Lion Festival Boosted Celebration - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Konami slots have given their Lion Festival slot a boost with some extra features including their Action Stacked Symbols and a high potential Balance of Fortune symbol.

There are 10 symbols in this slot plus the 2 special symbols: the substitute lion who replaces all other symbols and the temple trigger that pays a cash prize and triggers up to 15 free spins.

Where things really get interesting is when you swap your free spins for super free games with supersized multipliers. These high potential games make this a red hot slot.

Features aside, this is a standard 5 reel, 30 payline game with decent 5 of a kind wins. But you’ll want to try out those superspins with some risk free demo games before you commit your real bankroll.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

The spectacular Lion Dance is performed at Chinese New Year to drive out evil spirits and bring good luck. The lion himself symbolises power and wisdom and if he bites you on the head you’ll be particularly lucky.

The highly stylised movements of the lion may look effortless, but lion dancers train hard to perform the ritual dances that have been a feature of Chinese cultural life since the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD).

Konami slots aren’t necessarily pretty but the vibrant colours really capture the dynamics of the theme. Symbols include traditional red firecrackers and drums.

Unfortunately, if you’re hoping for an immersive soundtrack you’re out of luck. You’ll spin in silence except for the clunk of the reels and the occasional sound effect.

RTP & Volatility

This is a high variance slot that piles on the volatility in the super spin feature. RTP of 96.08% makes this slot ideal for the risk takers.

How to Play Lion Festival Boosted Celebration

1. Load the reels and then take a look at the player interface that runs underneath them.

2. Click on help to access sound and turbo spins options plus the paytable and rules.

3. To set a bet select a denomination and bet per line or use the max bet button - your total bet will be displayed under the spin button.

4. Click or tap autoplay to opt for between 10 and 500 autospins.

5. Select a session budget that lets you enjoy playing Lion Festival responsibly and hit the spin button to play.

Min & Max Bets + Top Wins

The minimum bet you can play is 0.45 credits which covers the 30 paylines and additional features.

To select your wager you’ll need to select a denomination of 0.01, 0.05. 0.1 or 0.25 and a bet per line of 1 or 2. Or use max bet for a maximum wager of 22.50 credits per spin.

The top win available is a 5 of kind paytable payout of 1,000x when you land the feng shui gold coin symbol:

- Gold coins = 1,000x
- Red lantern = 500x
- Drum & Firecrackers = 250x
- K-A = 150x
- 9-Q = 100x

There’s more potential in the Balance of Fortune free spins with wins up to 18x your stake but you can play 50 games without triggering them. And with such high volatility even a 5 of a kind win can prove elusive.

Max-win 1,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96.08%

Bonus Features

Konami have done a great job packing this slot with a range of bonus features that can prove highly rewarding for the patient player.

Action Stacked Symbols: On each reel there are a number of adjacent positions that can be replaced randomly with any symbol except the temple trigger.

Free games: 3, 4 or 5 temple trigger symbols triggers 8, 10 or 15 free games. All wins are multiplied by 2x. Free spins can be retriggered.

Balance of Fortune: To play with the super free games, players need to land standard free spins and then convert their games. 5 standard free spins = 1 super free game.

All wins are subject to a randomly chosen multiplier of 7x, 12x or 18x.

Additional free games can be won during the super free games and any remaining free games can be converted to a super free game by pressing the Balance of Fortune activation button.

Overall Review: Our Verdict

Lion Festival started life as an analogue slot and it’s easy to see its origins. But the additional boosts are definitely a cause for celebration, even if the high potential super free games are really tough to land.

But there's some good potential here and the lion animations are fun.

If you like the theme, the gorgeous Lion Festival slot from Blueprint Gaming is worth a spin.

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