CAI SHEN 888 QUICK START GUIDE
A 5×4 reeled slot, Cai Shen 888 was developed by Spadegaming and was released on 31st May 2016. The game has 1,024 paylines, an RTP of 97.06%, and a medium variance. Players can take advantage of special features such as the wild, scatter, and the free games bonus which seems to pay quite nicely.
REEL SYMBOLS
Cai Shen is a mythological god in China who is worshipped in the religion of Taoism. As the God of Luck, the online slot machine is based on this deity, so you will be spinning symbols of fortune.
There are two feature symbols here which are the wild and the scatter, and then there are five high value symbols.
These are:
- Golden nugget
- Coin
- Fruits
- Lanterns
- Firecrackers
There are also six low-value symbols in the game.
BASE GAME SYMBOLS & PAYS
Here is the paytable for the slot game. Note that these numbers do not change despite the size of your bet. These are multipliers against your bet per line, not your total bet for the round.
| PAYTABLE | |||||
| Reel with Same Symbols | SYMBOL | ||||
| Golden Nugget | Coin | Fruits | Lantern | Firecracker | |
| 5 | 400 | 300 | 300 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | 50 | 20 | 20 | – | – |
The minimum bet for each round is 0.50 coins, and the maximum is 500 coins. These bet sizes already represent your wager for 1,024 paylines.
As a 50-credit slot game, you have to divide your total bet by 50 to determine your bet per line. On a bet of 0.50, you are essentially wagering 0.01 per line.
To win, you must land at least three or two symbols of the same kind on adjacent reels. The symbols must start from the leftmost reel, and they do not have to touch each other.
Three symbols on three adjacent reels means you win the prize for that, and then multiplied by your bet per line.
Let us say you landed four symbols of the fruits in four reels. The prize for that is 200 coins. Multiply that by your bet per line of 0.01, then you win 2 full coins with an investment of 0.50 for that round.
BONUS GAMES & FEATURES
Here are the game features and bonus rounds.
- Wild – the wild is the god Cai Shen, and he substitutes for all symbols to help make a winning combo. The wild only appears between reels 2 and 4, and it cannot substitute for the scatter.
- Scatter – the scatter is a jade coin that awards coins and free games. You must land at least three to get these prizes.
The coin prizes are:
- 5x – 20
- 4x – 10
- 3x – 2
These prizes are multiplied against your total stake. If you wagered 400 and landed three scatters, you win 2 x 400 = 400 coins.
- Free Spins – you can win between 8 and 20 free spins depending on the number scatter symbols you land. The wins during the free spins would receive multipliers, which can hit up to 27x.
During the bonus round, the wild will also multiply your winnings by either 2x or 3x. You can re-trigger free spins during the bonus round if you land more scatters.
SUMMARY
Yet another, another knock off of the Choy Sun Doa pokies machine from Aristocrat, their must be about 50+ God of Wealth themed pokies games online now.
The game has two feature symbols that can compensate for your previous losses but it has no mega jackpot. Overall, we will rate this game just 7 out of 10 points in our game guide.