Spinomenal has launched Baba Yaga’s Rising, a 50-payline slot in which a three-symbol-high Wild climbs the centre reel during a sequence of base-game respins.

The Stacked Wild Rising feature begins whenever any part of the Wild stack lands on the middle reel. The stack moves up one row per respin and continues until it has cleared the grid. A stack that starts lower takes longer to leave, with the initial landing position determining whether the feature lasts for one to five respins.

The slot places its five reels and three rows in a dark forest framed by tangled branches and pale toadstools. Baba Yaga is the Wild and substitutes for all symbols apart from the Bonus. Five Wilds along a payline award 1,000× the line bet. Among the other symbols, five Rusalkas pay 500×, five dragons pay 400× and five huts pay 200×.

The Wild changes across four bonus stages

A moon Bonus symbol can appear on the first, third and fifth reels during the base game. Landing three advances the player along the Free Spins map and awards five or ten spins, depending on the stage.

Morozko’s feature holds winning symbols while the other positions respin, with payment made on the final respin only. The hut uses a stacked Wild that moves across the reels after losing spins and holds its position for a respin after a win.

In the dragon stage, a stacked dragon expands into a full-reel Wild, with no other Wilds active in that round. Rusalka’s stage holds a Wild in the centre of the grid and adds two to six single Wilds across the reels during spins.

Spinomenal co-CEO Omer Henya said:

“Baba Yaga has been one of our most popular characters for years, so this time we built a game where the Wild does the heavy lifting. The rising Wild gives the base game something to chase between bonuses, and the four Free Spins modes keep players working towards the next trigger.”