The Magic Building slots title from developers Leander Games in collaboration with Amaya does not feature magic in the witches and wizards sense; the magic refers to the various prizes available for one lucky family and their friendly elevator operator in a sturdy face-brick apartment block. However, the game’s Wild, Scatter and Bonus features can make it a magically enriching experience for online slots fans.
Magic Building’s Wild icon, the cheerful elevator operator, not only replaces any standard symbol to complete winning paylines, it also wins between 50 and 1,000 coins for sequences of three, four or five from Reel 1 on one payline. The Scatter is the family dog, and it will trigger wins for combos of three or more anywhere on the screen; up to 150 coins for five Scatters.
Animations Feature a Cartoon Family
Magic Building uses six Poker icons, A to 9, as low-value icons, in graphics that resemble swanky apartment numbers. Apart from the elevator operator Wild and the dog Scatter, the other four symbols are the members of a storybook family: a Mom, a Dad, a Daughter and a Son. The two kids have the highest value: each pays 500 coins for five of a kind, or 1,500 coins for six of a kind in the bonus round.
There are 25 paylines available, but players can bet on any number from 1 upwards. Bets per line can be varied from 0.01 to 0.50 in the preferred currency, making for a bet per spin that ranges between 0.01 and 12.50. The Auto Play feature makes long-term play easier, and the Stop button lets players try to catch the reels in their most favourable arrangement. It is especially useful when two Bonus symbols are already locked, and the player wants to catch a third Bonus on the final reel.
Crazy Elevator Bonus Adds an Extra Reel
Magic Building plays in a fairly normal slots format, on five reels, each displaying three rows. Icons and background music give the game a family cartoon feel. The Bonus symbol is a set of elevator doors. If three, four or five of these icons come up in any position on a spin, the elevator opens to reveal the whole family inside, and the Crazy Elevator Free Spins Bonus is triggered.
This is a round of 10, 15, or 30 free spins, depending on how many Bonus icons activate it. A narrow elevator appears to the left of the reels for the duration. At the end of each free spin, winning combinations are paid, and then the elevator doors open. This reveals one of the game characters, who then counts as an extra reel over all three rows, and gets added as a sixth reel to any existing wins featuring that character; or all existing wins, if the Bonus icon is the Wild.
Biggest Prizes from Crazy Elevator Bonus
Because it creates the possibility of six-of-a-kind matches, the Crazy Elevator Bonus can be the most profitable stage of Magic Building. The higher Poker symbol prizes can be increased five-fold, and the value of the human characters also increases, going as high as 5,000 coins for six Wilds. The bonus round cannot be retriggered during free spins.