Koi Pond Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Koi Pond Review

Koi Pond is a new addition to the Asian collection of games by Pragmatic Play, and as its title implies, it takes players on an exciting reel adventure to the serene pond with classic Japanese symbols, numerous features, and massive jackpots.

As alluded to earlier, the actions of the Koi Pond slot take place at a pond somewhere amidst misty mountains and Pagoda-style buildings. Pragmatic Play is somewhat of an expert when it comes to game design, so Koi Pond sports really fancy visuals with high-end graphics, smooth animations, and a charming soundtrack that altogether create an immersive Asian atmosphere. Sitting in the middle is a 5x3 reel set with an All Ways pay system, meaning that players have 243 ways to play on each spin. However, should the features kick in, and the grid can expand to 5x6 and create up to 7,776 winlines.

The slot comes with a rather weird betting range of €0.88 to €105.6 per spin, though, Asian players won't find anything to complain about here. Koi Pond is powered by a medium volatile math model, so wins should occur fairly often. However, the RTP is slightly beneath the average at 95.46%. As for the max win, the top prize is capped at 2,500x the stake, which is OK given the volatility rating of the game.

The paytable of the Koi Pond slot consists of 11 regular symbols that are split into highs and lows. On the lower side, we see classic A-9 card royals, and the premium lot includes in ascending order fans, bamboo towners, teapots, lotus flowers, and a gorgeous woman. All symbols pay from 3-of-a-kind and more starting from the leftmost reel, and 5-of-a-kind symbol wins are worth from 0.17x to 9.09x the stake.

Koi Pond Slot Features

The golden Koi symbol is Wild, which substitutes for all other symbols including the Scatter to help you achieve wins. However, it appears only on reels 2, 3, and 4, so it doesn't have any own cash value. More importantly, it can randomly trigger a Jackpot Game whenever it appears in view during the base game to award players with one of the four jackpot prizes:

• Mini Jackpot - 10x the stake
• Minor Jackpot - 20x the stake
• Major Jackpot - 100x the stake
• Grand Jackpot - 1,000x the stake

Once you trigger the jackpot bonus, you proceed to a special 4x3 play area where 12 golden discs are presented.

Landing 3 or more Scatter symbols adjacently on the reels starting from the leftmost triggers the Free Spins bonus. Depending on the number of triggering symbols, players receive a cash prize of 5x, 10x, or 50x the stake, and proceed to the free spins selection screen, where 5 different modes are available:

• 15 free spins with 5x3 reels and 243 winlines
• 10 free spins with 5x4 reels and 1,024 winlines
• 5 free spins with 5x5 reels and 3,125 winlines
• 3 free spins with 5x6 reels and 7,776 winlines
• Mystery Option - a random number of free spins and grid size.

The feature continues until the 2,500x win limit is reached or the player runs out of free spins. Luckily, you can extend the feature by landing 2 or more scatters adjacently on the reels during the free spins, which awards +3 additional spins.

Review Summary

While the Koi Pond slot is utterly peaceful and charming on the outside, the features lurking beneath are rather powerful and can bring significant wins. The Free Spins feature with expanding reels is fun and delivers bigger winning opportunities to the players. You won't have a boring moment during the base game as well since you can randomly activate the Jackpot Game on each spin. In conclusion, Koi Pond is fun, and those really into the Asian thing will definitely enjoy it.

Pros

• Charming design
• Random Jackpot Game
• Free Spins with expanding reels

Cons

• Lower-than-average RTP

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