Cherry Crown

Are you in the mood for some simple vintage fun? If you ever feel like playing an uncomplicated game, then a fruit slot machine might be the perfect choice: it’s simple and classic but that shouldn’t prevent you from having fun. 

Such slots have been around for decades now, first in their offline versions and even after all these years they still manage to attract players with their online iterations. 

The developers at CT Gaming, a studio that was formerly known as Casino Technology, were probably longing for some vintage action themselves when they created Cherry Crown, a game that was inspired by the timeless fruit theme. 

Theme

There is a certain royal twist to this classic setup, as we can see the towers of a medieval castle in the background. However, the symbols are quite plain for the most part, with the usual fruits dominating the pay table along with a Lucky Number 7. 

The visuals are rather unimpressive and the audio part is equally disappointing, there is no music to be heard while the sound effects are generic at best. However, we shouldn’t expect bells and whistles from such a vintage theme. 

Betting Options and Functions

This slot has a standard 5x3 grid, with 20 fixed paylines. You will need to have at least three matching symbols on adjacent reels to grab a win, but the winning combinations can only start on the leftmost reel. 

The game should be appealing to low-rollers since the betting range goes from 20 cents to 5 dollars, but you should know that the potential winnings are rather low as well. In fact, the biggest prize that you can land in the base game is just 20 times the stake. 

This is a low-volatility title, and the theoretical return to player (RTP) was calculated at 95.74%.

Features

Playing such a simple game can become boring after a while, but that can be avoided with the help of a few special features. The main attraction of this slot is the Cherry Crown symbol, which acts as a Wild. 

This special icon can only appear on the first and third reels, and it substitutes for all other symbols except the Star, which is the Scatter. 

But the crown is more powerful than just that, here’s what it can do: 

When the Wild appears on the first reel, all the symbols on the first three reels will become Wild as well if they are located on the same row or on the rows below the initial Cherry Crown. The same thing happens when the Wild lands on the third reel, but the targets are the symbols located on the last three reels. 

After every winning spin you can try to improve your prize with the Double Up feature, it can take your total prize up to 50 times the total bet. If you choose to gamble your winnings, you will be taken to a fresh screen with playing cards, and you will have to predict either the suit or the colour of the next card. 

If you predict the suit correctly your prize will increase four times, while a good guess of the colour will double your winnings. However, a wrong prediction will return you to the base game with nothing. 

Conclusion

Cherry Crown is a simple game from CT Gaming, the graphics and the sounds are pretty basic and the gameplay doesn’t offer any surprises either. The way the Wild symbol clones into the adjacent tiles is somewhat more exciting, but this is a low-volatility title and you might have to spin the reels for quite some time before triggering the feature. 

However, if you are just looking for a good time then the straightforward gameplay of this slot could do the trick.