Book of Merlin is a wizardly February 2020 video slot, which is the first in its developer 1X2 Gaming’s “Book” series whose second and third instalments are Book of Loki (May 2020) and Book of The Undead (October 2020).

The fabled wizard Merlin in Arthurian literature is the basis for the game Book of Merlin, which has semblance to T.H. White’s 1977 novel The Book of Merlyn. Themes: psychography, King Arthur legend, magic, fantasy, card values, enchantment, and magic potion.

The Book of Merlin’s five ordinary symbols (10, J, Q, K, and A) require three to five-of-a-kind, while four ordinary symbols (potion, amulet, rod, and Merlin) require two to five-of-a-kind in the ten fixed rightward winning lines. There are X5 to X5000 regular payouts, ten symbols, free spins with repopulating symbols, ten symbols, instant prizes, and nine total bets.

Book of Merlin Game Characteristics

Book of Merlin has a translucent, unpartitioned, and light blue-framed 5X3 grid that is set in the wizard Merlin’s domed library—there are numerous bookshelves, magic paraphernalia, and house plants in the candle-lit chamber.

The Book of Merlin’s total bets: $0.10 (minimum), $0.20, $0.40, $1.00, $1.60, $2.00, $2.40, $3.00, and $4.00 (maximum). One special symbol: a free games-triggering scatter, the substituting wild is a purple-and-white spell book.

The Book of Merlin’s patterned ordinary symbols: golden yellow 10; purple-and-golden J; golden brown Q; crown-embedded blue-and-golden K; sapphire-embedded light green-and-golden A; purple magic potion, with a twining golden snake; chained blue-and-golden amulet; brown-and-golden wizard’s rod; and an elderly wild-haired Merlin in a runic purple-and-golden cloak.

Here are the Book of Merlin’s payouts. $0.10 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $0.50, $2.50, and $10.00; K or A pays $0.50, $4.00, and $15.00. Potions or amulets pay $0.50, $3.00, $10.00, and $75.00. Rods pay $0.50, $4.00, $40.00, and $200.00. Merlin pays $1.00, $10.00, $100.00, and $500.00.

$0.20 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $1.00, $5.00, and $20.00; K or A pays $1.00, $8.00, and $30.00. Potions or amulets pay $1.00, $6.00, $20.00, and $150.00. Rods pay $1.00, $8.00, $80.00, and $400.00. Merlin pays $2.00, $20.00, $200.00, and $1000.00.

$0.40 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $2.00, $10.00, and $40.00; K or A pays $2.00, $16.00, and $60.00. Potions or amulets pay $2.00, $12.00, $40.00, and $300.00. Rods pay $2.00, $16.00, $160.00, and $800.00. Merlin pays $4.00, $40.00, $400.00, and $2000.00.

$1.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $5.00, $25.00, and $100.00; K or A pays $5.00, $40.00, and $150.00. Potions or amulets pay $5.00, $30.00, $100.00, and $750.00. Rods pay $5.00, $40.00, $400.00, and $2000.00. Merlin pays $10.00, $100.00, $1000.00, and $5000.00.

$1.60 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $8.00, $40.00, and $160.00; K or A pays $8.00, $64.00, and $240.00. Potions or amulets pay $8.00, $48.00, $160.00, and $1200.00. Rods pay $8.00, $64.00, $640.00, and $3200.00. Merlin pays $16.00, $160.00, $1600.00, and $8000.00.

$2.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $10.00, $50.00, and $200.00; K or A pays $10.00, $80.00, and $300.00. Potions or amulets pay $10.00, $60.00, $200.00, and $1500.00. Rods pay $10.00, $80.00, $800.00, and $4000.00. Merlin pays $20.00, $200.00, $2000.00, and $10000.00.

$2.40 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $12.00, $60.00, and $240.00; K or A pays $12.00, $96.00, and $360.00. Potions or amulets pay $12.00, $72.00, $240.00, and $1800.00. Rods pay $12.00, $96.00, $960.00, and $4800.00. Merlin pays $24.00, $240.00, $2400.00, and $12000.00.

$3.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $15.00, $75.00, and $300.00; K or A pays $15.00, $120.00, and $450.00. Potions or amulets pay $15.00, $90.00, $300.00, and $2250.00. Rods pay $15.00, $120.00, $1200.00, and $6000.00. Merlin pays $30.00, $300.00, $3000.00, and $15000.00.

$4.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $20.00, $100.00, and $400.00; K or A pays $20.00, $160.00, and $600.00. Potions or amulets pay $20.00, $120.00, $400.00, and $3000.00. Rods pay $20.00, $160.00, $1600.00, and $8000.00. Merlin pays $40.00, $400.00, $4000.00, and $20000.00 (non-progressive jackpot).

3+ spell books not only activate the ten free games, but also instant prizes: three books pay $10.00, four books pay $200.00, and five books pay $2000.00. The random selection of a designated repopulating symbol—in the opened book’s left page of the converged drawn books—precedes the onset of free games. Alleged version: $50.00 maximum bet and a $255000.00 maximum win.

The Book of Merlin software: HTML5 technology, 5/10/20/50/99 auto spins, supports mobile devices and desktops. Sounds: ambient classical music; and whooshing, chinking, jingling, and creaking effects. The animated 3D graphics: zooming; flipping spell book; spirit writing; and levitating candles, books and feather.

Luck in Book of Merlin

A game of chance, the Book of Merlin’s RTP rate is 95.80% and its house edge is 4.20%.