Fun fact: while regular people experience deja vu every now and again, for slot reviewers, it can sometimes be a daily occurrence. My latest ‘I’ve been here before’ moment occurred when I saw Cai Shen in the slot title I’m about to review. No, I haven’t met the Chinese God of Wealth before, and I certainly haven’t been blessed with the wealth, fortune, and good luck he is said to bring. What I have done is review quite a few Asian slots featuring his name in the title, his character, and his powers as the theme. The latest of these is the Pragmatic Play slot Chests of Cai Shen, a 5×3 game with 25 paylines, a solid 10,000x maximum win, and a 96.47% RTP.
The base game on Chests of Cai Shen trickles along without much going on. That is unless you’re lucky enough to land regular symbol combinations and their respective payouts. What you will notice, however, is that green, red, and purple coins can appear, and when they do, they’re collected in three chests above the reels. Each time that happens, there is a chance of triggering the slot’s respins bonus. Those coins represent three modifiers that can apply to the bonus game once it does start. One can upgrade the values of money symbols, another adds another set of reels to the mix, and a third increases your resettable respins in the bonus to 4.
You wouldn’t be a slot player if you didn’t think it was about time you got some more luck enjoying your favourite hobby. Well, Cai Shen is the man to see if you’re hoping for a bit more fortune, and you can test out whether he has brought you what you deserve on the Chests of Cai Shen slot demo below.
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Paylines | 25 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.25 - 250 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 10,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.47% |
| Our Rating | 6.3 |
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Chests of Cai Shen slot theme, stakes, pays & symbols
There’s no rhyme without reason; slot developers know that a large portion of the slot game community is a superstitious bunch. Anything luck-related will get lapped up by those who hope it rubs off on them. That’s why Leprechaun and Asian slots like Chests of Cai Shen are ten a penny at online casinos. Aside from the topic of today’s review, Cai Shen himself is at the centre of popular slots such as Fa Cai Shen from Habanero and PG Soft’s Caishen Wins.
Right, it’s time for the symbol payouts on Chests of Cai Shen, and to be honest, these are not the biggest you’re likely to see. The top payout of 2x the stake is shared by Cai Shen and the Frog, and you’ll need five in a line of either to scoop that amount. The Turtle, Rooster, and Fish are the remaining premium symbols, and these also share a maximum payout, this time of 1.2x. The Ace is the best of the lower value symbols and has a top return of 1.2x, while the King, Queen, Jack, and Ten all pay up to 0.6x.
We end with the betting range in Chests of Cai Shen, and the minimum price per play starts at €0.25 per spin and maxes out at €250.00. I don’t know about you, but I always find it quite irritating when providers set their lowest entry point at €0.25 rather than €20. Yes, I get it’s a cent a line, but I know there will be a large amount of low-rollers who will be put off by that extra 5 cents a spin.
Chests of Cai Shen slot base game
The Chests of Cai Shen slot features 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 fixed paylines. You receive payouts whenever three (or two of Cai Shen) matching regular symbols appear across a payline, starting from the first reel to the left. Aside from attempting to create winning combinations, the only thing to do in the base game is to hope the Cai Shen bestows enough luck on you that the respins bonus feature triggers.
Chests of Cai Shen slot bonus features
During the base game, three different coloured bonus coins can land, and when these appear, the respins bonus can trigger. Each of the coins represents a different modifier for the free spins bonus should it trigger:
- Green Coins: These coins are collected by the Prosperity Chest, which sits above the reels. It represents a modifier that will upgrade up to 3 coin values at the end of a random respin during the bonus game.
- Red Coins: These coins are collected by the Double Chest, which sits above the reels. This modifier ensures the respins bonus is played on two sets of reels. Each grid has the same starting symbols carried over from the base game, which have been given the same coin values.
- Purple Coins: These coins are collected by the Longevity Chest, which sits above the reels. As a modifier in the respins bonus, this gives an additional initial respin and also increases the counter to four.
On any spin that one or more coins are collected, there is a chance for the respins bonus to trigger. Depending on the type of coins collected, that bonus game will start with one, two, or all three of the above modifiers.
Respin Bonus Game
A Hold and Win bonus, this bonus game gives you 3 repins (4 if the Purple modifier is active) of reels that currently contain just the money symbols carried over from the base game. Each respin can land the following symbols:
- Blanks: Worth nothing, and do not reset the respin counter.
- Money Symbols: These hold cash values as a multiplier of the stake between 0.6x and 30x.
- Fixed Jackpot Symbols: These hold the Mini (10x), Minor (20x), or Major (150x) jackpot values.
Each time a respin reveals a money or jackpot symbol, the respins counter resets to 3 (or 4). The bonus game continues until you run out of spins or fill all positions with symbols. You’ll receive all the values collected or the Grand Jackpot of 5,000x the stake, respectively.
Bonus Buy
There are two buy bonus options available to you:
- You can purchase the free spins bonus with a random number of modifiers for 50x the stake
- Alternatively, for 100x, you can purchase it with all three modifiers active.
Pros
- The respins feature isn't spectacular, but the modifiers add to the potential if they’re triggered as part of it.
- A higher than normal max win offered by Pragmatic of 10,000x the bet.
Cons
- The theme is certainly overused.
Chests of Cai Shen Slot Review Final Thoughts
There are a few things going for Chests of Cai, the biggest of which is a 10,000x the stake maximum win, which, while not huge, is bigger than what a lot of Pragmatic slots usually offer. The other is the bonus game, which doesn't break any new ground but shows imagination through the modifiers that can come with it. Overall, Chests of Cat Shen is one of those slots most will forget quite quickly, but it is worth a few spins if you ever come across it whilst searching through a casino lobby.
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