Fantasini Master Of Mystery Pokie Machine
Set in an old-style theatre, the Fantasini Master of Mystery video pokie may have a traditional theme, but the features and gameplay are pretty much right up to date. It’s part of the Net Ent range and combines a couple of the popular extras from other pokies into a single place, including Linked Reels, where symbols are identical across 2 adjacent reels, and the 243 Ways to Win format that does away with paylines.
Instead, winning combinations are formed whenever matching symbols land in any positions on 3 or more reels running from the left side, which should make it easier to land a prize, even if they can often be lower-value payouts. The amount won depends of course on how much is staked per spin, and while free Fantasini Master of Mystery video pokies can be used for practice sessions, to win real cash punters will need to wager a minimum of 0.25 per spin, while the high limit has been set at 125.00 which should be enough for all but the real high rollers.
Smooth animations, a suitable soundtrack and the useful fact that it’s a mobile-optimised pokie should all help to ensure that this game is a success at the multitude of online casinos where Net Ent games are featured.
Playing Fantasini Master of Mystery
The game itself is up to the high standards that Net Ent always seem to come up with, although it’s not one of the many pokies that has computer generated images, with symbols instead being hand drawn to a realistic effect. There’s a background of dappled sunlight coming through the windows of the theatre, and an ornate framework around the actual reels, while the symbols consist largely of the playing card icons from 9 to A and a few of the tricks that our magician friend uses in his act.
At the bottom of the scale, the 9 pays 3, 10 or 25 coins when landing on 3, 4 or 5 reels from the left side, and this goes up to 4, 15 or 40 when the A appears. The picture symbols are far more valuable, paying from 10, 75 or 250 coins when the dagger in a pack of cards symbol, or the handcuffs stop across the reels. A magic box returns 30, 150 or 500 coins and the Assistant is worth 50, 250, or the top prize of the game of 1000.
Fantasini Master Of Mystery
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Bonus Features
A picture of Fantasini himself is a wild symbol, so he’s able to substitute for any other, helping to complete winlines by bridging gaps in adjacent reels, or turning runs of 3 or 4 into higher value combinations across extra reels. He’s not worth anything on his own though, and because of the 243 Ways to Win layout, there’s no need for stacked or expanding wild features, as simply landing on a reel is enough to complete a combination.
The main bonus here is the Linked Reels feature, which will be familiar to anyone who has played Twin Spin, a jewel-themed pokie from the same developer that uses an identical principle. Each time the reels spin, any 2 adjacent reels will be linked together and have the same set of symbols on them in the same positions.
This can help to create extra winning lines, especially if the linked reels are towards the left side of the game, but this task is made even easier because these can randomly expand to cover 3, 4 or even all 5 reels, a situation that’s inevitably going to lead to multiple wining combinations appearing across the game.
The Verdict
This is an interesting pokie that’s quite advanced in some ways, notably the Linked Reels and 243 Ways to Win, but fairly basic in others, such as the theme and design, which for Net Ent, is definitely older in style.
But that’s not meant as a criticism of the game, as the way it plays out can be pretty exciting, especially if players are lucky enough to get more than 2 reels linked. Wild substitutions are a standard feature in most similar games, but many will have noticed that there’s no scatter payouts and no free spins bonus round or mini-games to be triggered.
Fantasini Master of Mystery keeps the gameplay relatively straightforward, so all that’s needed is for punters to set their bet sizes and spin away, a job that can be done with a click each time, or they can use the Autoplay function and have the software spin the reels, stopping after a set number or games or when pre-determined win or loss levels have been reached.