Microgaming's The Great Albini – The Magic Happens When You Spin

Microgaming, in collaboration with Foxium, brings players The Great Albini. Foxium develops games exclusively for Microgaming’s Quickfire platform. If you are looking for a magic-themed slot game with a great design, look no further. The slot theme is set in an era that was famous for Harry Houdini, the famous escape artist, and illusionists of note. On the left-hand side of the reels, we see the Great Albini, with his assistant, Lily, standing on the right. Symbols seen on the reels include knives, canaries, lucky cups, the Great Albini, Lily, and the Mystery Box. In addition to the main symbols are the 10, J, Q, K, and A playing card symbols.

Play The Great Albini on five reels, three rows, and 25 pay lines. During the bonus game, the slot grid expands to five reels, six rows, and 50 pay lines. This is definitely one of the more popular features of this slot game. Place your bets from as little as 0.25 and up to 50.00 for a single spin. The Great Albini has re-spins and free spins and an expanded sticky wild. The game is set on a stage with heavily draped curtains which are opened to begin the show. Players watch the show as the reels spin while The Great Albini runs the show. The game is straightforward to play with regular spins, along with auto play for those who prefer this option. Get playing now when you click on the spin button to get the reels moving.

How Much Can You Win?

The Great Albini comes with the potential to win up to 4,000x your bet. On a regular spin in the base game, The Great Albini symbol comes with a payout of 1,000x the line bet when there are five of these symbols seen across the reels. Another great way of winning big in this game is the Bonus Box feature, and during the re-spin feature. Free spins can also be quite lucrative. The game’s return to player (RTP) is set on the slightly higher side at 96.6%.

Symbols and Bonus Features

Wild Substitutions

The wild symbol, represented by the word ‘wild’ in gold on a deep red background, is a substitution symbol. It can appear only on reels two, three, four and five. Wilds may substitute for all symbols other than the Lily Wild, Free Spins and Mystery Box symbols. Wilds symbols help create more wins which are often bigger.

Mystery Box Re-Spins

When the middle reel is fully stacked with mystery boxes, this triggers the Mystery Box Re-spin feature. The mystery boxes stay locked in place while three re-spins take place. If any other mystery boxes land on the reel during the re-spins, they also stick in place. If one or more mystery boxes land on the reels during a re-spin, the number of re-spins resets to three. This special feature ends after three re-spins in which no extra mystery boxes land on the reels. It also ends if all symbol spaces contain mystery box symbols. At the end of the round, the mystery boxes open and reveal a random symbol. This can be any symbol except for wilds and free spins symbols. Any relevant wins pay out at this time. Re-spins play out at the same betting level as the triggering spin.

The Lily Feature

The Lily Feature is a special feature that triggers when the Lily Wild appears on reels two, three or four. The expanded wild covers the entire reel and wins come with a 2x multiplier. This symbol awards players with re-spins. The Lily Wild can appear during free spins, triggering re-spins in the middle of a free spins round.

Free Spins Round

When you see the free spins symbol on reels two, three, and four, they activate 12 free spins. Free spins play out at the same bet as the triggering spin. The Lily Feature with its 2x multipliers and re-spins can trigger during the free spins round.

The Bonus Box Special Feature

The Bonus Box allows you to purchase a free spins round. Simply click on the orange bonus box symbol on the bottom left-hand side of the reels. Select eight, 10, or 12 free spins. Confirm the cost of the Bonus Box Free Spins feature, and click on the Buy button. The free spins play out in the same way as a regular free spins round.

Play The Great Albini On the Go

You can play The Great Albini in the comfort of your own home or while you are on the go. Play at home on desktops, laptops or mobile devices, and on your mobile devices when you are out and about. The game plays on mobile using HTML5 technology, which allows you to play via your mobile device’s browser. Simply go to the casino’s games lobby and tap on The Great Albini icon. The game quickly loads, and you can begin play.

What We Think about The Great Albini

While the base game of The Great Albini is somewhat standard, there are a number of good special features. There is no progressive jackpot and no gamble feature. However, there are free spins and re-spins and an expanding wild feature that we like. It can take some time to trigger a free spins round although re-spins are more frequent. We do like the Bonus Box option that lets us buy a free spins round whenever we wish to.