Eleanor Whitfield
Editor
Eleven years on the online gambling beat before this project started. Sets the standard for every page here and signs off anything touching money or law. Corrections reach her desk first.
Our Team
Four people run this independent site, and none of them work for a casino. An editor with eleven years in the field signs off every page, two writers handle gameplay testing and operator terms, and a compliance colleague tracks Gambling Commission updates. This page covers how the game gets tested, how casinos enter the list, how affiliate links fund the project and why no payment changes a verdict. Strictly for adults aged 18 and over.
About Pixies of the Forest
One slot. That is the whole remit of this site, and we cover it in depth rather than skimming it. How the game plays, what its maths genuinely says, which licensed British operators stock it. We are not a casino, so nobody here takes a bet, holds a balance or runs an account for anybody.
Cover four hundred games and you describe none of them properly. Staying narrow buys us something better. We read the rules end to end, play long enough to feel the rhythm of the thing, and notice when an operator quietly swaps in a version that pays less. That is the whole argument for a site this small.
Our mission
Simple enough. Pick an operator on evidence, not on whoever shouts loudest about a bonus. These are the things that actually decide whether a session goes wrong.
- The licence, and the regulator standing behind it
- Which build of the game an operator has licensed
- Withdrawal terms, limits and how long payouts really take
- Whether the small print contradicts the headline
Nothing invented, nothing polished. Where something disappoints, the page says so plainly. A reader gets more from an honest doubt than from a confident sentence that later turns out wrong.
Who we are
Four people, one job each. Their names and what they handle are below, so you can see who checked what before a page went anywhere near publication.
The editorial team
Tom Hargreaves
Gameplay writer
Runs the long demo sessions and checks what the paytable claims against what the reels actually deliver.
Priya Raghavan
Operator analyst
Lives in licence registers and withdrawal conditions. Spots a reworded press release on sight.
Niamh Doyle
Compliance
Tracks Gambling Commission updates part time and flags any page that drifts out of date once a rule shifts.
Where our attention goes
Most of what matters sits in details players never see. A return figure shifting between operator builds. What a licence promises, and what it quietly does not. In practice we watch these areas.
- Return to player and volatility
- Bonus rules and wagering
- Payment methods and payout speed
- Licensing and player protection
- Mobile behaviour
- Support quality
All of it ends up in plain English. Jargon gets used only when there is no simpler word, and the aim is that you finish a page better equipped than you started it.
How we test
Testing starts in demo mode and spreads across several days, never one sitting. We screenshot the paytable first, then check every value against the in-game panel. A figure copied off another website is a figure waiting to be wrong.
That same panel gives us the return percentage, which then goes up against what the provider publishes. Sources disagree sometimes. When they do, the page says so rather than quietly picking whichever number reads better, and anything we cannot reproduce ourselves stays out entirely.
Affiliate disclosure
Affiliate links are how this site earns. Reach an operator through one and register, and a commission may come our way. Your side changes in no respect at all. Not the price, not the terms, not the offer in front of you.
What the money never buys is a stronger position or a softer paragraph. The same checks run on every operator, and where one falls short you read about it, commission or none. Unhappy with your coverage? Ask us to remove it and we will. Adjusting the verdict stays off the table, because a judgement that bends on request is worth nothing to anyone.
What we never do
Some things are off the table on principle. No bets accepted, no accounts held, no payments processed. This is an information site rather than an operator, and we keep that line sharp.
The big one. No review here is written for payment, and no casino can approach us and buy a positive verdict at any price. We also stay out of territory that is not ours. Account disputes belong with whoever holds the account, legal and financial questions with people qualified to answer them.
Our view on responsible gambling
Slots are entertainment and never a way to earn. They carry real financial risk, they can become addictive, and they are closed to anyone under 18. That thinking runs through everything we publish, which is why risk sits next to the features rather than in small type at the bottom of a page.
Set limits where the tools allow it. Break every half hour. Stop the moment play stops feeling relaxing, because losing your grip on it is worth acting on early rather than late. GAMSTOP self-excludes you from every operator licensed in Britain, and free help services sit with their contact details on our responsible gambling page.
Contact
Spotted a figure that looks wrong, or have a question about something we published? Tell us. Name the page and the passage and the check takes minutes instead of an afternoon. Anything about a player account or a payment belongs with the operator, since we manage neither.
Run a site yourself and fancy a link exchange? Our terms sit on the write for us page, and proposals go to [email protected]. Replies normally land inside two working days. Anything postal can go to the address below.
5 Brandon Rd, London N7 9AA, United Kingdom
