Shimmering Woods

Although not being the first time we’ve met the Play’n GO’s Splitting Symbol feature, the Shimmering Woods online slot looks like a promising game where players can scoop up wins of up to 25,000x the stake.

In case you’re not familiar with the aforementioned feature, worry not as we got you covered.

Theme and Symbols

Shimmering Woods is an online video slot powered by Play’n GO software developer. The game revolves around nature hence the theme and name of this online product.

As expected, a forest imagery serves as the game’s background as there are huge tree stems where various mushrooms and plants grow freely. Now, knowing how the company operates, there’s more than meets the eye.

The developer came up with a clever usage of combining nature with gems and diamonds which can not only be seen on the screen but also the pay table. There are 4 different gems that differ in size, shape and color and represent the premiums paying icons.

The lesser worthy symbols are depicted by A - 10 royals while the Shiny Diamond joins the party as the Wild, landing on all of the reels and performing its regular duties of substitution for any other paying icon on the grid.

The Scatter is depicted by the Purple Crystal and we’ll be talking about this symbol furthermore in the features section of this review.

Betting Options and Features

Shimmering Woods online video slot starts on a grid setup of 5 reels, 3 rows and 243 ways to win. With the Splitting Symbols feature being available you can reach the maximum potential of 7,776 win ways.

The feature works in a way where before each spin a randomly selected symbol, including wild, appears on top of the reels. Should that symbol land anywhere on the reels it will split into 2 icons, increasing the ways to win.

Now, as far as the game’s best odds are concerned, it varies between the 96,20% version and 94,20% just like in all of Play’n GO online slots, so make sure to check it out before spinning.

The title is of medium-high volatility and offers the maximum potential of 25,000x the stake. With that being said, the betting range varies from £0,20 to £100,00 per spin.

Alongside the Cascading Reels feature, which is also complemented by an increasing multiplier of x1, you’ll benefit from the Free Spins feature which triggers whenever 3 Scatters land on reels 1, 3 and 5.

The number of spins free of charge and Splitting Symbols will be determined before the feature starts and in the best case scenario you’ll get 19 Free Spins and 4 Splitting Symbols. Moreover, the feature is retriggerable and so is the number of Splitting Symbols.

Conclusion

Shimmering Woods is a highly entertaining and quite, to say the least, enjoyable online video slot thanks to the Splitting Symbol feature which is present during both base and bonus games.

On top of that, you get the chance to win 25,000x the stake which is probably one of the highest wins we’ve seen in this company’s online products. Play’n GO designed this online one-armed bandit with the latest HTML5 technology which makes it available even on your mobile devices.