Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic Slot Review
A full moon hangs over an Irish glade, a rainbow sweeps in over the treetops, and a leprechaun leans out of a gold medallion to light the scene. Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic is the rare franchise sequel that hands everything to one mechanic: outside the free spins round it’s one of the plainest line-based games you’ll spin, and inside it, whole grids turn wild in a single beat.
It’s a Barcrest build for L&W, on a 5×3 grid with 10 winlines paying left to right. The default configuration runs 10 lines at 0.20 per line for a 2.00 total bet. No RTP or volatility figure is published for this one, so the game makes its case through what it does: one upgrade mechanic, repeated in three forms, that turns symbols into better symbols.
Base Game & Features
The base game is classic line-based play. Wins need matching symbols on adjacent reels starting from the left, so a symbol missing from reel one kills the line no matter what follows it. Only the highest combination pays per winline, and wins across multiple lines are added together.
Ten lines, all of them active in both the base game and the bonus round. The reels carry the usual franchise cast: A, K, Q, J and 10 as the low cards, with the Horseshoe, Harp, Mushroom and Rainbow above them. Each card and picture symbol has its own pay tier.
The paytable is graduated across six symbol tiers, with the Rainbow Riches wild sitting above everything as the richest symbol on the reels. Values below are multiples of the total bet.
- Rainbow Riches wild: 100x for five, 50x for four, 10x for three, 0.5x for two
- Rainbow: 50x for five, 20x for four, 5x for three, 0.2x for two
- Mushroom: 40x for five, 16x for four, 4x for three
- Harp: 30x for five, 12x for four, 3x for three
- Horseshoe: 20x for five, 8x for four, 2x for three
- A / K: 12x for five, 4x for four, 1x for three
- Q / J / 10: 10x for five, 2x for four, 0.5x for three
The wild substitutes for everything except the two scatters, so it can complete a big line but never trigger a feature on its own. A five-wild line at 100x the total bet is the best the reels can manage outside the bonus. That’s a modest ceiling.
The gap below it is steep, too. Every step down the table roughly halves. A full Harp line returns 30x; the same line of Royals manages 12x. Line wins of the mid-tier symbols won’t move a balance much.
Two scatters share the reel space. The leprechaun Bonus Scatter appears only in the base game and carries the features; the fairy Upgrade Scatter appears only during free spins and does the upgrading. Neither pays anything directly, and the wild can’t stand in for either of them.
Free Spins & Super Dial in Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic
Free Spins
Three or more Bonus Scatters anywhere in view start the round. How many you land decides what you get.
- 3 Bonus Scatters: 10 free spins
- 4 Bonus Scatters: 15 free spins
- 5 Bonus Scatters: 20 free spins
There’s no retrigger. The round runs its allotted count and stops when the last spin is spent, or straight away if the maximum win is reached. The same ten winlines and the same awards as the triggering game apply throughout, so nothing about the pay structure changes mid-round.
The Fairy Upgrade
Inside the round, the Bonus Scatters turn into fairy Upgrade Scatters. Each fairy that lands converts every Picture symbol on display into the best-paying Picture symbol visible anywhere on the reels, then changes to match it herself.
It works in steps. Say the reels hold a mix of Royals, a Horseshoe and one Mushroom, and a fairy lands. Every Picture symbol on screen, and the fairy too, becomes a Mushroom, so a scattered collection of low symbols snaps into a grid of the best one visible.
The wild is classed as a Picture symbol, and that’s where the round gets its teeth. With a wild on the reels at the same moment as a fairy, everything upgrades to wilds instead. One wild plus one fairy on the right layout can take most of a grid in a single beat, and that’s how the big lines in this game get built.
Super Dial
Super Dial is a stake-side option, and it isn’t available in every jurisdiction. Activating it doubles the current stake; switching it off halves it back. It’s a persistent toggle rather than a per-spin choice, so the doubled stake applies to every spin while it’s on.
What the extra stake buys is a second route into the features. With Super Dial active, just two Bonus Scatters anywhere in view spin the Super Dial Wheel, which awards one of the following.
- 10 free spins
- 8 free spins
- 6 free spins
- A cash prize between 1x and 5x the total stake
Note the shape of that exchange. Two scatters under Super Dial can return as few as 6 free spins, below the 10 that three scatters earn for the base stake. The cash outcome is the wheel’s consolation, and at 1x to 5x the total stake it’s a modest one against a doubled bet.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 6.4/10
You spend most of your time in this glade waiting. The base game is slow, deliberate line play with nothing to break it up, and that’s the honest cost of admission: the whole point of sitting down is the free spins round, where a single fairy can rewrite the grid in front of you.
The fairy upgrade is the best thing here, by a distance, because it makes every spin of the bonus matter. Even a poor layout carries a live question: what’s on the reels right now, and could one wild turn all of it gold? The sting is that the round is strictly one-and-done. No retriggers, a fixed spin count, and a Super Dial wheel that can pay out 6 spins or a token 1x prize for double the stake.
This is a game for players who like their bonus rounds rare and dramatic rather than steady, and who already have time for the Rainbow Riches name. Anyone who wants frequent features or a retrigger loop will find the magic thins out well before midnight.
Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic FAQs
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How do you trigger free spins in Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic?
Landing three or more Bonus Scatter symbols anywhere in view awards the free spins round. Three scatters award 10 free spins, four award 15 and five award 20. -
What does the fairy symbol do in Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic?
During free spins, Bonus Scatters become fairy Upgrade Scatters. When one or more fairies land, all Picture symbols upgrade to the highest-paying Picture symbol visible on the reels. If a wild is on the reels at the same time, every Picture symbol upgrades to a wild. -
Can free spins retrigger in Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic?
No. No additional free spins are awarded during the round. It runs the number of spins awarded at the trigger and ends when they are spent or when the maximum win is achieved. -
What is the Super Dial in Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic?
Super Dial is an optional stake mode. Activating it doubles your current stake, and with it active, landing two Bonus Scatter symbols anywhere in view awards the Super Dial Wheel, which gives 10, 8 or 6 free spins or a cash prize between 1x and 5x the total stake. It may not be available in every jurisdiction. -
What does the wild substitute for in Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic?
The Rainbow Riches wild stands in for every symbol except the Bonus Scatter and the Upgrade Scatter (Fairy), so it can complete winning lines but never trigger a feature. It’s also classed as a Picture symbol, which matters during free spins when a fairy can upgrade it. -
How many paylines does Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic have?
There are 10 winlines, available in both the base game and the free spins feature. Wins pay on adjacent reels from the far left reel, and only the highest winner is paid per combination. -
When is Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic released?
Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic’s release date is 8 December 2020. -
Who makes Rainbow Riches Midnight Magic?
The game is built by Barcrest for L&W, part of the long-running Rainbow Riches franchise.
