Caishen God of Fortune: Hold & Win Slot Review

I’m not a patient man. I certainly don’t have Bonsai growing patience. After all, it apparently takes 3 to 5 years ⏳ before you can even start styling the damn thing. 😡

I read on one website that, “Bonsai is not a race, nor is it a destination. It is a never-ending journey.” Hell no, I ain’t got time for that! Even if I had Elon Musk-level wealth 💰 and didn’t have to work, I could think of a trillion better things to do with my time.

Like, have you seen those paparazzi pics of actors on their private yachts 🛥️, drinking champagne 🥂🍾 with shamefully hot women? Yeah, that’s how I’d spend my time. 😎

The only thing I’m missing is that kinda money. Let’s see if Caishen God of Fortune: Hold & Win slot from Betsoft Gaming can help me remedy the problem. 🎰

Gameplay

BetSoft’s latest sports a 5-reel grid against a red, wallpapered background. The symbols are a laughing dude (I’d also laugh constantly if I were that rich), a golden ship, a golden Bonsai, and a golden dragon with a turtle on its back.

The Wild is a green symbol with some writing on it, and it replaces all symbols other than Collect, Bonus, and Extra Win symbols. You’ll see Wilds on reels 2, 3, and 4. Gold Coins with a square in the middle are Bonus symbols, and gold Coins with 6 “bumps” are Collect symbols.

The Extra Win symbol – you won’t miss it; it says “Extra,” and it’s a red coin – appears during the Hold & Win feature. It will randomly choose a couple of Bonus symbols at the end of a spin and boost their values, after which, it will transform into a Bonus symbol itself.

The process will repeat itself if you land more than one Extra Win symbol.

Collect symbols grab the combined value of all visible Bonus symbols – during the base game, and after the Extra Win process has been completed.

Each reel can have a Stacked Mystery symbol (these look like doors with golden knockers). They will reveal a random symbol after a spin, and if there is more than one of these Mystery symbols on the reels, they’ll reveal the same random symbol.

Mystery symbols can’t transform into Wilds, Bonus, or Collect symbols.

The game's stats are as follows: there are 243 paylines, the RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate. is 96.21%, and the volatility rate is medium to high. The largest multiplier you can land is 2,331.4x, and the game’s potential payout is $233,140.

You can play with any currency, as long as it’s not the yen (sorry, I don’t make the rules).

Features

HOLD & WIN:

Landing 6+ Bonus symbols, or 5 Bonus symbols and 1 Collect symbol, triggers this round. Coins will land with prizes ranging from 2x to 60x, depending on your bet. You can also land Jackpot symbols, that represent the, Mini, which pays 75x, the Minor, which pays 150x, and the Major, which pays 1,000x.

Triggering symbols are locked in place at the start of the round and you’ll be given 3 re-spins (the spin counter will be reset each time a new Bonus or Collect symbol lands).

When Collect symbols land, they take the value of all visible Bonus symbols for the first time, but will only collect the value of newly landed Bonus symbols on the subsequent spin.

The round ends when you run out of spins or fill all 15 grid positions. You’ll have won the Grand Jackpot worth a sizeable 10,000x in the latter case.

BUY BONUS:

You can pay 250x for a Hold & Win round with 6+ triggering Bonus or Collect symbols, or pay 350x for 5+ Bonus symbols and a guaranteed Collect symbol.

Performance

I have nothing negative to report in terms of the game’s performance.

Maximum Win

The betting range is broad – starting at $0.25 and being capped at $100. That means you’ll need to pony up quite a bit to be in the running for the $233,140 top payout. The game’s max multiplier is 2,331.4x.

Conclusion

So, here are some fast facts about Caishen God of Fortune: Hold & Win slot. The payout vs volatility rate is very generous, but it’ll be costly to bet $100 on each spin to be in the running for that big payday.

The Buy Bonus options are also pricey. Just remember: you get 3 re-spins with no guarantee that these will be re-triggered.

There are several Caishen-titled games from various studios on BitStarz, but the only other one from BetSoft is Caishen’s Arrival slot. It offers Free Spins, a Gamble featureThis feature allows you to gamble your current winnings. It usually takes the form of guessing what color and/or suit a facedown card will reveal itself to be. A correct guess on the color pays 2x, while a correct guess of the color and suit pays 4x your bet., fully expanded Wilds, and Scatters that pay when they land.

That game feels dated though, and offers way less moolah ($169,085) than the current offering, so I’d go for the newer game if I had to choose between the two.

Slot Details

Software: Betsoft Gaming
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 243
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.21%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).

The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: Medium to high
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Re-spins
Max Multiplier: 2,331.4x
Max Win: $233,140
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