Temple of Prosperity

Temple of Prosperity: Slot Overview

In an attempt to leap on one of the hottest bandwagons of the moment (at the time of writing), studio Play'n GO has released Temple of Prosperity, an Asian-themed online slot which makes use of a scatter-pays win system. Given Play' GO's reputation and long years in the industry, fans of scatter-paying slots will likely have bubbling levels of anticipation over the prospect of seeing what the veteran provider has done with the mechanic. We can tell you that Temple of Prosperity is made up of scatter wins, coin and prize collects, as well as free spins where levelling up and multipliers are involved.

Temple of Prosperity doesn't look half bad for this sort of game, and Play'n GO proves again it isn't in the habit of making ugly-looking slots. Kind of generic, however, where a traditional Asian-styled building sits in the background next to a waterfall and other smatterings of plant life. Can't fault the appearance, really, but it's not a slot that smacks you in the eyes with class like, say, Hacksaw Gaming's Densho slot did. Gets the job done while looking fairly appealing as it does so.

On the technical side of things, Temple of Prosperity is played on a 5x5 sized gaming grid that creates wins when at least 6 identical pay symbols land anywhere in view. To jump into the action, participants select a stake of 10 p/c to $/€100 and should be prepared to go up against a highly volatile math model. With several return to player configurations available, the default value is 96.2%.

Temple of Prosperity has 8 regular pay symbols plus a handful of special symbols that are covered in the following section. The pay symbols are split between 10 to A card ranks, a fish, a turtle, and a dragon. Hitting a 6-symbol scatter win awards 0.4 to 2 times the bet, while the maximum 10+ sized scatter wins pay 2 to 10 times the bet. Wild symbols are not part of the special symbols in the base game or in free spins.

Temple of Prosperity: Slot Features

Getting the most out of Temple of Prosperity will likely involve squeezing its 3 main features. These are the cascading wins, the Caishen Collector, and free spins.

Cascading Wins

This mechanic removes all symbols involved in a scatter win from the reels. Symbols drop down to fill any empty spaces providing another chance to win. Cascading Win sequences end when no new scatter win appears.

Caishen Collector Feature

On any spin, Coin or Prize symbols may appear. Coins have values of 1x, 2x, 5x, or 10x, while Prize symbols are the Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand jackpots, worth 25x, 100x, 250x, and 1,000x the bet, respectively. If Coins or Prizes land at the same time as a Caishen Collector symbol, the Caishen Collector gathers them, and their values are awarded. If more than 1 Caishen Collector is in view at the same time along with Coin or Prize symbols, each Caishen Collector will collect the Coins or Prize symbols on the reels. Winnings are awarded once the cascade ends. This feature is available in the base game and in free spins.

Free Spins

Free spins are triggered when 3 or more scatter symbols land. Should 3 or 4 scatters hit, players win 8 or 13 free spins, respectively. If 5 scatters hit, players get 18 free spins with an x2 multiplier. Free spins come in stages. Moving stages is achieved by collecting a certain number of scatters:

• Stage 2 is achieved when 5 scatters have been collected, activating an x3 multiplier.
• Stage 3 is achieved when 5 further scatters have been collected, activating an x5 multiplier.

When reaching stage 2 and stage 3, +5 free spins are awarded each time. Scatters do not appear in the final stage. It is possible to win up to 28 free spins.

Temple of Prosperity: Slot Verdict

It appears this is the first time Play'n GO has used a scatter wins pay mechanic in one of its slots, and the provider has gone fairly large in some ways to stamp its considerable expertise on the market, fairly not so thrilling in other ways. Temple of Prosperity isn't the most interesting looking slot due to the recycled Asian theme, and even when moving past the looks, excitement levels did take a dip. Having said that, Temple of Prosperity does have goodies it can unload.

Perhaps its biggest goody is the game's top prize. On the topic of prosperity, at its very best, most fruitful players can actually achieve quite prosperous results since Temple of Prosperity is capable of generating wins of up to 10,000x the bet. While the rest of the game might be as appealing as an empty fortune cookie, a solid max win does help up the game's desirability. Outside that big number, Temple of Prosperity is pretty cautious for a studio with Play'n GO's design capabilities. Scatter wins, and cascades are a fun combo, sure, but the focal feature, collecting Coins, is a somewhat unimaginative, though popular one. Thankfully free spins crank things up with the inclusion of a multiplier which is appreciated.

Temple of Prosperity might not be an earth-shattering entry to the burgeoning scatter pays slot group, but there is a chance value is here to be found by the right player. Perhaps, gamblers in the mood for some scatter-winning action, delivered by an Asian-infused vehicle, with significant winning potential and fully functional though not exactly cutting-edge gaming ideas involved. Of course, general scatter pays enthusiasts not matching this strict set of criteria might be entertained as well, and the good news is even if they are not, there is bound to be a load of alternatives released in the future to look forward to.