Niulang and Zhinu

There are a lot of legends and folktales in Chinese culture. It's not a surprise that one of them was an inspiration for a game. 

Do you know the tragic love story of two lovers whose love was prohibited? If not, an Australian developer, Ainsworth, tells the tale of Niulang and Zhinu so pay attention!

Is The Theme Interesting?

Niulang and Zhinu is an online video slot made by Ainsworth. They found an inspiration for the theme of this slot in one of the most popular folktales. 

Niulang and Zhinu is a story about forbidden lovers who were banished to the opposite sides of the 'Heavenly River' aka Milky Way. Once a year birds unite to make a bridge between them so they could meet... 

It's truly a heartbreaking story, but one look at the background will make you feel at ease. It's a beautiful Chinese garden with many colors fitting the screen. The reels are set in that garden and there is an Oriental themed tune to backup the story.

The Cowherd and The Weaver Girl are also present on the reels as premium symbols alongside Bird, a Chinese Temple and an image of Cherry Blossom. The low paying symbols are the carefully designed set of royals A, K, Q, J, 9 and 10.

The Wild Symbol is easily recognizable as it is bordered with a golden markings and will replace all other regular icons, except Quad Shot and Scatter, to help form a winning combination on the last 3 reels.

An image of the lovers under the moon is the Scatter Symbol which we’ll talk about more later on.

What About The Betting Options And Special Features?

Niulang and Zhinu video slot comes with a grid setup of 5 reels, 3 symbols high and 25 win ways where winning combinations are made by matching at least 3 or more identical symbols from the leftmost reel.

When it comes to the betting range, you aren’t getting much here but it is what it is. The least amount you’ll be needing to spin is £1 while the maximum bet is £20 per spin.

Even though the title is of medium to high variance, you can still aim for the maximum potential of 6,000x the stake per round and to back it up furthermore the game’s RTP is 96,32%. 

There are two features to talk about and these are Free Spins and Quad Shot features.

The first one ( Free Spins ) is pretty straight forward, you’ll be getting 10, 15 or 25 free spins depending on the number of Scatter Symbols landed. The bad news here is that the Wild Symbol will only appear on the last reel.

The good news is that you can win 5 additional free spins by landing 2 extra Scatters during the feature.

Quad Shot Feature - some of the Symbols on the reels will have a border and they’ll become the Quad Shot Symbols. 

Forming a winning combination with Quad Shot Symbols can grant you one of the fixed Jackpots where the best one you can hope for is the Major Jackpot worth $8,000.

Shall We Wrap It Up?

It's a slot with a tragic love theme, so it has some charm to it at the start. The RTP is above an average at 96,32% and you can win some impressive prizes. If you don’t mind the medium-high variance then you’ll enjoy playing Niulang and Zhinu.

You can now witness the old Chinese legend celebrated all around Eastern Asia on your mobile devices and have a taste of bittersweet love thanks to Ainsworth.