Clash of Three Kingdoms - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Prepare for battle in this five-reel, 243-ways slot. Your objective is to land identical symbols on adjacent reels to score wins, then land the drum scatter to unlock the free spins with battle feature.

These are no ordinary free games, as they spin until you either win or lose the battle. There are some big prizes on offer, but you could lose them all if your enemies overwhelm you.

Apart from the standard wild and scatter, there are nine paying symbols split between five warriors and four royals. The wild substitutes for all symbols except the scatter and appears on the central reels only.

There are some unusual features here. Clash of Three Kingdoms uses a cascading reels mechanic; however, the symbols are added to the screen from the bottom up rather than cascading down. Play the Dreamtech demo slots version here at Slots Temple to get to grips with the gameplay.

Mobile players will get a kick out the superb audio-visuals when they play this browser-based slot on mobile and tablet.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

The Three Kingdoms period only lasted from 220-280AD; however, this tumultuous period in China’s history has influenced movies and games galore, including slots such as the Golden Three Kingdom slot from High 5 Games.

China was divided into three kingdoms after the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty and the Battle of the Red Cliffs. These regimes were known as Wei, Shu and Wu. It was a time of power struggles and complex military strategies filled with endless battles and changes of regime.

While it was one of the bloodiest times in Chinese history, with the population falling from 60 million to 16 million, it also saw great technological advances and is immortalised as a period of great chivalry and honour.

Clash of Three Kingdoms is set during one of the endless battles and takes place on the drawbridge of a fortified castle. The unusual layout with its tilted reels draws the player immediately into the game.

Enemies stalk the ramparts and their symbols appear on the reels, beautifully drawn in a manga style. The Chinese-influenced soundtrack is what you would expect from a developer that puts such detail into its games.

RTP & volatility

The exciting free spins feature means this game has variable volatility depending on how successful you are in battle. The theoretical 97 per cent RTP should appeal to most players.

How to play Clash of Three Kingdoms

Clash of Three Kingdoms is a truly subversive game, so take control and spin responsibly with a session budget and regular time-outs.

The setup is easy thanks to the Dreamtech interface:

1. The settings menu to the top right lets you adjust the sound controls and view the game rules.

2. Tap ‘rules’ at the left end of the interface to study the paytable.

3. ‘Auto’ to the left of the spin button lets you select autospins with single win and loss limits.

4. Setting your total bet couldn’t be easier with the + and - buttons.

5. When you are set up, press the spin button to launch your battle.

Min & max bets + top wins

Most players will find a bet level that suits them in this slot, with a minimum-maximum bet range of 0.35 to 350 coins per spin. The maximum win of 5,000x your stakecomes in the free spins; however, maximising this potential is tricky and big wins don’t land often.

Battle your way through the paytable and you will find maximum five-of-a-kind wins with multipliers as follows:

- Green emperor pays 400x
- Red emperor pays 200x
- Gold warrior pays 200x
- Silver warrior pays 150x
- Purple sorceress pays 150x
- Ace pays 100x
- King pays 80x
- Queen and jack pay 50x

Max-win 5,000x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 97%

Battle feature

- Three or more drum scatter symbols anywhere on screen triggers this feature.

- If one or more green emperor symbol appears during free spins, the battle feature will start to play out on the upper part of the screen.

- Enemies will appear in the following order: red emperor, gold warrior, sorceress, silver warrior. The number of enemies will increase depending on the number of symbols on the reels.

- Each green emperor symbol will wipe out the leftmost group of enemies to earn a prize. When no enemies remain, the battle is won and you will earn the battle prize.

- If there are 16 or more enemies, the battle is lost along with all the prizes.

Overall review: our verdict

Dreamtech Gaming has created some innovative slots and this is another that is worth playing.

This game is all about the free spins battle feature, which is highly volatile and rewarding if you can eliminate your enemies. We found this feature triggered fairly often but the wins were average.

If you enjoy slots that integrate audio-visuals, gameplay and potential around a well-realised theme, Clash of Three Kingdoms is a fascinating insight into this period in Chinese history.

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