Play Witch of the West for Free

When you hear the title of this slot machine, then you probably think of the green skinned, hook nosed character as portrayed by Margaret Hamilton in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. So, you'd have every right to approach this slot machine with some reservations about the nature of the magic at hand and perhaps even a few flashbacks to that ear-scratching cackle and wart-y complexion. However, you can put all of your childhood fear of witches away because the sorceress of this slot machine is far from being an ugly and wicked foe, but she is instead a somewhat kind and benevolent character – in both appearance and action.

Before we get onto the good magical deeds of the Witch of the West, we'd better have a closer look at the overall design features of this slot machine by The Games Company. The software studio have carried on in the same vein as previous slots such as Two Tribes to present a colourful game screen that has a certain childish charm without being too basic on the aesthetic aspect. As such, the slot includes a series of bright bubbling potions – kept in jars to depict standard playing card values such as 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A – as well as some of the must-have items for any conjurer of magic. There are bats hanging from tree branches, black cats with green eyes, battered and crooked pointed hats and, of course, a broomstick for our enchanted heroine to get around on.

You may have noticed that the reels don't include any symbol depicting the Witch of the West herself. Instead, the enchantress has a much more important role in the game than simply appear on the reels because she will appear at random after any spin to fly across the screen and transform reels 2, 3, and 4 into a colossal symbol. That essentially means that the entire middle three reels will turn into one giant icon, with each reel position within the 9x9 grid acting as an individual icon of the same type. So, should a player manage to find a matching icon to the colossal symbol on the first and fifth reels of the slot, they will not only find a five-in-a-row win, but they will find multiple line wins at once for some potentially colossal wins.

With 50 paylines involved in the game, it is safe to say that spinners will be able to find many winning opportunities as they spin the reels of this slot machine. All of those paylines are fixed in place, so before punters begin to spin, they will simply have to choose their “Bet Per Line” value and then look to the corresponding “Total Bet”. Line wagers begin at 0.10 making for a minimum total bet of 5 credits and they go up to 50 credits to make a maximum total stake of 2,500.

All of the wins in this video slot are paid as line bet multipliers whenever three or more of the same icons align on a payline. You can see all of the potential prizes in the table below:

Punters can also benefit from a couple of special symbols. The first of these is a wild cauldron icon that will substitute for every other symbol on the reels that pays a line bet multiplier prize. The scatter symbol, on the other hand, doesn't need to line up on a payline to award up to 20 free spins whenever three or more appear on the reels.

The Witch of the West is a great little novelty slot machine by The Games Company which offers some pleasantly bright and airy graphics with its innocuous theme which revolves around a benevolent witch character. Admittedly, the slot doesn't have the most jaw-dropping of paytables, but it will still give out some decent wins thanks to a colossal symbol feature and up to 20 free spins.