Celebration of Wealth Overview
Celebration of Wealth is a progressive jackpot slot from Play'n GO, built on a 5x3 grid with 243 ways to win. It came out in September 2020 as the first in a trilogy of Asian-themed wealth slots. I'd describe it as a fairly straightforward spinner with a couple of proper standout features, mainly the four progressive jackpots and a free spins picker that lets you choose your grid size.
Honestly, the theme is a bit safe. You've got your usual Chinese festival look, red and gold colour scheme, dragons, lanterns, firecrackers. Nothing you haven't seen before. But the gameplay underneath has some interesting bits, especially if you fancy chasing a jackpot without terrible RTP. Not the most exciting base game, mind, but the features make up for it.
Symbols and Paytable
Premium symbols include dragons, lanterns, firecrackers, drum plates, and coins. Dragons are the best regular payers at 10x your stake for five of a kind. Lanterns give you 8x, firecrackers 5x, and both drums and coins sit at 3x. Low pays are your standard 10 through A royals styled in a semi-calligraphic font, paying between 0.4x and 0.8x for a full line.
Wild duties go to the Fu Babies, a pair of kids banging a drum. They sub for everything except the scatter and pay the same as the dragon at 10x for five. The scatter is a fireworks pagoda scene, landing anywhere on the reels. Five scatters pay a chunky 50x your total bet. Payouts from regular symbols are quite modest overall; that's the trade-off you get with a progressive jackpot slot.
Symbol Payouts
Scatter
Lands on any reel and triggers free spins when 3 or more appear; also pays scatter awards.
Dragon
Highest paying regular symbol.
Lanterns
Second highest paying regular symbol.
Firecrackers
Mid-tier premium symbol.
Coins
Lower premium symbol with same values as Drum Plates.
K
High card low-pay symbol.
Bonus Features
Two main features here. First up, Gold Reels. On any base game spin, one to five reels can randomly turn gold. If a Wild lands on a Gold Reel, you're taken to a coin-picking screen where you reveal symbols until you match three. That determines which of the four Progressive Jackpots you win: Mini, Minor, Major, or Grand. The game takes 1.5% of every bet to feed those jackpots, so they grow as people play.
Then there's Free Spins, triggered by landing three or more scatters. You get to pick from five options, which is the bit I liked most. You can go with 5 spins on a big 5x6 grid (7,776 ways), 10 spins on 5x5 (3,125 ways), 15 spins on 5x4 (1,024 ways), 20 spins on the standard 5x3 (243 ways), or a mystery pick that rolls the dice on any combination.
One thing to flag: Gold Reels do not appear during free spins, so you cannot win jackpots in the bonus round. You can re-trigger free spins with three more scatters though, no limit on that. Your original grid choice stays locked for any retriggered spins.
Bonus Buy Options
Land 3+ scatters to trigger free spins. Choose from five options: 5 spins on 5x6 grid (7,776 ways), 10 spins on 5x5 (3,125 ways), 15 spins on 5x4 (1,024 ways), 20 spins on 5x3 (243 ways), or a mystery pick. Re-triggerable with no limit.
Gold Reels & Progressive Jackpots
On any base game spin, 1-5 reels may randomly turn gold. Landing a Wild on a Gold Reel triggers the jackpot game where you pick coins until 3 matching symbols reveal one of four progressive jackpots: Mini, Minor, Major, or Grand.
RTP, Volatility and Max Win
RTP sits at 96.20% by default, which is decent for a slot feeding four progressive jackpots. Bear in mind Play'n GO offers variable RTP settings, so your casino might run it lower. Always worth a quick check. Volatility is high, rated 8 out of 10 by the developer. Max win excluding jackpots is 5,000x your stake. Bets range from 10p up to 100 quid a spin, so it covers most budgets.
Be prepared for dry patches in the base game. High volatility plus low regular payouts means your balance can tick down steadily between features. It takes roughly 140 spins on average to trigger the bonus, so patience is part of the deal.
