Alchymedes

Item: Alchymedes
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1	Reels	5
2.	Paylines	30
3.	Progressive	No
4.	Maximum coins	30
5.	Jackpot	1000
6.	Maximum jackpot in coins	500
7.	Multiplier	Yes

8.	Scatter symbol	No
9.	Free Spins	No
10.	Betting range	from $0.3 up to $60
11.	Coin Bet Range	from $0.01 up to $2
12.	Coins per line	1
13.	Bonus Game	Yes
14.	Wild symbol	Yes
15.	Payout percent	96.1

Alchemy was based primarily on the idea of turning one substance into another, and it was what led to today's science of chemistry. Alchymedes is a video slot produced by Yggdrasil Gaming that uses the idea of alchemy and bases every aspect of the game around it. Along these lines, this title has top-tier graphics, and there are a whole lot of features thrown in together as well. It's a slot with very strong gameplay, and the volatility is very reasonable as well.

A Note on the Gameplay Style

Something that's extremely important for us to point out right away is that the gameplay style of this slot is fundamentally different than most games. In most video slots, you think based on each individual spin of the virtual reels. In Alchymedes, you have to think more in terms of the session itself. This is because so many of the features are based around keeping the same bet size for prolonged periods of time, so you will actually do yourself a disservice by jumping around. Because of this, you need to pick a bet size and stick with it.

Slot Layout and Format

Five reels, four rows and 30 paylines form the basic dimensions of the layout of this game. The paylines pay in both directions, however, and that increases your hit-rate while lowering the volatility. Coins go from $0.01 at the lower end for a bet size of $0.30 per spin to $2 at the upper end for a wager of $60 per spin, and Yggdrasil has put in a number of other coin sizes to make it easy to pick out the wager size that you prefer. The number of paylines cannot be manipulated.

Level-Based Gameplay

We mentioned above that the gameplay is atypical. A big part of this has to do with completing levels. Whenever you get a winning combination, each spot on the reels behind the symbols that made the win will turn gold. This will also increase the multiplier seen in the bottom-right corner in the potion located there beside of the reels. Whenever all 20 positions behind the 5x4 layout have turned gold, you will complete the level. As a reward, your final winning spin of the level will be hit with a big multiplier shown inside of that potion flask.

Whenever you complete a level, you'll see a scale in front of you that gives you two options. You can pick to increase the power of your wild symbols, which we'll look at below, or you can pick to increase the power of the multipliers for the next level. It's up to you which you choose, but the wild option has a lower volatility than the multiplier option. It's a cool way of incorporating the alchemy theme into this slot, and it's the type of option that influences your gameplay that you don't normally see in online slots.

Bonus Feature

Whenever you start a new level, you have a chance to pick up one of a number of random features. You can get extra pattern positions, better multipliers for the level-ending win, or a random payout worth anywhere from 100 to 2,000 coins. Any of those prizes are good for your bankroll.

Wild Symbols

In the top-left corner, you'll see the pattern for the wilds. Whenever you start a new level, you'll get a new pattern, and if you choose the potion for the wilds on the scale, you'll get wild patterns that are a big more aggressive in terms of helping you to score wins. All of your wild symbols that appear on the reels will expand and cover a set of symbols according to the pattern shown. This helps to hit multiple wins in the same spin, which contributes a bit to the lower volatility. Note that there are no specific payouts for wild symbols in this game.

Paying Symbols

There are eight paying symbols broken up into two groups in this slot. The purple and red potions pay out 500x and 400x, respectively, for five of a kind. Five of the blue potion will score 300x, and it drops to 200x for five of the green. You'll also have a chance at wins worth 100x for five of the spade symbol. Five of the hearts or diamonds will pay 90x and 80x, respectively, and the clubs round out the bottom end of the pay scale with a 70x win for five of a kind.

In Summary

Every single aspect of the Alchymedes slot comes together to give players a cohesive experience. It's a very important concept that they're dealing with here because it led to modern-day chemistry, which has saved millions (if not billions) of lives. The gameplay of this title is excellent with a lot of features that influence your regular play, and we recommend this slot to everyone.