DA MAO ZHAO CAI QUICK START GUIDE
Da Mao Zhao Cai (Money Cat) is an online slot machine that is powered by Skywind Gaming. The title of this game does point one towards the direction of the game’s genre, that is, an Asian theme with that waving pussy cat taking centre stage.
When spinning the five reels players will be able to see Asian cultures as they get to see the icons commonly found in the Orient.
Da Mao Zhao Cai has a RTP of 95.43%, 243 ways to win big, it’s a medium to high variance slot with a 5 x 3 reel format.
SLOT LAYOUT
A floral sky-blue wall provides the background graphics to this online slot machine. The reel section is covered with a light brown colour.
REEL SYMBOLS
When spinning the five reels of Da Mao Zhao Cai online slot machine, players will encounter the following symbols on the reels: cat face, brown portrait with Asian inscriptions, a gourd, a purple bowl, green fish, blue cup, a hand fan and traditional poker symbols.
BASE GAME SYMBOLS AND PAYS
- The brown portrait with Asian inscriptions: The brown portrait with Asian inscriptions carries the game’s highest payouts. For matching five of these the player wins 5000 coins, for matching four of these the player wins 500 coins and for matching three of these the player wins 100 coins.
- A gourd: The gourd icon carries the game’s second-highest payouts. For matching five of these the player wins 1000 coins, for matching four of these the player wins 100 coins and for matching three of these the player wins 30 coins.
- A purple bowl: The purple bowl carries the game’s third-highest payouts. For matching five of these the player wins 800 coins, for matching four of these the player wins 100 coins and for matching three of these the player wins 20 coins.
- Greenfish: The greenfish icon carries the game’s fourth-highest payouts. For matching five of these the player wins 500 coins, for matching four of these the player wins 50 coins and for matching three of these the player wins 20 coins.
- A blue cup and a hand fan: The blue cup and the hand fan carry the game’s fifth-highest payouts. For matching five of the same kind the player wins 300 coins, for matching four of the same kind the player wins 40 coins and for matching three of the same kind the player wins 15 coins.
- Traditional Poker Symbols: The traditional poker symbols carry the game’s lowest payouts. For matching five of the same kind the player wins up to 200 coins, for matching four of the same kind the player wins up to 30 coins and for matching three of the same kind the player wins up to 10 coins.
BONUS GAMES AND FEATURES
- Wild: The cat face acts as a wild symbol. The wild appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 only.
- Scatter: The brown portrait with Asian inscriptions acts as the scatter symbol.
- Money Cat Free Games Feature: The Money Cat Free Games Feature activates when the player lands at least three scatter symbols on the reels at the same time. When triggered with three scatters, the players get 8 free games. When triggered with four scatters, the player gets 15 free games. When triggered with five scatters, the player gets 50 free games. It’s important to take note that free games can also be won at random during the base game as well as during this feature even when no scatters are in view. Any wild that lands on the reels (2, 3 and 4 only) during the feature will expand to cover all reel positions. Free games can be retriggered.
SUMMARY
Da Mao Zhao Cai comes with quite an enterprising Free Games Feature bonus round that can be triggered at random during both the base game as well as during the feature itself (retriggering additional free games). This game gets an 8.9 point score rating out of 10 points in our review.