Lucky 8

Released in January 2014 by Realtime Gaming, Lucky 8 is an oriental video slot where the action revolves around number eight, which is believed to bring good luck by the Chinese people. It will be interesting to see that most payouts in the main game end in eight, while 8x multipliers and eight free games make everything all the more enjoyable. With Wild symbols coming with hefty multipliers and stunning consolation prizes awarded if things do not go as planned during the Free Spins feature, casino gamers will have plenty of opportunities to strike it rich.

Lucky 8 is a five reel slot that supports up to 25 paylines and it is highly recommended that you activate the maximum number of lines in order to increase your winning chances. After you have selected your coin value and number of paylines, press spin or autoplay to start the game. Click on ‘Help’ located in the bottom right corner to access the paytable.

Emperor symbol acts as a substitute, replacing all other game icons to complete a winning combination with the exception of Scatter. The Wild symbol carries a random multiplier of 2x, 3x or 8x. Meanwhile, Lucky 8 Logo is Scatter and it is used to award Scatter wins as well as trigger the Free Games Feature.

Lucky 8 caters for both high rollers and casual gamers thanks to a wide range of coin denominations, with no less than 15 different coin values available, starting from $0.01 up to $5. Up and down arrows within ‘Bet’ and ‘Lines’ are in place to help players select their preferred bet per spin, with ‘Balance’, ‘Bet’ and ‘Win’ amounts displayed above the reels at all times.

Regular game payouts may not seem like much, but bear in mind that each of these will be multiplied by 2x, 3x or 8x each time Emperor Wild substitutes in a winning combination. This means that top payout with said multipliers included is 7,104 credits, whilst five Emperor Wilds on an active payline award 3,888 coins.

With the game themed on the Chinese culture, the symbols depict some of the most important representatives of the ancient civilization. These include an emperor, Lucky 8 symbol, Chinese girl, Great Wall of China, warrior, jade statue, Ming vase, as well as nicely styled playing cards Nine, Ten, Jack, Queen and King.

Free Games Feature is the main bonus round here, and it is activated when three or more Lucky 8 symbols occur scattered in any position. Eight free games are awarded in turn, where a gong on each spin reveals a random prize multiplier that can be 2x, 3x, 5x or 8x. The feature can also be retriggered. Meanwhile, players will receive an amount equal to 1x, 2x, 8x and 88x the total bet when two, three, four and five Scatters appear anywhere on the screen.

Win-Win Bonus Feature is triggered at the end of the Free Games Feature in case the overall free games win is less than eight times the triggering bet. No win during free games pays 88x the total bet, 0-2x total bet pays 8-88x total bet, 2-5x total bet pays 5-88x total bet and 5-8x total bet pays 3-88x total bet.

Lucky 8 video slot comes equipped with not one but two progressive jackpot, with both of these awarded at random. Minor and Major jackpots can be won at the end of each real money spin, where the total contribution is not more than 1.5% of return to player.