Dazzle Me in South Africa: Wild Reels, Linked Reels and 76 Lines
Dazzle Me is a NetEnt gem slot released in August 2015, and the shape of its grid is the first thing to notice: five reels that step up from three rows on the left to five on the right, carrying 76 fixed lines. Two features do the work. In the main game, one to five reels can turn wild at random. Three or more Free Spins symbols start 8, 12 or 16 free spins, and on every one of them a reel copies its neighbour.
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What Dazzle Me looks like
Images: NetEnt, official game page (netent.com).
How Dazzle Me works
The five reels are not the same height: reels 1 and 2 show three symbols, reels 3 and 4 show four and reel 5 shows five, 19 positions in all by our count. All 76 bet lines are fixed and play on every spin. A line pays when matching symbols run from the leftmost reel without a gap; wins on different lines are added, and each line pays only its highest win.
By our arithmetic the grid has 720 left-to-right paths; only the 76 drawn in the game's line diagrams carry line wins.
The paytable holds a red seven, a gold bell and four gems in red, purple, green and blue. A diamond is the wild, and a tile reading Free Spins is the scatter. Paytable values change with the stake you choose. NetEnt's game page lists two features and no feature buy.
The grid, reel by reel
Heights from the game's help. Any reel can become a Dazzling Wild Reel in the main game; Linked Reels use only the first four.
| Reel | Rows | In free spins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Can be linked to reel 2 |
| 2 | 3 | Copies reel 1 when linked |
| 3 | 4 | Can be linked to reel 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Copies reel 3 when linked |
| 5 | 5 | Never linked |
Dazzling Wild Reels: whole reels of wilds
The main game's feature arrives at random and cannot be bought. By the game's help, wild symbols land to cover an entire reel, on anywhere from one reel to all five; NetEnt's page calls it an overlay reel made only of wilds.
The wild stands in for every symbol except the scatter, and a line holding wilds pays the highest combination the substitution can form under the paytable.
The game's line diagrams show each of the 76 lines crossing every reel once, so by our reading a fully wild reel sits on all 76 lines at the same time: a wild reel 1 starts every line with a wild, and a wild reel 5 carries any run that reaches reel 4 to the full five.
Free spins per number of scatters 🎁
From NetEnt's game page and the game's help; the symbols can land anywhere on the reels in the main game.
| Free Spins symbols | Free spins |
|---|---|
| 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 16 |
Free spins: a linked pair on every spin 🎁
Free spins have a feature of their own. At the start of each one, reels 1 and 2, reels 3 and 4, or both pairs are linked, and the right reel of a pair becomes an identical copy of the left. In the game's own words, 'Each spin during Free Spins has Linked Reels.' Reel 5 is never linked, and each pair is two reels of the same height.
By our reading, the copy is symbol for symbol and row for row, so a line that keeps its row across a linked pair meets the same symbol twice. Linked reels 1 and 2 give such a line a matching start; linked reels 3 and 4 help only a line whose run already reaches reel 3, since a win must run unbroken from the left.
Scatters do not appear during free spins, so the round cannot be extended with them. The spins use the stake that triggered them, and their total is added to that spin's win.
Dazzle Me in figures
From NetEnt's game page and the help inside the game.
| Detail | Dazzle Me |
|---|---|
| Released | 24 August 2015, by NetEnt's game page |
| Grid | 5 reels of 3, 3, 4, 4 and 5 rows |
| Bet lines | 76, fixed, paying from left to right |
| Main-game feature | Dazzling Wild Reels on 1 to 5 reels, at random |
| Free spins | 8, 12 or 16 for 3, 4 or 5 scatters |
| Free spins feature | Linked Reels on every spin |
| Hit frequency | 19% on NetEnt's game page |
| Bonus buy | None listed by NetEnt |
What the numbers say about a session
NetEnt's page gives a hit frequency of 19%: by our arithmetic, a little under one spin in five pays something, and a little over four in five pay nothing. The figure counts how often spins pay, not how much.
The two official sites label volatility differently: NetEnt's game page shows a medium badge, the label this page uses, and Evolution's games site says low. Evolution's site also gives the return as 96.90%, 0.01 of a point under NetEnt's 96.91%; the game's own help states, under Return to Player, the theoretical return of the game you open.
The stake changes every paytable value in rand, and the help ties neither wild reels nor scatters to it. No staking pattern or betting system beats the house edge, so choose a stake your budget can sustain for the whole session.
The 2015 original, not the later editions
NetEnt lists Dazzle Me Megaways and Dazzle Me Christmas as separate games, each with its own page and figures. This review covers the 2015 original, and the operators listed on this page are those where we have found it. A tile carrying either longer name is a different game.
Dazzle Me RTP and volatility 📊
NetEnt gives Dazzle Me's return to player as 96.91%.
Volatility is medium: small wins mixed with occasional bigger ones.
Paying for Dazzle Me in rand
Dazzle Me is in the lobby at 12 operators we list: all of them take cards; 11 take Ozow; 8 take Capitec Pay; 11 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Dazzle Me among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Dazzle Me winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
Get FICA done first · How to deposit in rand · Every payment method
Is Dazzle Me legal in South Africa? 📜
Dazzle Me is a slot, which licensed bookmakers carry under their provincial betting licences.
All 12 operators we list for Dazzle Me hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Dazzle Me budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- Up to five reels can turn wild at random, each on all 76 lines by the game's line diagrams
- Every free spin has at least one linked pair of reels
- 76 fixed lines on a stepped grid of three to five rows
- Scatters count anywhere on the reels, and five of them start 16 free spins
- Scatters do not appear in free spins, so more of them cannot extend the round
- Wild reels come only at random, and there is no bonus buy
- By our arithmetic, a little over four spins in five pay nothing
- Megaways and Christmas editions share the name
Dazzle Me applies two ideas to a stepped grid: whole reels turning wild in the main game, and a reel copying its neighbour on every free spin. With NetEnt's 19% hit frequency, most spins pass without a win while you wait for either. It suits a player who likes short rules; anyone after a bonus buy, or free spins that more scatters can extend, will not find either here.
Dazzle Me FAQ ❓
How do you trigger free spins in Dazzle Me?
Three, four or five Free Spins symbols anywhere on the reels in the main game award 8, 12 or 16 free spins. The round is played at the stake of the spin that triggered it, and its total is added to that spin's win.
Can Dazzle Me free spins be retriggered?
Not with scatters. The game's help says Scatter symbols do not appear in free spins, and the rules describe no other way to add spins, so the 8, 12 or 16 you start with is the length of the round.
What are Dazzling Wild Reels?
A main-game feature that comes at random: one to five reels fill with wilds from top to bottom. The wilds substitute for every symbol except the scatter, and by our reading each wild reel stands on all 76 lines at once, because every line crosses every reel.
How often does Dazzle Me pay?
NetEnt gives a hit frequency of 19%, which by our arithmetic is a little under one spin in five returning something. It is a long-run count of paying spins, not a measure of their size, so it cannot predict how one session ends.
Is Dazzle Me Megaways the same game?
No. NetEnt lists Dazzle Me Megaways as a separate game with its own page and figures, and Dazzle Me Christmas too. This page describes the 2015 original with 76 fixed lines, so check the full name on the tile first.
Where to play Dazzle Me in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Dazzle Me, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Also carrying Dazzle Me. Bonus, payment and payout terms for each are on its review.