Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot Review

We like how Microgaming is assigning each new game in the WowPot series to a new indie studio. Many similar series made by the same developer tend to stagnate into a very predictable pattern, something Microgaming has avoided with this strategy. Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot is JFTW’s take on the classic story about the legendary London detective, this time up against the machiavellian mastermind known as Professor James Moriarty.

The stats are not all that impressive in this game to be honest. The RTP of 92.1 % is particularly low, not least compared to NetEnt’s most prominent jackpot titles. The single spin max win is only 200x your stake also, but can increase via bonus round multipliers. The features are mostly there to keep you afloat, it seems, as you chase the life-changing jackpot. The WowPot has never even dropped at the time of writing, but it could be any day now if you want to try your luck.

Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot Slot Reels Screen

Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot Features

Sherlock himself is the highest value symbol, awarding 10x your stake for 5 on a payline.

This is the same amount you win when landing 5 wilds on a payline, and wilds will also step in for all regular pay symbols to help you form winning combos.

When you land 4, or fewer, question mark Mystery Symbols in the base game, they all turn into the same randomly selected pay symbol. If you land 5 or more however, you trigger the Mystery Respins feature.

The triggering 5+ Mystery Symbols, as well as any wilds present, will now become sticky. The remaining positions spin again, and any wilds and/or mystery symbols you land will also become sticky. This awards another respin. You get a final respin when nothing sticky lands, and this is where all mystery symbols transform into a random matching symbol.

The scatter symbol is dedicated to the arch-villain, Moriarty, and you need to land 3 of him on a base game spin to win 10 free spins.

You also get 2 extra spins per extra scatter on top of the minimum of 3. A triple question mark symbol unique to the bonus round now comes into play, and it will trigger 1 of 3 features whenever it lands:

• Sticky Wild – adds a wild that remains sticky for the whole bonus round.
• +1 Multiplier – increases the global multiplier with +1.
• +Spins – awards 1, 2 or 3 extra free spins.

The main attraction in this game is undoubtedly the WowPot Jackpot feature. You collect magnifying glass tokens as you play, and these will only appear on premium symbols landing on the 3 middle reels in the base game. The Jackpot Wheel feature triggers randomly, but you get more tokens the higher you set the bet level.

Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot Slot Jackpot Wheel

When the feature finally triggers, you will spin a massive Jackpot Wheel, and you’re guaranteed to win 1 of the 4 progressive jackpots. These come with the following starting levels (also called seed level), and stats (as of the time of writing):

• Mini - seeds at £10 (has been won more than 680,000 times)
• Minor - seeds at £100 (has paid out more than £12M)
• Major - seeds at £50,000 (has been won 41 times)
• WowPot. - seeds at £2,000,000 (currently above £11M).

The 200 Spins Sherlock and Moriarty WowPot Experience

The devious Moriarty is one of our favorite bad guys in the world of literature, and it was therefore fun to test a game where he plays a prominent part. As usual, we’ve put together a brief and edited highlights video of our test session, and you can quickly get a handle on this game by hitting the play button.

Review Summary

JFTW’s contribution to the WowPot series is rich in features, but you pay for this with somewhat weaker stats than most previous installments. The main attraction will always be the potentially life-changing WowPot, currently building above £11M.

The biggest WowPot series payout so far is €998,876, but we have a feeling the big one will drop pretty soon.

The base game, as well as the bonus round, offers some decently entertaining features, but you can win only up to 200x at the most on a single spin with no multiplier action. Don’t expect massive payouts outside of the jackpot wheel in other words. Also keep in mind that chasing the WowPot can be a costly affair in the long run, not least since the 92.1 % RTP is among the lowest in the series so far.

Pros

• Mystery symbol streak respins
• Bonus round w/ 3 extras
• WowPot seeds at £2M

Cons

• RTP of 92.1 % is pretty low

If you enjoySherlock and Moriarty WowPot you should also try:

Wheel Of Wishes WowPot - is probably the best game to chase the WowPot if you care only about the stats. The RTP of 93.34 %, combined with the “very low” volatility, makes it a more forgiving title than the others in the series. It’s not exactly feature rich though, but it has paid out more than 4x the amount of its respective siblings.

Book of Atem WowPot - is perfect for ‘Book slot’ fans, as you can chase the life-changing jackpot while also enjoying a solid 5,000x bonus round potential. This game is responsible for the highest WowPot series payout so far, awarding €998,876 on the 7th of February 2021.

Moriarty Megaways - is a good alternative for fans of the legendary detective and his nemesis.

There is no life-altering jackpot up for grabs here, but you can still win a solid 10,000x your stake. You’ll benefit from random maxed out 117,649 Megaways spins with a progressive win multiplier, and the bonus round plays out on 3 reel sets.

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