We had a sense of familiarity when we began creating Fantasini: Master of Mystery. The slot derives inspiration from Houdini, the artist and illusionist who broke free from every kind of binding known to man. Like the legendary magician, this game is an illusion. The same basic scheme also works for Twin Spin, one of NetEnt's most popular slots!
Periodically, NetEnt creates slot machines that are only available at certain casinos. These are usually reworked versions of previous slot machines. The visuals and audio are fresh, but the basic gameplay remains the same. Such is the situation with Fantasini: Master of Mystery, which is now at last out for all NetEnt casinos!
This new slot, like the twin Spin model before it, is a joy to play. The joyfulness of the layout is a big part of the charm, where there is really only one real special feature—the linked wheels. But it's a real party feature that makes gambling more fun and delivers lots of nice winnings.
Fantasini: Master of Mystery is a simple, straightforward slot game with a clear theme that revolves around The Magician Fantasini, a character who obviously takes his act from the legendary breakaway artist Houdini. With the Fantasini act, you get chain-locked boxes, mysterious fortune balls, handcuffs, and other magical paraphernalia. Fantasini is magical in another sense, too. It works magnificently with the game mechanics that do the real heavy lifting when it comes to providing entertainment value. Those mechanics involve linked reels.
The interconnected reels are the most distinctive feature of Fantasini: Master of Mystery, which we also recognize from the Twin Spin slot machine. At least two reels are linked together when you spin the reels, and they show identical symbols. But sometimes it can be about more reels linked together than just two. And if you're really lucky and get five linked reels, you're guaranteed a huge win. How many reels are linked together is determined randomly, but of course it's more usual for only a couple of reels to be linked together.
In Fantasini: Master of Mystery, traditional paylines do not exist. Instead, profit paths are what you have to work with here. And what is required by this system of paths in order to achieve a win? Very simply, all that has to happen is matching symbols on adjacent reels. To put it plainly: get a "K" on reels 1, 2 and 3, and you win—irrespective of the height at which the symbols are placed on the reels. Of course, to consider this a win, the symbols must, like those in the next comic panel, be aligned in some way that allows them to be interpreted deterministically as a sequence.
The only special symbol is the wild symbol, represented by Mr. Fantasini himself. Work just as usual, in other words. Replacing other symbols, make it easier to get both more and bigger wins. With the simple slot machine we're dealing with, there are 243 paylines and linked reels.
Perhaps not a unique slot machine, Fantasini: Master of Mystery is a game that is, at its core, a good one. It's built on the familiar features of Twin Spin, and based on that it could have been easy for the developer to paint this one by numbers. But they didn't. Instead, the team behind Fantasini decided to do something a little wacky and a lot cool by spinning a well-crafted theme around the game.
If the mystical theme doesn't suit your taste, you can always check out Twin Spin instead. This game is a little more upbeat, but it still delivers the kind of slot experience that classic fans enjoy.
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