Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel slot
Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel is a NetEnt slot from April 2017, the second chapter of the studio’s Fairytale Legends trilogy after Red Riding Hood. It plays on 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines. Its character comes from the fairies, whose random features can add wilds or reshape a spin at any moment, while three bonus chests open one of three separate bonuses, the Candy House picking game among them.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel: key facts
| Studio | NetEnt |
|---|---|
| Released | April 2017 |
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines |
| Stacked Wild Respin | Stacked wilds land on reels 2 and 4 in the base game; a wild covering a whole reel triggers a free respin, in which stacked wilds can appear on any reel |
| Fairy Wonder Spin | Adds a cluster of 5 to 9 of the highest-paying symbols for one spin |
| Fairy Wild Spin | Adds two full stacks of wilds, followed by a free respin once wins are paid |
| Fairy Surprise | On a losing spin, symbols transform into one chosen symbol until a win forms |
| Bonus chests | Three chests unlock one of three bonuses: Candy House, Free Spins or Coin Win |
| Candy House | Pick 3 of 15 hidden items, each hiding a multiplier; take the average of the three or one of the multipliers picked |
| Free Spins | 10 free spins |
| Coin Win | 15x stake, paid at once |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 10p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
| Series | Fairytale Legends |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel plays
The story is set on a journey through a dark, enchanted forest, and the reels keep to a classic 5x3 shape with 10 lines. Coloured symbols make up the low end of the paytable, Hansel and Gretel are the higher-paying pictures, and the Fairytale Legends logo sits at the top.
The wild substitutes for the other paying symbols, and in the base game it lands as a stack on reels 2 and 4 only. A bonus chest symbol also appears, and three of them open the main bonuses. Everything else that can change a spin comes from the fairies, who act at random rather than through a symbol you need to collect.
Stacked Wild Respin
Whenever a stacked wild fills a whole reel, the game gives a free respin. During that respin the stacked wilds are no longer limited to reels 2 and 4 and can turn up on any reel, which widens the spread of substitutes for that one spin. The Fairy Wild Spin, covered below, also ends in a free respin, so there are two routes to one.
The fairy features
Three fairy features can trigger at random. The Fairy Wonder Spin drops a cluster of 5 to 9 of the highest-paying symbols onto the reels for a single spin. The Fairy Wild Spin adds two full stacks of wilds and, after the wins are paid, awards a free respin. Fairy Surprise only appears on a spin that would otherwise lose: one symbol is chosen and symbols change into it until a win is made.
The bonus chests: Candy House, Free Spins and Coin Win
Three bonus chests unlock one of the three main bonuses. Candy House is a picking game: you choose 3 of 15 hidden picks, each with a multiplier behind it, then either take the average of the three or settle on one of the multipliers you uncovered. The free spins option awards 10 spins, and Coin Win pays an instant prize, listed in the key facts.
Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel compared with Jack and the Beanstalk
NetEnt took on another fairy tale in Jack and the Beanstalk, and the two make an instructive pair. Jack’s game uses the same 5x3 grid but 20 paylines instead of 10. Its Walking Wilds trigger a respin each time they move one reel to the left, and wins made with them are multiplied by 3x, whereas Hansel and Gretel’s respin needs a stacked wild covering a whole reel. Jack’s scatter chests open 10 free spins with a key collection on reel 5 that upgrades the wilds, while the chests in Hansel and Gretel choose between three different bonuses.
| Game | Grid and lines | Wild feature |
|---|---|---|
| Jack and the Beanstalk | 5x3, 20 paylines | Walking Wilds: a respin each time the wild moves one reel left; wins with a wild multiplied by 3x |
| Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel | 5x3, 10 paylines | Stacked wilds on reels 2 and 4; a wild filling a whole reel triggers a respin |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel at Fortune Games
The trilogy’s second chapter is stocked with our slots (18+), and the tiles above put it beside Jack and the Beanstalk and other NetEnt and fairy-tale games. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What is Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel?
It is NetEnt’s slot version of the old tale, set on a journey through a dark, enchanted forest that leads to the witch’s house. NetEnt launched it in 2017 as the second game of its Fairytale Legends trilogy, following Red Riding Hood, and built its base game around random fairy features and stacked wilds on reels 2 and 4.
Can a losing spin still pay in the Fairytale Legends: Hansel and Gretel slot?
Sometimes. Fairy Surprise can step in on a spin that has not produced a win and transform symbols into one chosen symbol until a win appears. It triggers at random and has nothing to do with the bonus chests, so it can arrive on any spin that misses rather than waiting for a feature symbol.
How do you choose in the Candy House bonus?
After making three picks, each showing a hidden multiplier, you decide how to be paid: the average of all three, or one of the multipliers you picked. The choice is made only after all three multipliers are on show, so you can compare the average with each single value before you settle.
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Checked on 2 November 2026 against NetEnt’s game page and its April 2017 launch announcement for Hansel and Gretel, the Gambling.com, VegasSlotsOnline and SlotCatalog game records, NetEnt’s Jack and the Beanstalk game page and the SlotCatalog Jack and the Beanstalk record, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.