Happy New Year Slots

When you have seasonal slots, the number one concern is that they won’t really be enjoyable unless it is that particular time of the year. Happy New Year, by Microgaming, though, isn’t one of those slots. It is designed in such a fashion as to be appropriate all year around, and it takes a new take on New Year, primarily featuring Chinese New Year, with some superb looking icon that contain very few links to old classic slot symbols, despite this actually being a classic slot game itself.

Play Happy New Year

The Happy New Year slot machine is a classic slot, so there is no surprise in its 3 reel structure, although the use of 5 paylines is rather daring. Players can choose values that range from $0.01 up to $25.00, and a total of only 1 coin per line can be staked. This means that players can wager anything from a low of $0.01 up to $125.00 per spin. All in all then, Happy New Year is one of the more expensive classic slots out there.

The icons used on the reels mostly contain Chinese characters or imagery. Lanterns, fire cracker and Chinese writing make up the main symbols in the game, although the fire crackers are a rather important symbol here. They are designed to be reminiscent of the single, double and triple bars that can frequently be found in classic online slots. Therefore there are single, double and triple firecracker icons used in this slot machine game.

How to Play

The way that the payouts work in this slot is somewhat on the rich side. Players can win a total of 10 coins for 3 single firecrackers, or any 3 firecracker icons on a pay-line. The coin winnings go up to 40 for 3 double firecrackers, and a player can win a total of 80 coins for 3 triple firecracker icons. Finally, if a player lands 3 lantern icons, they will in a total of 160 coins.

There are two bonus features in this slot. The same symbol is used to represent both of these features, and that symbol is the Chinese writing. This icon is a wild symbol and will not only substitute itself for a symbol that a player needs, but it will also offer a 2x multiplier on your winning combination when used. If two wilds are used to create a winning payline, the game will offer a 4x multiplier on your winnings.

Strategy & Tips

In order to win the jackpot, players will need to line up 3 wild icons on any of the pay-lines in the slot. Gamer should beware though, because the pay-line that they line up the symbols on will determine the jackpot that can be won. For example, bagging all of these icons on the first pay-line will see a jackpot of 1,000 coins paid out. Lining up the 3 wilds on the second and third icons will see them win 1,200 or 1,400 coins respectively. Finally, players who line up the symbols on the fourth or fifth pay-lines will win 1,600 coins or the top jackpot of 2,400 coins in that order.

This is a very nice looking slot machine game. Whilst it is certainly true that some of the symbols on the pay table can be a little muddled, and mixed into the background, the reels are crystal clear. The total possible win in real money on this slot is fixed at $60,000, which is a pretty respectable jackpot for a classic slot. If that is worth the money in the maximum stake though, that is entirely up to you.