Peking Luck Slot Review

Peking Luck Slot Review

When I load up Peking Luck from Pragmatic Play, the curtains open on a Chinese opera stage with 5 reels, 3 rows and 25 fixed lines. This 2018 release mixes a colourful festival theme with classic video slot mechanics, so it feels familiar yet lively. The main actress, geisha style, sets the tone, and from the first spin I know I am playing a volatile game built around free spins and multipliers.

On the numbers side, Peking Luck runs with RTP of 96.50% and high variance, which I feel straight away in the base game swings. Bets start from 0.25 per spin and go up to 125, so it suits small tests and serious sessions. The headline figure is the 180,000x max win, a record style payout for this provider that makes every bonus trigger feel loaded with potential.

Symbols and Paytable in Peking Luck

In Peking Luck the reels are filled with props from a Chinese theatre show. The top standard symbols are the mask, dragon, drum, fan and golden tambourines, which pay best when you line up five of a kind from the leftmost reel. Lower wins come from the familiar card ranks, styled to fit the festival theme, so even the cheap symbols sit nicely within the overall look of the slot.

The wild symbol is the mysterious girl with a rose fan. She substitutes for regular symbols and, most importantly, doubles any win she helps to create, both in the base game and during free spins. On top of that, a full line of wilds pays strongly on its own, up to 400x for five of a kind, with 0.8x, 20x and 160x for smaller wild combinations.

The golden gong marked Free Spins acts as the scatter. Hitting two to five gongs anywhere brings paid wins up to 250x before you even step into the bonus round. The rest of the paytable follows a classic ladder, with premium icons paying up to 30x for five, mid range masks and dragons stepping down through 20x, 16x and 12x, and card symbols covering smaller line wins.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x400
	4	x160
	3	x20
	2	x0.8
	Scatter
	5	x250
	4	x10
	3	x3
	2	x1
	5	x30
	4	x5
	3	x1.2
	2	x0.08
	5	x20
	4	x4
	3	x1
	2	x0.08
	5	x16
	4	x3.2
	3	x0.8
	5	x12
	4	x3
	3	x0.6
	5	x10
	4	x2.4
	3	x0.6
	5	x8
	4	x2
	3	x0.4
	5	x6
	4	x1.6
	3	x0.4
	5	x5
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	2	x0.08

Bonus Features in Peking Luck

The feature set in Peking Luck centres on a free spins bonus with a two stage picker. Land at least three gong scatters and you first receive a scatter payout that can reach 250x your bet. Then the curtain lifts on a fan selection, where one of six coloured fans hides a number of free spins, from 8 up to a very generous 38 if you pick well.

After that you pick one of six dragons that sets a global multiplier between 2x and 18x for the whole round. Every win during free spins is multiplied by this value, and wilds still double line wins again, so combinations can climb fast. Extra scatters during the feature retrigger more spins through the first stage picker. There is no bonus buy or Hold and Win here; you have to trigger features the regular way.

Graphics and Sounds in Peking Luck

Visually, Peking Luck looks like a Chinese stage framed by cherry blossoms, with 2D graphics that still hold up. I get a soft Asian soundtrack in the background that rises in intensity when the reels spin and during bonuses. The mix of festival drums, gongs and gentle melodies works well with the symbol set, so the whole slot feels like a small theatre performance packed into a 5x3 layout.

Tips and Problem Solving in Peking Luck

Since Peking Luck runs with high volatility and a 96.50% return to player, I approach it with a bankroll that can handle dry spells before the free spins drop. I usually start at the lower end of the bet range, testing the base game behaviour and how often scatters tease. The slot also offers an auto spin option of up to 1000 rounds, useful if you like longer sessions.

If anything glitches while I play, the standard procedure from the provider applies and game errors void affected spins, with stakes returned. When the slot throws up a message about logging in, a simple refresh of the window usually sorts it for me. For other issues, like connection drops that do not clear by themselves, I get in touch with the casino support team and keep a note of spin timestamps.

Final Thoughts on Peking Luck

For me, Peking Luck stands out in the Pragmatic Play catalogue because of that huge 180,000x max win paired with a straightforward feature set. The pick and click free spins, big multipliers and doubling wild keep the gameplay focused yet exciting, while the Chinese opera theme ties it together. If you enjoy high variance slots with festival style graphics and a strong bonus round, this one deserves a seat on your list.

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