New Year Riches Slots
Many view the coming of a new year as a way to erase the sins of the past and embrace the future. New Year's Riches is a slot from the developer Play'n Go that puts fourth immense effort into celebrating that tradition. Whether or not you keep your New years resolution, this fun, city filled game is something to behold. You can celebrate the start of each new year with this Play'n Go Instant classic. I had high expectations for this game, as Play 'n Go is one of my favorite software providers, but I was not disappointed to find this game offers amazing graphics, free spins and even a progressive multiplier. There's so much to love, I almost don't know where to start!
This New Years themed game is played on five reels, and features four rows of riches. It's played on 20 total pay lines, and it's designed in a 1920s art deco type of way. The reels themselves are transparent, and the background features a gorgeous view of the city at night. Each light cascades like stars in the sky, and it offers a very glamorous yet peaceful atmosphere. This is the kind of view you could only see at the very top New York bar in the middle of a skyscraper. You can place this game for 0.20 per spin, or for up to $100 per spin. This game is playable on any device, and it's a medium-volatility slot. The RTP is about 96.24% which is favorable compared to most slots. The game is simple enough in concept. You need to land wins, and by landing wins you need to spin the reels and land three to five matching symbols on the pay line. There are nine symbols which are the regular pays. There are four low paying symbols, and five high paying symbols. The low paying symbols are balloons shaped like the four card suits, hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. Meanwhile, the premium symbols have characters like the Taj Mahal, which is a Japanese temple. They have the Statue of Liberty, and the Big Ben. If you land five of these high paying symbols on a line, you'll be awarded 10x to 50x your wager. This game also has a wild symbol, and the wild symbol will replace any regular paying symbol to form a winning combination. It's worth up to 250x your bet for a match of five wilds.
Special Features
New Year's Riches surprisingly only comes with one special feature. While this might not seem like enough to come players, when you understand how rewarding the feature actually is, you'll understand how they're able to get away with such a choice. To gain access to this feature, you need to land three scatters. The scatter is represented by the midnight clock that counts down to the new year. This game has three scatters, and these three scatters trigger the New Year Free Spins feature, and begins the round with 10 free spins. The round begins with a 2x multiplier, and the round increases by +2 on every spin that reaches 20x on the tenth one. If more scatters land, you can accumulate additional free spins. 1 scatter will award two free spins, while two will award four free spins and three will award six free spins.
Final Thoughts
It's been a while since Play'N Go released something I was truly excited about. New Year's Riches is exactly the game they needed to publish in order to entice players into being excited over their brand. I loved this slot!