Lion Festival

Lion Festival Slot Machines

Lion Festival is a 5 reel, 10 pay line free online casino slot games from the developers at Blueprint Gaming and celebrates the Chinese New Year and is also part of the company's Jackpot King series of games. The pay lines in Lion Festival also pay out both ways which means that players can certainly expect some decent winning opportunities with every spin. Lion Festival is far from conventional when it comes to the bonus game pay as it offers many unique features which include a Lion Re-spin that also offers stacked wilds and a fortune cat icon that uncovers random icons to provide the player with extra winning potential. With every spin players can find lucky gold coins, gold ingots and red money pouches.

There is no doubt that as the Chinese New Year draws closer there are more and more Chinese themed online slots launches online, however, Lion Festival is the only one that pays homage to the annual celebration which occurs during the first full moon after the winter solstice and does so by presenting the player with 5 reels which are filled with iconic props that relate to the festivities.  These symbols promote wealth and prosperity that are celebrated in the Chinese New Year. There is also a special lion symbol which is related to the electrifying lion dance which takes place during the party and it is believed that the dancing lion and loud drum beats ward of evil spirits, let’s hope that they work for players of Lion Festival! As there are such a vast array of slot machine with an oriental theme on the market, players need to know exactly what they can expect to get when it comes to visuals.

Design

Players should expect a colour scheme that centres around red, black and gold plus a lot of Asian styled calligraphy which give the slot an authentic aesthetic. Lion Festival does have one thing that sets it apart from other Chinese themed online slots, and this is the fact that it has a somewhat simple aspect, using only two-dimensional illustrations which gives the game a demeanour like an Anime cartoon.
Having only ten pay lines on the reels, players may make the mistake of thinking that Lion Festival does not really offer a great deal when it comes to winning possibilities, however, they should not be fooled. In this game, the pay lines run in both directions rather than the standard left to right therefore there are technically 20 different ways that players can win.  It is worth players remembering though that it is way from being a low variance slot machine, although the wins are offered at a steady pace. Players will also see that the pay table prizes are nothing to get too excited over with most of the five in a row prizes not exceeding x100 line bet multiplier. However, it is not all doom and gloom as matching five of the girl symbols will award x1000 line bet prize.

Gameplay

When it comes to placing bets the smallest wager in Lion Festival is 0.20 credits, making this an ideal slot for beginners and low-rolling players. The high rollers are also catered for with a maximum bet limit of 500.00 credits, meaning that the top jackpot prize worth 50,000 coins. That would certainly be a great way to start any players New Year! Lion Festival also offers the standard range of bonus features that players have come to expect including wild wins and scatters that activate free spins. Not a bad way to start the new year! You can count on most online video slots to come with the standard range of bonus features, including wild wins and free spin triggering scatter icons. Lion Festival does go further as it offers some new and unique way for players who stick with the game to gain rewards.
These rewards are triggered by a special symbol which is represented by a money cat figure, the one with the waving paws that can be found at most Chinese restaurants. This symbol will appear stacked randomly on the reels and when it does all the cats on show turn into a random symbol and award the players with various bonus prizes. This is a feature that players would be well advised to wait for before finishing their game.