Lantern Luck - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Take a trip to a beautiful Asian paradise with Lantern Luck from Habanero Games. This title is played on a five-reel, three-row grid with 25 fixed paylines. 

Watch out for lanterns that are lit when they land on the reels, as they increase the multiplier for the paylines they land on. Landing all three wilds on the reels will launch the free re-spin feature, which can be retriggered infinitely.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

Lantern Luck is a very colourful and bright-looking title, with reels built on a balcony overlooking a gorgeous bay. The wispy clouds and gently falling petals provide a very relaxing atmosphere to the title, with the symbols very clearly rendered.

A lovely touch is that when the reels are at rest, the lanterns all move gently in the breeze, adding to the high-quality overall visual appeal of this title. 

The music is an Asian affair, with stringed instruments and pentatonic scales underpinned with more western percussion including egg shakers. Fortunately, the reel effects work in conjunction with the soundtrack, allowing the music to shine through.

Lantern Luck RTP and variance

The RTP of Lantern Luck is 96.77 per cent, which is well above the average you would expect from an online slot. Most online slots have an average RTP of around 96 per cent. The low variance should see relatively frequent low-level wins as you play, with the odd higher-end win available on the paytable. Remember that these jackpot amounts do not land on your reels very often and should not be relied upon when playing. 

How to play Lantern Luck

1. The paytable is found by clicking the 'i' icon to the bottom left of the reels. This brings up all manner of information about the title, including the win amounts and details of the features.
2. Set your bet by using the bet level and coin controls at the bottom of the screen. The total bet per spin is displayed in the bottom left-hand corner of the reels.
3. Spin the reels once by clicking the spin button below the third reel. 
4. To spin the reels repeatedly, click the auto button to the right of the spin button. This brings up the autoplay menu, where you can trigger up to 500 spins in a row and set win and loss limits.
5. Always play Lantern Luck responsibly by ensuring you set a sensible budget for each session and never playing with money you cannot afford to lose. Chasing losses is never a good idea. When the fun stops, it is time to stop playing. Timeout and self-exclusion functions are available.

Bet sizes & paytable wins

The bet sizes in Lantern Luck start at 0.25 per spin, which is set by putting the coin level to 0.01 and the bet level to 1. The maximum bet level is 5,000, which is set by maximising the bet level to 10 and the coins to 20. There is a wide range of bet options available to suit players with budgets at different levels.

The biggest paytable wins are as follows:

• Match five blue lanterns on a payline to win 1,200x the coin level
• Match five white lanterns on a payline to win 400x the coin level
• Match five blue and gold square lanterns on a payline to win 200x the coin level
• Match five green lanterns on a payline to win 120x the coin level
• Match five purple lanterns on a payline to win 50x the coin level
• Match five pink lanterns on a payline to win 20x the coin level

Max-win 702x

Volatility Low

Top RTP 96.77%

Lantern Luck bonus features

Wilds

The wild red lantern substitutes for all in-game symbols. It only appears on reels one, three and five and on the bottom row of the reels.

Multipliers

Each of the six core game symbol lanterns that appears on the reels in a lit state, surrounded by fireflies, adds an additional 1x to the multiplier of the specific payline.

- Respins

You can trigger a respin if the lantern symbol appears on reels one, three and five. All wild symbols become locked, moving up one row before the reels land. Respins can continue to take place until a spin results with no wild symbols on the reels. Respins can be retriggered an unlimited number of times and pay out at the bet level of the spin that triggered the feature.

Lantern Luck review: our verdict

Lantern Luck looks beautiful. The low volatility means that plenty of small wins may be achieved as you play; however, the lack of traditional bonus features is not made up for by the wild respins, which don't happen that often.