Rings of Prosperity

Rings of Prosperity: Slot Overview

Prosperity, a state of flourishing, success, or good fortune, especially in terms of wealth, health, and happiness, is something we pretty much all want in one form or another. But how to go about getting it…? Rings of Prosperity, an online slot from software provider Play'n GO, could, if you're lucky, be a potential way of generating a certain amount of financial fortune. Or not, this is a slot after all, and one made in an Asian style that drops Dragon God scatters about the place to create Rings and Coins of various colours and values.

Rings of Prosperity resides in a pleasant world of tasteful, line-drawn art to represent rock, hill, and sky. It's most definitely an Asian themed game; an abundance of dragons, for example, reinforces the theme, but the presentation is somewhat unique as well, part slot, part art piece. Connoisseurs may enjoy Rings of Prosperity's subtle optical differences compared to how a lot of these sorts of slots look. Not saying it's revolutionary stuff or anything like that, but Rings of Prosperity at least tries to look a bit unusual.

There's nothing unusual about the technical aspects. The game is played on a 5x3 reelset with 243 ways to win, embedded within a red, gold and green structure, like that Culture Club song. Right on medium volatility, players may stake 20c to $/€100 per spin, and the most preferred RTP of the five possible variants is 96.2%.

Paying symbols are J-A, lower value card ranks, then sycees, golden bonsai trees, green pots, red pots, and purple pots. Hitting 5 matching royals pays 0.5x to 0.75x the bet, while the same result but made up of premiums pays 1.25x to 6x the bet. Wilds pay the same as the purple pots, and are also able to replace anything except scatters.

Rings of Prosperity: Slot Features

In the base game, when a bonus scatter lands on the middle reel, the Prosperity Wheel above the grid awards a random prize. This could be one of three instant prizes or one of three Pot Respins features.

Instant Prize

Instant prize awards are paid immediately, and could be the Minor, Major, or Grand prize worth 30x, 50x, or 100x the bet, respectively.

Rings of Prosperity

Rings of Prosperity appear on the reels in free spins and Pot Respins. Each time a Dragon God scatter lands during these features, a Ring appears or is upgraded at its position. Rings are coloured Green, Red, and Purple. At the end of the feature, each Ring transforms into a Gold Coin that reveals an instant prize. Green Gold Coins reveal 2x to 5x the bet, Red Gold Coins 6x to 12.5x the bet, or Purple Gold Coins reveal 15x to 25x the bet.

Pot Respins

If the Prosperity Wheel stops on the Green, Red, or Purple Pot, then Pot Respins are triggered. Each feature awards 6 respins, which cannot be retriggered. The triggering bonus scatter transforms into a Dragon God scatter, and 2 additional Dragon God scatters are placed randomly on the reels at the start of the feature. During Pot Respins, Dragon God scatters create a Ring depending on the colour of the triggering Pot. A Ring upgrade occurs when the entire reel area is filled with Rings of the same colour - Green to Red to Purple.If all positions are filled with Purple Rings and a Dragon God scatter lands, an extra 100x is instantly awarded.

Free Spins

Landing 3 or more Dragon God scatters during the base game awards 6 free spins. When triggered by 3, 4, or 5 scatters, the starting Rings are 3 Green, 4 Red, or 5 Purple, respectively. Each Dragon scatter that lands in the feature either creates a new Green Ring or upgrades an existing one from Green to Red to Purple. If it lands in a Purple Ring, it moves to a new reel position to create a Green Ring. If no empty position exists, the lowest value Ring on the reels is upgraded. If all positions are filled with Purple Rings and a Dragon God scatter lands, an extra 100x is instantly awarded. Each bonus scatter landing on the middle reel causes the wheel to award +1 to +5 free spins up to a cap of 70. Free spins cannot be triggered from the Prosperity Wheel or during Pot Respins.

Rings of Prosperity: Slot Verdict

Rings of Prosperity has rings and dangles a certain measure of prosperity, so the name is certainly no misnomer. However, the Rings themselves, well, they are not immensely prosperous, sad to say. For instance, a grid completely covered with Purple Rings that just happen to all reveal the maximum 25x prize would trigger a total payout of 375x the bet. Not the worst thing that could occur in one's life, but it's not an enormously prosperous amount. The game's full potential is 5,000x the bet, and there is no way Coins revealed in Rings on their own are going to get players anywhere near achieving it, which feels a tad off, given the slot's name and its ring-centric focus.

Never mind, with an expectation adjustment, Rings of Prosperity should be able to entertain players with an interest in Asian themed slots. Plus, there are other ways of collecting cash that don't have to include rings. Hitting the Minor, Major, or Grand prize from the Prosperity Wheel, for instance, though their values are on the low side for jackpot-type prizes, and feel superfluous to the game. Their contribution to the RTP might have been better spent elsewhere. No, it seems that to maximise returns, players are going to need to connect as many matching symbols on those 1,024 ways to get the job well and truly done rather than rely on the rigmarole of creating Rings, upgrading them, then revealing Coins.

Then again, perhaps not every gambler is aiming to hit max exposure but just wants to experience a few thrills and chills along the way. In that case, Rings of Prosperity is a playable Asian slot, nicely presented, with an intricate-ish land and upgrade Ring to Coin feature, which possesses a few attractive qualities for the right player.