Caishen’s Arrivalby Betsoft Gaming

The world of slot games is no stranger to ancient China with so many titles adopting the aesthetics of this far eastern nation and adapting its myths and beliefs into engaging titles for punters to take a spin on.

With far too many such games to count, any developer attempting a Chinese theme has a lot to live up to.

But Betsoft has a great idea. If you’ll do the ancient east, why not do an offering dedicated to the god of wealth?

Theme

And that’s exactly what they did when creating Caishen’s Arrival, a game all about the magic and wonderment of cold hard cash.

It’s definitely a match made in heaven. What better god for the gaming industry than the god of wealth and money?

In this game, Caishen, who is the god of wealth and money as worshipped in the Taoist tradition, bestows his blessings on those who spin the reels showering them with big wins and spectacular features.

The god himself…

…has the role of a wild symbol while the rest of the cast is rounded off by classical Chinese motifs. There are golden turtles, bonsai trees, pots of gold, and golden bells. The low paying symbols are the card numbers that no slot developer leaves the house without.

Betting Options and Functions

Players can receive the money blessings on a 5x3 grid across 25 fixed paylines. This is a relatively low roller game with the minimum bet being only 5 cents and the maximum bet a still very humble 5 euros.

Familiar options such as autoplay are offered too, with the players being able to choose on a spectrum between 5 and 100 spins and the bet amount. There are no additional options but the menu does show the total cost of the auto spins which is a nice and useful touch.

Special Features

Betsoft didn’t just invoke the blessings of a money god for no reason. In order to make the offering suitable, they filled it with some pretty amazing features.

First of all, Caishen himself is not content just occupying a single position on the grid. He has a habit of appearing as a stacked wild and covering the whole reel. When this happens, he will respin the rest of the board to try and give out a better outcome to the player.

There is also…

…a coin purse present in the game, but not just any – this one is sacred and awards scatter wins. Between three and five purse symbols give out an instant cash prize, and even Caishen himself will do it if the purse is not present.

Extra spins are not neglected either, with the red tickets which appear on reels 1 and 5 bestowing 10 extra spins on the punter.

Our Take

Chinese-themed offerings are a dime a dozen, so it takes quite a bit of effort to turn this tired premise into something interesting and worth playing. We believe the team and Betsoft have managed to do this by picking a very apropos subject and filling the game with good and engaging features.

Punters giving it a spin will find they will enjoy seeking the blessing of Caishen, the God of Wealth.