Treasures of Kilauea Slot Review

Treasures Of Kilauea Slot Information

Treasures Of Kilauea is a PearFiction Studios video slot set on the flanks of the very active Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. The game uses 5 reels with a 4-5-5-5-4 layout plus a horizontal reel above the middle three reels, giving 23 symbol positions and 40 fixed paylines. The cartoon style volcano glares down at the grid, reacting to wins and building up towards its regular wild eruptions, which keeps the whole thing feeling lively.

Bets run from 0.10 up to 50 per spin, so I could treat it as a casual grinder or push stakes harder. The theoretical RTP is 96.32% with medium volatility, which matches the way the balance moved during my sessions. The maximum win is 5000 times the bet, tied to the Mega jackpot. Counters above reels one and five track the ten spin Lava cycle and fifty spin Eruption cycle, and they are saved between stake changes.

Gameplay is built around those spin cycles. Volcano symbols drop on the reels and leave lava frames behind, promising future wilds. Every tenth spin you get a Lava Spin, and on the fiftieth you get the bigger Eruption Spin with extra wilds and multipliers. As a player, I found this structure gave the base game a steady rhythm, so I never felt stuck spinning without some feature just around the corner.

Symbols and Paytable in Treasures Of Kilauea

The low paying symbols are the usual 10, J, Q, K and A. Five of a kind pays between 0.5 and 0.6 times the stake, so these wins mainly keep the balance ticking over. Premiums are five colourful stone face masks in orange, green, blue, red and purple. A full line of any of them pays 0.9 to 1.2 times the bet. Without multipliers, even a full screen of the best symbol is only worth 48 times the stake.

The Wild symbol is a burning W that substitutes for regular pay symbols. In the base game it only shows up through the Lava Spin and Eruption Spin, while the free spins promise at least five wilds on every spin. Volcano symbols do not pay by themselves but leave lava frames where they land. The Idol symbol is a golden mask on the top reel used for jackpots, and the Scatter symbol has “free spins” written in fiery letters to trigger the bonus.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x1.2
	4	x1
	3	x0.7
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.6
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.6
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.7
	3	x0.5
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.7
	3	x0.5
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	Special
	Special
	Special
	Wild

Lava Spin and Eruption Spin Features in Treasures Of Kilauea

The whole slot revolves around the Lava Spin and Eruption Spin cycles. Whenever a Volcano symbol lands it leaves a lava frame on that position. On every tenth spin, all framed positions change into wilds for the Lava Spin, then the frames are cleared. On the fiftieth spin, the Eruption Spin hits. All lava frames turn wild again and the volcano throws extra random wilds onto the grid. Any wild landing on an existing wild becomes an x2 multiplier wild, which is where base game spins can suddenly spike.

Free Spins Feature in Treasures Of Kilauea

Three or more scatters anywhere award the free spins, and you always choose from three volatility options for each scatter count. With three scatters you pick between 15 spins with 5 wilds, 10 spins with 7 wilds, or 5 spins with 10 wilds. Four scatters upgrade that to 30, 20, or 10 spins with the same wild packages. Hitting five scatters lets you choose 45, 30, or 15 spins, again balanced against 5, 7, or 10 wilds.

Wilds are added to random positions on every free spin and their placements change each time, so the feature always feels busy. You can retrigger and receive the same package of extra spins you selected at the start. I tend to favour the middle option, as it keeps the hit rate decent while still loading the grid with roaming wilds. With the symbol values being modest, those extra wilds are almost mandatory if you are chasing anything serious.

Jackpot Wheel and Max Win in Treasures Of Kilauea

Above the main reels sits a horizontal reel with a golden frame in the centre. When the Idol symbol lands in that framed position, the Jackpot Wheel triggers. This guarantees one of five fixed jackpots. The Micro, Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega awards pay 18, 30, 100, 500, and 5000 times your stake. During my play the regular Lava and Eruption cycles were usually worth around 5 to 10 times the bet, so the jackpots, especially the Mega, are the realistic route to the headline potential.

Review Summary – Treasures Of Kilauea Slot

I have seen ten spin wild cycles used in other slots, but Treasures Of Kilauea handles it well by combining it with the bigger fifty spin Eruption. The Lava Spins often gave me modest top ups, keeping the balance alive, while I looked ahead to the more explosive Eruption. Medium volatility felt accurate, with plenty of smaller wins and the occasional stronger hit when x2 wild multipliers joined the party on that fiftieth spin.

The downside is the low symbol values, which put a ceiling on what you can hit without multipliers or jackpots. To get near the 5000 times bet potential you are realistically hoping for the Mega jackpot. Even so, I found Treasures Of Kilauea entertaining, helped by the animated volcano and the predictable wild showers every ten spins. Just be aware of customisable RTP settings at different venues and check you are playing the higher configuration whenever possible.

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