Crystal Queen (Quickspin) – Review & Demo Play

How to Play Crystal Queen

Crystal Queen has an unusual layout with five reels and six rows, though only the lower three are active at the start as the upper rows are frozen until a win lands. I set stakes from 0.10 to 100 and pressed Spin, with Autoplay and Fast Play available. The slot reaches 56 paylines when all rows open. I stick to a sensible limit and check the paytable in the Menu to track symbol values, features, and how the grid changes during streaks.

Game Interface & Controls in Crystal Queen

Like other Quickspin slots, Crystal Queen uses a clean interface with controls under the reels. The Spin button sits central, with Autoplay and Fast Play nearby, and simple stake adjusters to the left and right. The Menu opens the paytable and rules, handy when tracking Swooping Reels and multipliers, or checking symbol values. I found everything labelled clearly, so setting stakes and starting a session takes seconds without hunting through submenus or pop ups.

Sound and speed options sit a click away, and the Fast Play toggle trims time between drops without changing outcomes. Autoplay lets you pick a number of spins, then stops when you hit any win cap you set or when features shift the screen. It is a tidy layout that mirrors the steady rhythm of the slot, letting you concentrate on thawing rows, wild spreads, and the multiplier climb as the swoops stack up.

Game Symbols in Crystal Queen

Crystal Queen has nine regular symbols, four of them characters from the Snow Queen tale, namely Gerda, Kai, the Snow Queen, and Bae the reindeer. The royals 10 J Q pay up to 1.20x the stake, while K and A go up to 1.60x. Bae pays up to 2.40x, Kai up to 3x, and Gerda up to 4x. Sitting at the top, the Snow Queen reaches 5x. Payouts are modest, so features carry most of the weight.

There is a Wild, a Spreading Wild, and a Free Spin Bonus Scatter that can appear on any spin. The standard Wild lands on reels 4 and 5 in the base game, and on reels 1 2 4 and 5 during Free Spins. The Spreading Wild adds between one and five extra Wilds to adjacent positions. The Scatter is the ticket into the bonus when three or more appear, which is where the grid and lines open right up.

Crystal Queen Symbols and Paytable

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

How to Win on Crystal Queen

You win by building line wins across the active paylines with three, four, or five matching symbols. Every winning spin triggers Swooping Reels, so the winning tiles vanish and new ones fall to fill gaps, adding fresh chances in the same paid round. Each consecutive swoop thaws a new row and adds twelve lines, with the multiplier stepping up from x1 towards a ceiling of x5. The sequence stops when no new combination forms.

Bonus Features in Crystal Queen

The regular Wild does the simple job of substituting for regular symbols to complete lines. In the base game it appears on reels 4 and 5, and in Free Spins it also shows on reels 1 and 2, which helps early in chains. I like how this pairs with the thawing rows, as you often get a second look at a screen once symbols drop. It keeps base play lively without feeling cluttered.

The Spreading Wild is where momentum really comes from. When it lands, it throws one to five extra Wilds into adjacent spots, and that burst can flip an ordinary screen into a tidy hit. Because Swooping Reels follow wins, those extra Wilds often stick around through the chain and line up again. It is a neat effect that fits the theme, and it feeds the multiplier climb when rows keep opening.

Swooping Reels trigger on every win, with each consecutive swoop removing the last winners, thawing a fresh row, and raising the multiplier step by step up to x5. Three or more Free Spin Bonus Scatters award ten free spins with all six rows open and the full set of 56 lines from the off. During Free Spins, winning lines count both left to right and right to left, and the Wild distribution widens, which adds a bit more bite to streaks.

Max Win, You Can Expect in Crystal Queen

I was disappointed to see the max win capped at 829x the bet. For a slot with multipliers and expanding rows, that ceiling feels low, and it puts a lid on long term excitement. The hit rate and chains can be fun, yet the payout headroom never shifts. If you chase epic numbers, this will not scratch that itch, but if you enjoy steady features and flow, it still has a place.

How RTP Affects Payouts in Crystal Queen

The Return to Player sits at 96.16 percent, a touch over the 96 percent line that most players expect, with medium volatility. In testing I picked up frequent small wins and could reach six rows on several sequences, though not for long. The maths leans towards momentum rather than single hits, so chains and multipliers do the work. That shape suits sessions where you want movement on the screen rather than rare spikes.

Bet levels run from 0.10 to 100, so there is room to scale stakes without the game changing character. With rows opening during wins, paylines step up in twelves until all 56 are live, and the multiplier climbs from x1 to x5 on the same paid spin. That mix keeps return fairly even over time for a medium game. While the ceiling is modest, the flow of features makes it easy to track value as you play.