Bubble Bubble 3 Slots

This game has nothing to do with rubber duckies and bathtubs. The bubble bubble referenced here is the kind that comes with toil and trouble from a witch. Once you get past the confusion of the name, you can appreciate what RTG is doing with this game. Of course, if a game makes it to its third iteration, there must be something that players love about it. Bubble Bubble 3 isn’t without its faults, but that doesn’t mean it won’t cast a spell on you.

Bewitching Graphics

From the beginning, you feel that there was a lot of effort put into this game. The background is almost totally taken up by the witch’s castle, but there is decent detail, including the skulls built into the walls, that gives it more depth and character. The animated Winni the Witch floating on a broom next to the board is a great touch that adds a little flair to the game without becoming a distraction.

Bubble Bubble 3 can’t get away from the cliched face card symbols, but the good news is that they make them fun. These symbols are all carved into illuminated pumpkins, which isn’t overly inventive, but it's still more than many slot games do. The other symbols are something magical, though. There is so much detail in each one, which makes the game more enjoyable. You can expect to see a mushroom with a mouth, a living witch’s hat, a spell book with a monster trying to escape, a potion, a cauldron, and a crystal ball, which is the scatter symbol.

The audio in this game is polarizing because, on the one hand, it is spot on with twinkling bells and deep tubas to create an ambiance you would expect from a witch-themed game. On the other hand, it falls into the trap of repetitiveness that drives players crazy if they play for more than a few minutes. Ultimately, you’ll probably like it for a bit, then start looking for that mute button. The sound effects are fun and fitting. The best one is the catcall you get when you hit an expanding wild.

Features That Will Cast a Spell on You

You would think that with how gorgeous this game is, there would be a lack of substance on the function side, but this game has it where it counts. The features start off slow but get progressively more impressive as you go. Like any good magic trick, there is more than what initially meets the eye with these bonuses.

Like most slot games, Bubble Bubble 3 uses the wild feature, but it is a little different. There are two wild witches, and when you land them, they expand to take up an entire reel. These witches, named Willow and Wanda, only land on the first and fifth reels. If you land one in a winning line, it will automatically double your prize, but if you are lucky enough to land both in a winning line, it will quadruple the prize.

The Winni’s Magic feature happens randomly, and there are two possible outcomes. In the first possibility, Winni will randomly transform lower-paying symbols like the playing card symbols into higher-paying symbols like the magic book. The other option is exciting because it unlocks the main bonus feature. If you land two scatters anywhere on the board, the witch will transform a third symbol into a scatter to unlock the Mega Magic feature.

The Mega Magic feature isn’t just one bonus but a chance at three different bonuses. When you land three scatter symbols anywhere on the board in a single spin, the reel disappears, and you are faced with three crystal balls to choose from at random. The first option sees Winni, the main witch of the game, get in on the action by becoming a wild herself. When you activate the Winni Returns crystal ball, you get up to nine Winni Wilds, along with twenty free spins. The Wilder Witches option injects some chaos into the game as this choice can get you a whole lot of bonus because you automatically get nine free spins, but the witches also cast some random spells that can get you up to an additional thirty-three free spins and an expanding wild on the middle reel.

The third crystal ball option is a version of the spin-and-hold feature many slot players love. You get three free spins where the Winni symbol sticks in place. Each time you land another Winni, she sticks, and the three spins reset. This continues until you either fill the board with Winnis or you go three spins without hitting one. This hold feature promises a grand prize to any player who manages to completely fill the reels.

Hop on that Broom Stick and Sweep Up Some Cash

There is little reason not to work this game into your rotation. It is great to look at and a generally fun theme. They could have leaned on the theme doing all the heavy lifting, but the features are even better than the graphics. Of course, it could use some improvement, like a little more variation with the music and a few more symbols, but that is looking for something to dislike. Overall, this is an excellent slot game that everyone will love to play.