Jin Chan’s Pond of Riches slot review (Thunderkick)

Jin Chan’s Pond of Riches is an Asian themed Thunderkick slot with strange, beautiful artwork
Thunderkick surely loves their strange and unique animals as the stars in their slots.
After the Beat the Beast series (four slots by now) and Pink Elephants and Pink Elephants 2, we also see rather unique creatures in this slot.
The typical animals you see here are ones you’ll spot in Asian ponds.
It did cross my mind that these animals might also be on the menu at some typical Chinese restaurant. Not that I’m too keen to have these beasts for dinner!
The slot itself has a lot to offer, both in terms of gameplay and win potential.
Jin Chan’s Pond of Riches offers a top win of a lovely 10,000x bet
In the most extreme and optimal scenario, you can bag the full million, with the maximum bet of a hundred.
Software: Thunderkick
Number of paylines: 5 reels of 5 rows. 9 paylines
RTP and variance: 94.27%, High variance
Maximum win: 10,000x the bet
Betting range: $€0.10 – $€100
Bonus features: Free Spins (Bonus Game) with Sticky Respin Feature, Wilds with Multipliers
Casino Hipster verdict: It’s an entertaining slot, but RTP is too damn low!
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Jin Chan’s Pond of Riches slot – Gameplay and Features
The game has 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols, and there are 15 fixed paylines.
It’s no surprise that the Jin Chan Frog is the highest paying symbol (a 5-of-a-kind is good for 50x the bet).
The medium-paying symbols are:
- A Turtle
- A Koi carp
- A heron
The low-paying symbols are the card symbols: 9, 10, J, Q, K and A.
You also have a Wild symbol (a Full Moon) that replaces all symbols except scatters.
The Golden Emblem is the Scatter symbol.
Wilds with multipliers
The Wilds are more than satisfying in the main game as these have multipliers, ranging from 1x to 5x.
The size of the multiplier depends on which reel the Wild appears. On reel 1 the multiplier is x1. On reel 2 it is x2, and that increases to x5 on reel 5.
But it gets better, once you land multiple wilds (that are part of a winning combo). The multipliers multiply each other. This way, and if everything goes your way, you can spin a total multiplier of 120x (if you have wilds on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5).
How do you activate the free spins?
If you spin 3, 4 or 5 Scatters, you get 8, 12 or 16 free spins.
Each Scatter during the free spins gets you 1 additional free spin.
The free spins: the Sticky Respin Feature and extra wilds
The free spins have the same gameplay as the main game, but there are 2 essential differences.
The Sticky Win Feature: if you spin a winning combo, the winning symbols remain, and you get a free Respin, with chances of landing a higher or another new combo. The free Respins continue until you fail to make a higher or new combo.
Extra Wilds: If you collect 3 Scatters during the free spins, you get 1 Wild per spin for all the remaining free spins. If you collect 6 scatters, you get 2 wilds per remaining free spin. And 9 scatters yield 3 Wilds. How nice!
Remember that these wilds have multipliers, so things can become incredibly lucrative.
Payout percentage (RTP)
The payout percentage is 94.27%, and that’s, unprecedentedly low for a Thunderkick slot. I find it quite incomprehensible, and I would almost think it was a typo.
Jin Chan’s Pond of Riches slot – the variance (volatility) is very high
According to Thunderkick, it’s a very high variance slot. The volatility is similar to the other four Beat-the-Beast slots.
If we are to believe Thunderkick, the top wins will exceed 1,000x the bet.
Pros and Cons
Advantages:
- Beautiful, unique artwork.
- Massive win potential.
- The features are easy to understand, but certainly not boring.
Disadvantages:
- The pathetic RTP of 94.27% is way too low.
So, who’ll like the slot? And who won’t?
This Thunderkick slot should appeal to players who seek variety, but not those overcomplicated slots.
There is plenty of potential but, of course, that may come at a price.
The payout percentage is utterly disappointing. I understand if that’s an issue for you.
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