Play Chinese New Year for Free

There are plenty of betting options with this free slot game, including free Chinese New Year video slots that can be used for practice sessions, although clearly you won’t actually win anything in these rounds. Real cash wagers start at just 0.25 per spin and can be raised to 250.00 a go at the maximum coin value.

Each reel contains 3 visible symbol positions, and players win by landing 3 or more matching symbols in an unbroken line across any of the 25 paylines from left to right. Starting with the lowest value symbols, we see the plate of tasty-looking cookies which pay out 2x the amount staked per line when it lands on 3 reels, 10x for 4 across a payline and a full run is worth 50x.

Wins steadily increase through the firecrackers, coins, flags, lanterns and banner, until we see a couple of ceremonial dragon heads at the top of the table. The yellow dragon is valued at 10x, 90x or 500x, and the ferocious red dragon pays out 15x, 100x and 700x.

A yellow disc, displaying the signs of the zodiac is a wild symbol, which pays 20x for 3 across a line, 150x for 4 examples and a massive 1000x when it runs right across the reels. Being a wildcard means that it’s able to help players to get extra winning combinations when needed, by substituting for any other symbol.

It can also be useful if players see a line of 3 or 4 matching symbols, with the wild appearing on the right side reels, as this can create the bigger payouts that come from longer lines of the same type.

Above the reels, there’s a Multiplier Meter, which can have slot players celebrating like it’s New Year every day. A winning combination will pay out at the base rate, but if the following spin is another winner, the Meter comes into play and the base win is multiplied by 2x.

If the very next spin is also a winner, punters get 4x the base value return, and then it’s 8x followed by 16x. Lucky players who manage to see 6 sequential winning spins will get the best possible award of 32x the basic amount returned to their bankrolls.

Although there’s no distinct bonus rounds in the Chinese New Year video slot machine, there’s still lots to like about it. The outstanding looks are just part of the story, and while a good return to player percentage, nice animations and a soothing Oriental soundtrack all contribute to the appeal, it’s the Multiplier Meter that really makes it stand out.

Getting to the top 32x multiplier isn’t something that’s going to happen too often, but 2 or 3 consecutive wins, for 2x and 4x payouts is a fairly common occurrence. This can more than make up for the lack of any free spins, or side games, and anyone who likes to see big wins should take a closer look at this attractive online casino slot machine.