3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus

3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus: Slot Overview

It's hard to believe that not very long ago, 3-pot slots were there on the periphery, doing their thing for an appreciative audience, but were something of a niche category. Nowadays they're about as popular a style of gambling as it gets, with players and developers converging to swell the format to très chic status. Software provider Push Gaming got in on the trend with the release of 3 Magic Pots, which proved successful enough to encourage the studio to create a sequel. Titled 3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus, round two sees the bulk of the gaming from the original return, bolstered by feature expansions, a new Cash Booster Meter, and significantly greater winning potential.

Since we're dealing with magic, it makes sense the background is full of arcane imagery like potion bottles, scrolls, and other more esoteric items. The scene might have changed, but the atmosphere remains, and it's one of cute mysticism and playful wizardry. The three pots above the reels pulse with personality, and the whole game has an infectious energy which suits the 3-pot genre perfectly, combining the theme and the mechanics in a way that is sure to charm the gamblers it has targeted.

3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus' grid is 6x4 in size, but it can be expanded up to 6x6 by one of the free spins features. A ways to win system is used to evaluate winning combinations, and there are 4,096-46,656 of them, depending on the number of rows. Push Gaming has designed a medium volatile math model to drive play, and the RTP is 96.34%. Betting options are limited to just choosing a base stake, where the choices range from $/€0.10 to $/€100.

On the paytable are J-A royals, four gem symbols, and 3 potion bottle symbols. A winning combination of 6 matching royals pays 1x, for gems, it's 1.5x, and for bottles, it's 2x-5x the bet. Wild symbols may appear on any reel except the leftmost, and when they do, they substitute all of the regular paying symbols. Wilds have the same payout values as the most valuable pay symbol.

3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus: Slot Features

In the features section, we've got a Collect feature, a Cash Booster Meter, and free spins with three combinable modifiers.

Collect Feature

Collector symbols land on the leftmost and rightmost reels. Collector symbols collect all Instant Prize symbols and Jackpot symbols in view. Instant Prize symbols land on all reels and are worth 0.1x to 90x the bet. Jackpot symbols also land on all reels and award the 15x Mini, 50x Minor, 100x Major, or the 1,000x Mega.

Cash Booster Meter

When a Golden Potion symbol lands on any reel, it is collected by the Cash Booster Meter, increasing the multiplier by x1. The meter starts at x1 and goes as high as x5 in the base game. The multiplier is applied to the Instant Prize and Jackpot collection if its value is greater than x1. After this, the meter resets.

Free Spins

Token symbols land on any reel and are collected by their matching Magic Pot. Super Token symbols are collected by all three pots at the same time. When this occurs, there is a chance the respective free spins feature triggers, awarding 7 free spins. During free spins, the Cash Booster Meter has a maximum value of x10 and does not reset till the round ends.

• Magic Reels Free Spins (Blue Magic Pot) - The grid expands to 6 rows high. Magic Zones can appear on reels 2-5. Special symbols (Instant Prizes, Jackpots, Tokens, and Golden Potions) within a Magic Zone are doubled. Each spin nudges the Magic Zones down by one.
• Enchanted Collector Free Spins (Pink Magic Pot) - When a Collector lands, it nudges down one row for each free spin until leaving the grid or free spins end. Enchanted Zones may appear on reels 2-5, which stick in place for the free spins' duration. Enchanted Zones have a multiplier of x2 to x5 which applies to Instant Prizes or Jackpots that land within them.
• Cash Frenzy Free Spins (Green Magic Pot) - Regular paying symbols are removed so only Tokens, Jackpots, Instant Prizes, Golden Potions, and Collector symbols may land.

Collecting a matching Token of an active free spins pot may award +3 free spins. Or collecting a Token of an inactive Magic Pot may activate the corresponding free spins feature, awarding 3 more free spins. If all three Magic Pots trigger simultaneously from the base game, 10 free spins are awarded, and all features are active at once.

3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus: Slot Verdict

3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus is a slot that has a certain gambling taste in mind and sets out to cater to it. Players who enjoyed the original will find a lot of familiar elements to enjoy a second time around, while newcomers get a quality slot made to a high Push Gaming standard built around the popular three-pot structure to enjoy. However, 3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus may struggle to convince players who didn't enjoy the first one. Since much of the action remains the same as before, they may find the sequel just doesn't do enough to change their minds.

The new headline feature is the Cash Booster Meter, which adds an extra hit of excitement to the collection feature process. It's not a new concept, though, as seen in Snowborn's Pile 'Em Up 2, or Games Global's Double X slots, Assassin's Creed Mirage x Gold Blitz Ultimate Double X, for example. It's a proven feature, and one that fits with prize symbol collecting like a charm. Cash collecting is one of, if not the most thrilling parts of 3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus, so any boost in prize values is a welcome one. Interestingly, Coin and Jackpot values have not been decreased to balance the Cash Booster multiplier, which means the new additions have had a dramatic impact on winning potential, blasting past the original with a figure of 20,167x. That feels high for a game like this and adds an extra coat of appeal.

Further highlights are the Magic Zones and Enchanted Zones, which are positive additions, providing yet another way to improve the values of Instant Prize and Jackpot values. In some ways, 3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus is business as usual, collecting tokens and hoping bonus rounds trigger with as many active features as possible. Some have a fondness for this stuff, others don't. For those who do, 3 Magic Pots Bigger Bonus is a polished, enjoyable contribution to the three-pot genre that builds on the original in a number of positive ways, even if the end result doesn't upend all we know about three-pot entertainment.