Golden Lotus Slots
Inspired by Eastern culture the Golden Lotus is an engaging online slot game crafted and released by well known developers Real Time Gaming in February 2010.
The gaming grid brings 5 reels with 3 rows and 25 fixed paylines in order to make wins. Gameplay is made super simple and intuitive and players will need to match between three and up to five symbols in consecutive order that awards prizes from left to right. The background features a series of temples along with trees and a zen garden and accentuated by a glowing sunset. The graphics are richly detailed with a colourful design filled with symbols that reflect the traditional themes of prosperity with the lotus flower which is associated with luck and fortune in Chinese culture.
Wagers will need to be placed to begin gameplay and these start from a minimum of just $0.25 per spin and upwards to a maximum of $125.00 per spin. This betting range provides numerous opportunities for both casual and veteran players with distinct budgets.
An optional auto-play button can be used to pre automate up to 1,000 spins which can help those who more conscious of maintaining a gaming budget. Likewise, it is also a handy tool for those who prefer continuous play.
The RTP (Return to Player Percentage) is between 95% to 97.5% and the game plays at medium volatility. This brings appeal to both beginners and high rollers as there is a consistent and steady flow of regular sized wins across gameplay.
The wild symbol is represented by the game’s logo and it substitutes for all other symbols to help them create winning combinations except for the scatter. This wild carries its own payouts with 5 of a kind paying out almost 350x the bet. The scatter is shown as a white lotus and it can appear on any position on the reels with a chance of multiplying players total bet by 500x. These two lotus symbols come with simple animations which sees them open from a new bud to full bloom when involved in a payout.
Other gaming symbols include a beautiful Geisha, a chinese paper lantern, a ming vase and a chinese hieroglyph symbols along with low value playing cards Ace to 9.
There are two main bonus features in the game which can turn everything around for players. The Chinese Garden Feature is activated whenever three or more golden lotus symbols land at any position on the reels. Here, players can select and choose four out of eight lotus blossoms which hide the multiplier of up to 100x combined. Besides the multiplier, a player may also be rewarded with 5 and up to 20 free spins per pick and every prize during the free spins is tripled.
The White Lotus Feature is triggered with three or more white lotus scatters landing on the reels and where punters are instantly awarded with eight free games. All the white lotus scatters appearing during this feature are turned into the golden lotus wild icons. Additionally, a random multiplier of 3x, 4x or 5x will be applied to each winning round. Both of these features can be re-triggered an unlimited amount of times whenever three or more golden lotus icons appear.
The Golden Lotus Progressive Jackpots can be won at the end of any game. These are triggered entirely at random where any jackpot wins are then added to other wins. A jackpot of 8,888 coins will be won when five Golden Lotus icons occur on a winning payline.
Golden Lotus slot game is fully mobile optimized. This makes for smooth and seamless gaming on the go from either a desktop or from a compatible smartphone or tablet device such as iOS Apple, Android or Samsung.