HOW TO PLAY EVIL EYES SLOTS
The base game of Evil Eyes is fairly tame compared to the many bonus features we’ll get to in a bit. It’s a fairly standard type of setup – you need to hit three or more matching symbols on 3 or more adjacent reels going from left to right. Additional symbols increase payouts. Having additional symbols on the same reels also counts, but you still need at least 3 reels to get a win.
That said, the game board is a bit unorthodox with 5 reels and 5 rows. This square-shaped game grid allows for a grand total of 3,125 ways to win. It offers a hit rate of just under 30%, which are interesting slot odds for such a volatile title.
Now that we got the basics out of the way, we’ll dive into the various unique mechanics the Evil Eye slot game offers.
Evil Eyes
The game’s namesake symbols are quite an interesting invention.
If an Evil Eye symbol lands below a winning symbol, it triggers something called an Evil Spread. Basically, it will turn and look either down or to the right. All symbols to the right/down of the winning symbols will turn into new instances of the winning symbol, thereby increasing your payout. Note that even the Evil Eye symbols can be turned into regular symbols this way.
The Evil Eye can only ever appear on reel 3.
Wicked Night Bonus
If three FS symbols land anywhere on the grid, the Wicked Night bonus is triggered.
This minigame fundamentally works as a sort of Hold & Win feature. During this mode, only non-paying, Evil Eye, and multiplier symbols can appear. You get 3 free spins initially, and this number resets back to 3 every time you get any sort of win in the bonus round. If you string together 3 spins with no wins, the bonus round ends.
Every time an Evil Eye lands in this mode, it will gaze to the left, right, up, or down. If it seems any multipliers in that direction, the multipliers are collected above the reels and the spin counter resets back to 3.
If the Evil Eye “sees” another Evil Eye this way, a random multiplier is added above every reel. Basically, it’s as if you hit five random multiplier symbols.
The multiplier symbols themselves can show 1 to 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, or 100x.
There are also special red multipliers, which multiply the accumulated multiplier on one reel. THey’re collected the same way the normal ones are.
Once you lose 3 times in a row, the round ends. All of the multipliers above the reels are added together and awarded as an instant payout.
The Graveyard Bonus
If you hit four FS symbols in a single base game spin, you trigger the Graveyard bonus round.
This is a more standard kind of free spin round. You get 10 spins to start you off. Hitting two FS symbols during this round will grant you 2 additional spins, while landing three awards 4 more spins.
Evil Eyes appear a lot more frequently during free spins. The game’s info panel doesn’t say that, but our experience is that there’s a lot more of them. Whenever a low-paying symbol triggers the Evil Spread feature during free spins, that type of symbol is removed from any future spins until the Graveyard bonus round ends.
FeatureSpins and Feature Buy
The Feature Buy button in this game holds quite a few options.
- Bonushunt Featurespins is a special betting option that basically triples your bet without increasing the payouts. However, it increases the chances of FS symbols appearing by 5 times.
- I Spy With My Little Eye basically gives you a single spin from the Wicked Night bonus round for the price of 50x the stake. In this spin, 3 Evil Eyes and 4 Multipliers are guaranteed to appear, though you’ll probably get a lot more than that. In our experience, this option is very rarely worth the 50x asking price.
- An Eye for an Evil Eye guarantees that an Evil Spread feature will trigger for 50x. THis means that you’re sure to get at least one win and an Evil Eye right below it. Though this option doesn’t have the same potential for a massive reward like I Spy With My Little Eye, we’ve found it to be a lot more consistent in its returns. You have a decent shot at making back the 50x at the very least.
- You can also instantly buy the Wicked Night feature for 100x.
- Instantly triggering the Graveyard costs 200x.
