Wizard Of Oz Pokie Machine
Online casino pokies based on classic movies are usually very popular, and they don’t get much more classic than The Wizard of Oz, by WMS Gaming. The film is one of the most-loved movies ever, and the game takes players on an adventure through the land of Oz, meeting the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and of course, Dorothy along the way to the Emerald City, where big cash prizes are waiting to be collected.
It’s a 5-reel pokie, where the 3 rows of symbols are crossed by 30 paylines, and to activate them all, players will need to stake at least 0.30, although they can just play a few lines, or even try free Wizard of Oz video pokie games if they just want to test it out. The high limit is 105.00 per spin, which should be enough for most of us.
In normal gameplay, players win a prize whenever 3, 4 or 5 examples of a symbol come to a stop on connected reels across an active payline, and that line will need to run from the left side towards the right, although the various bonus features are triggered in different ways. The bonuses include wild substitutions that complete extra lines, expanding wilds, free spins and special awards with each character picked.
Playing The Wizard Of Oz
A review of the pay table reveals what players can expect from this game, and they will see that all symbols are related to the story, starting with the tornado, farmhouse and balloon, which will pay out the smallest prizes. Next up, there’s the dog Toto in a picnic basket, the wicked witch and the ruby slippers that are such an important part of the tale.
A composite image of the Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow is one of the higher-value symbols, Dorothy is up next, and then the Wizard of Oz logo pays out some of the biggest awards when it lands across an active line, The highest prizes come from the Jackpot symbol, which is worth 10x more than anything else when it runs right across a payline.
The game title doubles up as a wild symbol, so if for example, players land matching symbols on reels 1 and 3 across a line, and the wild is in the right place on reel 2, it will act as the regular symbol and they still win some coins.
Wizard Of Oz
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Bonus Features
Glinda is the good witch and when she appears as if by magic, players get extra symbols turning into wilds, with between just 1 and all 5 reels being filled with them, potentially creating some huge payouts.
If the feature symbol of the Emerald City lands on reels 1, 3 and 5 at once, players get to pick 1 of them for any of 3 bonus rounds. The first option is for an instant real cash prize, or they could opt to receive some free spins. During the 8 free games, landing a winged monkey causes further monkeys to fly around the reels, dropping extra wilds into place for some more winning chances.
The Road To Emerald City
The last, and potentially most interesting option, is to take the Yellow Brick Road which starts by picking emeralds from a selection on the screen. Some emeralds award an instant prize and end the round, while some take them to either the Tin Man Apple Orchard, the Cowardly Lion Dark Forest, the Scarecrow Corn Field, or the Wicked Witch Castle.
At each location, they will need to pick a gold charm, which continues the journey to Emerald City, or sends players back down the Yellow Brick Road, where they get to pick a few more emeralds for some prizes before the round ends. If players pick the right charms to make it all the way to the Emerald City, there’s a top value prize to collect before they return to the main game.
The Verdict
This is the first in a series of online casino pokies from WMS Gaming based on the Wizard of Oz, and it’s remained available because it’s remained popular. Fans of the film, and there’s millions of them, should certainly try this pokie out, although the number of bonus rounds, and relative complexity of them, may put some people off.
Others however, will enjoy the extra features, of the Wizard of Oz video pokies, and while it may be a little tricky to get all the way to the Emerald City, there’s still plenty of free spins, expanding wilds, bonus wilds and more to enjoy along the way.