The Game’s Afoot With Sherlock Mystery Online Slot

Added: September 1, 2016

There are several fictional characters that have endured but none as popular as Sherlock Holmes. He keeps coming back relentlessly in movies, theatre, television, radio, video games and video slots. This article reviews Sherlock Mystery from Playtech, which is live at Australian online casinos like Omni Casino and Mansion Casino.

Sherlock Mystery is a 20 selectable paylines video slot in the 5x3 structure. In a surprise move, an unnamed villainous figure is the wild symbol with the highest line payouts. Five of these on an active payline award 10,000 times the line bet. Sherlock and Watson come next with top line payouts of 2,000 and 1,500. The two featured in almost all the cases together so when Sherlock meets Watson anywhere on his immediate right you are paid 3 times the total bet. Other symbols are revolver, letter opener and the playing card icons. Holmes was the master of observation and if you too have an eye for detail you will notice that the playing card icons bear smudgy fingerprints.

The 221b Baker Street address plate is the scatter symbol. Three or more of them anywhere on the reels award scatter payouts and trigger the free spins feature. You will be awarded 10 free spins in which the revolver symbol will not only be an additional wild but will multiply payouts as well. The multiplier will be randomly chosen for each spin from 2x, 3x and 5x. The free spins can be triggered infinite times. The magnifying glass is the bonus symbol. When it lands anywhere on reels 1, 3 and 5 at the same time the bonus game on the second screen is activated. It is called the Crime Scene bonus. The crime has taken place in a small bedroom and you are the detective. You have to scout for clues and win a bonus for each clue found. You keep doing that till you reveal the Collect.

Sherlock Mystery online slot game holds many titbits for Holmes fans. In the win animations you can see Holmes smoking his pipe and the doctor enjoying a cup of tea. When the two come side by side they merge into one symbol, with Holmes remarking, “Elementary my dear Watson”, a phrase never uttered in any of Arthur Conan Doyle’s works. And in the Crime Bonus you will be guided by Holmes where to search and congratulated on your discoveries. So keep the audio enabled when you play this video slot.