Zhuge Liang Demo Slot - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Zhuge Liang is a hugely important figure in Chinese history. Credited for being a remarkable politician, military strategist, accomplished writer, and talented inventor during the Three Kingdoms period, this impressive slot from August Gaming does a fantastic job of paying tribute to this great man, with incredibly well-thought-out symbols relevant to the various stories told of him.

Not only is this a great slot for bringing a piece of Chinese history to life, but it’s also an incredibly rewarding game, with two exciting play modes and a free spins bonus game triggered by the war horn scatter that’s relevant to anyone familiar with these epic battle tales.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

The graphics and soundtrack for this slot have clearly been cleverly thought through at the design stage, with symbols featuring Zhuge Liang’s various inventions including a rapid-firing crossbow, stone sentinel mazes, wooden bulls that were invented to transport gains, Kongming lanterns, and Baozi (a bread-like dumpling) alongside the great man himself stroking his beard as the game’s wild.

The reels take place over a battleground that’s unfortunately obscured by the grid but appears to show a mighty battle behind the scenes. The music is suitably epic and adds plenty of anticipation to every spin.

RTP & Volatility

As with a lot of August Gaming slots, the RTP of volatility of this slot has not been announced.

How to Play Zhuge Liang

Winning combinations in Zhuge Liang are found by matching 3 or more symbols along one of the 25 fixed paylines starting on the far-left reel. The wild symbol is Zhuge Liang himself and it can substitute for any symbol, excluding the scatter, to help you achieve longer winning combinations. We’ll look at the paytable in more detail below, but first, let’s take a look at the control panel which is found beneath the reels in this slot.

1. Start by clicking the ‘Menu’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen to adjust your sound settings, language, turbo play, and more.

2. Next, check the paytable and rules by clicking the ‘paytable’ button to the right of the menu.

3. After this, you’ll need to set your bet. Do this by using the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons by the ‘Bet’ box on the middle-right of the control panel, or click the word ‘bet’ to adjust your coin value and bet level.

4. While on this screen, you’ll also be able to activate the Wild Reel.

5. When you’re ready to start playing, click on the green ’Spin’ button to the right of the control panel. If you want to let the reels spin for you, simply hold the button down to activate AutoSpin.

Bet Sizes & Paytable

By adjusting both the coin value and bet level in Zhuge Liang, you can enjoy an incredibly wide bet range from 1.25 up to 500 per spin.

The highest winning combination you will be able to find is to match 5 symbols along a payline, with the possibility of using a wild symbol to substitute for one or more symbols (excluding the scatter) to help you hit longer winning combinations. See below for a breakdown of the highest possible payouts you can win for each matching symbol combination:

Crossbow: 2,500
Maze: 1,500
Bull: 800
Lantern: 300
Dumpling: 300
A / K: 125
Q / J: 100
10 / 9: 75

Bonus Features

Find two or more war horn scatter symbols to trigger the Kong Ming free spins feature and enjoy 10 free spins. If you’re playing in normal mode, 1 reel at random will be filled with Stacked Wilds, or, if you have the Wild Reel feature activated, 2 random reels will be filled with Stacked Wilds on every free spin. If that’s not enough, you’ll be happy to know that the free spins can be retriggered with additional scatters. In addition to Stacked Wilds in the bonus game, activating the Wild Reel will transform one reel per spin fully wild even in the base game, so you can enjoy even more winning potential.

Conclusion

Overall, we were really impressed with this Zhuge Liang themed slot from August Gaming. The creativity of the symbols included actually made us learn a little more about the Chinese legend and we discovered a lot of interesting stories and inventions that wouldn’t have been possible without him. If we had to criticise this slot for anything, it would be that the reel grid does look a little dated, and it’s a shame that you can’t properly see the battleground in the background.

We particularly loved the Wild Reel function and thought it was well worth an additional gamble to try for the additional winnings that can be hit with this activated. If you enjoyed this slot, you might also want to check out other games based on Chinese history such as Ainsworth’s Ming Warrior free slot. After playing a few of these, we realised how little we Westerners really know about Chinese history and how fascinating a subject it is! You can play both these slots and many more free slots online right here at Slots Temple.

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