Slot Review: Magic of Sahara from Microgaming
Published November 12, 2019 by Elana K
Magic of Sahara from Microgaming is a desert-themed slot that features wilds, scatters, and free spins. For all its simplicity, it's still highly enjoyable due to the lovely graphics, great soundtrack, and potential winning opportunities.
Magic of Sahara from Microgaming is a desert-themed slot that shines a spotlight on the Tuareg tribe. It's a relatively simple game with wilds, scatters, and a Free Spins feature where you can win up to 2,222.22x your stake on every spin. For all its simplicity, it's still highly enjoyable due to the lovely graphics, great soundtrack, and potential winning opportunities.
Slot Specs
Magic of Sahara is a 5-reel, 9-payline slot that’s playable on all devices. Bets range from $.09 to $45, making it a medium variance slot with an RTP of 95.29%.
Symbols include lower-paying A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 royals and higher-paying caravans, a merchant, female Tuareg character, and a male Tuareg character. The latter is the highest-paying symbol and awards you approximately 55.5x your stake when 5 land on a payline. The Magic of Sahara logo is the wild and it only lands on reels 3, 4, and 5. The good news is, wilds are super-stacked. When 3, 4, or 5 wilds land in combination, you’ll win 6.67x, 44.44x, or 133.33x your stake, respectively.
Free Spins Feature
When a merchant symbol lands on the reels, you'll get a collectible token; if you collect 25 tokens, the Free Spins feature will be triggered, awarding you with 25 free spins and a 2x multiplier. During this feature, wilds can land on all reels.
The Free Spins feature can also be triggered when 3 or more scatters land on the reels - when this happens, the number of free spins you win corresponds to the token chain, and of course, you get the 2x multiplier. The Free Spins feature can be retriggered and you can win a maximum of 34 free spins.
Bottom Line
Microgaming decided to keep it simple in Magic of Sahara, but the Free Spins feature offers enough excitement to keep you interested. Plus, it’s medium variance, which means you can expect more frequent wins (albeit not in super-high amounts). All in all, the theme is intriguing, the music is entertaining, and the gameplay is straightforward and fun. You can play Magic of Sahara online or on mobile at Microgaming casinos.
