Free slot: Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness

How Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness works

Skeletons, spiders and hard rock, no it's not a Halloween movie, but a Play'n GO slot machine. Indeed, the provider is pleased to work in collaboration with music groups or singers to create its slots.

And today it's the singer with the incredible career Alice Cooper who lends his name and his voice to a new version of Tome of Madness! Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness is a slot machine developed and published by the online games provider Play'n GO. Very recent, you will be able to find it on the majority of online casinos from October 7, 2021. Its payout ratio (RTP) is quite low at 96%. Although the maximum winning potential is not really impressive with the possibility of winning up to 3,000 times the starting bet, the volatility of this slot is considered high. You will encounter a 5x5 starting grid with 5 reels of 5 rows as was already the case with the previous version of Tome of Madness as well as many original features. When a paid round ends without any paid connections, one of these features can be triggered:

• The Dungeon -> Turns all common symbols into premium symbols

• Chamber of Horror -> Randomly destroys some symbols and replaces them with Wilds

• Insane Asylum -> Turns all premium symbols into one premium symbol

• Temptation Room -> Adds a Wild and turns an entire row of symbols into a single symbol

You will also notice that Alice Cooper himself is chained to the side of the grid. To free him, you'll need to get 3 keys in one pay round. To do this, you can chain together stunts by making several different connections on a single spin. The keys make it easier for you by automatically leaving the grid to go to their respective lock, they leave behind a Wild that can be very useful.

When Alice Cooper is released, his concert starts and the singer appears on the grid as a giant Wild occupying the entirety of his roll whether it is the 2nd, 3rd or 4th. The Giant Wild moves one roll to the left or right with each stunt until it leaves the grid and is locked in again. If you get the Giant Wild during Reality Spins, Alice Cooper will award you between 3 and 6 Wilds randomly on the grid each time he moves.

Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness symbols

In addition to the keys, the Wild and Alice Cooper himself, you'll encounter 8 pay symbols in Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness. These symbols are divided into 2 distinct categories:

• High value symbols are called premiums. They are the rarest, but their connections are the ones that pay the most. They are represented by a heart with blades through it, a snake, a cross and a spider

• Low value symbols or common symbols make connections easier, but pay much less. They are represented by a skull enclosed in a red, blue, purple and green crystal.

You will find in the pictures above, the different values of each symbol according to their number in the cluster. The bet used in the example is 1 €.

The different connections in Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness

Connections are made in a very special way in Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness. There are no predefined paylines in this slot. In order to make a winning connection, you need to group at least 4 identical symbols on adjacent vertical or horizontal positions. This group of symbols is called a cluster. With each payout connection, the used symbols are removed from the grid to allow new symbols to cascade down. This Tumble connection system allows you to potentially make multiple connections on a single game round.

How the Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness bonus works

In front of Alice Cooper, on the other side of the grid, a hat with a skull is levitating. It's actually a counter and it's this hat that will get you the Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness bonus. Every symbol used in a payline is collected in this hat. When a certain number of symbols is reached, the hat grants you one of its features:

• Collecting 10 symbols adds between 1 and 2 Wilds to the next stunt

• Collecting 25 symbols adds between 3 and 6 Wilds to the next stunt

• Collecting 50 symbols grants you 3 Reality Spins

• Collecting 75 symbols adds a x2 multiplier to Reality Spins winnings

• Collecting 85 symbols adds a 5x multiplier to your Reality Spins winnings

If you collect 50 or more symbols in a single pay round you will be eligible for Reality Spins, the free spins bonus of Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness. You must then choose the feature that will be present during the bonus:

• The Dungeon turns common symbols into premium symbols

• Chamber of Horror destroys some symbols and replaces them with Wilds

• Insane Asylum turns all premium symbols into one premium symbol

• Temptation Room adds a Wild and turns an entire row of symbols into a single symbol

The chosen feature is triggered at the end of each of the 3 free spins of the bonus. If you manage to free Alice Cooper during the Reality Spins, he'll land between 3 and 6 Wilds on the grid each time he moves.

Our review of Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness

Play'n GO already offers several slots in collaboration with rock, hardrock or metal music bands and each release has been a success so far. The series doesn't seem to stop there and Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness has everything to please players. The features are numerous and original, the universe is very captivating and the animations are impressive whether it is during the arrival on the slot or during the bonus. Although the maximum winning potential is not incredible, it remains more than correct with a very high volatility, if the latter does not scare you, maybe Alice Cooper will do it!