The Legacy of Oz follows the yellow brick road walked by its predecessors Sisters of Oz and Book of Oz. The theme is magical; the graphics: hues of vibrant neon green and purple. The music: a celestial, professionally scored, spangle of harps and strings. FLAVOURS OF OZ On screen, five reels sit in a 5 x 3 grid. There are ten paylines in play. You have to stake all ten with every spin. There is a button on the left hand side of the screen which reveals the winning paylines. This is an important feature, as you will soon discover. Icons consist of the generic 10 – J – Q – K – A, as well as three different coloured potion bottles and a top hat wearing Wizard of Oz. The Wizard – full name Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs – is the online slot’s regular play jackpot, at 50x your stake. The final icon of interest is the Book of Oz. It’s both the wild and the scatter. Spin in 3, 4, or 5 to trigger 8, 12, and 20 bonus spins. HYPERSPINS So what is it that makes Legacy of Oz such a fun slot to play? It’s all about the Hyperspins. Hyperspins allow players to spin an individual reel, in a bid to complete a winning payline. This is why you need quick access to the winning paylines table. After every spin, a figure appears at the base of each reel. This is the cost of respinning the reel. You can respin as many times as you want but you have to pay every time. The cost of the respin is relative to the potential value of any winning payline. For example: if you hit two scatter symbols and want to play for the third, and unlock the feature round, you can respin a single reel to try and hit it. This will cost a lot more than spinning a single reel simply to match three of a kind. FEATURING… Hit three or more scatters and you’re on your way to Oz, with the chance to win the game’s jackpot of 5,000x. The Book of Oz appears, prompting you to randomly select a special symbol. When these hit, the symbols expand on the reel and turn wild; creating some big wins. If you hit two or more additional scatter symbols, more free games are added and another special symbol is added to the mix. IN CONCLUSION Legacy of Oz is proof that clever collaboration can do the business. The slot was developed by Florida-based software development house Triple Edge Studios who supply online gaming content exclusively for betting behemoths Microgaming. The game is both fun to play and elegantly designed, with some innovative features that make it stand out from the crowd.
