Year of the Ox Slots
Chinese New Year themed slots are always fun, and Year of the Ox was even more fun than usual. This game was developed by the revolutionary company Radi8, and is played on a classic format. It features five reels, along with 50 total pay lines. The RTP for this game is 96% and there are tons of exciting features thanks to multipliers, double wilds and free spin rounds! Now let's explore this action packed game in depth for a moment.
2021 wasn't long ago, and it was also known as the Year of the Ox in the zodiac. While many of us were still trapped inside because of the pandemic, we all found new passions and new ways to appreciate life thanks to that tragedy. The ox is known for being fair and strong, reliable and many other things. In this particular game, the ox is a little bit more fashionable than I'd expect him to be. He's a silly guy, he's been painted blue and wears a red marching band outfit. He bangs his drum with an enthusiasm that seems to be unmatched. This game like many Radi8 slots was designed specifically for mobile devices. It is still fun to play on your desktop computer or a laptop, but the game is best experienced on a small screened device. He's placed against a red wallpaper that is obviously inspired by the holiday of the Chinese New Year and features a range of gold and red lanterns hanging above the reels. The reels are designed to look like the entrance to a sacred temple and contain an array of symbols that celebrate the Chinese New Year theme. Some of these symbols include firecrackers, gold ingots and golden coins. They have fruit symbols and red money bags. The background music is a jazzy electronica tune inspired by traditional Chinese folk music. The minimum bet you can place while playing this game is 0.50 while the maximum bet is 40.00 per spin.
Symbols
The payouts depend on your bet per line, naturally. The firecracker is the scatter symbol, and five of those symbols pay out 50x your bet. The gold ingot is the top paying premium symbol and pays out 2,500x your bet. The money bags pay out 1,000x your bet for a match of five and the golden coins payout 500x your bet for a match of five. The fruit symbols pay out 250x your bet while the ace pays out 500x for a match of five. The king pays out 150x, while the queen, jack, and ten symbols pay out 100x your bet for five.
Special Features
The free spins feature is triggered when you land three or more of the scatter symbols. If you land three scatters, you'll receive 10 free spins. If you land four scatters, you'll receive fifteen free spins and if you land five, you'll receive 25 free spins. During this special feature, wilds might appear as double wilds on reels two, three, four and five. if a double wild forms a pay line win through substitution, it'll double your win. This will be in addition to the 2x multiplier that's awarded to all wins during the free spins feature. Also, double wilds are accumulated as they land. The multiplier will increase by 1x for every wild that lands.
Summary
This is a popular theme, so software development companies usually have to work twice as hard to make their game stand out among the fray, and this is a great example of that. Year of the Ox has excellent special features to keep things interesting, plus you can claim up to 20 free spins along with a progressive multiplier!