Once upon a time, there was a small boy called Pinocchio. If this is the beginning of your favorite fairy tale, which you enjoyed so much when you were a child, or if you’re just interested in fantasy and fairytale slots, there’s just the thigh for you – a new progressive video slot coming from Realtime Gaming, played on five reels and 20 paylines – yes, it’s the “Wooden Boy.”

Embark on this adventure and have the best time ever! Everything here screams “fairytale,” from the whole setting and background, which reminds of a carpenter’s workshop, to the bright and colorful characters, all taken from the well-know Pinocchio story. So, you will hang out with the Wooden Boy aka Pinocchio, a friendly-looking whale, cunning fox, pretty fairy, and many others. And in addition to the exquisite graphical experience, you should pay attention to some special symbols and features which will make your play ever so interesting and exciting: expanding wild symbol, scatter symbol, progressive jackpot, free spins and multipliers – all these will stand at your disposal and tend to increase your balance beyond your wildest expectations.

“Wooden Boy” really offers something for all tastes. Not only in respect to its entertainment factor, but also in terms of amounts to play with. Both highrollers and lowrollers can take on this great slot, as coin values start from ridiculously low $0.01 and move up to $5. Since you can play on maximum 20 paylines, you can spend anywhere between $0.01 and highroller-high $100 per spin. But don’t despair if you’re not among those who can spend such a big amount on a slot, because that may change soon – with a bit of luck, you can win a random progressive jackpot, which can be hit after each spin.

Wild Symbol:

There’s so much good about the wild symbol of the slot – the cute Wooden Boy will smile at you whenever it appears on the reels, and then expand to occupy the entire reel, bringing you immense winning odds, as it will replace all other symbols except scattered faeries, but without multiplying the prize it derives. However, when it forms a winner during free spin features, it will triple the prizes.

Scatter Symbol:

When three, four or five scattered faeries appear anywhere on the reels, you will be rewarded with 5, 10 or 15 free spins, respectively. This is a low number of free spins, having in mind how difficult it is to get five scatters, for example, so this may be considered the weak point of “Wooden Boy.” On the other side, this feature is retriggerable and Wooden Boy brings a good 3x multiplier, which compensates for the above mentioned flaw.

All in all, this variation of the famous Pinocchio story does it justice. It’s absolutely worth giving a shot, as its merry environment, adorable characters and complementary sounds will draw you right into the story and keep you enchanted for quite a long time.

- reviewed by Latest Casino Bonuses, last updated 2011-06-08