Ri Ri Sheng Cai (NTC33): bigger bets add golden icons, and you pick your free games

Ri Ri Sheng Cai works differently from most slots on NTC33 (Newtown). Instead of choosing how many paylines to play, you choose how many golden icons are active, and the size of your bet decides that.

Golden icons and your bet size

On an ordinary video slot, a bigger stake usually buys more paylines. Here, raising the bet adds more of the high-paying golden icons to the reels. The minimum bet of 8 coins switches on just one golden icon; each step up brings more of them into play.

The practical point: at the minimum you are playing a cut-down version of the paytable. If you want the full set of golden icons, the cost per spin rises with it, so decide early which level your budget can actually carry.

The bonsai tree scatter

The scatter is a bonsai tree, and it only appears on reels 1 and 5. The wild cannot replace it. When a bonsai lands on both reel 1 and reel 5 on the same spin, the free game feature starts.

Choosing your free games

You are then offered five options:

• 3 free games with a x18 multiplier
• 5 free games with a x10 multiplier
• 8 free games with a x6 multiplier
• 15 free games with a x3 multiplier
• 18 free games with a x2 multiplier

Few spins with a big multiplier is the all-or-nothing choice; lots of spins with a small multiplier gives a steadier, smaller result. Neither is "correct", it comes down to how much swing you want.

To see it for yourself, play Ri Ri Sheng Cai on NTC33, or read more NTC33 reel notes.