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Perhaps the feeling of inner peace this game provides would have been enhanced by a calming soundtrack, but we only get the mechanical effects of tumbling reels along with bells, the ticking of timers, and short bursts of music to accompany wins. We think this was a missed opportunity to complete the chilled-out aura of the game, but at least there’s the option to mute the background sounds.

Like many Novomatic slots, Royal Lotus uses the high card symbols to fill out the bottom of the pay table, with 9s or 10s returning 40x, 80x, or 800x the amount bet per line when seen on three, four, or five reels. J and Q symbols are worth a little more, and you claim up to 1,600x the line stake when either the K or A symbols fill a payline.

The daggers or the fan will each return 80x, 400x, or 1,600x depending on how much of a line they fill. As for the symbols at the top of the pay table, you’ll only need to land them on reels one and two from the left to collect a prize. The golden box and the bag of coins are each worth a high limit of 2,000x the line bet, while the woman pays out 4,000x. If you’re lucky enough to see this symbol in all 15 spots on the reels, the reward will be a massive 200,000x your line bet – an amount that’s sure to bring peace and prosperity to you.

The lotus flower is a wild symbol, and while it’s not worth anything on its own, this pink plant is able to replace all but the scatter symbol if it can complete a payline. You could also have winning combinations turned into higher-paying lines when the flower plants itself on the reels towards the right side of the game.

In Asian culture, dragons are symbols of good fortune. The golden beast that makes up an attractive bonus symbol in Royal Lotus grants you a prize worth 800x the line bet when it stops in any three or more places on reels one, two and three at once. You will be rewarded with 10 free spins, during which extra wild symbols are added to the reels. Landing more bonus symbols will add an extra five spins onto the end of the round – but once those are done, you go back to the base games.

Land a winning combo, and you will be given the chance to double it over and over in an optional gamble feature. It’s a simple game where you will see a playing card flashing from red to black, and a correctly timed click on the appropriate button wins the gamble. Of course, if get it wrong you lose the initial prize that started the round along with anything gained so far in the gamble.

You can wager from just 0.20 per spin or work your way up to a high limit of 20.00, with payouts rising in line with the amount staked. If you want to collect those payouts without having to click a button each time the reels spin, then go for the autoplay option, which saves time and effort. Be wary, though, as you can’t pre-set win or loss limits. These spins will just carry on until you manually stop them, when the feature is triggered, or –  heaven forbid – once your bankroll is depleted.

Royal Lotus has a high return-to-player percentage, so most of your wagers will on average be returned to you as winnings. It’s optimized to play on iPhones, iPads, Windows and Android mobiles and tablets, which gives you the option to play from wherever there’s an internet or data connection.

With so many Asian-themed online slot machines available, you could spend ages playing them all. But there’s a couple of games that are equally attractive and offer up a similar peaceful setting to Royal Lotus. The China Long slot from World Match has similar castles and temples peeking out from behind the reels, along with high-paying fish, fortune bowls, lucky coins and the yin-yang emblem. An impressive ceremonial dragon is a wild symbol that doubles any combination it becomes part of, while pearls award 20 free spins during which all wins are doubled. A quick-fire bonus game has you clicking pearls to release dragons and win multipliers.

The action moves to Japan, where we find the Geisha’s Garden video slot from Aurify Gaming. Vases, decorative archways and bonsai trees are some of the attractive symbols on display, along with the beautiful geisha and the cutest monkey we’ve ever seen. A white stork is a wild symbol and a gold coin the scatter icon. This launches a special free spins round, which starts on a fortune wheel. The three rings of the wheel award a number of bonus games, multipliers that will be applied to any wins during them, plus an initial award that pays out up to 5x the stake right away.

This attractive slot machine is certain to find favor with anyone who likes the theme, or with gamblers who simply like a relaxed ambience and reliable games. The extra features are not exactly groundbreaking, but they don’t need to be, as wild substitutions and free spins are popular bonuses.

Having the option to double a win in the gamble round, perhaps several times over, is also a feature proven to appeal. So it’s time to settle down, find a nice quiet place to relax, and take these reels for a spin.