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Humankind's obsession with magic goes back for millennia. As an art form, the practise of making illusions to wow an audience is one of the oldest performing arts in the world and it continues to captivate and mesmerise audiences today, be it a simple card trick on the street or a daring stunt on the stage.

Magic also has a deeper, more spiritual connotation, conjuring ideas of the paranormal and supernatural with tales of sorcery and occult rituals forming the basis of many folkloric tales throughout history. With that in mind, it is no surprise that the theme of magic is up there as one of the more popular slot machine styles.

You might have played some recent slot releases such as NetEnt's Simsalabim or Fantasini Master of Mystery. And if you have played those games then no doubt you would have been awestruck by the spectacular quality of the graphics. Unfortunately, this game isn't quite up to the same standard with its simple two dimensional symbol and basic use of animation. Having said that, the game does have a vintage charm about it with plenty of colourful icons depicting a mage's props, such as magical rings, enchanted wizard hats, bubbling potions and a book of spells.

As a 9-payline slot machine, Hat Trick is not going to offer wins on a frequent basis. What's more, players can even limit their winning chances with the option to place 1, 3, 5, 7 paylines down instead of all 9. Of course, this will help to limit the overall cost of the total bet, with bet per line options that range from 1 credit to 100 credits, allowing for a fairly hefty maximum bet of 900 credits.

Big betting options naturally makes for some bigger winning potential and this slot machine's jackpot of 500,000 credits is certainly a eye-catching proposition. That top prize can be found whenever five wizard symbols align on an active payline, multiplying the line bet by 5,000x. There are some other decent line bet multipliers to be found with five potions paying 2,000x and five spell-books awarding a 750x prize.

As well as providing the biggest wins on the reels, the extraordinary sorcerer character also has magical wild powers. Therefore, he can effectively create winning lines by substituting for any normal paying icon on the reels.

Also helping punters to build up their betting balance is another special symbol – the wizard's hat. This special cap has special scatter powers, meaning that three or more hats scattered on the reels in any position will trigger a set of 10 free spins with a starting win multiplier of 2x. During these free games, a new symbol comes into play which is represented by the wizard's hat with a colourful background. This extra bonus icon essentially acts as a wild and scatter by filling in winning lines an offering an extra 10 free spins should three appear on the reels, regardless of payline position. What's more, every time that the colourful wizard hat triggers more free games, the win multiplier will increase by 1.

You're not going to be able to enjoy x3, x4, or x5 wins with every spin in this game, and only the luckiest of punters will make it to the free games bonus with such rewarding multipliers. However, every spinner of this game can boost their wins with a double or nothing gamble game. Simply guess the correct colour of the playing card and you could snowball your wins into bigger and bigger gains.

Hat Trick is a relatively simple-looking video slot, with no particularly amazing graphics or special animations. The gameplay is on the basic side too, with just 9 paylines, a wild and a scatter symbol. That said, punters could end up on a big bonus run if they manage to re-trigger those free spins for bigger multipliers.