Play Ji Xiang 8 for Free

The theme in this slot is Chinese culture with many evocative symbols on the reels and gentle oriental music playing in the background. The screen is a soft red with piles of gold coins covering the base of the screen and golden serpents on either side of the reels. There are also a number of Chinese lanterns hanging from the top of the reels, while the most prominent feature of the main screen is the huge gold statue of a Buddha figure on the right hand side.

The icons here are related to Chinese culture with a golden lion head, Chinese lantern, gold coins, lion statue, red ribbon, golden egg, lucky number 8, Chinese lettering, a frog and a fish. The gold colouration pervades the screen and features on all the symbols to give a feeling of richness and opulence.

Before beginning your Chinese adventure, you need to decide on your stake. There are 8 paylines in this game and these are all fixed into place to give you the maximum number of ways to win each spin. You can alter your bet per spin by clicking the plus and minus buttons to raise or lower your stake from a minimum line bet of €0.01 to a maximum line bet of €100. This gives a minimum total bet per spin of €0.08 and a maximum bet per spin of €800.

This huge betting range means this slot is highly suited to all players, from the very lowest rollers betting just a few cents a spin, to the highest rollers betting many hundreds of euros.

Other options include an auto play feature for easy betting and a ‘turbo mode’ to speed up your spins for faster gameplay.

The payouts in this opulent game are mostly based around the number 8, as this is the luckiest number in Chinese culture. The lion head pays the highest reward of up to 8888 coins for 3 symbols together on the reels. The lion statue awards up to 888 coins for 3 symbols, while the next highest paying symbol is the fish icon which pays 688 coins for 3 symbols, and the frog pays 288 coins for 3 matching symbols.

Moving down the paytable, the gold coin pays up to 88 coins for 3 symbols, the Chinese lantern pays up to 68 coins for 3 symbols, the golden egg pays up to 38 coins, the Chinese lettering pays up to 28 coins and the red ribbon pays up to 18 coins for 3 matching symbols.

Watch out for the lucky number 8 symbol as this is the scatter icon in the game and can boost your rewards with lucrative payouts. Spinning 4 of these anywhere on the reels awards 2x your bet, 5 symbols pays x8 your bet, 6 symbols awards 38x your bet, 7 symbols pays x188 your bet, 8 symbols pays x888 your bet and spinning all 9 of these lucky symbols to cover the reels pays a huge x8,888x your bet!

Ji Xiang 8 is a simple game with just 3 reels giving the slot a 3x3 grid layout, however there are some decent payouts to be enjoyed here, especially from the lucrative scatter symbol. This lucky number 8 is certainly the luckiest icon in the game and if you spin all 9 symbols together you could enjoy a glorious reward.

In general, however, this game feels rather too simple to offer entertainment over a long gaming session. The scatter symbol offers the only feature here and with no bonus game or free spins to enjoy, enjoyment in the Chinese theme is only short-lasting. Players who manage to hit the lucky 8s can experience rich oriental rewards but others may feel their lovely red lantern deflates too soon.