5 Lions Gold

Pragmatic Play more than dabbles in Asian content, though they have plenty of games that break away from this norm. 5 Lions Gold draws inspiration from China(I assume, my cultural education is rusty here) with mythical animals leading you to fortunes and riches. The game offers high volatility with the normal five reel setup.

Theme

The music and audio effects are what remind me of China, as this is the sort of audio that you will find in most games with similar themes. The quality is good, but nothing that would surprise you. The graphics are a mix of golden animals(only one of them is a lion) that are usually associated with luck. The style is great and even the playing card ranks look pretty sweet. There are a few animations to check out, but the game could have used a few more.

Betting Options and Functions

High volatility means that you will have to go through quite a few spins before winning(unless you are lucky!). This slot uses the 243 ways to win system, which means that the symbols must connect from left to right on adjacent reels to be counted as wins. This also forces the game to offer somewhat low basic payouts.

There are eleven basic symbols which further reinforces the high variance setting. Luckily, the betting starts quite low. The interface is modern and a perfect fit for mobile devices. You will find that the game comes with plenty of options to modify the look and feel of the game. There’s even a battery saver option!

Features

The wild appears only on the middle reels, substituting for all other symbols, but offering no extra functionality beyond this. The scatter likewise come in the middle reels, with three of them activating the bonus games.

Once the bonus games start you are presented with seven options to choose from. One of these is a mystery option which chooses completely random values. The other six offer a balanced mix between the number of bonus games and multiplier for all wilds. Every time there is a wild on the reels, and you land a win, the chosen multiplier will be used for that win. The multipliers go as high as 40!

The game also offers three jackpots. The mini-jackpot will return 15 times your bet, the major jackpot will pay out 150 times the bet, and the grand jackpot will pay out 2000 times the bet. There is also the random Caishen feature, which can reward you with the following on any spin: bonus game round, jackpot bonus game, and a random award.

Our Take

The fact is that the basic game pays out a pittance if that. You really need to make it to the special features to get a chance at the big bucks. Now, for some players, this is a welcome feature, while others will shun the game for it. Each to his own. What we can say is that the jackpots and multipliers do offer considerable prizes that pale in comparison to no other slot. Try this Pragmatic Play slot in demo mode first!