Judging by the title of this slot, you would assume that it is based upon the 12 signs of the Zodiac and all the strange properties that this mystical realm entails, well in truth, you couldn't be more wrong.
Lucky Zodiac is actually a slot that is themed on China and once you load the game up then you are left under no illusions as to that. With a green background and a number of Chinese symbols across the slots such as a lotus, a Ming Vase, a paper fan, Chinese Lanterns and the obligatory Firecracker this slot is as full of Eastern Promise as a Cadbury's Turkish Delight.
One of the nicest features of this slot (and one which ensures that the slot will have longevity) is that each Chinese New Year, the additional Wild symbol, which is representative of the current Chinese year, this year the sheep, will change to represent the next Chinese New Year. Nice touch Microgaming!
Alongside the Chinese high symbols on the reel are a selection of the usual playing card low symbols from 10 through to Ace and of course, the higher symbols are the ones that tend to offer the slightly higher payouts when it comes to the base game.
The symbols are all bright and colourful, which is a recurring theme of Chinese-themed games and the slot is certainly pleasing on the eye given the High Definition quality, but the real proof of the rice pudding comes in how the slot plays.
First up, let's start with the basics which is that Lucky Zodiac is a 20-payline 5x3 reel slot where the user can select how many of the 20 paylines the player wants active on every spin and also set both the coin size and how many coins of that size they wish to wager on each payline.
Coin sizes can be altered from 0.01 up to 0.50 and you can bet up to ten coins on each active payline, which means you can wager as little as 0.01 per spin, up to a maximum of 100.00 per spin. As a result, this means that Lucky Zodiac is a perfect game for smaller stakes players as well as those who enjoy spending a little more on each spin.
It is all very quick and easy to select the lines and coin amounts and even if you like to change your amount per bet regularly, the interface on the slot allows you too very easily.
The game has three other features worth a close look and the first of these is the Wild symbol. This is represented by the Lucky Zodiac logo and it substitutes for all icons on the screen apart from scatter symbols and the firecrackers. This can be used to complete winning paylines and can award a prize of up to 150x the stake per line.
The other Wild symbol in the game is the Lucky Zodiac symbol itself, which this year is the Sheep. This can be used alone or in conjunction with the other Wild symbol to help the user create bigger wins.
The in game Scatter symbol is the firecracker and this awards players a cash prize when two or more are landed across the reels, however things get more interesting when you land three or more across the reels as then you trigger the free spins round.
When you trigger the free spins round you'll receive up to 12 free spins together with a multiplier that can be as much as 7x your total win, giving you the chance to rack up some serious wins. Especially if you can re-trigger the free spins in the feature, in which case you'll receive another batch of free spins to rack up the cash.
Finally, almost every time you win cash on Lucky Zodiac you have the option to gamble your win. This is in the form of a card prediction game where you can predict the colour (to double your money) or the suit (to quadruple your winnings) of the next card drawn from the pack. Predict correctly to win 2x or 4x the original win amount.
With a maximum jackpot win of 140,000 coins, Lucky Zodiac is one slot that will suit all medium variance slot fans who like fairly regular wins, but also the chance to land a big cash prize if the reels land just right.
Is this the year of the big win for you? Why not play Lucky Zodiac and find out?
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