Da Hei Ci Fu

This might not be widely known to the western populace, but over in Asia, this slot is all about the god of commerce and prosperity. With that in mind, it’s easier to jump into the game and dive deep into this game of luck and big fortunes. Skywind itself is is a multinational company, so it's a bit surprising they are concentrating so heavily on Chinese and Asian themes. On the other hand, most of the other themes for slots have been used and overused a thousand times over. Step in and see what’s what.

Theme

While most other game producers use the same old tunes when it comes to these themes Skywind has really outdone themselves. There’s something beautiful about the music, and the other sound effects are not that far behind either. The waving cat, the Buddha, and loads of other familiar symbols are there together with the usual card ranks to keep the going interesting.

Betting Options and Functions

There are fifty paylines and it should come as no surprise that they are all fixed. Betting is done via the total bet button, which goes from 0.50 to 250 coins, which in turn corresponds to 0.01 to 5 coins per line. There’s not much else to choose here except for the autoplay feature, as well as the chance to select turbo play. The latter is present in most Skywind games and simply makes the reels spin faster. Welcome addition to some of us.

The payouts are not humongous. Luckily, the variance seems to be quite low, so you can expect a lot of small wins. The playing cards, again no surprise, pay the least of all, topping up with the Ace rewarding with 60 times the bet when five are on the line. Three of the themed symbols require only two symbols for a pay, but then you are only getting back five times your line bet. The biggest possible win is a hundred times the line bet.

Features

The smiling Buddha works as a wild and substitutes for most other symbols. It has no function beyond this in the basic game, and the symbol only shows up on reels two, three, four, and five. The scatter comes around on reels one, two and three, and when all three have one ten free games are awarded to the player.

The free spins can be retriggered during the feature, but only once, and even then you get only five extra. On the plus side, all wilds that show up during the free spins become sticky wilds, staying on the reels until the feature ends.

Our Take

The sticky wilds and free spins are the combination that is required to truly cash in with this machine. Otherwise, you’re looking at pretty low payouts, which most of the time are not even enough to pay for the spin. For one reason or another, the slot is quite fun to play and more entertaining than most others. Give it a quick turbo spin for fun.