Richy Witchy

All kinds of people are susceptible to enchantment by powerful women who are up to no good. UK-based designer Platipus Gaming taps into this trend in their latest slot, Richy Witchy. This slot ups the ante in its bonus round, where free spins are met with a second wild symbol in addition to the one available in base play – this can yield big wins to players without having to resort to the use of the dark arts.

Theme

Platipus Gaming gives new meaning to the term “witch hunt” in this slot: here, it’s cash prizes that are being hunted, and spell-casting witches that are doing the hunting. Gaming symbols include the red-haired witchy protagonist, a book of spells, a blue potion, a red toadstool, a blue witch’s hat, and the playing card values kind through ten. The black cat wild symbol substitutes for other tiles to form winning combinations, while also paying out a game-best 1000x for five-of-a-kind, while a bubbling green potion acts as scatter. The reels are set on a moonlit night, with a surreal color combination of green, purplish red, and deep blue dominating the design. The overall game feel is cartoonishly spooky, and very fun.

Betting Options and Functions

The design team at Platipus Gaming provides its usual solid gaming fundamentals here. There are 40 fixed paylines, all paying from left to right. Line bet is adjustable from 0.01–1.00, for an overall per-spin bet range of 0.40–40.00 times the betting currency. Autoplay is available for up to 1000 spins at a time, though players should exercise caution before choosing this option, as there are no optional loss limits available. A menu offers players sound options, paytable information, detailed game info, and hand history. As is the case in other Platipus slots, the overall theoretical return to player ratio is slightly below the industry average at 95%.

Features

There’s only one feature in this slot, but it’s a doozy. The appearance of three or more scatter symbols on the reels awards seven free spins. During free spins, in addition to the regular wild symbol, another gaming symbol is selected at random to act as wild, so that there are two wild symbols active on the reels. This greatly increases the chance of major payouts. The feature can be retriggered without limit.

Our Take

Platipus Gaming gets a lot right in Richy Witchy: the weird color scheme adds to a winning atmosphere of black magic, while the addition of a second wild symbol to free spins is a stroke of gaming genius. As is seemingly always the case in titles from this designer’s portfolio, the only major liability is RTP, which consistently sits just below the odds players can find with other major game developers.