About New Years Riches
Play n Go love a seasonal slot – from Frozen Gems to Holiday Spirts, they are milking the festivities for all their worth this year. And who can blame them?! We all need a bit of festive cheer in our lives in these turbulent times. And here they are ringing in what everyone hopes will be a brighter new year in 2021 with a sky-scraper slot called … New Year Riches.
This is one of Play n Go’s simpler slots – it’s just a 5 reel and 3 row game with 20 active, fixed paylines in play at all times. It looks great though – using a New York-style backdrop, art deco fonts and celebratory icons on the reels to set the mood along with an upbeat soundtrack. Then it all kicks off with everyone’s favourite slot feature right now – free spins and multipliers!
You’ll need to land three matching symbols on paylines from left to right to trigger a payout and play starts from 20p per spin.
RTP, Variance and Top Payout
Play n Go served up a lot of high variance action in 2020 but they’ve toned things down a bit here. The volatility is closer to medium which means a fairly even distribution of payouts, though the biggest are still reserved for some spiralling win sequences in the bonus round. It’s only there that you are likely to get even close to that 5,000x top jackpot. The RTP is set to a relatively good 96.48% which is probably a bit over what Play n Go games normally deliver on.
Symbols and Paytable
The backdrop could be New York, or LA, or any other sprawling metropolis in New Year’s mood. Whilst back on the reels you’ll find iconic symbols from around the world: the Taj Mahal, Kyoto Temple, the Statue of Liberty and Big Ben all deliver max payouts from 10x to 50x bet.
Meanwhile the low value symbols are represented by Balloons in the shapes of the Spades, Hearts, Clubs, and Diamonds. The Champagne Bottle with a Glass is the Wild that substitutes for all regular icons to form winlines, and also pays 250x for the maximum combination of 5 on a line. And the Clock is the important Scatter that triggers the New Year Free Spins feature when three more appear on the same spin.Â
Gameplay and Features
If you are expecting an action-packed video slot then you might be a little disappointed since there is only one extra feature on offer here. Don’t leave just yet though because it’s quality over quantity for sure!
Free Spins With Multipliers
First, you need to land three Countdown Clock Scatters on the reels.
When three of them are on the screen, the clock strikes 12 and 10 free spins are awarded. During the feature, an increasing win multiplier will become active. It starts at 2x and increases by 2x after each free spin. On the final, tenth spin, the multiplier will reach 20x.
It’s possible to add extra free spins during the round by landing more scatters – one, two, or three extra Scatters earns 2, 4, or 6 re-spins.
Our Verdict
New Year’s Riches will go down as one of the most straight-forward slots of the year! It’s a slick looking beast with simple gameplay and really just about that free spins round. And of course, the exciting part is that you are GUARANTEED to land a 20x multiplier on the 10thspin, which means, if you can score a decent payline on the final play you might just get close to that 5,000x top payout. If you are looking for feature-packed fun though, we suggest you try something else this season – like Reactoonz 2, or Big Bad Wolf Christmas Special.
