LUCKY NEW YEAR QUICK START GUIDE
The title of this oriental-themed online slot machine from Pragmatic Play does all the work in revealing what the game is all about. No prizes really for guessing that Lucky New Year online slot machine is all about the Asian New Year celebrations. More about the Asian New Year celebrations will come to life when the player hits the game’s spin button.
The Lucky New Year slot by Pragmatic Play was released on 19th January 2018, it has a RTP of 96.00 %, a 5 x 3 reel format, a medium variance & 25 paylines plus 3 jackpot prizes.
SLOT LAYOUT
The entrance to a beautiful temple provides the background graphics to Lucky New Year online slot machine. A dark red colour covers the entire reel section.
REEL SYMBOLS
Lucky New Year comes with the following reel symbols: a scary creature face, string of firecrackers, a drum, oranges, and traditional poker symbols.
BASE GAME SYMBOLS AND PAYS
- The scary creature face: The highest paying symbol when playing Lucky New Year is the scary creature face. Matching five of these will help the player fetch 5.00 coins, matching four of these will help the player fetch 2.50 coins, and matching three of these will help the player fetch 0.25 coins.
- A string of firecrackers: The second highest paying symbol is the string of firecrackers. Matching five of these will help the player fetch 4.00 coins, matching four of these will help the player fetch 1.50 coins and matching three of these will help the player fetch 0.20 coins.
- A drum: The third highest paying symbol is the drum. Matching five of these will help the player fetch 3.00 coins, matching four of these will help the player fetch 1.00 coins and matching three of these will help the player fetch 0.15 coins.
- Oranges: The fourth highest paying symbols are the oranges. Matching five of these will help the player fetch 2.00 coins, matching four of these will help the player fetch 0.50 coins and matching three of these will help the player fetch 0.10 coins.
- Traditional Poker Symbols: The lowest paying symbols are the traditional poker symbols. Matching five of the same kind will help the player fetch 0.50 coins, matching four of the same kind will help the player fetch 0.20 coins and matching three of the same kind will help the player fetch 0.05 coins.
BONUS GAMES AND FEATURES
- Wild: The golden horse face acts as the wild symbol.
- Scatter: The golden coins icon acts as the scatter symbol.
- Bonus Symbol: The bonus symbol is represented by the lantern icon.
- Free Spins Feature: Lucky New Year’s Free Spins Feature activates when the player lands three scatter symbols. When triggered, the player is awarded 5 free spins. During this feature, reels 2, 3 and 4 are spun together like a giant symbol. Landing three or more scatters during the feature will help the player receive 3 additional free spins.
- Money Respin Feature: The Money Respin Feature activates when the player lands six or more bonus symbols at the same time. When triggered, all the non-triggering symbols fade away leaving only the triggering bonus symbols on the reels. Afterwards, a new reel set corresponding to the available triggering symbols is created. Using the new reel set, the player is awarded 3 respins.
- NB – Each time, the player lands the bonus symbol during the respins, the respins are reset back to 3; the bonus symbol will remain locked in its position till the end of the feature. The feature ends when all reel positions are filled with bonus symbols or when the respins are finished. When the feature ends, the value of all bonus symbols is added and the player is awarded the corresponding jackpot prize. If all positions are filled with bonus symbols, the player wins the grand jackpot or the smaller mini jackpots.
SUMMARY
Lucky New Year does offer players some excellent rewards in the bonus round, but we found it hard to win the feature. But out of a 10 point rating, the game gets a 8.4 point score in our review.