Lucky 88 slot game

Anybody acquainted with Chinese culture and traditions will immediately understand why the slot's called Lucky 88 online – just like 7 is the luckiest number in many Western countries, in China it's 8. But even if you're not very well familiar with one of the world's oldest cultures, you'll still be curious to find something special about it on the reels. Let's see what new the slot can show you.

Gameplay, symbols and features

First of all, curious players will be pleased to find that the design is all about China. The traditional red colour in the background and Chinese characters against it create the atmosphere of some holiday. Chinese firecrackers to the left and to the right of the reels only complete the impression.

Concerning the gameplay, Lucky 88 slot machine is very simple – you've got the standard panel in the bottom, the standard number of the reels and standard number of paylines. In these 25 paylines you're going to find some specific cultural symbols – the golden lion, the temple, the Chinese drum, the famous bird symbol – a crane and some others.

All of them pay different but the amount of credits always includes figure 8: for example, for 5 lions or cranes on an active payline you'll be awarded 88 credits, for 4 symbols of a kind – 68 and for 3 – 18. Apart from these, you'll also find symbols you expect of any slot machine by Aristocrat – the play cards. Here it's 9-A and they pay up to 68 credits for 5 and 38 credits for 4 same icons on payline.

But the most important symbols are the special ones – the wild and the scatter. The traditional image of a Chinese man is the wild and it pays 888 for 5 icons, 388 for 4 and 188 for 3 of a kind. Moreover, it can multiply up to x88 and substitute for any other symbol (except scatters). And scatter is probably the most expected symbol to find in a China-themed slot – the paper lantern. Scatters pay at any spot and the amount of won credits is multiplied by the current bet.

However lucrative the symbols are, the bonuses are still the biggest appeal of the game. The slot's got 2 features and the first one can be played in 2 modes. If you trigger the Free Games feature without pressing 'Extra Choice' in the right bottom corner, you can play it with any number of active paylines you want.

But if you do play 'Extra Choice', note that you must play max number of lines and 5 extra credits will be added to betting. You can choose out of 4 types of Free Games feature or let the Lucky Dice decide it for you. Actually, the bonus system including this Dice is quite complicated, so check the rules carefully before you become a high-roller in the game.

In general, the game's performance is extremely simple, the graphics and sound effects are in no way outstanding, but the theme makes it unique. The features and bonuses, along with the opportunity to double or quadruple each of your wins makes it definitely worth a try, so don't hesitate and make your first spin!