Ancient Chinese theme backed up by a complex special feature?
Yes, please!
Plentiful Treasure is one of those slot games that aren’t afraid to do something different. The creators of this title took the usual Chinese inspired aesthetic and mixed it up a little. The result is a sufficiently refreshing look that is easy on the eyes.
Aesthetics aside, this game packs a rock-solid base mechanic. It isn’t your regular, basic setup. Rather, it offers a set of engaging mini-games, including the standard free-spin feature!
In a way, this game is perfect for those who are looking for that well know…
… all familiar player experience. As such
Familiar Theme With a Unique Spin
Those who have a bit of experience under their belt know that slots inspired by ancient China are a dime a dozen. Depending on your taste, this can be a good thing. Even so, most of us will agree that the whole aesthetic can become repetitive after a while.
What makes this title so great is the fact that they’ve managed to avoid the repetitiveness in a creative way.
From the moment you access the game, you know exactly what you’re dealing with. They’ve used that trademark cherry red texture for the background…
… with just a hint of Chinese ornaments sprinkled throughout.
Here’s where things move away from the usual rout similar themes take. Instead of going all out in the direction of ancient China, this game’s creators added a bit of old school Vegas casino vibe into the mix!
You can see it in the fonts used, the gold plated letters and numbers, as well as the arching text found on jackpot labels.
In essence, Real Time Gaming avoided the entire repetitiveness issue that plagues the Chinese inspired slots these days.
Flashy Symbols That Fit Perfectly
Symbol design is online slots is often a hit or miss. It has nothing to do with how aggressive or flashy the design is, but whether it fits with the overall theme or not. That is the tricky part.
Plentiful Treasure has dealt away with this problem in a very simple way. Since the entire theme is flashy and blinged out, so are the symbols. Simple!
Even so, they did show some restraint otherwise things would get real confusing, real fast.
- Lower paying symbols are easy to distinguish from the higher paying ones. Just like in many other games, they come in the form of different letters and numbers.
- Mid-paying symbols come in the form of various jewelry – mainly rings, necklaces with the addition of teapots.
- The highest paying symbols feature golden statues, pots as well as rings with a colorful background.
As confusing as all of this sounds, it is easy to recognize what’s what when you start spinning the reels.
Moving on, there are three special symbols instead of the usual two. You have the scatter, the wild and the multiplier.
The former two behave just like any other, but the multiplier symbol depicted by a white pearl…
… appears only on reel 3 and can sub for any symbol except for the scatter and wild. The multiplier value a pearl can add to your bet depends on the bet itself.
Betting Options and Special Features
Right off the bat, we need to mention that this title belongs to the 243 All Ways Pays category of games. There are no paylines! Instead, as long as you have the necessary symbols in adjoining reels, you’ll win.
There are two special features available for you to access. The first one is a somewhat standard free spin mode which you trigger when you get 3 or more scatter symbols to appear in adjoining reels.
The other special game is much more exciting…
… but also much rarer as this is a low volatility game. It’s called Jackpot and features 4 tiers of jackpots:
- Mini Jackpot – Brings the lowest reward that is usually around 200 credits
- Minor Jackpot – Next level up and offers up to 1000 credits in most cases
- Major Jackpot – Second highest jackpot that carries over 1000 credits
- Grand Jackpot – The highest jackpot available, offers around 9000 credits on average
Each of these is slowly increasing in value as you play. It’s worth mentioning that getting a wild symbol adds more funds towards all jackpots!
To trigger the jackpot feature, you need to select the golden symbols on the left-hand side of the screen. Depending on how many you select, you’ll gain access to some or all jackpots.
In case all of the jackpots are selected, a coin mini-game appears that will select which pot you’ve won. As mentioned before, this is a low volatility game. Your chances of triggering the coin mini-game and hence the jackpot feature is reasonably low, but that makes the game more fun.
Our Take:
There is a lot of substance in this title for a game that initially comes across as mediocre. The mini-games are engaging, the addition of another special symbol spices things up and the whole thing looks rather tight!
It’s might take you a while until you nail the jackpot, but that time flies by!
Video Slot game data and features
- 5Reels
- 243Pay lines
- $340.00Max cash jackpot
- YesWild Symbol
- NoMultiplier
- $0.88 - $8.8Betting Range
- 0.01 - 0.1Coin bet range
- 1Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 3400Max coins jackpot
- 243Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- NoBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- Asian , Chinese Game theme
