Lion Gems: Hold and Win Slot Machine

Powerful animals and precious gems: this original combination is what Lion Gems: hold and win slot by Playson offers. In a sunset savanna, rich with details and warm colors, players can try their luck between standard gameplay and bonus games by aligning the inhabitants of the vast African plains on the reels, and seeking as many precious gems as possible to win juicy jackpots. The slot offers a 5 x 4 game grid, medium/high volatility and an RTP of 95.55%.

Lion Gems Hold & Win slot: features

The background is indeed a magnificent African landscape. The Serengeti plains seem to have inspired the graphics, which, with its warm tints shows a slightly blurred but effective background, with mountains in the distance, golden grass expanses, some trees and animals bringing life to the landscape. The game grid is simple and squared, the reel background is dark and makes the paying symbols stand out well, drawn with great attention to detail.

In the base game, to win, you'll need to align a minimum of 3 matching symbols on one of the 30 paylines provided by the slot. The paying symbols in this game phase are the Rhinoceros, paying up to 8x, the lioness paying up to 6.4x, the zebra paying up to 5.6x, the warthog paying 4.8x, the flamingo paying 4x. The minor symbols are poker royals, all with 1.6x payout, from Ace to Jack.

The minimum bet the slot allows is 0.10, up to a maximum of 100 €.

Lion Gems slot bonus features

Wild: The lion, king of the savanna, is the Wild in this game. It can appear in two different forms. The first is the simple paying symbol, with an 8x payout. The second appears only in free spins and carries an additional 2x multiplier, valuable for increasing the win of combinations it appears in.

Scatter: The scatter represents a savanna tree, and if it appears on the reels at least 3 times, it guarantees up to 8 free spins. During free spins, Wilds not only have the multiplier but offer additional free spins when they appear 3 times on the reels.

Bonus Symbol and Bonus Game: The bonus symbol is the diamond. In the base game it's not a paying symbol, but its importance is revealed in the bonus game. If the player manages to land 6 of them on the reels at the end of a spin, they'll access the bonus game, where all symbols will be replaced by diamonds, and each will carry a different value and multiplier. The diamonds stay on screen the whole time, following Hold and Win mechanics, and with each additional diamond on the reels, the counter, which initially counts 3 spins, will reset to 3. At the end of the spins, the total symbol count will be made and the win will be collected.

Jackpot: The slot features 4 types of jackpots, characterized by different colors. The Grand Jackpot is obtainable when all screen symbols are diamonds, offering a prize of 3000.00. Regarding other Jackpots, the red one is 150.00, the green one is 50.00, the purple one is 20.00. To obtain them, you'll need to find a special gem, a ruby for the major, an emerald for the minor, and an amethyst for the mini.

Mystery Symbol: The mystery symbol keeps suspense high until the end. It's a multicolored gem that transforms into one of the gems needed for a jackpot win only at the last moment.

Pros and cons of Lion Gems slot

Lion Gems Hold and Win belongs to the large group of animal-themed slots: as such, it offers one of the most appreciated settings, perfectly recreated by the developers. The game also features a great variety of very interesting dynamics, perfect for making each session exciting and unpredictable, thanks to the numerous functions linked to special symbols. Overall, a product suitable for those who love exciting adventures, just like a safari in the savanna.

Slots similar to Lion Gems by Playson

Savanna adventures and African animals can be found in Safari of Wealth and Photo Safari slots, both by Play'n Go and African Sunset by iSoftBet.