Cai Shen Four - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction to Cai Shen Four

Cai Shen Four is based Chinese culture with a focus on luck and prosperity, which can be seen in its choice of colour palette. With traditional symbols filling the reels, this game brings you culture in abundance, so if that's what you like in an online slot, then you will love this offering by Ganapati.

Ganapati slots like this one and many more are available to play for free in demo mode above, and we recommend you do this to get a feel for the game before you decide to play for real money at an online casino. What's more, if you like a game with Mystery Symbols or just love an Asian-inspired game, you just have to try out the Fa Cai Shen slot by Cabanero!

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Cai Shen is bold and bright, but its main colours are red and gold, which are said to represent luck and prosperity. The loading page of the game is a little crazy given the amount of detail that is there. A panda, a power ranger and a guy that could be John Travolta's double are just a few of the characters we see! These interesting characters are, in fact, the Expanding Wilds of the game and are the four Cai Shen - different embodiments of the Chinese God of Wealth. This lordly fellow loves some snazzy costumes, but it gives the game a very unique feel!

Once the reels appear, they don't take centre stage. The four Cai Shen are still visible (one at a time) on the left side of the screen, while the reels sit to the right. The background is blue and displays traditional popping pink Lotus flowers to the corners, taking us to the middle of a blooming Chinese garden.

When it comes to the game's sound effects, the reels come to life. Not only are there spotlights shining on the symbols, there are also some familiar Chinese-inspired sounds and beeps as the reels spin and lock to create winning combinations (if the God of wealth does shower you with luck and prosperity!).

Cai Shen Four RTP & Volatility

The RTP (return to player) of Cai Shen Four is 96.5%, but there is no variance rating published for this game.

How to Play Cai Shen Four

Cai Shen Four by Ganapati has a standard 5x3 reel set up, which means that it is played much like most other slots in the market. If you are a regular to casino slots, you'll take to it like a pro, but it isn't hard for a newbie to master. You just need to make sure you read up and set up your session according to your budget and aims.

The game has a familiar reel matrix, but here are a few quick steps to get you playing the Cai Shen Four slot:

1. When the game has loaded, check out the paytable, which is in the bottom left corner of the screen, along with other important information about the game.

2. While in the paytable, you can also adjust the visual/sound effects.
 
3. Adjust your total wager by using the plus and minus buttons in the centre of the control bar. The game has 25 lines.
 
4. You can choose to use the autoplay function. A button has been dedicated to this feature on the right side of the control bar.
 
5. Once you're pleased with all of your settings for this session, press the PLAY button and enjoy the game responsibly!

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The gold traditional hat is the Scatter symbol of the game, which also activates the Free Spins feature. The game also has a Wild multiplier.

Here is a list of the payouts for x5 matching symbols on a payline:

Pink tile = 8.00

Purple tile = 6.00

Green tile = 5.00

Blue tile = 4.00

Paper lantern = 2.00

Tarot cards = 1.80

Crown symbol = 1.40

Max-win 6,400x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96.50%

Cai Shen Four Bonus Features

Free Spins

Free Spins with Wild Mutiplier

During the Free Spins round, which gets activated by finding three Scatter symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4, the Multiplier gets displayed on each Cai Shen. Each time the expanding Cai Shen symbol appears, the corresponding multiplier increases, up to a maximum of five times.

Overall Review

Wow. Even though the game is quite traditional in the sense that it has a conventional reel layout and covers a theme done a million times over using colours that have been used time and time again, this game is truly a knockout when it comes to graphics and overall appearance. At first glance, the game is like a hallucination because it is so incredibly vivid, and then when you register the four embodiments of the God of Wealth and realise how unique the characters are, you are simply blown away! The gameplay is sound as well, with a great range of bonus features from the common Respins feature (not forgetting the Wild Multiplier) to the Expanding Mystery Wild.

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