Ten Elements Slots
Ten Elements is a uniquely-styled online casino slot game from Red Tiger Gaming that looks as if it’s partly been created using water colour brush strokes. The 5 reels are surrounded by delicate purple ribbons, while clouds obscure most of the background, but we can see magical floating landscapes and cities behind the main part of the game.
Even the lower-value symbols appear to have been brushed onto the reels, making them contrast nicely with the higher-paying images of fans, lotus flowers, and a weird-looking cartoon caterpillar that looks completely out of place, but is worth a lot, so we won’t ask why it’s here.
The unique feature of this Asian themed online slot game comes in the form of 10, (yes, count them, 10), wild symbols. These are no ordinary wilds either, as each of these weapons-based symbols can fill multiple reels positions at a time, creating several winning combinations at once if they stop in the right places.
Alongside these, we see a free spins bonus game triggered by a bonus symbol and a beautiful Geisha girl, while 40 paylines should be enough to ensure that gamblers land a steady stream of reliable wins.
Playing Ten Elements
All 20 paylines are automatically in play, which in turn makes the minimum stake 0.20 per spin, although free Ten Elements video slots are available. The high limit bet is 500.00 per spin, so it’s a good choice for both casual spinners and high rollers alike. Apart from when the wild symbols are completing winning lines, players will need to land 3, 4, or 5 of the same type across a payline, on connected reels from the left side, and the smallest prizes are awarded by the painted playing card icons.
The 10 is valued at between 45x and 16x the line bet, depending on how many reels it stretches across, while the J, pays up to 24x, the Q returns top wins of 32x the line bet, the K is worth up to 40x and the A, 48x.
A strange purple swirled brush stroke is worth a little more, and then the picture symbols pay out the best wins. Land the paper fan across 3, 4, or 5 reels to claim 20x, 36x, or 72x the amount staked per line, or see the lotus flower across the reels for wins of 40x, 76x, or 152x. The top awards come from our cute, friendly caterpillar, who cocoons you with prizes of 68x, 128x and 288x the line bet.
Weapon Wild Symbols
Each payline of wild symbols is worth 68x, 128x, or 888x the line bet when 3, 4, or 5 of a kind appear. Each wild features a weapon of some sort, from swords and shields, to mythical and magical devices, whose method of use is anyone’s guess. Some wilds take up a single spot on a reel, some fill 2 places, others fill whole reels and still others are giant symbols in a 2x2 grid pattern.
The smaller wilds will tend to appear most often, but it’s certainly not unusual for the giant weapons to land on the reels, making it easier to get other symbols substituted, or to see complete lines of the wild to fall into place for the top coin awards.
Free Spins Bonus Symbol
The only other symbol in play is a Free Spins bonus icon, that’s not worth anything on its own, but will (perhaps unsurprisingly), start a free spins bonus round when any 3 or more land at once, without needing to be across a payline to do so. Instead, they can be in any places on reels 1, 3, and 5 at once, and when this pattern is seen, punters are treated to a random number of bonus games.
There are no special symbols on the reels during these, so the chances of landing a winning line are the same as in the base game, but any number of free spins is a welcome feature, as they give you a chance to collect prizes at no risk to your bankroll.
Other Asian-Themed Games
There’s a very long list of Asian themed slot machines available, and it’s one of the most popular topics across the world. Picking the most successful games is difficult, but the panda-focused Black and White, from Gamingsoft, and 3x Dragon Supreme, from the same company are certainly some favourites.
Our Thoughts on Ten Elements
Although the Ten Elements video slot has a clear Chinese influence, it’s not particularly obvious whether this is meant to be a game about weapons, painting, magic or just a big blend of everything. However, this shouldn’t really be an issue, and as long as you like the way it looks, it can be a fun game to play.
The various wild symbols are certainly the highlights of this mobile-optimised slot machine, but it’s a low-volatility game, where you should see lots of lower-value winning combinations being formed, rather than just a few high-paying ones. It’s what most punters prefer, so this should be a popular addition to the range of slots from Red Tiger Gaming.
