Advantage Slots

Something that comes up throughout our slot adventures and already has is clones. The game may look different on the surface, but it’s not. Blue Steel? Ferrari? Le Tigre? They’re the same face! And it’s the same here and with plenty of others. Slot manufacturers have only so much creativity in the chamber, so don’t get fooled when it’s the same game.

But enough foreplay. What are we looking for with Lucky Buddha and Lucky Wealth Cat?

Above is one example of a play. I generally want two symbols on the left side of the board (to the left of that coin dish); in this case, it’s Buddha, the best symbol, and a dragon.

Here’s that photo blown up:

This example also seemingly comes with a king symbol on the right side, but under the king is the number zero, so it won’t be active for the next spin. Make sure at least one game is under the symbol. Otherwise, it won’t be active and won’t multiply line hits for any of your ensuing spins.

The Buddha symbol has a five under it, while the dragon has a seven. That means we’re spinning at least five times, as you’ll have both symbols active for that number of spins. Any line hit either resets the number of spins for an existing symbol or adds new symbols if we don’t have them already. That’s why we do at least five spins with the potential for more if the board resets favorably.

Now how about here?

This time, we have two active symbols on the right side (seven games with the ace and three with the queen), but that’s not what the fans came to see. Everyone is clamoring for the symbols on the left side (the dragon and cat in this case), although having extra active symbols on the right helps keep us afloat sometimes if we brick out on the power symbols. For instance, if we hit a board with aces, multiplying that with the 3x could still net us a win or help minimize our loss.

In this example, assuming no improvement, I spin twice, since the dragon has two spins underneath it. You won’t often crush this game like some others, but grinders don’t always love it; you need to insert your voucher to check all of the different bets. So you’ll often find plays for a few spins. It’s also one of the few advantage games where you’ll consistently find plays in high-limit sections. The advantage just isn’t as great as it is with some other games.

Interestingly, you don’t need to insert your voucher to check the different bets on Lucky Wealth Cat, even though it’s a clone of Lucky Buddha.

What about this example?

There’s only one active symbol on the left (five games with the dragon), but you’ll notice three active symbols on the right. I’ll also play this one as long as four active symbols are in play.

To recap: my minimum play is a Buddha (top symbol), plus two active crappy symbols on the right. I also play any other symbol on the left (cat, dragon) with three active symbols on the right. And I play any two symbols on the left, regardless of what’s on the right. I play this game pretty snuggly, as some people I respect play any Buddha regardless of what else is out there.

Also, this bonus often disappoints. Once you land three bonus symbols, you spin a wheel with a range of outcomes, from winning credits (usually bad), earning free games (usually good), getting extra symbols (usually awful), or landing the mini, minor, or major (great). Here’s my video of the game below: