Magic shows have fascinated the young and old alike and therefore has been a recurring theme in online slots. With the improving quality of visuals, the magic themed video slots have been getting better. The best one yet has just been launched by Microgaming. It is titled The Great Albini and is available for play at online casinos like All Slots, Gaming Club and Spin City. The new slot is available on both the desktop and mobile gaming platforms.

The video slot has been developed by Foxium, one of the independent studios exclusively attached to Microgaming. The press release describes the online slot game as “a spellbinding journey into a world of mystery and illusion”. The Great Albini appears in a puff of purple smoke, with his glamorous assistant Lily alongside, ready to make players believe in magic again. The slot machine has the standard five reels and three rows structure with 25 paylines. The video slot is packed with rich vintage visuals and vibrant symbols related to the world of magic. The accompanying audio track is equally mesmerising. The symbols are led by the magician, who also appears alongside the reels conducting the gameplay. The other symbols include target board, thimble and yellow canary. The usual playing card icons also carry a set of cards. The wild symbol appears only on reels 2 to 5.

The Mystery Box Respin feature is the highlight of this video slot. This is triggered when a stack of three Mystery Box symbols appears on the middle reel in the base game. Players are awarded a total of three respins to try to lock another mystery box. The number of respins resets to three with the arrival of each subsequent Mystery Box symbol on the reels. The feature finishes when the player runs out of respins or all the reels are filled with mystery boxes. The Great Albini will then reveal the one symbol that will appear from inside each mystery box. The payouts will be awarded after that.

A giant 3x3 Free Spins bonus symbol landing across reels 2, 3 and 4 triggers the second bonus feature. The Great Albini transforms the reels to a 5x6 format and increases the number of paylines to 50. Lily now joins the show. Players are granted 12 free spins. During the feature, The Great Albini may magically cause Lily to disappear from the stage and appear on the reels. A 1x6 vertical Lily wild symbol with a 2x multiplier will appear on one of the three centre reels randomly. A respin will occur for each continuous winning combination that follows with the Lily Wild symbol locked in position until no win occurs.