3 Genie Wishes

There have been a lot of games in the online slot world that have been based on different stories from the Arabian Nights canon, and the story of Aladdin with the magic lamp is one of the most popular of them. Pragmatic Play has put together their own version of this theme with 3 Genie Wishes, a video slot that has solid animated graphics. It's clear that the graphical motif is based at least somewhat off of the Aladdin movies by Disney, but they haven't gone so far as to directly copy the characters. This game is action-driven with a medium volatility and a high hit-rate.

Format and Layout

Five reels, four rows and 50 paylines creates a great layout for a high-action experience in this game. Players must always play with all 50 paylines activated, but you can choose to bet up to 10 coins on each payline. Coin values start off at $0.01 and run up to the $0.50 level, so you only need to wager a minimum of $0.50 per spin. The maximum bet you can make per spin is $250, which will obviously suit high rollers, and because there are so many wager sizes in between, you'll have no problem finding a bet size that fits your bankroll.

Wild Genie Symbol

The wild genie symbol shows up on every single reel. He is the most important symbol in the game in terms of payouts because of a few different reasons. First off, his 400x win is the largest regular payout in the game for five of a kind. Second, he's always stacked, so your chances of hitting multi-line payouts are pretty solid there as well. This also increases your opportunities for hitting multiple instances of five of a kind of the wild, which increases your top effective payout quite a bit.

Scattered Lamps and Bonus Feature

Pragmatic Play has set up the scattered lamp symbol on the first, third and fifth reels. Whenever you get all three on the screen at the same time, you'll instantly win a payout worth 1x your bet. After that, you'll trigger a bonus feature which has you pick out a random prize from the following: a small instant win, a large instant win (worth up to 500x your total bet) or one of two types of free spins, as described below.

Two Free Spin Features

The first free spins feature is called Raining Wilds, and it's a set of 10 free turns. During these, extra wilds are added to the game board at random each spin. The other game is Sticky Wilds, and you get six free spins instead. However, you'll get extra random wilds added on each spin that actually stay in place for the remainder of your free spins. Both features give you value, they just do it in different ways. We think it's cool to see multiple types of features in the same online slot, especially when it pulls everything together with the genie.

Top Symbols and Payouts

Aside from the prize for the wild symbols, you can pick up 300x for five of Aladdin (in the blue background). Five of the princess gets you 200x with the yellow background, and five of the villain with the purple background pays 150x. You can earn 125x for five of the parrot and 90x for five of the monkey as well. The A, K, Q and J symbols are the lowest paying symbols, and they pay 80x, 70x, 60x and 50x, respectively, for five of a kind.

In Summary

3 Genie Wishes is a game that is based on a theme that has been done to death, but they still manage to turn it into something different than what we can remember having seen before with this concept for a slot. The genie stacked wild and the functionality of the bonus features pull everything together in a way that makes sense, and that's what we like to see when it comes to the cohesion between a slot's theme and its gameplay. Overall, the graphics aren't necessarily top-tier, but the gameplay is, and that's why we think a lot of players will enjoy this game.