There’s no shortage of magic-themed slots out there, so (logically) Circle of Sylvan decided to build its enchantment not around sorcerers or spell books, but around a tree. Yes, a golden, glowing, jackpot-generating tree. Fantasma Games has gone back to the forest for this one, and if you’ve played titles like Magikspell or Mystic Spells, you’ll know they’re comfortable treading deep into arcane territory. Circle of Sylvan follows the same path, but this time adds a jackpot mechanic that plays out reel by reel.
The game is built on a 5-reel layout with a somewhat unusual row setup: 3-3-4-4-5 rows and 720 ways to win. A winning combination starts from the leftmost reel and runs across adjacent reels. The minimum bet starts at 0.20. It’s designed to work across all devices, with animations and interface elements kept neatly in place so that the glowing forest visuals don’t trip over the buttons.
Fantasma Games has built a solid fantasy catalogue over the years, with titles like Heroes Hunt and Flower Fortunes Supreme finding a following. Circle of Sylvan doesn’t stray far from their aesthetic formula, but it adds its own twist with a jackpot mechanic that feels more hands-on than usual.
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Low-paying symbols are represented by the usual card suit shapes — clubs, spades, diamonds, and hearts — while the high-paying ones step into more mythical territory with owls, eagles, wolves, and bulls. Here's what to expect payout-wise for five of a kind:
Symbol | Payout for 3, 4, and 5 of a kind |
Blue Club | 0.20x, 0.40x, 1x |
Green Spade | 0.20x, 0.40x, 1x |
Purple Diamond | 0.30x, 0.60x, 1.20x |
Red Heart | 0.30x, 0.60x, 1.20x |
Blue Owl | 0.80x, 1.50x, 3x |
Green Eagle | 1x, 2x, 4x |
Purple Wolf | 1.50x, 3x, 6x |
Red Bull | 2x, 4x, 8x |
Special symbols do some heavy lifting here. The Wild symbol (a golden "W") appears on reels 2 to 5 and substitutes for any standard symbol. Scatter symbols spell out "BONUS" one letter per reel, and landing all five unlocks Free Spins. Meanwhile, golden Sylvan Symbols can trigger the Jackpot Wheel, and in Free Spins, blue Cash Symbols with values up to 20x can appear and get locked in place.
Landing Sylvan Symbols in the base game charges up the Jackpot values shown above each reel. When triggered, the Jackpot Wheel can potentially award one of five jackpots: Mini (5x), Minor (10x), Major (50x), Mega (200x), or Grand (1,000x). Each jackpot has a maximum possible value, with Grand going up to 5,000x. After a jackpot is won, its value resets.
Triggering Free Spins requires one Scatter symbol on each reel, spelling out BONUS and awarding three spins. All triggering Scatter positions become locked Cash Symbols, and the bonus round turns into a familiar Hold & Win format. Cash Symbols stay sticky, reset the spin counter back to 3, and only Cash or blanks can land.
Each time a reel fills up with locked Cash Symbols, that reel clears, and the collected values are added to your total. Doing this also increases the Free Spins Multiplier by one point. If you potentially collect enough points, the multiplier level itself increases, going from 1x all the way up to 50x. The final multiplier is applied to the sum of all collected values at the end of the round.
If Circle of Sylvan's mix of enchanted forests and jackpot-driven features caught your attention, you might want to explore Magikspell or Mystic Spells, two other fantasy-heavy releases from Fantasma Games. Both bring a similar aesthetic and can be found in the BetVictor catalogue.