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Pragmatic Play has left Olympus, sunshine and cheerful fruit bowls behind for Coven Rising, where four witches gather around a ritual circle that looks considerably more complicated than the average slot grid.

The game uses an unusual 43-position circular layout, arranged in a 1-4-7-6-7-6-7-4-1 pattern. Wins form through cluster pays, requiring at least five matching symbols to connect horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Winning symbols then respin individually, potentially creating another cluster without replacing the entire board.

Coven Rising carries medium volatility, a 96.42% RTP and a 5,000x max win. Its six regular symbols can also advance through five different levels, gradually improving their values.

Sitting at the heart of everything is the central position, where four different Witch symbols can appear. Each controls a separate modifier involving Coins, symbol upgrades, blanks or Wilds, giving this ritual considerably more purpose than simply standing around a cauldron.

Coven Rising keeps its regular gameplay straightforward while adding an Ante Bet and two direct feature purchases for players who want more frequent access to Free Spins.

Activating the Ante Bet raises the total wager to 3x the base amount and gives players seven times the normal chance of triggering the Free Spins feature.

The two bonus purchases cost 100x and 200x, with the more expensive version removing blank symbols from the important central position during the bonus.

 

The unusual board is only half the story. Coven Rising revolves around symbol levels, respinning clusters and four Witch modifiers, with several mechanics becoming considerably stronger once Free Spins begin.

Cluster Respins and Symbol Levels

Whenever a winning cluster appears, its symbols pay before respinning in place. New symbols occupy those positions, creating the possibility of another connected cluster while the rest of the board remains untouched.

There are six regular symbol types, each capable of existing at five different levels. All begin at Level 1, where individual symbol values range from 0.05x to 0.5x. Reach Level 5 and those values increase to between 5x and 50x.

Wilds substitute for regular paying symbols, while blank positions can also appear. Blanks have no value themselves, but one of Coven Rising's witches has a rather useful solution for them.

The Four Witches

The centre of the ritual circle is reserved for four possible Witch modifiers, each available in regular and upgraded form.

• Green Witch is the Coin collector. Coins can carry values between 1x and 500x, and when Green appears, she collects and pays every Coin currently visible. Those Coins then respin into regular symbols. Her upgraded version first adds 1 to 5 additional Coins into available blank positions before performing the collection. During Free Spins, Green becomes even more interesting. The largest collected Coin can remain on the board, with a higher-value Coin replacing it if one appears later.

• Red Witch handles symbol progression. The standard version upgrades one random regular symbol to its next level, while the upgraded Red Witch raises all regular symbols by one level. Any levels gained during Free Spins remain active for the rest of the feature.

• Yellow Witch declares war on empty space. Her normal version converts up to five blanks into random symbols, while the upgraded version transforms every available blank on the board.

• Blue Witch turns the central position Wild. Upgrade her and she also adds two extra Wild symbols elsewhere on the grid. 

Because winning symbols respin, the Witch position can respin as well, allowing different modifiers to enter during the same sequence.

Free Spins

Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 Scatters triggers 12, 16, 20 or 24 Free Spins respectively.

The four witches remain active during the feature, but several of their effects now gain persistence. Most notably, Red Witch symbol upgrades remain for the entire bonus, allowing the value of regular symbols to steadily increase rather than resetting after each spin.

Green Witch can also create a persistent high-value Coin, giving later collections something substantial to target.

Free Spins can be extended as well. Every time 2 or more Scatters land during the feature, each qualifying Scatter combination adds 2 additional spins.

That combination of permanent symbol levelling, persistent Coin values and repeated Witch modifiers gives the bonus a genuine build-up rather than simply repeating the base game with extra spins.

Bonus Buy Options

Coven Rising offers 3 optional routes for players who want to increase their chances of reaching the ritual's more powerful mechanics.

 

 

The 200x version is particularly relevant because the central space determines which Witch modifier enters play. Removing blanks from that position means less dead time around the mechanic that drives most of the game's feature activity.

Coven Rising does not treat witchcraft as a Halloween decoration slapped behind ordinary reels. The entire presentation is built around the ritual.

Four robed witches stand around the circular board, each dressed in a different colour that corresponds neatly with the game's modifiers. The perspective looks down onto the ritual site from above, giving the impression that the player has stumbled across something they probably were not invited to witness.

The circular grid is the visual centrepiece. Gems sit inside metallic frames arranged almost like runes around a spellbook, while the middle position naturally draws attention whenever a Witch appears.

Free Spins push the atmosphere considerably harder. The landscape turns fiery red, glowing sigils appear around the ritual circle and the whole screen looks like the coven has finally stopped rehearsing and summoned whatever they were aiming for.

It is distinctive without becoming difficult to read, which matters when 43 positions, Coins, blanks, levels and modifiers are all competing for attention.

Coven Rising is one of Pragmatic Play's more unusual layouts, but the circular board is not there purely to look different. Its 43-position cluster pays setup works directly with the respins, blank conversions and central Witch system.

The strongest idea is the separation between the four witches. Green collects Coins, Red develops symbol values, Yellow repairs blank-heavy boards and Blue adds Wilds, so each modifier changes the grid in a noticeably different way.

Free Spins then give those mechanics somewhere to develop. Persistent symbol levels and high-value Coins mean a round can look very different near the end compared with where it started.

With 500x Coins, five symbol levels and a 5,000x max win, Coven Rising is less about one enormous modifier suddenly appearing and more about gradually getting the ritual ingredients working together.