Lucky Tree from Bally: Slot Review - shake this tree to find its vast fortune!

Many people have superstitions and traditions when it comes to luck. Some people carry a lucky coin in their wallet, others will wear the same pair of socks for weeks on end all in the hope of increasing their luck in some strange way. This game is a celebration of these traditions as it centres on a Lucky Tree from China. The tree is a money tree and it is known to deliver quite a bounty of riches.

It’s a 5 reel slot game with 30 paylines and it’s full of interesting features such as a wild coin mystery mode, free spins and a pick bonus option.

Special Features

The first feature that I noticed was that there are 4 Wild symbols in this game. They consist of a Dragon, a Ying Yang symbol, a Gold Coin and a Fortune Cat. Each symbol substitutes for all other symbols except the other Wild symbols. The Ying Yang and Fortune Cat are the Scatter symbols in this game. The Dragon symbol is the highest paying symbol in the game and if you match 5 of these symbols then you will be awarded 20,000 coins!

The Wild Coin Mystery mode is a feature that activates randomly in the main game. The Lucky Tree will shake its branches and 2-7 coins will fall, turning symbols where they land into a Wild symbol. If a coin lands on the scatter symbols, they will turn into Wilds and Scatters!

If you manage to land 3 Scattered Ying Yang or Wild Ying Yang symbols on reels 2,3, and 4 then you will trigger the Free Games Bonus feature. You will receive 10 free spins and if you land 3 scatters during this feature then you will receive an extra 10 free spins. The Wild Coin Mystery feature can also be activated within this feature and it can give you the potential of up to 7 Wilds on each free spin. Definitely worth trying out if you are after a lucrative payout!

The last feature to mention is the Pick Bonus. This activates when you land 3 Scattered Fortune Cat or Wild Fortune Cat symbols on reels 1,3, and 5 at the same time. You then get to pick from 3 golden spheres to determine the number of picks you have for the next stage. The next part involves selecting and matching pairs from a grid that contains monkeys, snakes, tigers, pigs and white cats. The white cat is worth highlighting as if you find 8 white cats then you will take home a cool 5,000 coins!

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The game’s graphics are beautiful and if you are a fan of Chinese culture then you are in for a real treat with this slot. The slot fits snugly into a nicely-detailed golden frame and there is a misty purple landscape full of trees and mountains in the background. Symbols run along the reels quite smoothly and the animations are interesting as the tree and its branches sway back and forth slowly in the background.

The music is full of pipes and flutes and very Asian-based as you can imagine.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game has 30 paylines, a nice RTP of 96%, and a top maximum payout worth 2,777X your stake.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Range: 0.30, 0.60, 0.90, 1.50, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 18.00, 21.00, 24.00, 27.00, 30.00, 45.00, 60.00, 75.00, 90.00

Based on original bet of 0.30:

• Dragon Symbol: 0.30 for 3X, 3.00 for 4X, 200.00 for 5X
• Gold Coin Symbol: 0.30 for 3X, 3.00 for 4X, 6.00 for 5X
• Mixed Wild Symbols: 0.30 for 3X, 3.00 for 4X, 6.00 for 5X
• Frog Symbol: 0.25 for 3X, 1.00 for 4X, 3.00 for 5X
• Lizard Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.50 for 4X, 2.00 for 5X
• Fish Symbol: 0.15 for 3X, 0.30 for 4X, 1.50 for 5X
• Plant Symbol: 0.12 for 3X, 0.25 for 4X, 0.75 for 5X
• Lotus Symbol: 0.10 for 3X, 0.20 for 4X, 0.50 for 5X
• A Symbol: 0.07 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.45 for 5X
• K Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.10 for 4X, 0.20 for 5X
• Q Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.10 for 4X, 0.20 for 5X
• J Symbol: 0.03 for 3X, 0.06 for 4X, 0.15 for 5X

Our Verdict on Lucky Tree

Lucky Tree is made by Bally and it is a wonderful slot to play with many cool features. I particularly liked the Wild Coin Mystery feature as it popped up quite a few times for me as I played the game and had some nice payouts from it. So if you are a fan of all things Chinese and even if you are not, this slot is definitely worth giving a spin or two!

Shake the branches of the Lucky Tree and see what you will find!