Play Eldritch Runes for Free

Because of the high volatility, I choose to play the Eldritch Runes slot online with stakes at the lower end of the 0.1 to 100 credits range. However, thanks to the generous RTP I enjoyed a better ratio of wins to losses than expected and soon raised my bet level accordingly.

There’s nothing to fear as symbols pay when matched in clusters of at least four and features trigger on every win. All winning symbols vanish from the reels of the Eldritch Runes slot machine and new ones drop in to refill the grid. This repeats for as long as you form new winning clusters.

It’s not the only online slot bonus feature active here, with several wild symbols able to act as others to complete clusters, and each holds a special modifier. The young woman wild symbol reveals a 2x – 7x multiplier when part of a win, and if more than one is in the combination, the highest value applies.

Darkness and Madness wilds remove all other symbols in their column or row respectively, while Doom wilds upgrade all examples of a random card suit symbol into a higher value artifact.

The demonic Cthulhu is a Mega Wild with a 2x – 4x multiplier and the power to teleport into three extra spots on the grid, making it easier to see a win. I found that while these wilds certainly helped, they didn’t automatically form winning clusters, but at least there are some great animations to accompany each when summoned to the reels.

Another feature that makes the Eldritch Runes slot stand out is the Runes system. Darkness, Madness, and Doom runes hide behind symbols and activate when there’s a winning cluster on their positions. Each brings from one to four examples of their respective wild symbols into play on the following cascade.

Collecting at least four runes triggers a single free spin which reactivates them all, and each awards the maximum number of wilds. A new Horror rune can appear on this free spin and gather at least 16 to enter the main Eldritch Runes slot machine bonus round.

It’s a standalone free games feature with a Mega wild active throughout. If you land one, two, or three Augmentation runes on the free spin, that Mega Wild gets a 2x, 3x, or 4x multiplier throughout. It’s a complex process and I thought perhaps too convoluted for inexperienced players.

Here’s how many times the bet you win as symbols connect horizontally and / or vertically on the 6x6 grid -