12 Animals

The Chinese calendar follows the lunar schedule and it adds an animal to each year on a 12-year rotation. These symbols are represented in this amazing slot with the zodiac wheel turning after a number of spins changing the season and the animal. Wondered what animal your birth year represented in the Chinese Zodiac? Well, find out and follow the zodiac wheel maybe it is your sign that will bring you good fortune in this year!

Theme

12 Animals is a 30-line and 5-reel slot game where the theme revolves around the Chinese Zodiac Calendar. The graphics and the sound effects are done to perfection. The calming sound will play in the background while you are spinning the reels and once the winning combination lands on the reels, depending on the animal, the animal will jump out of its place and make its characteristic sound. All animals are represented as cartoon-like 3D avatars while the background changes from summer to spring, fall and winter depending on the year’s season determined by the zodiac wheel in the bottom left corner. The symbols include all 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac alongside the wild (White Kitty) and Scatter (Yin and Yang).

Betting Options, Functions and Features

This slot offers a coin value from $0.02 up to $1 across all 30-paylines, but you also have an option to bet up to 5 coins per line making the highest bet an astonishing $150. There are a few things you must watch out during the game as the value of the symbols change depending on the zodiac wheel displayed next to the reels. All animals have the same payout unless their colors change from bronze to silver and gold. Once the zodiac wheel changes, which occurs every 30 spins, the color of the animals will change as well giving them a higher value that ranges from 2x to 5x. Every 90 spins the zodiac wheel will change the season and with it the animals that carry the bigger winning combination.
The White Cat symbol is the wild and will replace any other symbol on the reels if 5 wilds land on the reels a 10,000x win will be awarded. The Scatter symbol in the form of Yin and Yang and it will award the free spins, the number of spins depends on the number of scatter symbols on the reels.
After every winning combination, the player has an option to gamble the winnings by opting for the x2 double button under the reels; this will open a new screen where a classical game of head and tails might double your winnings or take them away.

Our Take

Yes, this is one of those slots that will completely take you over with its incredible illustrations and sound effects before you even check out the betting options and the winning opportunities. It does not have a bonus feature, but with reels having blockers that will further multiply your winnings, together with free spins available, this just might be the slot to increase your fortune.