Matsuri

Matsuri is a Play'n GO slot that takes players to Japan, featuring 5 reels and 25 paylines. In this delightful game, players can catch a goldfish in the Kingyo Sukui bonus to win cash prizes, win up to 20 free spins with sticky walking wilds, or win up to 3000x their bet with just one spin.

Matsuri is a highly variable slot that offers big wins in the superb free spins round. With a maximum win exposure of 75,000 EUR and an RTP of 96.17%, players can expect a theoretical return on a bet of 100.00 EUR averaged over thousands of spins.

In Japanese, Matsuri means festival. The slot game is one of the prettiest slots available from Play'n GO, with a distinct anime influence in the way festival goers are represented. Everything is picturesque, with soft pastel shades that bring a cherry blossom to mind. Transparent drums are set against the night sky, while traditional lanterns illuminate the houses and reflect over the water.

The three festival-goers in Matsuri are beautifully painted, while other symbols on the prize table are items one would expect to find at a traditional Japanese festival. These include the national flower, the chrysanthemum, and a traditional paper fan. More intriguing are the popular festival foods such as dango dumplings made from rice flour served on a skewer, takoyaki or octopus balls, and the cooling kakigori, a mountain of shaved ice served with fruit syrup.

Before starting to play, players should familiarize themselves with the player's interface, settings, and information. The “i” button provides access to the most important information about the paytable and game settings. All 25 paylines are fixed in Matsuri, so players only need to select a line bet value from 0.25 to 100.00 EUR before pressing the spin button.

In Matsuri, players win prizes by spinning combinations of matching symbols, which must lie along a payline that can be diagonal, horizontal, or stacked in a combination of the two. Players can check the paytable for the patterns. The best paying symbol in the slot is the wild lantern, which pays a 40x multiplier when five matching symbols land on a payline.

In Matsuri, players should also look out for two other special symbols, namely the cat-like festival mask and the swimming goldfish, both of which can bring players great wins. The slot game features two intriguing bonus games, both of which are beautifully integrated into the overall theme and enhance the engaging gameplay.

If players land three goldfish symbols, they'll get to play the Kingyo Sukui game for cash prizes. This game is incredibly popular in Japan and involves scooping up goldfish with a poi or paper spoon, which can easily break. It's a beautiful variation of the traditional ‘pick and win' bonus game and includes wonderful animation that adds to the overall charm of the slot.

Matsuri features a free spins round that players can trigger by placing three cat masks on reels 1, 3, and 5. Players initially play for 8 free spins, with each subsequent mask appearing on the reels adding another 2 spins. During the free spins round, players should watch out for the wild lantern symbol, which expands to fill the reels in a huge display, symbolizing a wish for good luck and a brighter future. These expanded symbols then move one space to the left on each spin, creating multiple opportunities for winning combinations to occur. In fact, players have a chance to win 3,000 times their bet on each spin!

If players are familiar with the style of manga and anime, they'll appreciate the attention to detail put into Matsuri. This visually stunning slot takes place at Matsuri, a summer festival of lights where fireworks explode in glorious colours in the night sky, and paper lanterns burn brightly. The Kingyo Sukui bonus, where players try to catch a fish with a delicate paper knob, is not only beautifully animated but also completely true to Japanese tradition. If players catch the right fish, they could win a prize of 500 coins.