Halloween doesn’t always have to be scary. In fact, we’ve seen more cheerleaders than we have Frankenstein’s monster roam around the streets trick or treating in the past few years. Now it seems anything goes when it comes to this time of the year, but to find the right balance, magic is where it’s at. And magic is just what we get on NetEnt’s fantastic beast of a wizardly slot released earlier this year. We refer, of course, to the Swedish studio’s Witchcraft Academy online slot.

Hogwarts Meets Halloween

While Witchcraft Academy might not meet our spooky needs, it certainly brings the magic. This five reel, 20 payline slot is set in an ancient witchcraft school, much like the very famous Hogwarts. But this one is better, obviously. We join the main characters, Efora the Witch and Earthan the Wizard (so much more mythical than Harry and Hermione, right?) as they are the high paying symbols. Now it’s time to get studying.

Throughout the game we can activate the Elements Bonus feature that lets us cast Element Shots which can see us win between 10-200 times our stake. If we blast an Armoured Guard symbol it explodes along with all the symbols next to it, giving us yet more wins. If we hit a Scatter, we conjure up the Free Spins round. With Overlay Wild Reels and more Element Shots, we keep on waving our wands and zapping our way to magical wins. It’s a lot better than walking round the neighbourhood begging for sweets.

Making Magic At Halloween

The witch’s outfit is still a classic outfit for any trick or treater out there. But why not ramp it up a gear by playing the Witchcraft Academy slot and learning some proper spells? None of that “wingardium leviosa” nonsense. This is “spinnium winnium” magic just waiting to happen.