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When you enter a sacred temple and see a monk waiting there for you, you can only suppose that you will be learning some martial arts, eh? The first time I entered a temple in China, I was greeted by one of the monks and I immediately thought that I was the chosen one who would be the next kung fu master.
Well, sorry to disappoint you, but I did not become the new Kung Fu Panda. In the Golden Destiny Hold & Win pokie, you will not be training to become a martial arts artist. You will train to pocket the 12,150x max payout.
The moment you enter the temple premises, sensei will be waiting for you. The reels are set in a beautiful yard, overlooking the koi pond, cherry trees, and the breathtaking temple. Sensei is also the top-paying regular symbol. The Temple Wild is there to substitute for all regular icons.
The spirits of the phoenix, koi fish, and jade dragon are also appearing on the reels. You will be collecting golden ingots, drums, and paper lanterns. Simple playing cards act as low-paying symbols. As for the fiery balls, they carry cash prizes and trigger the Hold & Win feature.
The rules of the game are as simple as breathing. Golden Destiny Hold & Win pokie benefits from 5 reels, 3 rows, and 243 ways to win. To win a payout, you need matching symbols on at least 3 successive reels, beginning from the leftmost reel.
Sensei, phoenix, and koi fish also pay for 2-of-a-kind. You can bet as low as $0.25 and as high as $30 per single spin. Golden Destiny Hold & Win pokie is of high volatility and comes with an RTP of 96.64%. The maximum payout is set at 12,150x per spin.
Even though you are here on a sort of spiritual guidance and not to learn any martial arts, you will get your share of action and excitement. First, you will experience Stacked Mystery Symbols that reveal a randomly selected regular icon.
Next, you have the Mirror Reels, which can get you up to 5 identical reels in a spin. The central attraction of the 2024 release is the Hold & Win feature. Here, you can pocket loads of cash prizes and 4 fixed jackpots.
On every spin in the base game, you can expect Stacked Mystery Symbols. These symbols can appear on every reel and can cover 1-3 cells in a single reel. Once the reels stop spinning, the Stacked Mystery Symbols will transform into a randomly selected regular symbol.
It cannot turn into either a Wild or the Bonus symbol. So, you will not get any fiery balls from the Stacked Mystery Symbols. Nevertheless, these symbols can prove to be extremely useful and bring you tasty payouts in the base game.
Mirror Reels occur on random spins in the base game. When you see paper fans beneath randomly selected reels, you will know that the feature is triggered. The feature turns 2-5 reels into identical reels.
While I tested the game, in most cases Mirror Reels delivered identical reels with low-paying symbols. I also never managed to trigger the Hold & Win feature with the help of Mirror Reels. My biggest win from Mirror Reels was 28x. Maybe you will have more luck with Mirror Reels than me.
When 6+ fiery balls appear on the reels at the same time, you trigger the Hold & Win feature. Prizes on these Bonus symbols can go from 1x to 500x. Also, you get 4 fixed jackpots – Mini (15x), Minor (40x), Major (200x), and Grand (1,000x).
During the Hold & Win feature, only Bonus symbols appear. The triggering symbols are locked on the reels and you get 3 respins. With each new ball on the grid, you reset the number of respins to 3. The feature ends when you use all your respins or when you fill the entire grid with Bonus symbols.
Once the feature is over, you collect the prizes from all Bonus symbols. If you land 15 symbols on the grid, you automatically win the 1,000x Grand Jackpot. I triggered the feature fairly regularly. Most of the wins were not bigger than 50x. My biggest win was 250x. I never got the Grand Jackpot.
If you don’t want to wait for the feature to be triggered regularly, you can use the Buy Feature option. You may buy 1, 2, or all 3 respins for 35x, 40x, or 45x, respectively. However, each time I did it, I never got more than I paid to trigger the feature. As you probably know, I am not very fond of the Buy Feature option.
I love pokies themed after Ancient Asia. They usually come with a good story and exciting features. That is also the case with Golden Destiny Hold & Win. It looks and sounds amazing. I particularly enjoyed the breathtaking landscape in the background. You can really rest your eyes there.
The Mirror Reels feature did not impress me. Frankly, I expected more wins and bigger payouts. Hopefully, you will have more luck than me. As for the Stacked Mystery Symbols, they can prove to be very helpful.
What I liked the most was the Hold & Win feature. I triggered it quite a lot. In most cases, wins were not that high. However, it kept me chained to my seat.
Taking everything into consideration, the Golden Destiny Hold & Win pokie machine is worth your time. I rate it 7.9.
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