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I presume you have heard of Taniwha, eh? According to Maori mythology, this is a huge supernatural creature that lives in deep rivers, dark caves, and the seas with dangerous currents. It is considered to be a guardian of people and certain places. However, Taniwha can also be extremely dangerous.
Mostly, it appears as a large shark or even a whale. In Mist, the creature that guards the treasures is actually represented as the anglerfish. I cannot tell you where the reels are set. Well, I can say that action takes place in the wop-wops.
Even so, the surroundings are breathtaking. The professor and his assistant are working in a tower overlooking the sea. The entire bay is camouflaged with enchanting mist. A perfect place for you to rest your eyes while you are spinning the reels, eh?
The tower is the Wild. According to the story, the elderly professor has been looking for the sea creature for decades now. He even hired a young assistant to help him on this quest. The sea creature is guarding the treasure chest somewhere on the bottom of the sea.
To get the treasure, the professor first needs to find the magical compass that points only to the location of the treasure chest. The chest hides precious gemstones, such as emeralds, rubies, and diamonds. Of course, he needs to defeat the creature before he can open the treasure chest.
You will have no problem at all learning the rules of the game. The 2024 release features 5 reels and 3 rows, and benefits from 10 fixed paylines. The Mascot Gaming title pays both ways. It means that you can form winning combos both from the leftmost and the rightmost reel.
3-of-a-kind is the minimum for landing payouts. Betting starts at $0.20. The maximum bet is $25 per single spin. The maximum possible payout is 10,000x the bet per spin. Mist is a high-variance pokie machine with a 95.00% RTP.
When it comes to the features offered by the Mist pokie machine, you will find some similarities with the iconic Starburst pokie. The central attraction is the Expanding Wild that sticks on the reel and triggers a respin.
Mascot Gaming wanted to upgrade the feature a bit by adding the win multiplier. Finally, there is the Gamble feature that you can play after every winning spin.
The tower Wild can appear on the 3 central reels. Each time it lands, the Wild will expand to cover the entire reel and trigger a free respin. During the respin, the Wild reel is locked while other reels perform a respin.
You can get up to 3 respins at once. For that, you need 3 Wilds on 3 successive respins. The Wild comes with a multiplier. On the 1st respin, the win multiplier is 3x. The 2nd respins boosts the win multiplier to 9x. The 3rd respin offers a 27x multiplier.
I didn’t have much luck with the respins. I tested the pokie for quite a while and never got 3 successive respins. On the other hand, Wilds landed quite often. The problem is that I didn’t land wins each time I landed a Wild. My biggest multiplier was 9x and my biggest win was 150x.
The Gamble feature always comes in handy when you get lower payouts in the base game, eh? In Mist, you get to battle against the dealer. He reveals his card and then you get to pick from 4 hidden cards. If the revealed card is higher than the dealer’s card, you double your win.
In most cases, I failed to beat the dealer. I tried the Gamble feature after almost every win and won around 20%. Maybe, you will have more luck than me.
I love a good aquatic adventure. I am always prepared to go to the bottom of the sea to discover hidden treasures guarded by dangerous sea creatures. That’s why I was stoked to get the opportunity to test the Mist pokie machine.
The 2024 release boasts excellent visuals and a matching soundtrack. The breathtaking landscape in the background is amazing. Apart from looking good, the Mascot Gaming product offers a couple of interesting extras.
Expanding Wilds that turn sticky and award you with respins can help you land tasty wins. However, not every player will be able to reach the max win multiplier of 27x. Mascot Gaming took the feature from Starburst and improved it with increasing win multipliers.
The Gamble feature is not one of my favourites but it could prove to be useful, especially when your base game wins are not that high. Taking everything under consideration, I rate Mist 8.1.
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