Jekyll and Hyde Slot Review - Ash Gaming

A Dark, Sinister Slot with Your Choice of Free Spins

Jakyll and Hyde Slot Review - Top LogoMany of us like a dark, brooding slot – and Jekyll and Hyde from Ash Gaming makes a special point of both! Topping the spectacular design for me is the demonic laugh which kicks in when you get an expanding wild symbol. There is eerie green smoke behind the reels, and the main symbols look like paintings of Victorian characters.

This slot is based on ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’. This was one of many short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. While very few people have read the novel, the saying ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ is used throughout the English-speaking world. If you hit some big wins, followed by some near-misses… maybe this slot will bring out both sides in you!

There are plenty of good reasons to play above and beyond the slick (if dark) game play. You get to pick your free spins game, and those expanding wilds can enable some extra big wins.

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Before You Spin: The 'Feature On' Option

Turning on a special feature costs an extra bet. If you spin for $1 without this, then every spin will now cost you $2. The advantage might seem small, though in my experience, having this option turned on made the game a lot more enjoyable.

Instead of green potions on the reels, with the feature on you get red / orange ones.

These are oversized symbols, and you will often see the edges of them visible above and below the reels. Without the special feature, you’ll need to get 3 potions completely within the reels to trigger the bonus. When you have this switched on, ‘peeking’ potion symbols also count. You could always reduce your spin amount by half, and then add this feature afterwards.

Ash Gaming Jekyll and Hyde Reels View

Jekyll and Hyde Slots Bonus Features

When you trigger the bonus, you’ll have a choice spins. Now, I wonder how Ash Gaming might split a choice of spins in a slot based on a famous dual personality? Yes, you got it – you can pick Dr Jekyll or Mr. Hyde free spins.

Both options do not have a set number of spins, they keep going (and improving) until you hit the limit with potions in the 5th reel.

Jekyll spins has increasing multipliers. Each time you hit a potion symbol in reel 5, your multiplier goes up. This applies to all wins, and is 2x, 3x then 5x. You’ll be hoping for the 5x part to continue as long as possible – especially since the next potion in reel 5 will bring your bonus to an end.

Hyde spins have a similar setup, with improving wins as you go along – getting to the best of all right before they end. This time each time the special scatters hit, one of the characters on the reels will turn wild. There are 3 to get through, and after all 3 are wild you can be looking at some significant wins. The next scatter after they are all wild will end this bonus game.

Expanding Wilds and Regular Wins

Back to the base game, where you will find a 25 win-line slot. The main attraction here is a special Hyde wild symbol. When this hits the reels, it will expand (along with that demonic laugh I mentioned in the intro). With the wild now covering all 3 spots on a reel, you will often trigger multiple win-lines. It is possible (though rare) to get more than one of these per spin.

Regular wins are topped by a smart gentleman with a spiked moustache. This might be Dr. Jekyll. You will get 1000 coins for 5 of these across the reels. To ladies then complete the highest paying symbols. One in red is worth 300 coins for the maximum 5, and a lady with a blue background is also worth 300. All 3 characters pay down to 2 of a kind (starting in the left-hand column).

Unique symbols are completed by a top hat and stick, and an open writing book.

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Brilliant Dark and Moody Design

I love the design of this slot. It is dark, though not in any way that appears dreary or dull. Behind the reels you will see mysterious green smoke. This also appears (though lighter) covering brickwork at the edges of the reels. Small details like the design of the playing cards, with elaborate small coloured decorations, really add to the overall effect.

While the main characters look more like paintings than realistic reproductions, they do fit nicely with the overall look and feel. There are two stand out symbols in the base game. These are the Mr Hyde wild symbols (which do manage a scary feel!), and those strange potions.

Things get even weirder during the free spins bonus game. Look out for that last potion hitting, the vial it is contained in will smash.

Summing Up: A Playable Slot with a Beautifully Dark Feel

This game reminds me of the game-play of some of the darker MicroGaming slots (think Thundestruck 2). It is atmospheric, yet fast paced enough to keep you entertained. You have the ‘Turbo Mode’ option to speed things up further. Expanding wilds help to keep the base game edgy, supplying bigger wins when they connect well with the regular symbols.

It is the free spins where Jekyll and Hyde really comes to life. The concept of the two games is similar (you want scatters in reel 5, though not too many!). Whether you choose the game with multipliers, or will increasing wilds, it is sure to have you on the edge of your seat.

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