Eastern Emeralds, the wilds that multiply each other

Eastern Emeralds in detail

Eastern Emeralds is a Quickspin slot published on 29 June 2018. The setting borrows from traditional Asian imagery: gemstones, dragons, calligraphy and a palette dominated by green and gold. Behind that conventional dressing sits one of the most aggressive multiplier mechanics in the studio's catalogue, and it is what explains the game's longevity in the lobbies.

The grid is made up of 5 reels and 3 rows, for 20 paylines. Stakes run from €0.20 to €100 a spin, which keeps the game accessible at the bottom of the range while leaving room for heavier play. Twenty lines is a modest count for 2018, and the design is entirely deliberate: this machine builds its value out of multipliers rather than out of the number of ways a win can form. The reference RTP is 96.58%, but Quickspin publishes several models for this title, one of them dropping as low as 90.12%; the figure that applies depends on the operator and is shown in the game's own paytable.

The heart of the game is the Multiplying Multiplier Wilds. A wild here is not only a substitute: it carries a multiplier whose value matches the reel it lands on. A wild on reel 2 is worth x2, on reel 4 it is worth x4, and so on. The distinctive part is what happens when several wilds take part in the same combination: their multipliers do not add together, they multiply each other. Two wilds at x3 and x4 on the same line therefore produce x12, and stacking several wilds along a long line pushes values up very fast. Quickspin advertises a win multiplier reaching x1,680 on that principle.

Three scatter symbols open the Destiny Free Spins, the title's second signature. Rather than a single bonus, you choose between four options with deliberately contrasting profiles: the most cautious offers more free spins with low-value wild multipliers, while the most aggressive grants only 6 spins but allows wilds worth up to x8. That choice changes the behaviour of the bonus completely, and it is on the most volatile option that the maximum win of 16,003 times the stake can be reached. On the 90.12% RTP model, that ceiling rises to 17,635x.

There is no bonus buy on Eastern Emeralds: the Destiny Free Spins trigger through scatters in the base game only. The title is rated very high volatility, and Quickspin itself describes it as extremely volatile. The game runs in HTML5 with no separate mobile version. The Destiny selection screen is designed for touch, which avoids mis-taps on a small screen at the single most important moment of a session, since the option you pick there governs the shape of the whole bonus.

• Provider: Quickspin
• Grid: 5x3, 20 paylines
• RTP: 96.58% on the high model
• Maximum win: 16,003x the stake
• Stakes: €0.20 to €100

How Eastern Emeralds works

• ▸Multiplier wilds whose value matches the reel they land on, from x1 to x5 in the base game.
• ▸When several wilds share a line, their multipliers multiply each other instead of adding.
• ▸Quickspin advertises a win multiplier reaching x1,680 on that principle.
• ▸Three scatters, landing on the central reels, open the Destiny Free Spins.
• ▸Four free spins options to choose from, ranging from cautious to very volatile.
• ▸The most aggressive option grants only six spins but allows wilds up to x8.
• ▸The more cautious options grant more spins with lower multipliers attached.
• ▸Maximum win of 16,003x the stake, reachable on the most volatile option.
• ▸20 paylines on a 5x3 grid, with no line configuration to set.
• ▸HTML5 build, identical on desktop, tablet and phone.