The Hand of Midas

Hand of Midas is a slot game from Pragmatic Play that was released about a year ago or so. I first explored it on the Socialtournaments page where Pragmatic Play organizes tournaments and that's how I had my first experience with this game. I thought that the game had an interesting bonus feature so afterwards I spent several sessions playing it.
The game itself is inspired by the Ancient Gods theme and has a nice design, which includes symbols like the god Midas, fruits, wine cups, chest of gold and other elements that would make you instantly think of Ancient Greece. I think that in terms of design, Pragmatic Play has done a nice job. 

When it comes to bonus features, the game is quite simplistic. In the base game you can land wilds, but the wilds can also have different multipliers, such as 2x and 3x. And if you happen to land a few wilds on the same spin, you can get a nice base game hit. But I have to say that in my experience, base game hits are quite low and thus far I haven't got a win over 50x bet on the base game. 

Aside from that, there's also a free spins bonus round which is triggered by hand scatter symbols. The bonus round itself is quite interesting, as every scatter can be awarded with 1, 2 or 3 spins. Also you can buy the bonus round, and if you're ready to spend more, you can buy the 5 scatter trigger to get more spins. I have bought the feature several times, but only at the lowest level of 100x bet for 3 scatters. Usually I would end up with 11- 14 free spins. And there are two things I really like about this bonus. 

First of all, if you're unlucky, there's a minimum win guarantee of 10x-30x your bet, which depends on the amount of scatters you initially got. So if you play all your free spins and don't get a win, you'll get a few additional spins. It happens until you reach the minimum win guarantee. I like it as at least you don't end up with a 0 win. Second thing I like is the fact that the wilds in the free spins are sticky and can again have different multipliers, which are then summed up. I've had a few sessions where I get wilds of 2x, 3x on a payline and get my wins then multiplied, which is when you can get nice wins. But that being said, it's one of the high volatility games where you can either get small wins or win big. My best win has been around 300x bet when I had several wilds in the bonus game, but usually I'd get less than 100x bet. 

Overall I think it's a nice game and I like the bonus feature, which reminds me a bit of the Dog House, due to the sticky wilds. And I also think it's a nice touch to add the minimum win guarantee. It's not one of my favorites but I quite enjoy playing it from time to time.

The hand of midas is another brand new slot by pragmatic play. The game itself has beautiful design and the theme is one of the many with midas himself. The game is pretty simple. You need to trigger the bonus feature which requires 3 bonus scatters. In case you manage to trigger 4 or even 5 bonus scatters you will have the chance to win more free spins. Please note that the free spins are given randomly. In my honest opinion this is a minus to be honest. Now in the bonus game every wild that you manage to land on the second third and fourth reels are sticky for the whole game and moreover they award you with a multiplier which also stays for the whole game. Now, another thing I would like to point out is that in case you want to bypass the whole bade game procedure in order to trigger the bonus feature, you can buy it. You can even buy the ultimate bonus game of 5 bonus scatters. Now, personally in the base game there is not much to say. Now, when it comes to my personal experience, while playing this game I had a few great wins, biggest one being a 900x win. Last but not least is the fact that the game does not have the so called empty rounds phenomenon do this gives the player a better experience and less headaches. Hehe.

If I had to say something about this game is the constant disappointing bonus games that hardly ever pay. There have been numerous times of 5x wins from bonus games than any other new online slot. Personally I have also paid for the 5 bonus scatters which paid less than I had originally bought the bonus game. So I was really underwhelmed.