Mystery Kingdom™: Mystery Bells Slot Review

Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells - Game Overview

Once again I am dropped into the peculiar universe Wazdan has built, and Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells plants me in a spooky forest clearing with a looming castle in the background. This horror themed slot uses a twelve position grid with no normal paylines, and the base game is as barebones as it gets, as you are spinning purely to trigger the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game.

All prizes are paid only in the bonus game, which makes the whole session feel like one long build up to that horror showdown. Cash Infinity symbols, Volatility Levels and the Buy Feature all feed into that goal, giving you different ways to reach the action. From my sessions it plays like a high risk, high reward title, with regular teasing spins before the grid finally lights up with sticky bonus symbols.

Game Info for Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells

On the numbers side Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells keeps things fairly straightforward. The game is classed as a slot with twelve reels or positions, high volatility by default, and an RTP of 96.13 percent, which I find acceptable for this style. The max win is capped at 750 times your bet, coming either through the Grand Jackpot during the feature or via a lucky pick from the Mystery Bells at the start.

Symbols and Paytable in Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells

One thing that stands out for me in Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells is the lack of regular pay symbols. There are no card ranks or picture icons at all, as every paying symbol is tied to the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game. The paytable is almost entirely a catalogue of special icons, so until you trigger the feature you are just stacking potential, with Cash Infinity symbols often parked on the reels waiting to come alive later.

During the bonus you see regular cash prize symbols worth between one and five times your stake, Cash Infinity symbols carrying five to ten times, and jackpot icons for the Mini, Minor and Major levels, paying ten, twenty and fifty times. A Jackpot Mystery symbol can convert into any of those three, while the standard Mystery symbol turns into another bonus icon. Filling all twelve positions with any combination pays the capped Grand Jackpot of 750 times stake.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Collect
	Collect
	Collect
	Collect
	Collect
	Mystery

Bonus Features in Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells

You trigger the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game in Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells by landing four bonus symbols of any type on the centre row. When that hits, every empty position turns into a Mystery Bell and you get a single pick before the main feature starts. That pick can award one of four jackpots, worth ten, twenty, fifty or seven hundred and fifty times stake, or it can frustratingly reveal a blank and pay nothing.

Once the pick game is over, the triggering bonus symbols lock in place on the twelve position grid and you receive three respins. Only blanks or new bonus symbols land now, and every time at least one new bonus icon appears, your respin counter resets back to three. Cash Infinity symbols that dropped in the base game stay sticky as well and count towards your collection, adding to the sense of building tension on every spin.

As the feature unfolds you can hit Cash Collector symbols, which sweep up all visible cash values from standard cash and Cash Infinity icons, then apply a random multiplier between one and twenty times. Mystery symbols and Jackpot Mystery symbols only reveal themselves when the respins are over, transforming into their chosen bonus types. When the round stops, all prizes from cash icons, jackpots and the collector are totalled and paid in one satisfying burst.

Slot Features and Customisation in Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells

Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells is loaded with trademark Wazdan extras that let me tailor how I play. Cash Infinity symbols stick to the reels and not only carry decent five to ten times stake prizes, but also increase the chance of landing the Hold the Jackpot set up when they drop on the middle row. Volatility Levels allow three different risk settings, so I can flip between softer hit frequency and a punchier, more brutal profile.

If I get impatient there is a Buy Feature that throws me straight into the bonus round, skipping the dead spins entirely. I often pair that with Ultra Fast Mode, which strips back the animations and turns the whole thing into a rapid fire experience, or Energy Saving Mode when I am on mobile. After any win I can take a shot at the unique gamble, a fifty fifty double game playable up to seven times.

Design and Atmosphere in Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells

Visually, Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells nails that eerie medieval horror mood Wazdan likes to play with. You stand in a dark forest opening, a mysterious castle towering in the backdrop, with skulls and a sword propped up on the side of the reels. The sound design mixes atmospheric effects with an uneasy soundtrack, and if you look closely you can spot tiny bats flitting around the castle, which adds a pleasing sense of life.

Review Summary for Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells

Wazdan has pretty much carved out their own corner of the slot world, and Mystery Kingdom: Mystery Bells fits snugly into that line up. The ability to choose volatility and spin pace means I can tune the game to how I feel on the day, and the Hold the Jackpot feature is packed with enough special symbols to keep each bonus round tense, even though the base game itself offers no wins at all.

Where it falls a bit short for me is the maximum exposure, as seven hundred and fifty times stake is not huge by modern standards, especially on a high volatility setup. On the upside I tend to see the bonus game fairly often, so the ride feels active rather than grindy. I lean towards the low or medium volatility options here, which make the creepy journey through the kingdom more entertaining session by session.

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