Peking Luck Slots
Did you know that there are roughly 900 online slots with an Asian theme available today? Yes, you read that right. Seeing the latest creation from Pragmatic Play automatically brings up the question of whether we need more of them. The answer is most certainly in the affirmative, and the reason for that is pure and simple: Peking Luck is the first ever non-progressive online slot offering a maximum win potential in a single spin of no less than 180,000x your stake. And yes, you read that right again.
It is especially surprising to see Pragmatic Play raise the bar yet again after we barely got past the wow moment from a few months ago when Da Vinci’s Treasure was released. With 48,000x the bet, this slot took the crown for the highest win potential on a non-progressive slot at the time. That has been now pulverized by Peking Luck.
It’s remarkable to see Pragmatic Play stay ahead of its own game in the never-ending race among providers to have the slot with the highest win potential. No doubt, it scores an 11 out of 10 on the volatility scale.
The Lucky Slot Reels
As expected from a slot with an Asian theme, Peking Luck features rich colors and intricate graphics. The backdrop is a fantasy scene with rolling seas, Chinese lampions and blossoming trees. Pragmatic Play went the extra step to get the visuals done in extreme HD, which gives the game a superior look. Even the smallest detail on and around the reels looks super crisp. The sophisticated design continues with the animations on winning and teaser spins. A rather catchy oriental soundtrack accompanies the reel noises instead of the usually serene tones we get to hear on this kind of game.
The pay symbols are just as intricate and start at the low level with the 9 to A suits. These will pay 4x to 8x your bet for five of a kind. They are followed, in ascending order of value, by cymbals, a fan, a drum, a dragon and an Asian mask. Lining up five of a kind of these symbols will award 12 to 30 times your stake. But that pales in comparison to hitting five wild symbols on a payline, which will award a whopping 400 times the bet.
The wild symbol is a beautiful Asian lady holding a traditional fan and carrying expensive jewelry in her hair. The scatters are in the form of a golden gong, with a minimum of three needed to trigger the free spins round.
The Volatile Stats and Numbers
What looks like a rather simple video slot with five reels, three rows and 25 fixed paylines actually has some hidden features that will make it possible to hit that insane maximum win. The excitement on Peking Luck is furnished by wild substitutions, stacked wilds, and a free spins round with a multiplier of up to 18x. A rather generous RTP of 96.50% will ensure that balances do not vanish too quickly. The quest for the huge win starts at 0.25 coins per spin and peaks at 125 coins. Scoring the maximum win on just the minimum bet would award you the massive sum of 45,000 coins.
The slot is designed in HTML5 format, making it available for play on mobile and desktop devices across all OS platforms. AutoPlay allows players to set up 10 to 100 consecutive spins, with a mandatory loss limit to stop the run.
Stacked Wilds and Double Wins
The wild symbol is the only symbol on the slot that appears stacked at all times. It is possible to hit a full screen of wild symbols, which in itself already pays an insane 10,000 times your stake. But there’s more. Any win with a minimum of one wild symbol will be doubled, with the exception of wins that contain only wild symbols. As an example, five of a kind of the mask symbol – which normally pays 30 times your stake – will be doubled to 60 times your stake.
The Road to Insane Wins
The only road to hit that maximum win on Peking Luck is via the free spins round. Three to five scatters anywhere on the reels will trigger the bonus game that will determine the number of free spins and win multipliers for the round. Additionally, two to five scatters will award a coin win ranging from one to 250 times the total stake.
After triggering the bonus game, the slot leads to a second screen displaying six traditional Asian fans. Players can pick one fan to reveal five to 50 free spins, after which the game leads to another screen with six dancing dragon masks. Again, here you can make one pick to unveil a 2x to 18x multiplier, which will be applied to all wins during the free spins round.
One lingering question that’s probably on all our minds asks how on earth we can score that insane win of 180,000 times the bet. It certainly won’t happen that easy or that often, but the potential is clearly there. All it needs is an 18x multiplier in the free spins round plus a full screen of wild symbols. A single five-of-a-kind of wild symbols pays 400 times the stake. A full screen of wild symbols will award 25 times the 400x bet win – one time for each payline – equaling 10,000x the bet.
Applying the 18x multiplier will lead to the monster win and your slot-playing heaven. You can literally win the value of a luxury car with a minimum bet of 0.25 coins. Insane indeed!
Other Big Win Reels
It’s tough to single out other slots with similar winning potential, as the numbers on Peking Luck are unmatched. However, we should not forget that the chance to hit that huge win is considerably smaller than the usual mega wins on other games. Slots with a win potential of 10,000 times the bet or more, such as Ninja Ways from Red Tiger Gaming or Tiger’s Glory from Quickspin, provide plenty of excitement.
The Final Verdict
The win potential on Peking Luck is no doubt jaw-droppingly high, but so is the volatility. We do recommend some caution on the bet size, as while this kind of slot can be the reason for big celebrations, it can equally let sizeable balances vanish rather quickly.
Other than that, the slot impresses with the extremely sharp HD graphics which show the creative capabilities of the design team at Pragmatic Play. Ready to try your luck?
