Chef & Zen Slots
Can you smell what Capecod Gaming software is cooking? Chef & Zen is a tasty video slot machine from the Italian game studio that celebrates the world of high cuisine with 5 reels and 15 paylines. You might think that the menu of the day would be full of rich and hearty pasta dishes and delicious pizzas but, instead, this game takes players on a taste exploration to the Far East
It is in the culinary kitchens of Tokyo that punters will be able to sample some of the finest flavours of modern Japanese cooking. Helping players pay for the bill at the end of the meal are some rewarding bonus features, including three wild symbols and a range of bonus gameplay modes. This sot machine has an RTP of 94.56%.
Feng Shui Slot
If there is one cuisine from the world that gets punters in a spin, then it would be Japanese. There is an oddly disproportionate amount of sushi themed slot machines out there in the world, giving players plenty of opportunities to build up an appetite for big wins. Let's face it, sushi is pretty delicious, so why wouldn't you want to sample what these reels have to offer.
Just like any good Eastern themed restaurant, this slot machine aims to transport players into a whole new environment with its design. The reels are therefore set within an exotic restaurant scene, complete with feng shui layout, traditional Japanese blinds and antique ornaments. Upon these slick style reels, spinners will come across a range of icons that are also designed with the oriental theme in mind; the generic playing card values – 9 through to Ace – are stylised to emulate traditional Japanese calligraphy.
The slot machine also features a couple of characters upon the reels – a kamino wearing waitress and the master chef himself. Both of these icons are presented in realistic 3D fashion, making the game appear very professional from an aesthetic point of view.
Sushi Ain't Cheap!
Chef & Zen can be played to fit all ranges of budgets, with line bets that start from as little as 0.01 and rise as high as 1.00 credit. Furthermore, punters can aim to limit their losses by playing with just 1 single payline on the reels. Alternatively, it is possible to increase your chances of finding a winner with options to play 5, 10 and 15 paylines.
Once you have settled on your preferred total wager and payline set-up, you can start to spin the reels. If any of the following tasty combinations appear on an active payline, then the respective line bet multipliers will be given as a prize with a jackpot of 1,000x for five chef icons.
Banzai Bonus
This slot machine doesn't hold back on the bonus flavour, giving spinners plenty of chances to fill up on some tasty wins. For starters, there are three different wild symbols involved in the game – a tea set, a single pot of miso soup and a double pot of miso soup – all of which will substitute for other icons in the game to complete wins on the active paylines. Not only that, but these wild icons have some extra special powers that might help punters to boost their winnings in the right direction. The double wild, for example, will multiply any win that it helps to complete by 2x. The tea set wild, on the other hand, will expand to fill the reel that it appears on, potentially triggering multiple paylines at once for extra prize returns.
Then there are the game's three scatter symbols. These icons cannot be substituted by the wild symbols, but they will trigger a variety of special bonus features whenever they appear, regardless of payline position. When three or more red dish icons appear on the reels, a round of free spins will be activated. Three red dish scatters will trigger 5 free spins with a 2x multiplier, four scatters will activate 10 free spins with a 3x multiplier and five scatters makes for a total of 15 free spins with a 5x multiplier.
Find three scattered “magic spin” knife symbols and you will activate a new set of reels with new winning possibilities. The symbols on these reels are truly tasty, presenting players with a conveyor belt of sushi rolls and maki sushi. Every time that a spinner finds a “bonus energy” symbol, they will collect energy points that are tallied in the bottom left hand corner of the reels. Once this tally accumulates to 1,000, a pick 'em style side game is activated with the chance to win bonus prizes with every pick.
Room for More?
Sushi is becoming more and more popular nowadays, so much so that its difficult to walk down a main high street without coming across a new Japanese restaurant. This is reflected in the world of slots with many games that focus on the stylish cusine. Some of the most notable titles with a Japanese flavour include Sushi Bar by BetSoft, Kobushi by iSoftBet and So Much Sushi by Microgaming.
Tasty Spins
Chef & Zen is not the first sushi-themed slot machine out there, and we are certain that it won't be the last. Nevertheless, the game by Capecod Gaming software is suitably unique with many exciting bonus features to keep players coming back for more and more. Just make sure you don't over do it because we won't be rolling you home!
