5 of them gets you 100x your total bet amount, 4 gets you 10x and 3 gets you 2x. These trigger the free spins game, and also have prizes of their own. Scatters are a richly decorated yin-yang symbol. This gives them the potential to make up multiple wins, especially when you play the maximum (50) lines. These are stacked, often covering all 3 positions on the reels. There are playing card symbols ace through to 9, unusually the lowest symbol of all has a pay-out for just 2 (the nine) – all of the other symbols require 3 from the left hand reel in order to trigger a prize.ĭragons are wild in this game, substituting for all of the regular symbols, though not the scatter symbols.

Next comes the gold coin, worth 300 coins for 5, the drum and lantern (200) and the fire-crackers (150). Regular symbols are headed up by the golden urn with a top prize of 1000 coins for 5 on a line and 100 coins for just 4. Auto-play is available for up to 50 spins at a time.

You can then choose to bet on red or black – or go for specific suits. You can gamble after a win, the gamble button on top of the ‘Play’ will flash, clicking this will bring up a screen showing a playing card. This makes full use of the stacked wilds, giving them the best chance to make up winning combinations with the regular symbols. While it is possible to lower these in increments (1, 10, 25, 40 or 50), I recommend that you stick to all 50. The maximum lines available are 50 for this slot. There is nothing extra in the free spins round for this game, though the stacked dragon symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 can help to bring in some bigger wins. The free spins round has a backing track, which is a mix of an intensive drum beat and traditional Chinese flutes. Most of the other sounds are computer generated tunes, which change as you win larger amounts. If you are familiar with Ainsworth slots or those by Aristocrat then the sounds as the reels stop will already be familiar, this is a distinctive double click noise. The standard Ainsworth playing card symbols (which are not changed to suit the theme) are also included. Remaining symbols are a little on the clichéd side, with fire-crackers, a golden urn, coin, lantern and traditional drum. You’ll find this animated when involved in a win (which will be frequently), adding a splash of much needed colour to the game. The dragon symbol on this game is the Chinese dragon from carnival celebrations. This is a polished looking game, with attention to detail in the symbols and a feel to the game-play which suggests a live slot that has been transitioned to the online world. There is no denying the popularity of Asian themed slots – with just about every software house producing one.

Chinese drum slot machine