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Inside Merlin's Grimoire by Play'n GO

Merlin's Grimoire is a wizard-themed video slot released by Play'n GO in July 2022. It builds its identity around one mechanic: the Grimoire, a spell book that acts as both wild and scatter, and a system of splitting symbols that pushes the number of active ways to win far beyond a normal grid. The result is a high-volatility game where the action escalates the more symbols split across the reels.

Reels, Grid and Ways to Win

The base game plays across three reels covered by the Symbol Splitting feature, with the potential to expand over all five reels during Free Spins, upping the count to 7,776 ways to win. When splitting symbols land, single positions divide into two, multiplying the number of active ways. With enough splits the count can climb all the way to 7,776 ways, which is where the largest combinations come together.

RTP and Volatility

The default return to player is 96.20%, which is right around the industry average. As with many Play'n GO titles, operators can also choose reduced configurations (such as 94.20% and lower), so the exact figure depends on where you play. Volatility is high, meaning wins tend to be less frequent but larger when they arrive, with much of the payout potential concentrated in the free spins round.

The Grimoire Wild and Scatter

The Grimoire symbol does double duty. As a wild it substitutes for regular pay symbols to complete combinations, and as a scatter it pays directly and triggers the bonus. These scatter pays land in the region of 0.8x to 4x your stake on their own, so the symbol is useful even when it doesn't unlock the feature.

Splitting Symbols

Splitting symbols are the engine of the game. In the base game the Symbol Splitting feature covers three reels; during Free Spins it can expand across all five reels, raising the count to 7,776 ways to win. This is the mechanic that separates Merlin's Grimoire from a standard ways slot, and it is what makes the reels feel like they are expanding as a spin plays out.

Grimoire Spins Bonus

Landing three or more Grimoire scatters awards the free spins round, which begins with 10 spins and can be retriggered. During the feature all five reels can split rather than just the middle ones, and one selected pay symbol expands to fill entire reels. The combination of full-reel splitting and expanding symbols is what lifts the game toward its top payouts.

Maximum Win Potential

The maximum win on Merlin's Grimoire is 30,000x your total stake. That ceiling is reached through the free spins, where simultaneous reel splits and the expanding symbol can stack large ways-based combinations on a single spin. It is a substantial cap that suits the high-volatility profile, though hitting it is rare by design.

Betting Range and Mobile Play

Stakes run from 0.10 up to 100 per spin, giving the game a wide range that works for cautious sessions as well as larger bets. Built in HTML5, it runs directly in a mobile browser on phones and tablets with no download, and the layout and controls scale to smaller touchscreens without changing the underlying maths.

Try the Free Demo

You can play the Merlin's Grimoire demo above using virtual credits, with no download and no sign-up. Because of the high volatility, the demo is a sensible way to see how the splitting mechanic and free spins behave before committing real money. For more from the studio, see other Play'n GO slots, or try similar games such as Dr. Toonz, Athena Ascending and Divine Divas.