Quick Stats
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Provider | Eyecon Limited (Playtech group) |
| Game Type | Video Slot |
| RTP | 90.74% (Blackspins body text rounds to 91% — use 90.74% for planning) |
| Volatility | High |
| Reels / Rows | 3 × 3 |
| Paylines | 1–9 (variable, player-selectable) |
| Min Bet | $0.01 per line ($0.09 at all 9 lines; Blackspins shows $0.01 min total — verify in-game) |
| Max Bet | $45.00 per spin (9 lines × $5.00 max per line) |
| Max Win | 1,000x total stake (Logo/Wild 5-of-a-kind or equivalent) |
| Max Prize Pick Win | 333x total wager (111x × 3 picks) |
| Release | 2016 |
| Features | Haunted Hallows Logo Wild, Candy Scatter (8 free games + 3x multiplier, retrigger ×15), Jack o’ Lantern Scatter (Prize Pick, 3 picks, up to 111x each), Gamble Feature |
| Theme | Halloween / Horror Comedy |
| Platform | Desktop & Mobile (HTML5) |
What Is Haunted Hallows?
Haunted Hallows is Eyecon doing Halloween — a 3×3 compact grid with a creepy manor backdrop, smiling pumpkins, and a cast of cartoon spooky characters. The format is small but the feature architecture is Eyecon’s standard dual-scatter approach: two completely different scatter symbols doing completely different things. The Candy scatter delivers free games with a 3x multiplier and a generous retrigger chain. The Jack o’ Lantern scatter opens a pick-me bonus with straightforward but potentially large per-pick rewards.
The wild (Haunted Hallows logo, an orange square) substitutes for all regular symbols and is the game’s highest-paying symbol at 1,000x line bet for three on a payline. The 3×3 format means three-of-a-kind on any of the nine paylines is the standard win condition, making base-game wins relatively clean to read even for newcomers.
The honest caveat is front and centre: 90.74% RTP. That house edge is steep by online casino standards. The free games with 3x multiplier and the 333x Prize Pick maximum are the features that make the RTP tolerable in practice, but over any sustained play period, this game returns notably less than the lobby average.
Eyecon (Playtech group, Australian origin) has built a recognisable catalogue at Blackspins — Happy Birthday, Very Merry Christmas, Fireworks Frenzy — and Haunted Hallows uses the same dual-scatter blueprint as those titles. It’s well-made within its compact format.
Who this is for: NZ players who want a no-frills Halloween-themed 3×3 pokie they can spin quickly with low minimum stakes, enjoy the dual-scatter structure (two independent bonus triggers), and understand the RTP trade-off going in.
Who this is not for: Players who benchmark sessions against 95%+ RTP, or who want a complex multi-stage bonus structure. At 90.74%, this game is best approached as occasional casual entertainment rather than a core session choice.
RTP and Volatility
Haunted Hallows carries an RTP of 90.74%, universally confirmed across all independent sources. The house edge of 9.26% is high — for context, a typical 96% RTP slot carries a 4% house edge. At 90.74%, players can expect $90.74 returned per $100 wagered across millions of spins. In practical session terms, a 100-spin session at $1 per spin ($100 total) would average a $9.26 expected loss — compared to $4.00 on a 96% title.
Volatility is high, confirmed by Blackspins, SlotsTemple, and SlotsUp. High volatility on a 3×3 grid means the base game can run dry between feature triggers, with wins concentrated in the free games (3x multiplier) and Prize Pick (up to 333x) events. The 3×3 format does produce a faster spin cycle than a 5×3 game, which means feature triggers come up more often per unit of time — but the underlying return rate is what it is.
The free games retrigger (up to 15 times) is the mechanism that can deliver outsized session value when it fires repeatedly — theoretical maximum of 135 free games (15 retriggers × 9 spins each, noting the initial award is 8 but some sources indicate up to 88 total) with a 3x multiplier throughout.
Do this: Set your total session budget firmly before you load Haunted Hallows, and treat it as a fixed entertainment cost. A $20 session at $0.09 per spin (all 9 lines at minimum) covers 222 spins — enough exposure to expect at least one of each bonus feature while spending under $20.
Betting Range
Haunted Hallows accepts bets from $0.01 per line to $5.00 per line, across up to 9 variable paylines. The maximum total bet at all 9 lines active is $45.00 per spin. The minimum at all 9 lines is $0.09 per spin.
The Blackspins header shows $0.01 as the minimum — this is the per-line minimum. Choosing only 1 active payline at $0.01 per spin is possible but reduces payline coverage significantly on an already compact 3×3 grid. Running all 9 paylines at the $0.01 per-line minimum ($0.09 total) is the recommended low-stakes approach for full coverage.
The 1,000x maximum win scales with your stake. At $45 maximum, 1,000x pays $45,000. At $0.09 minimum (all lines), the same win pays $90.
A Gamble Feature is available after any win — choose to risk it on a 50/50 guess to double, or collect. Standard Eyecon mechanic.
How to Play Haunted Hallows — Step by Step
Spins resolve very quickly on the 3×3 grid. The Prize Pick bonus adds 30–60 seconds. Free games add time based on spin count and retriggers.
- Set your paylines. Choose 1–9 active paylines. Full 9-payline coverage at minimum stake ($0.01 per line = $0.09 total) is the most balanced approach.
- Set your bet per line. Adjust from $0.01 to $5.00 per line. Your total stake = active paylines × bet per line.
- Open the paytable. Check the ‘i’ menu to see symbol values (in credits) and both scatter trigger conditions. Know which scatter does what before you spin.
- Press spin. Three reels × three rows. Any three matching symbols on an active payline pay from left to right (all reels active on a 3×3 grid means left-to-right across the full grid).
- Wild (Haunted Hallows logo) substitutes for all regular symbols except Candy and Jack o’ Lantern scatters. Three logo symbols on a payline pay 1,000 credits — the highest single payline combination in the game.
- Watch for three Candy scatters anywhere. No payline required — they trigger 8 free games. All line and scatter wins during free games are multiplied by 3x. Landing 3+ Candy scatters during free games retriggers another round.
- Watch for three Jack o’ Lantern scatters anywhere. Triggers the Prize Pick bonus — three separate picks from pumpkin icons, each potentially paying up to 111x your total wager.
- After any win, the Gamble Feature activates. Optional — choose to double by guessing correctly (50/50), or collect and continue.
Try this: Play 15 spins at minimum stake ($0.09 per spin) and observe whether the Candy scatters or Jack o’ Lantern scatters appear more frequently. On a 3×3 grid with nine symbol positions, three simultaneous scatters of either type require 1/3 of the visible symbols to be the same scatter — knowing which type lands most often in your session helps you form an expectation for which bonus you’re more likely to enter.
Symbols and Paytable
Haunted Hallows uses seven Halloween-themed symbols in ascending payout order, plus the wild and two scatters. Line bet credits listed are at the referenced coin value.
Low-value symbols (ascending):
- Flask / Red Poison — 1 credit for 3 of a kind
- Black Cat — 2 credits
- Ghost — 10 credits
- Skeleton Candle — 20 credits
High-value symbols:
- Zombie / Frankenstein — 100 credits for 3 of a kind
- Witch — 300 credits for 3 of a kind; the second-highest paying regular symbol
Haunted Hallows Logo — Wild: The game’s premium symbol and the wild. Pays 1,000 credits for 3 of a kind on a payline — the highest single payline outcome in the base game. Also substitutes for all regular symbols (not for Candy or Jack o’ Lantern scatters) to complete incomplete combinations.
Candy — Scatter: Pays directly on landing 3+ anywhere. 3 or more trigger the Free Games bonus. Scatter wins are multiplied by total wager, not line bet.
Jack o’ Lantern — Scatter: Pays directly on landing 3+ anywhere. 3 or more trigger the Prize Pick bonus. Scatter wins multiplied by total wager.
Watch for: The Haunted Hallows Logo wild appearing on the centre reel (reel 2) of the 3×3 grid. Because reel 2 is the middle reel, a wild here intersects every payline that runs through the central column — on a 3×3 9-payline grid, that covers a significant proportion of all active paylines simultaneously. A centre-reel wild substitution can complete multiple horizontal, diagonal, and vertical combinations on the same spin.
Bonus Features
Free Games with 3x Multiplier
Trigger: 3 or more Candy scatter symbols landing anywhere on the 3×3 grid.
Awards 8 free games. During these free games, all wins — both line wins and scatter wins — are multiplied by 3x. The Haunted Hallows Logo wild remains active and continues substituting and paying its own line value throughout.
Retrigger: Landing 3 or more Candy scatters during the free games awards another round. This can happen up to 15 consecutive times. Some sources indicate a theoretical maximum of 88 free games total — verify the retrigger cap in-game.
The 3x multiplier applied to wild-assisted wins produces effective multipliers that compound — a Witch win (300 credits) boosted by 3x during free games becomes 900 credits. A Logo wild line win (1,000 credits) tripled is 3,000 credits. A sustained retrigger chain with the 3x multiplier active throughout is the scenario where Haunted Hallows’ modest paytable can produce meaningful session wins despite the low base RTP.
Prize Pick Bonus
Trigger: 3 or more Jack o’ Lantern scatter symbols landing anywhere on the 3×3 grid.
Opens a separate screen displaying pumpkins or Jack o’ Lantern icons. The player gets 3 picks, selecting from the displayed options one at a time. Each individual pick can award up to 111x your total wager. With 3 picks available, the theoretical maximum from a single Prize Pick event is 333x total wager.
In practice, most picks award smaller multipliers (confirmed from SlotsM player session: 10x, 2x, 10x = 22x from three picks), with 111x being the maximum per pick rather than a guaranteed outcome. The Prize Pick guarantees three payouts — every pick awards something, never zero.
At $45 maximum stake, a 111x single pick pays $4,995. The full 333x across three picks at maximum stake pays $14,985.
Gamble Feature
Available after any winning spin — standard Eyecon mechanic. Risk the win on a 50/50 outcome to double it. No skill component; collect to skip.
Design and Theme
The 3×3 reel grid sits against a dark night scene — a creepy manor on a hill under a full moon, smiling Jack o’ Lanterns surrounding the property. The aesthetic is cartoon spooky rather than genuinely scary, consistent with Eyecon’s accessible, family-friendly visual language.
Symbol art is clear and immediately readable at 3×3 scale. The Witch, Zombie, and Logo symbols are visually distinctive enough to identify quickly during fast spin play. The Ghost, Black Cat, and Flask fill the lower paytable without creating visual clutter.
The soundtrack is minimal — reel spinning sounds, a short musical burst on wins. The 3×3 compact format keeps everything tightly framed on both desktop and mobile, and the game scales well to smartphone screens in portrait orientation.
HTML5 build confirmed — iOS, Android, tablet, desktop all supported.
Is Haunted Hallows Worth Playing?
Pros:
- Dual scatter architecture delivers two completely independent bonus triggers (Free Games and Prize Pick) from a 3×3 grid — above-average feature variety for a compact slot
- Free games retrigger up to 15 times with 3x multiplier active throughout — potential for a long, multiplied bonus run
- Prize Pick guarantees a minimum payout from three picks — no completely empty bonus entries
- 333x maximum Prize Pick potential (111x × 3) is a meaningful single-event ceiling for a 3×3 game
- $0.09 minimum stake (all 9 lines at $0.01 each) is among the lowest accessible entry points in the Blackspins lobby
- Fast spin cycle on a 3×3 grid — feature triggers come up more frequently per unit of time than on larger grids
Cons:
- RTP of 90.74% is the most significant limitation — the house edge of 9.26% is nearly triple a standard 96% game’s edge; this game returns significantly less in the long run than most Blackspins alternatives
- High volatility on a 3×3 grid means extended dry spells between bonus triggers are normal and expected
- Base-game symbol payouts are modest — the Witch’s 300 credits and Zombie’s 100 credits at line bet scale are small without feature multipliers
- Paylines are variable (1–9) — playing fewer than all 9 reduces coverage on an already compact grid
- The 1,000x max win requires either a 3x Logo wild payline combination or an exceptional Prize Pick outcome — not a regularly achievable ceiling
Bottom line: Haunted Hallows is a snappy, well-designed 3×3 Halloween pokie with genuine dual-bonus appeal, an accessible minimum stake, and a retrigger chain that can produce outsized free-games runs when the Candy scatters cooperate. The 90.74% RTP is the clear and honest limitation — it’s well below the lobby average and meaningfully impacts long-run expected value. Approach this as a low-cost, fast-paced seasonal entertainment choice rather than a value session option. If the theme appeals and you’re spinning at or near minimum stake, it’s a perfectly enjoyable half-hour.
Haunted Hallows FAQ
What is the RTP of Haunted Hallows?
Haunted Hallows has an RTP of 90.74%, which means it returns 91% of all wagers over time. Keep in mind this is over long-term play.
How do I trigger the Free Games feature in Haunted Hallows?
To trigger the Free Games, you need to land 3 scattered Candy symbols anywhere on the reels. This gives you 8 free spins, and wins are tripled during the bonus.
How many paylines are in Haunted Hallows?
Haunted Hallows has 9 paylines across its 3×3 grid, keeping things straightforward while still offering plenty of chances to win.
Is Haunted Hallows available for mobile play?
Yes, you can play Haunted Hallows on most mobile devices, whether it’s a smartphone or tablet, offering the same spooky experience on the go.
