Mystery Reels Deluxe

Mystery Reels Deluxe: Slot Overview

The mystery deepens as developer Red Tiger launches a fourth iteration of its Mystery Reels series in a game titled Mystery Reels Deluxe. Actually, if you've played one, the mystery isn't all that esoteric, really, since the enigma refers to mystery symbols which are a pretty regular occurrence in online slots. However, the mystery symbols in Mystery Reels Deluxe function a little differently than usual and have been matched with way more potential than the Mystery Reels range has seen before. Sound mysterious? Probably not, but let's see if we can riddle it out anyway.

When compared to its siblings, the slot Mystery Reels Deluxe most closely resembles is the original Mystery Reels game released more than five years previous to this one. While the features are more or less the same, Mystery Reels Deluxe does have a different look about it. Gone is the physical box-ish effect of the first game, replaced by a plainer, vaguely Art Deco presentation. Background imagery consists of a black wall with a few lines splayed across it, and a Bonus Wheel tucked behind the reel-set. The soundtrack is quite energetic, yet, on the whole, Mystery Reels Deluxe didn't make the most electrifying first impression.

As well as the visual shuffle, Mystery Reels Deluxe delivers a different set of numbers than the original. One of the first is a slight RTP drop to the current value of 95.66%, while volatility is medium. The stake range has been reduced, too, reflecting the massive increase in potential, so players can now choose a bet of 10 p/c to $/€4 per paid spin.

Available on any device, Mystery Reels Deluxe is played on a 5-reel, 3-row game board utilizing 25 paylines. Normal line wins occur when at least three matching symbols land left to right in adjacent columns across a payline. No wild symbols are used in the game to help out here, but there are those mysterious Mystery symbols mentioned above. Till we get to them, the regular pay symbols consist of cherries, apples, oranges, grapes, horseshoes, stars, bells, and sevens. Landing a five of a kind winning line of these icons awards a payout of 2 to 40 times the total stake.

Mystery Reels Deluxe: Slot Features

The mystery symbols in Mystery Reels Deluxe are admittedly pretty neat. Up to 3 of them can land on a single spin, and when they hit, they reveal a number. This number is how many times the mystery symbol clones itself in different positions on the grid. Once the cloning process is finished, each mystery symbol goes on to reveal the same matching symbol. This can be a pay symbol or the Wheel Deluxe symbol.

Bonus Wheel

Access to the Bonus Wheel occurs when at least 3 Wheel Deluxe symbols are in view. The number of Bonus Wheel spins awarded is equal to the number of triggering Wheel Deluxe symbols on the grid – up to 15 at the most. The Bonus Wheel is divided into segments displaying bet multipliers starting at 2x, 3x, 5x, 6x, 8x, or 10x, and four Special segments. These Special segments are:

• Double All – doubles the values of all multiplier segments.
• +2 Spins – two additional Bonus Wheel spins are awarded.
• +5 to All – increases the value of all multiplier segments by +5.
• Mystery – reveals one of the multiplier segments or one of the other three Special segments.

The Bonus Wheel continues to spin, accumulating stake multipliers and awarding Special segments as they hit until spins run out. If the final spin ends on a Special segment, another spin is awarded. When the round ends, the total multiplier value accrued during the feature is applied to the stake and awarded.

Mystery Reels Deluxe: Slot Verdict

There we have it, short but sweet and no doubt familiar to those who played the first Mystery Reels slot. It must have gained quite a following because since then, there's been a Power Reels version and a Megaways version. Both divert from the original game by doing things like offering free spins or dropping 2x2 Super Symbol versions of the mystery symbol onto the reels. Mystery Reels Deluxe, by contrast, brings things back to the way they began. A mystery-laden homecoming, if you will.

There are a few variations – more paylines, different symbol values, and a change of decor, but you may be wondering what the 'Deluxe' part is. That spot is essentially reserved for winning potential. Where the first game came with a max win of around 5,000x, Mystery Reels Deluxe peps that up substantially to 23,084x the bet. Clearly, this won't happen in the base game, which leaves the Bonus Wheel to pick up the slack. After playing it through, players are going to need an absolutely colossal result from the Bonus Wheel to get within striking distance of the top prize. Not saying it can't happen, but we're imagining hitting +2 Spins and Double All segments up the yin yang to be in with a chance. A more realistic aim is somewhere around 500-1,000x.

When the first Mystery Reels slot came out, 5,000x was probably a more impressive figure than it is nowadays, and Mystery Reels Deluxe's much higher figure coats the series in extra allure. It's definitely a noticeable increase, though the rest of the game has largely stayed the same, so for players who were charmed by the original but require more grunt, Mystery Reels Deluxe is here to potentially fulfil that desire.