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You can expect some impressive fireworks as you play Gong Xi Fa Cai. The entire game is taking place just after sunset, somewhere in China. The entire city seems to be bracing itself for the big show, as the stars begin to sprinkle the dark sky above. In other words, Gong Xi Fa Cai sticks to a classic atmosphere that we have seen many times in Chinese slot games.

What we did like about Gong Xi Fa Cai is the fun soundtrack. This dynamic melody is extremely catchy, and you will end up humming to it after just a few minutes. In a nutshell, we are looking at a fairly classic game in terms of visual atmosphere. The graphics are very decent, but the real fun starts once the reels are spinning.

Gong Xi Fa Cai is based on 5 reels and 25 paylines, with a few plus and minus buttons in the command bar under the reels to help you choose your next bet. You can risk between 0.50 and 125 credits per turn, and with an average RTP of 95% you have plenty of chances to score some small cash prizes quite often. You may also hit the bet max shortcut to go all-in for your next turn at once, or use the autospin mode at will.

Chances are you will end up scoring plenty of low prizes at first in Gong Xi Fa Cai, given the relatively low variance of the game. The paytable is made up of lucky charms, golden statues, dragons and more colourful artefacts, worth at most 10,000 times your line bet. This sort of impressive reward can be hard to get, but Gong Xi Fa Cai has a few ways to help you out in that regard.

The two special features of Gong Xi Fa Cai can quickly boost your chances to hit a big prize during the game. The first one of them is the rooster symbol, which is the wild card of the game. At the time of writing, we had just entered the year of the rooster and this auspicious animal is here to replace the basic icons at will during the game. Rooster combinations can also award up to 10,000 times your wager.

Every win in Gong Xi Fa Cai starts the multiplier metre on the left side of the reels. The more consecutive wins you score, the higher you will climb on the gauge. After 5 wins, each following prize will be multiplied by 32 instantly, which obviously is the key to some very impressive cash rewards. The multiplier streak will end and the meter will restart as soon as you fail to secure a win.

We cannot talk about Gong Xi Fa Cai without mentioning Eight Immortals. Both games are so similar that they could as well be twins: they are both TopTrend Gaming creations, with a Chinese theme, with the exact same rules and odds, and are both just as addictive. Note that if Gong Xi Fa Cai is set in modern China, Eight Immortals will take you back to mythical times.

If you look around the market a little bit, you are bound to stumble upon IGT’s version of Gong Xi Fa Cai. With the exact same name and the same theme, this separate slot game still sports major differences: 50 paylines, a very high volatility and a modest free spins bonus, which is probably the one thing that TopTrend Gaming’s version truly lacks.

We were hooked to Gong Xi Fa Cai the minute we started spinning the reels. Just like most players, we have seen plenty of Chinese slot games with a New Year’s theme. What Gong Xi Fa Cai adds to this common theme is a very dynamic gameplay and some very impressive rewards, which are essential elements to a successful slot game.

As stated earlier, we only wished that Gong Xi Fa Cai had some sort of bona fide free spin bonus. Adding some scatters leading to a string of free games would have made the experience even more dynamic, in our opinion. But that being said, we still had a blast testing this game and we bet that you will too.