Wild Tome of the Woods (Quickspin): Overview

Swedish studio Quickspin has long had a soft spot for fairy tales, legends and folklore’s, and this time they’ve chosen to craft a tale of their own. Drawing inspiration from classic British novels and Greek mythology, Wild Tome of the Woods delivers a mix of mysticism, adventure, and friendship, centred on a withdrawn wizard named Tom who develops an unhealthy fixation with turning everyday items into gold. After finally achieving his goal, Tom soon realises it comes with consequences, creating trouble for both him and his animal companions Crikey, Sylvester and Eleanor. Together, they must find a way to stop the chaos before their home is overrun by gold hunters and greedy gamblers.

Running on a 6×4, 26-payline layout, Wild Tome of the Woods is a medium to high variance video slot built around a Wild Tome symbol that can convert standard symbols into wilds, spark a chain reaction, and potentially boost returns. With stakes ranging from 0.25 to €/$100, you can step into Tom’s mysterious world on either desktop or mobile.

Full of charm and featuring polished, high-end artwork, the action takes place in Whittlewood Forest, a real forest in England that once served as a medieval hunting ground. Against the thick woodland backdrop, the reels show green, yellow and red elixir bottles, alongside Tom’s higher-paying animal friends, all of which can appear stacked. Eleanor the owl is the top regular symbol, awarding 16 times your stake for six across a full payline. The golden wreath acts as the wild, substituting for all regular symbols and paying 20 times your stake for a six of a kind win.

Wild Tome of the Woods (Quickspin): Features

The key symbol to watch for is the red book, which represents the special Wild Tome. When one or more land on the reels, the Wild Tome feature activates. The Wild Tome symbol will then randomly select one of the other symbols currently shown and convert it, along with itself, into wilds.

With a bit of fortune, one of those wilds can also change into another Wild Tome, causing the same process to trigger again. This chain reaction may keep going until the entire screen becomes wild symbols, which then sets off the All Wilds Win feature. This doubles the wild values and delivers a jackpot payout of 1000 times your stake.

Wild Tome of the Woods (Quickspin): Verdict

Sadly, the appeal of Wild Tome of the Woods doesn’t go much further than its presentation. Look beyond the surface and you’ll find a creaky framework that isn’t especially engaging. Most notably, the Wild Tome feature doesn’t do enough heavy lifting on its own, and the situation is worsened by fairly average payouts. The 6-reel, 4-row format also feels less effective here, particularly when paired with the limited paylines and the lack of scatters and wilds in the base game. A screen packed with low-paying symbols isn’t particularly exciting to watch.

If you venture into Whittlewood Forest hoping to strike gold, you’re likely to come up empty. If, however, you simply want something straightforward to unwind with, Wild Tome of the Woods at least provides a calm and relaxing atmosphere.