Lady of the Forest Slots
Go deep into the woods to discover the magic of nature with this 5-reel video slot machine by Zeus Play. The Bulgarian software company serves up a simplistic take on the popular theme of the magical forest with this 10-payline game, presenting a novelty design with some alluringly mystical game symbols.
But there is nothing too out of the ordinary when it comes to the game's playability, with some straightforward free spins with 3x multipliers for some no-nonsense bonus action. Plus, if players lay down the biggest bets that this slot has to offer, they could be walking away with a 2700.00 credit jackpot.
If you go into the woods today...
The Lady of the Forest takes on one of the slot machine world's most traditional genres – the enchanted woodland theme, made famous by slots such as Enchanted Garden. Therefore, punters can expect to come across all sorts of natural symbols on their spinning adventures, such as toadstool mushroom, a grand old oak tree, a nocturnal owl and a brilliantly alluring white horse.
There are also some other icons with plenty of alluring charm with a jewelled pendant necklace, an enchanted crystal ball (which acts as the game's scatter symbol), and the beautiful red-headed Lady of the Forest herself (who acts as the slot machine's wild icon). So, there are plenty of interesting images to spin despite the fact that the most commonly appearing icons are the low-valued playing card symbols – 9, 10, J, Q, K and A.
The reels of the slot machine are set within an old and crumbling stone wall within a verdant green environment, which is fairly eye-catching but it does beg make you wonder if the game's designers could have done more to emulate the woodland setting of the theme.
Truth be told, the game's overall design is a bit underwhelming when compared to other contemporary slot machines of a similar theme especially with classic games now having sequels such as Enchanted Garden II. The reason for this is not necessarily down to the fact that the images are presented in 2D, but because some of them have a basic cartoon aesthetic, giving the game a more novelty vibe instead of a true aura of enchantment.
Prizes deep in the forest
With only 10 paylines on the board, Lady of the Forest is a slot machine that will award relatively big wins on a less frequent basis. Those wins can be claimed by lining up sequences of matching icons on any of the fixed paylines from left to right, which will in turn award a prize in accordance to the “Line Bet” value that is shown below the reels. Spinners can choose from a number of low-value line bets between 0.01 and 0.30, all of which will be automatically multiplied by 10x to calculate the total bet.
The lowest win available in the game is found when two “9” icons are aligned on a payline, paying a line bet multiplier of 5x while the biggest win is a whopping 9,000x line bet prize – that can be won when five Lady of the Forest icons appear on a line. All of the different winning prizes can be studied below.
Crystal ball bonus
Not only will the Lady of the Forest icon award the most lucrative wins, but it will also help players collect smaller wins by replacing all of the normal paying symbols in the table above. What's more, when this wild lady is involved in a win, she will double the normal payout value for an extra boost to the betting balance.
The slot machine also has another special symbol in the form of a crystal ball scatter icon. This symbol will award wins of 2x, 5x, 20x and 500x the total bet whenever two, three, four, or five appear on the reels, regardless of whether they line up on a payline or not. Plus, should three or more of these symbols appear at a time, players will be offered 15 free games with a 3x multiplier on all wins.
Worth a spin?
As far as video slots go, Lady of the Forest is fairly unimpressive on the design and gameplay front. That isn't to say that it isn't nice to look at, or fun to play, it's just that there are plenty of similarly themed games out there with more spectacular visual effects and uniquely conceived bonus games. Nonetheless, this slot machine by Zeus software will award a fairly hefty line bet jackpot of 9,000x as well as some free spins with tripled wins. And any slot machine which offers those kind of wins is worth a spin or two in our books.
