Kites—those infuriating airborne bits of fabric on a string that exist solely to mock you. Oh sure, they seem innocent enough, but the second you get them in the air, they transform into wind-chasing, tree-seeking missiles determined to ruin your afternoon. You spend 20 minutes untangling knots that somehow appear out of nowhere, only for the wind to suddenly die the moment you’re ready.

What better theme for a crash game than kites? All they really seem to do is nosedive and clatter into the ground, irreparably damaging themselves. If Mascot Games’ Kite Festival Crash Game is anything to go by, they appear to concur with that assessment.

You gotta have some fast fingers

Crash games are dead simple. You click the bet button, and a multiplier amount will slowly start to increase. You then have to guess when the multiplier will crash and press the crash button moments before it does. If you manage it, the multiplier amount will be applied to your bet amount, and the resulting winnings are paid out.

Kite Festival Crash Game offers a chance for you to place between one and five crash bets at the same time. If you do plan on betting on all five, it can be a little tricky to manage. Luckily, there is also an option to bet on all five at once and collect all five at once.

Betting on the game starts at $0.02 and tops out at $50. Each bet amount comes with a unique color and a unique kite design, which I think is a really nice detail.

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The game also offers free games. When a free games gift symbol appears during a bet, it will be awarded on your next spin at the same bet amount if you cash out before your round crashes out. Just like the multiplier amount, free game amounts will also increase the longer you wait, up to a maximum of five free games.

Is Kite Festival Crash Game worth a trip to the great outdoors?

Kite Festival Crash Game does give you a shot at winning up to $250,000 with a 5,000x multiplier. However, you would need planet-sized balls to wait that long. It would also take an incredibly long time. What I’m trying to say is that crash games aren’t really built for big wins, in my opinion. They excel at small wins and tons of entertainment. The Kite Festival Crash Game offers an RTP of 95.32% and features high volatility.

Crash games can be extremely simple, and most are. Kite Festival Crash Game is not. It’s beautiful and well thought out and it’s even got free games. It really is a unique entry into the crash game genre. I give it a ten out of ten.

If you’re looking for a few other Mascot games to try out, I recommend Mist and Riot 2: Burn and Blow.