disappear through the Avalanche system before new symbols drop in. The lower symbols are coloured gems, while premiums include necklaces, a flask and the three witches. Six matching low symbols pay up to 1x stake, while six premiums pay up to 5x. That paytable is not huge on its own. The base game needs spell activation and multiplier Wilds to create serious movement, so dead spins between grimoires are part of the deal.

The Arcane Feature is the base-game engine. Up to three Spell symbols can appear during the initial spin, but they need a grimoire on the horizontal row to activate. A normal grimoire activates a nearby spell and can start a chain reaction if another spell sits inside the affected area. A Super Grimoire activates all visible spells at once. There are nine spell shapes: Simple, Vertical, Horizontal, Plus-pattern, Downward, Upward, Omni-directional, Rightmost and Leftmost. Each one converts a different pattern of symbols into Wilds. Wilds hit by activated spells gain +1 multiplier, moving to x2 and up to x3. Several multiplier Wilds in the same winning way multiply together, which is where the base game can briefly stop feeling like setup.

Four scatter symbols trigger 10 free spins, while five trigger 15. The round moves to a 5x5 grid where multiplier symbols and blank positions replace the normal symbol set. Multipliers can land at x1, x2, x5, x10, x20, x50 or x100, and the round plays at the same stake as the triggering spin. Free spins are less about landing matching symbols and more about improving the multiplier grid before the feature ends. The official rules do not list a standard scatter retrigger; instead, one of the Magic Orb outcomes can award +3 spins. That is a cleaner design than a simple retrigger chase, but it also makes the feature swingy. If the modifiers build badly, 10 spins can vanish quickly.

The Magic Orb fires during free spins and randomly applies one of nine effects. Doubler doubles 3 multipliers. Collector collects 2 to 6 values. Upgrader improves 3 multipliers by 1. Compressor adds multipliers on a line, removes them and places the sum on the last position. Adder adds values from x5 to x200 to 3 multipliers. Generator places 3 new values on empty positions, with possible values up to x500. Convertor copies the best adjacent value across 5 positions. Sweeper removes all x1 multipliers. The +3 Spins effect adds time. It is a lot, but it gives the bonus a proper build curve instead of one flat total reveal.

The official bet range converts to about CA$0.30 to CA$64 per spin. There is no standard Ante Bet, but NetEnt uses several Elevate buy options. Bonus Hunt costs 3x stake, Arcane costs 10x, Free Spins cost 100x, Arcane + Free Spins costs 300x, and Arcane + Free Spins Maximum costs 500x. At the lowest converted stake, that is about CA$0.90, CA$3, CA$30, CA$90 and CA$150. Evolution Group has made NetEnt slots available to Ontario-licensed operators since Ontario’s regulated market launch, but the individual title still depends on each casino’s lobby. Alberta players should recheck provider availability as iGO Alberta opens in 2026.