Hex Slot Review

Hex Slot Overview

Hex from Relax Gaming drops me into a gloomy voodoo shop, shelves packed with potions, skulls and old books while an eerie soundtrack hums away. The layout is a straightforward 5 reel, 3 row grid with 243 ways to win in the base game, growing to a 5x4, 1,024 ways setup in free spins. It looks familiar for this studio, yet the atmosphere still puts a nice spell on me.

On the surface Hex feels like a simple high volatility ways slot, yet the framed cells and Sorceress mechanic give it bite. I set stakes from 10p up to around £30 a spin, then wait for those blue frames to show. When they line up with the Mystery Reveal, the game shifts from low key grinding to proper bursts of action, especially once the free spins kick in.

Hex Slot Information

Symbol wise, Hex keeps things clear. The lower paying icons are potion bottles and a test tube shaped around the four card suits, glowing in blue, green, purple, orange and red. Landing five of a kind of these across the reels pays between 0.5x and 1.2x your stake, which does not sound huge, but they help keep small hits ticking over during long sessions.

The premium set fits the witchcraft theme nicely, with bird claws, arcane cards, snakes, a voodoo doll and a horned skull with a rose. These are the ones I want stacked when the magic starts firing, as five of a kind can return between 2x and 10x the bet. With 243 win ways, full screens of premiums during a strong Reveal can jump surprisingly fast.

The wild symbol is a skull marked with the word wild, and five across the grid pays a chunky 20x stake on its own while standing in for regular symbols. The open spellbook acts as the scatter, responsible for launching free spins. You also get Silver and Golden Sorceress symbols on reel five, and those are the keys that interact with framed positions when the feature wakes up.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x10
	4	x4
	3	x2
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1.2
	5	x3
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.8
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	Wild

Hex Slot Features

Hex really lives or dies by the Mystery Reveal feature. Random blue frames appear on symbols, and when a Sorceress lands on reel five she transforms herself and every framed position. The Silver Sorceress turns them into the same randomly chosen pay symbol, while the Golden Sorceress upgrades everything into wilds. Getting a golden hit covering a big cluster of frames is where the slot starts to feel properly dangerous.

The free spins round comes from landing 3, 4 or 5 spellbook scatters for 7, 10 or 15 spins. Before it starts an extra row is added, giving 5x4 reels and 1,024 ways. Any position affected by a Reveal stays framed for the whole bonus, so by the last few spins the grid can be covered in frames. You can also buy the feature for 100x stake in some versions, nudging RTP up to 96.58 percent.

Hex Slot Maximum Wins, Average Returns, & Volatility

From a numbers angle, Hex sits on a 96.43 percent RTP when played naturally, which is decent for a high volatility slot promising a 25,000x max win. Buying the bonus pushes the figure to around 96.58 percent. In practice I see plenty of dead spins and little top ups from the Mystery Reveal, then the balance can leap when a stacked premium hit or a wild heavy screen decides to land.

Hex: Slot Verdict

For me Hex sits in that sweet spot between straightforward and inventive. It is not the wildest thing Relax Gaming has produced, yet the framed cells and accumulating Mystery Reveals keep the gameplay tense, especially late in the bonus. Golden Sorceress hits are rare and the slot is very hit or miss, but when the grid fills with frames and wilds this darker little release shows real teeth.

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