Slot Wars - Castle of Fire VS Blazing Wilds Megaways

Welcome to the new episode of slot wars where online slots compete for the player's attention, offering unique features, stunning visuals and the promise of big wins. In this edition, a showdown between two contenders by Pragmatic Play is taking place - Castle of Fire and Blazing Wilds Megaways.

Get ready for an epic clash, start the battle!

Castle of Fire boasts an impressive winning potential of up to 8,000x the bet with its high volatility and a plethora of ways to win. To be exact, the 6x3 grid provides 729 paylines, while the game’s RTP of 96.01% is well within the industry’s average. 

On the other hand, its rival boosts with Megaways mechanics, an RTP of 96.06% and a maximum win of 10,000x the stake. Featuring 6 reels with 2 to 7 rows, the slot offers up to 117,649 ways to win and has a tumbling mechanism that removes winning symbols from the grid, allowing new symbols to fall and potentially create new wins.

All things considered, it's clear that the winner of this round is Blazing Wilds Megaways. While quite an important win, it is just the beginning of the battle and things can switch in an instant, so stay tuned. 

The flaming medieval adventure on reels has strong bonus features, starting with Mystery Symbols. These special symbols can appear anywhere on reels. When they land, all Mystery Symbols in view reveal the same regular paying symbol. Then the real magic happens and Mystery Symbols transform into 1, 2, or 3 instances of the same paying symbol, potentially increasing winning possibilities. 

Since the game doesn’t have Wilds, Scatters are in the spotlight. A bunch of 3, 4, 5 or 6 of them landing simultaneously awards 2x, 15x, 100x or 500x the bet respectively and trigger the bonus round with 12 free spins. During this enticing feature, Mystery symbols are not only active but they stay locked on position where they fall. After every spin, these mysterious symbols transform into 1, 2, or 3 instances of a randomly chosen regular pay symbol. 

Blazing Wilds Megaways, true to its name, introduces scorching hot bonus features. On the contrary to its slot rival, in this game Wilds aren’t just a part of the play, but also stars of the show. When a Wild hits, it expands by adding extra Wilds to the positions above it until the stack reaches the top of the reel. 

Once Expanding Wild finishes this expansion, a multiplier appears in the box above the reel. The multiplier’s value is equal to the number of Wilds on the reel and the multiplier is applied to all wins passing through the expanded Wilds. 

Landing 4, 5 or 6 Scatters activates the bonus round with 15, 20 or 25 free spins respectively. The gameplay in free spins mode looks the same as the base game but with a significant twist - values of multipliers deriving by expanding Wilds are double the amount of Wilds on each reel. 

While both slots have some of Pragmatic Play’s trademarked bonus features players love, the slight advantage goes to the Castle of Fire slot. Its gameplay is thrilling even though it doesn’t rely on Wilds. Transforming Mystery Symbols can help players get more frequent wins, so we can consider it a winner of this round, but just by a hairsplit. 

Now, let's turn our attention to the visual and auditory aspects of these slots. It is the most subjective round as it mostly depends on the personal preferences of players. 

Castle of Fire captivates players with its stunning medieval-inspired graphics. The backdrop of a majestic castle and the intricately designed symbols create a visually appealing atmosphere, drawing players into the new fantasy world. The soundtrack complements the theme, immersing players in the world of knights and dragons.

Although Blazing Wilds Megaways embraces a fiery theme when it comes to its features, its visuals don’t reflect it at all. It is a joker-filled, jazzy-jamming, classic-looking slot with visuals seen many times before. Nothing wrong with that at all, it just fades to comparison to its rival with much original theme and visual appeal.

After quite intense rounds of slot wars, declaring an outright winner is no easy feat. Both slots bring a formidable arsenal to the table, offering players thrilling gameplay, substantial winning potential, and immersive experiences. Still, since it can be just one winner, the crown this time goes to Blazing Wilds Megaways, mostly due to its significantly higher winning potential. Still, if you prefer the medieval charm of Castle of Fire, you should certainly check it out as it certainly won’t disappoint.