Secrets of Alchemy Slot Review

Secrets of Alchemy Slot Game Review

As an old hand with EGT titles, I see Secrets of Alchemy as a fairly classic 5 reel, 25 line video slot from Amusnet Interactive. The theme taps into old fashioned attempts to turn base metals into gold, set against a rather moody lab backdrop. On paper the numbers suit regular play, with average volatility, an RTP around 96.1%, and a bet range that can stretch from low stakes up to 500 credits.

I tend to treat Secrets of Alchemy as a straight forward line slot rather than a feature heavy experiment. You pick one of the fixed bet buttons, usually 25, 50, 125, 250 or 500, then hit Start and hope the symbols mix in your favour. The 25 paylines give enough coverage without draining the balance too fast, and I often use autoplay for batches of spins while I watch how the balance reacts.

Secrets of Alchemy Symbols and Paytable

In Secrets of Alchemy the premium symbols keep the alchemy story going. At the top of the paytable sit the two mysterious characters, the man and woman, paying up to 40 times your line stake for a full five of a kind. Just behind them come the big alchemy book and the laboratory equipment, with prizes that can reach 20 and 10 times the line bet when you manage to land full winning combinations.

Below those sit the golden rose and a set of poker style symbols, which handle the smaller but more frequent wins. Three of a kind on the lowest cards may pay as little as 0.2 times stake, while five in a row can reach 4 or 3.2 times. The floating island acts as scatter, paying 5 times total bet for three anywhere, and it is also the key for triggering free spins.

The old alchemist himself appears as the wild symbol, coming stacked on reels two, three and four. He substitutes for everything except the scatter, and stacked wilds across the central reels can turn an ordinary spin into a serious line hit. All wins pay left to right across up to 25 paylines, and I always check the built in paytable before upping my stakes so I know which symbols carry the real weight.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	3	x5
	5	x40
	4	x8
	3	x1.2
	5	x20
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x8
	4	x1.6
	3	x0.8
	5	x6
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.6
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x3.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	5	x3.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	Wild

Secrets of Alchemy – Red or Black? It’s Your Gamble

The gamble feature in Secrets of Alchemy is the classic red or black choice that I grew up seeing on land based terminals. After any win under 875 credits the blue Gamble button lights up, giving you the option to risk the lot on the colour of a face down card. Guess correctly and your win doubles and you can go again; pick wrong and the entire amount disappears in a flash.

Secrets of Alchemy – Intoxicating Free Spins

The free spins round in Secrets of Alchemy comes from landing three scatter symbols, the floating islands, on reels one, two and three in the same spin. That combination awards seven free games, with the same bet and lines as the triggering spin. There is no built in multiplier, but stacked wilds still appear on the middle reels, so a single good screen of wilds and premiums can turn those seven spins into a tidy payout.

In practice I have found the bonus quite streaky, which fits the average volatility. Sometimes the scatters feel shy and you spin for ages without a feature, then two or three sets of free spins arrive close together. I often let the round play out, note the total win, and decide whether a quick trip to the gamble screen makes sense, especially if the feature has paid under the 875 credit limit.

Secrets of Alchemy – The Philosopher’s Jackpot

The jackpot cards feature in Secrets of Alchemy is the familiar four level side game linked across many EGT slots, and it can trigger at random after any paid spin. You are taken to a separate screen with twelve face down cards and asked to pick until you reveal three of the same suit. Clubs give the smallest jackpot, then Diamonds and Hearts, while Spades deliver the top progressive prize.

Secrets of Alchemy – A Golden Concoction?

From a presentation point of view, Secrets of Alchemy sits on the rough side of the EGT catalogue. The background is a murky green laboratory that never really changes, and the human character art looks a bit rushed, almost as if the models had been sampling dodgy potions. The reels are clear enough to read though, and the animations are quick, so long sessions do not feel visually tiring even if the theme is hardly inspiring.

For me the appeal of Secrets of Alchemy lies far more in the maths and features than in the artwork. A 5 reel, 25 line layout, solid RTP near 96.1%, stacked wilds, seven spin bonuses and the chance of a jackpot cards hit make it a handy choice when I want a steady EGT grind. I tend to fire it up when I fancy a medium risk session with a few old school twists.

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