88 Pearls Slot Machine

If you’re a superstitious person, you’re probably already fully aware of how much significance the Chinese place on certain numbers, believing some to be auspicious and others to be inauspicious, and you’re about to put their theory that 8 is the luckiest in their culture to the test as 88 Pearls by SYNOT Games sees you pay a trip to ancient China in search of riches.

The reason they believe in certain numbers having auspicious meanings is because their pronunciation sounds like words that have positive meanings. The number 8 sounds like a term that means to make a fortune, while 88 bears a resemblance to ‘double happiness’ – and you’ll certainly be feeling very happy if you get a double helping of 8s while playing the 88 Pearls video slot as it will mean you’ve retriggered the extremely lucrative Free Spins feature by locating more shiny pearls.

Just how lucky you are could be determined by a pair of Chinese dragons as they flank the opulent reels, which have been framed with gold, and will have a major say in whether you are worthy of good luck or not. An oriental soundtrack, consisting of a gong being struck as a flute is played, creates the ambience you’d expect from an Asian-themed slot, while the sound of coins rattling together will be music to your ears as that’s what you hear after every winning combination.

Pursuing Prosperity

Your journey to amass wealth takes place across 5 reels with 4 rows of gold-laden symbols and you’ll have the opportunity to activate 10, 20, 30, 40, or the maximum of 50 paylines.

And while us Westerners must give generously to experience the benefits of the 8, it will still be affordable if you decide to play for real money as between 0.01 and 2.00 credits can be staked on each line, resulting in a low limit of 0.50 credits and a max bet of 100.00 credits each spin if you opt to play with all lines active.

Positive Symbols in Chinese Mythology

Chinese dragons aren’t the fire-spitting creatures that are portrayed in Western stories. They are symbols of power, strength and good luck (to those that they deem worthy of it), so cross your fingers that you’re one of the lucky players they take a shine to as they appear on all but the first reel as a Wild symbol.

Monkeys are just as powerful in 88 Pearls as they are in the mythology books, delivering golden wins worth up to 1,000 coins in your direction, tigers and fortune cats gracing you with their presence will see you pocket a maximum of 500 coins, plus you can collect up to 400 coins whenever turtles and mice slowly make their way onto the reels.

In addition to these positive symbols, you’ll also line up playing card symbols, each of which has been designed in a different colour with a golden trim, with rewards of up to 400 coins on offer for lining up A and K symbols, while a maximum of 200 coins is won by matching Q, J, 10 and 9 symbols.

Are You Worthy of Good Luck?

While the presence of positive symbols on the reels of 88 Pearls will signify that you are, the real answer to this question will ultimately come down to whether you get to experience the Free Spins feature and whether your luck is in whenever you make use of the Gamble feature.

Shiny pearls represent the Bonus symbol and you’ll be feeling very lucky whenever you spot one glistening on the first, second and third reels during the same spin as this sees you secure 4x your stake and triggers the Free Spins feature.

While many players may have gotten excited at the prospect of winning up to 88 free spins due to the title, it’s only possible to retrigger the feature once for a maximum of 16. However, there is a good reason for this as those powerful dragon Wilds transform into Sticky Wild symbols that remain in place until the last of your free spins have been played and a few of them making their presence felt on the reels during your first few spins sets you up for an epic win.

Those of you who are feeling the power of the 8 and in a greedy mood can also take advantage of a Gamble feature after any winning spin. Presented with a face-down playing card, you’ll double your winnings if you correctly guess whether it’s red or black, but choose the wrong colour and you’ll be kissing goodbye to them instead!

Satisfy Your Appetite for 8’s

Experiencing good fortune playing this free 88 Pearls slots game could very well result in 8 becoming your new favourite number – and you’ll be pleased to hear that there are plenty more casino slot machines based on Chinese numerology that centre around the auspicious number.

The pay table of Lucky 8 by RTG is dominated by the number as that’s how much the Emperor will multiply your winnings by whenever he substitutes and it’s also the top multiplier value that is applied to free spins, while Pragmatic Play take you on a hunt for more even more dragons as they represent the Stacked Wilds in their 8 Dragons video slot that could see you experience being multiplied by up to 15x during free spins!

A Pearl of a Slot!

The theme of 88 Pearls isn’t unique, nor is the design, but the combination of such an auspicious number and a host of positive symbols creates the opportunity for very big wins – especially if you’re lucky enough to collect three shiny pearls during a single spin!