Jhana of God - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Jhana of God slot review

Slots with larger than usual layouts - Jhana of God has six reels with four rows - often have more ways to win than other games. Here, there are 4,096 ways to line up winning symbols. Other opportunities come through the free spins round. All this is done whilst visiting a serene lake, which is the sort of place you might imagine when practising the kind of meditation that Buddhists call Jhana. Our Jhana of God slot review will explain more.

Training the mind

Jhana is a Pali word from an Indian language used in many Buddhist texts. The Sanskrit equivalent is Dhyana. Translations vary, but it is generally used to mean a particular kind of thinking and concentration that is vital to meditation. This is how you let go of the strains of the world, detaching yourself from your feelings to achieve a higher state of awareness and enlightenment. Whether you can enter this kind of mental state whilst playing a video slot is another matter.

In the idylls of India

Buddhism has its origins in India, although it has spread throughout East Asia, so it makes sense that the Jhana of God slot would be set there. If you were trying to imagine the perfect place to meditate, or to visualise whilst you attempt meditation, it would probably look like this. A stretch of peaceful water is dotted with lily pads, its edges marked by the bulbous trunks of the mangroves and the light dappled green. This is a direct contrast to most casinos.

The reels are almost polished, with card and themed symbols carefully carved in detail out of coloured pieces of stone. These include the Hamsa, which is a palm-shaped amulet usually found in the Middle East and North Africa. Used as a charm of protection, it is conflated with an Indian symbol of peace in this game and triggers the free spins bonus.

Jhana of God RTP and variance

The RTP of the Jhana of God slot is 96.05 per cent. The variance has not officially been released.

How to play Jhana of God

Take a deep breath, but don’t close your eyes:

1. This is one of those helpful slots with a loading screen that tells you a lot about its features.
2. Head to the paytable (top left-most button) and then the rules to find out anything else you need to know. 
3. If you click the menu button, it will take you to the settings. This is where you can mute the volume or enter full-screen mode.
4. Plus and minus symbols can adjust the bet; alternatively, click the stack of coins and use the slider.
5. Make sure you set a budget and limits, and stick to them rigidly. As with all online slots, it is more fun when you are in control. Timeout and self-exclusion functions are available.
6. You are now ready to spin the reels.

How to win at Jhana of God

When slots have lots of ways to win, and 4,096 ways is generally considered quite a lot, it generally means that winning symbols don’t have to follow one of just a few paylines. There are still some rules, however. 

The symbols have to match, of course, unless there is a wild. Between three and six matching symbols are usually required and they have to be on adjacent reels with the first one on the left. 

Triggering the free spins is a bit different, as it is the bonus scatter symbol you need.

Top wins

The paytable is divided by payout potential. There are super-high, high-paying and low-paying symbols.

• The low-paying symbols are the playing cards. 
• The high-paying symbols are themed.
• For the highest total win for each symbol, you need to find six matches. This will earn you a win multiplier of 2.2x your bet for the lowest-value symbol, which is the nine playing card. 
• For the super-high-value symbol, the Buddha’s head (the only one that pays from two matches), the win multiplier is 10x.
• Overall, the max win available is 12,000x. 

Jhana of God bonuses

Jhana of God bonus features basically fall into one category, which is the free spins round; however, spirit orbs make it a bit different:

Free spins

In the base game, there are two types of Hamsa. Finding one three times will trigger free spins:

• Silver Hamsa = 2 spins
• Gold Hamsa = 3 spins

During the round, extra spins are available thanks to more Hamsas:

• Silver Hamsa = 1 spin
• Gold Hamsa = 2 spins
• Pink Hamsa = 5 spins

Spirit orbs

Some symbols will have spirit orbs attached during the free spins round. Collect them all to transform symbols so that they are super-high-paying and trigger yet another free spin.

Max-win 15,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96.05%

Jhana of God review - summary 

Asian-themed slots are not exactly uncommon, but they are usually set in China or perhaps Japan. Jhana of God takes the rarer step of visiting India. It also takes a bit of a gamble by featuring a religion actively practised by millions of people. This is the sort of thing that can cause upset, especially if the understanding of Buddhism seems superficial. That aside, it is a simple enough game with soft-edged graphics and a free spins round that is more complex than it first appears. You may also want to see how different a theme can be from a slot such as Retro Tapes.
 

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