Great 88

BetSoft Gaming’s latest slot release, Great 88, will take you on a journey deep into the mysterious east. The game’s title refers to the Chinese belief that 8 is a lucky number and this bonus packed game could bring you huge winnings. It is a 5 reel slot with 30 fixed paylines, the reels are set against a backdrop containing glowing lanterns, cherry blossom and an ornate temple. While playing, the Lucky Box symbols will help you win great riches as they award five different bonuses including free spins, multipliers and more.

As the paylines are fixed players just need to pick their bet level and coin size before spinning the reels by using the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons. Then it is just a case of clicking on ‘Spin’ to set the game in motion. There is an ‘Auto Play’ control which allows you to set up to 100 spins in motion and there is also a ‘Max Bet’ button.

Payouts are won as long as at least three matching symbols land from left to right on a payline and further information about the payouts and bonus features can be found by clicking on the ‘?’ button. The slot also has a settings button to allow players to change the sound and graphics options.

The slot has a betting range of 30 credits up to 150 credits per spin (between 1 and 5 credits per line) which means that there is a wide enough betting range to accommodate all budgets. There is a huge top payout of 44,440x up for grabs which is won by landing five wild symbols across a payline while the smallest payout of 25x is won by landing three scroll symbols on a payline. The slot’s bonus features also offer the chance to win a huge amount of cash.

All the symbols in Great 88 are theme related. The high value symbols include red dragons and blue lions, green frogs and a red ornament. The lower value symbols include various Chinese characters, red ‘8’s, green ‘6’s and scrolls. The wild symbol is a set of firecrackers and it substitutes for all other symbols except for the Lucky Boxes scatter symbol.

The slot’s main bonus game is triggered by landing three or more Lucky Boxes scatter symbols on the reels. One of five bonus games will then be picked at random. The ‘Top Symbols’ bonus transforms the Lucky Boxes into one of the two most valuable symbols, the red dragon or blue lion, and these may then combine with other symbols to form a win. The ‘Instant Wins’ bonus reveals bronze coins in the Lucky Boxes and they are totaled and multiplied by the bet for that spin. The ‘Firecracker Wilds’ bonus sees the firecrackers explode and spread to one or two neighboring symbols and turn them wild. The ‘Free Spins’ bonus reveals up to five jade coins in each Lucky Boxes, they are added together to reveal the number of free spins. Finally, the ‘Bonus Wheel’ will reveal up to one bonus dumpling in each Lucky Box. Each dumpling awards one spin of the bonus wheel which can award 8 free spins, up to 20x the bet per spin or a spin on the Mega Wheel which can award 6,000x the bet per spin.

The slot also offers a Double Up option which gives players the chance to double their payout after every winning spin by guessing whether a coin will land on heads or tails, it is possible to gamble either the entire win or just half the win.