Secrets of a Geisha Slots
Explore the secret world of the Japanese geisha in this mysterious slot game from Makitone Gaming. The 5 reels are filled with symbols related to the clothing and accessories of the traditional geisha, while a lilting melody plays in the background to bring the unique atmosphere to life.
The enjoyable theme is complemented by the features, including free spins, multiplier awards and wild symbols to create an intriguing game.
Cultural Delights
The culture of the geisha is apparent as soon as you look at the reels in this atmospheric slot. Symbols include the geisha’s platform flip-flop style shoes, ornate fan, flower garland, parasol, a pink kimono outfit and the elegant geisha herself. Each symbol is accompanied by an animation whenever it forms part of a winning combination to add to the fun of the cultural display.
Although there are free spins available, along with wild symbols, there is no additional bonus game, which is a disappointment for fans of more complex slot machines. This is quite a simple game but the quality theme and music take it up a notch to compete comfortably with more sophisticated slot machines, especially because the free spins round triggers frequently.
Betting is easy here. To change your stake or the number of paylines in play, simply click on the ‘change bet’ button – highly intuitive! From there, click on the plus and minus buttons to alter your coin size, number of paylines and line bet. These options together create a minimum bet per spin of ￡0.01 and a maximum total bet of ￡200.
A Parasol of Payouts
Will the luck of the geisha be with you? This all depends on which symbols you spin. The highest paying icon in this game is the ornate fan, which pays up to 4000 coins if you spin 5 symbols together on the reels. This symbol is also the wild symbol, which means it can stand in for the other symbols in the game to create more potential wins. Whenever the ornate fan forms part of your payout, it also doubles your prize money, so this is certainly worth looking out for during your Japanese adventure.
Other high paying symbols from geisha culture include the kimono and the shoes, which both pay up to 400 coins for 5 symbols, while the flower garland and parasol both pay up to 200 coins. The lowest paying symbols are the decorated high cards, which all pay from 160 to 200 coins when you hit 5 matching symbols on an active payline.
The Best Kept Secret
Secrets of a Geisha slot machine includes perhaps the best secret of all – a free spins round that triggers with surprising regularity. The symbol to watch out for is the geisha herself, the holder of the secrets! When at least 3 of these symbols appear on the reels at the same time you can enjoy 10 free spins along with a 3x multiplier on all your payouts during the round. If the luck of the geisha will be with you at all during your gameplay, this is the round that should make it all worthwhile.
Although monetary wins are never guaranteed during any free spins round, the fact you are getting the games for free means you can sit back and enjoy the music, images, animations and theme of the slot without having to spend a penny.
Another part of the geisha’s world where you have the chance to boost your bankroll without paying is during the gamble round. This is an optional extra that gives you the chance to double up any payout by taking a simple gamble.
Simply press ‘gamble’ when the button lights up to enter a new screen with 5 cards. Select ‘double’ if you want to play or ‘collect’ to take your cash without gambling. To play, you have to beat the dealer’s card. Simply click on one of the face down cards and if it is higher in value than the dealer’s card, you win – if it is lower, you lose.
Niche Potential
Secrets of a Geisha has a wonderful theme that really transports the player into the world of the elegant geisha. This traditional Japanese theme is always attractive and the music and animations help to raise the game above others with similar features.
Other positive points of the gameplay include the frequently triggered free spins along with generous multiplier award. A more disappointing aspect is the lack of extra bonus game, although it is good to see the gamble feature shaken up with a ‘beat the dealer’ game instead of the usual 50/50 guess on a card colour.
Fans of Japanese themes will love this slot machine and the gentle music, free spins round and interesting gamble option should help this become a niche favourite among slots players.
