Matsuri Slot
Matsuri is an oriental–themed slot machine from Multi Slot based on the culture of the Far East. Symbols include a traditional geisha, cherry blossom, Chinese lanterns, dragon boats and many more evocative images.
Birds screech and water flows in the background as you spin the colourful reels, while there are also 25 paylines, wild symbols, scatter icons and a free spins round to enjoy. The word matsuri means ‘festival’ in Japanese so this is a celebratory slot despite its relatively sombre atmosphere.
Betting in the Far East
Before you spin to win in this atmospheric slot, you need to place your bet. There are 25 paylines in this game and you can play as many or as few as you like each spin. Alter your bet by clicking to change your coin value from €0.05 to €1 to give a maximum total bet per spin of €25.00 if you choose to play all 25 paylines at max bet. Other options include a ‘bet max’ button for easy betting and a paytable button for accessing the payouts from all the symbols in the game.
The theme of this slot machine is the culture of the Far East with both Chinese and Japanese-related symbols spinning on the reels. In the background is a lush garden with green leaves and on the reels we can find a host of interesting symbols. Icons here include a traditional geisha with white-painted face, a Samurai warrior with a sword, a wooden building, wooden dragon boat, a ninja star weapon, Chinese lanterns, Chinese lettering, a white-robed character with a fan, Japanese cherry blossom, a bowl of rice and a golden lion statue.
Watch out for the Golden Lion Statue
The highest paying symbol here is the golden lion statue which awards up to 5000 coins for 5 symbols on the reels together. This symbol is also the wild, so it stands in for the other symbols to create more potential winning combinations. The pink cherry blossom is the second-best paying symbol, awarding up to 1,000x your bet for 5 symbols on the reels. The Samurai warrior pays up to 400 coins for 5 symbols while the white-robed figure pays up to 300 coins for 5 symbols.
Moving down the paytable, the geisha is the lowest paying of the human icons, awarding 200 coins for 5 symbols. Next is the wooden building which pays up to 100 coins for 5 symbols, while the Chinese lettering pays up to 80 coins for 5 symbols, and the dragon boat pays up to 60 coins for 5 symbols. The Chinese lanterns pay up to 50 coins for 5 symbols and the ninja star pays up to 40 coins for 5 symbols.
Free Spins from the Bowl of Rice
The scatter symbol is the bowl of rice, which pays up to 25x your total bet when you hit 5 at once on the reels. If you spin 3 or more bowls of rice you also trigger the free spins round with 3 bowls triggering 5 free spins, 4 bowls activating 15 free spins and 5 bowls of rice triggering the maximum number of 25 free spins. If you can find all 5 bowls of rice this is an excellent opportunity to rack up some hefty payouts for free!
Evocative Spinning but Lacking in Excitement
Matsuri means festival so we were expecting a slot machine with more of an exciting, celebratory feel. However, this game is quite serious in style with a stony-faced, white-robed figure one of the symbols, alongside ninja weapons and eerie music.
In any case, this slot game has a strong atmosphere with symbols all related to Far Eastern culture. The payouts are decent with the wild golden lion statue by far the best symbol. One of the most important icons is the innocuous bowl of rice, which can trigger the free spins round with up to 25 free spins available for the luckiest spinners.
Overall this is worth a try for fans of oriental-themed slot games but the lack of bonus round means there is not that much to keep players around for long.
