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Slot Review: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a stylish, smart online slot machine title based on the enduringly popular series of detective novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and based on the sleuth of the same name. Doyle, a physician living in London during the Victorian era, invented the savvy and creative Holmes (and his unforgettable sidekick, Mr. Watson) and unknowingly created a cultural icon whose popularity has, to date, spanned over a century. The Sherlock Holmes slot by Real Time Gaming is an appropriate tribute to this literary mastermind, one whose appeal is simply “elementary!”

Sherlock Holmes is a five-reel, twenty-five payline online slot game with a progressive jackpot. Coin values range all the way from one cent to five dollars, suiting a wide variety of players and bankrolls. The fact that coin size tops out at twenty-five also leaves plenty of room for maneuvering, although you must bet the max coins to be eligible for the progressive prize!

The background of the Sherlock Holmes slot machine appears to be a Victorian library, cozy with a lit fireplace and a clock on the mantel. On the reels, you will see fancifully-drawn letters and numbers, as well as items from Sherlock Holmes’ sleuthing kit. The reels are framed by a cameo portrait of the good Doctor in silhouette, smoking his signature pipe. Holmes’ beloved pocket watch is both the wild and scatter symbol, filling in for any other symbol on the reels in a winning combo. You can win several free spins by landing multiple symbols of Holmes himself, during which all wins are tripled.

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