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Lisa Michaels
NetEnt’s Imperial Riches online slot left me calm and excited at the same time, thanks to the game’s relaxing theme and compelling bonus features. The slot is set in a serene garden with a Koi Pond where water lilies float on the surface and a gentle Japanese tune plays in the background. The soothing graphics aside the game offers a power duo of bonus features that deliver potentially massive progressive jackpots.
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Imperial Riches has a pretty simple interface. The spin button, Autoplay, betting controls, and other settings are all located beneath the reels.
The game’s avalanche mechanic means winning symbol combos are removed whenever they land, and a fresh set of features will appear in their place. This means that you could land multiple wins from a single spin.
Free Falls
If you want the riches only the bonus round can bring, you have to land 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols to receive 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively.
There aren’t any extra modifiers of sub-features during free spins, but a special counter will generate jewels every time you land a winning combination. This becomes crucial for the bonus feature that follows immediately after your free spins are done.
Lucky Pond
This bonus game follows directly after the Free Falls feature. The jewels you collected during Free Falls will drop down into a pond which the coin fish or bonus fish might gobble up. When a coin fish takes a jewel, you will get a cash prizeof up to 1x your stake. If the bonus fish eats three jewels, you will be taken through to the jackpot game.
Activating the Jackpot Game will move you to a larger pond with a coin fish and five different jackpot fishes. You will start with 50 jewels which are dropped into the pond and if the coin fish eats a jewel, you will earn a payout worth 1.33x or 2.66x your stake. The jackpot fish represent 2 fixed jackpots and 3 local progressive ones. The fixed Rapid and Mini jackpots pay $100 and $500, respectively. The progressive jackpot amounts are casino-dependent, so you will find different values depending on where you play. The first fish to consume 3 jewels will trigger its corresponding jackpot prize.
Imperial Riches slot has a carefully crafted theme and an interesting bonus feature progression that make it a game worth a go. The game’s ambience is great, I found myself drifting away while listening to the soundtrack and watching the beautiful visuals. I was quickly brought back to full alertness when the free spins round gave me 2 more bonus features and the chance to land a massive progressive jackpot or the game’s standard jackpot of $45 000. If you’d like to play more games inspired by the land of the rising sun, check out Our Days or Shogun of Time.
Lisa started off as a croupier at her local casino. However she found her niche in writing and has subsequently used her real-world gambling experiences to help produce and review the many online slots that are released monthly. Lisa also contributes to keeping you up to date with Canadian newsworthy stories.
