CHINESE OPERA QUICK START GUIDE
Inspired by the world of opera, KA Gaming brings us a 5 x 4 reel slot called Chinese Opera. The game has a RTP of 96.04%, a high variance plus 1,024 ways to win. Feature symbols like expanded wilds will improve your odds of winning a few bucks while playing it online for free or real cash.
REEL SYMBOLS
Despite the opera being popular in Italy, the Asians also have their own version, which is highlighted in this game. Here, you will be spinning symbols of Asian actors, along with masks depicting Asian characters in old mythological stories—characters that represent good and evil.
These characters are:
- Ancient male gods and goddesses
- Evil masked deity
- Sword
- Bracelet
- Fan
- Counter top
- Cup
These symbols are representation of how theaters were operated in ancient times in Chinese culture. The great thing about this game is that it does not have low-value symbols. There are some symbols that yield smaller prizes, but they still are worth your bet.
Overall, there are 23 symbols that you would spin on this slot game.
If you activate the bonus, you will get introduced to other symbols like the shaolin clown, the lamp, and a pile of gold coins.
BASE GAME SYMBOLS & PAYS
Here is a list of the symbols that pay the most money.
| PAYTABLE | ||||||
| Number of Appearance in a Pay Line | SYMBOLS | |||||
| God | Goddess 1 | Goddess 2 | Sword | Bracelet | Fan | |
| 5 | 220 | 200 | 180 | 100 | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | 150 | 120 | 100 | 40 | 40 | 15 |
| 3 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 |
All pays and numbers are expressed in currency. They will increase and decrease depending on your bet size. In the slot game, you can wager between $1 and $100.
The gods and goddesses are expanded symbols that cover three reels. Like other symbols, you have to land them on adjacent reels to win a prize.
The basic rule to win in any of the 1,024 paylines is that you have to land same symbols on adjacent reels, and the combo must start on the leftmost reel. Some require at least three symbols, while some require only two.
BONUS GAMES & FEATURES
The game has several features you can look forward to such as the wild, bonus, and scatter symbols.
- Wild – this is an expanded symbol and the only character that wears a mask. It functions as a substitute for all symbols except the scatter.
- There are four types of masks on the game. If a wild was used to substitute and make a winning combo for these masks, the pay is doubled.
- The cup is the scatter symbol, and has its own payout between $100 and $500 (at the max bet). You only need at least two scatter symbols anywhere on the grid to win $100.
The scatter symbol also pays free spins as follows:
- 5x – 20 free spins
- 4x – 15 free spins
- 3x – 8 free spins
All wins in the free spins are paid 3x.
- Rolling Lamp Bonus – this is a bonus round that is triggered randomly. If you activate it, you have to balance the lamp on top of the shaolin clown’s head to win coins.
The coin prize vary, but higher bets would yield higher bonus prizes.
SUMMARY
Players are treated with lots of bonus opportunities. There is a wild, multiplier, scatter that pays money and free spins, and a bonus round. Even if there are four rows in this game, what makes it really exciting is that if you land a win, it can be big. We will rate this slot 7 out of 10 points, we played it and lost all of our test credits so for us it was pretty crappy in pay-outs, you may be a bit luckier though.