Star Lanterns referred to as the MegaJackpots Star Lanterns and this is not an exaggeration. IGT gaming company is behind this slot game whose jackpot can run into a staggering 6+ figured number at times.

Quick Start Guide Star Lanterns iPad Slots

It typically comes with 5 reels and 20 bet lines and takes a leaf out of the Chinese traditional lanterns. The oriental-themed slot gives you every chance to make it big in your life.

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Game layout 101

The slot is set in a very colorful and vibrant backdrop. It shows a beautiful night sky covered with floating lanterns decorating the sky. The night is covered in a purple hue whereas the lanterns are depicted in an orange hue with abundant pink and white flowers all over the slot.

The reels are set in a yellow colored frame again decorated with flowers. Going with the Chinese tradition, the symbols are borrowed from them. The graphics as well as sound track are typical Chinese innovations.

Reel symbols of note

All the reel symbols that take up the slot space are the ancient lanterns, in varying shapes and colors. They also have some kind of an animal depicted on them like a dragon, a koi fish or a pouncing leopard, etc. The ever present card symbols give this slot a miss.

Base game symbols and pay tables

All the lantern symbols can deliver some handsome payouts.

Big Yellow Lantern: This is a top paying lantern. It gives 1000 coins for 5 of a kind, 150 coins for spotting 4 of them in a row and 50 credits for 3 of a kind.
Yellow and Red Lantern: This symbol yields 500 coins for landing with 5 of the similar symbols consecutively, 100 coins for 4 of them and 25 coins for 3 in a row.
Whitish Lantern: This gives you 400 for 5, 75 for 4 and 20 for 3 of a kind.
The White Lantern: This odd-looking lantern fetches 300 credits for landing with 5 of them, 50 for 4 and 20 for 3 similar ones together.
Round Yellow Lantern: You can get 50 coins for 5 in a row, 15 for 4 in a row and 5 for 3 in a row. This has a dragon depicted on it.
Round Blue Lantern and Green Lantern: The blue lantern displays a fish and the green lantern holds a leopard. These 2 symbols pay in a similar way, 40 each for 5 of a kind, 10 for 4 of a kind and 5 for 3 of a kind.

Bonus Games and Features

Wild: The large red colored, decorated lantern is a wild symbol. It can replace all the symbols except the star and a flower.
Floating Reels: It happens on every spin that wins and the symbols contributing would vanish. This results in more floating from the below. More and more combinations form and it goes on till the wins do not exist anymore.
Star Multiplier: The uniquely shaped star is a hero of the game. It is present only on 1, 2 and 3 reels and each one that lands gives you a multiplier. It is capable of handing over x2 or x3 or x5 multiplier for a win. Each star symbol too vanishes just as a winning combination does.
Progressive Jackpot: Each star may seek a Mega Jackpot symbol. This is added in the blank places just above the reels. If you are able to collect all the 4 on a single spin of the reel, you can take the jackpot home.
Free Spins: The spins are activated when 3 flower symbols are spotted on reels 1, 2 or 3. It can give you anywhere between 4-14 free spins. This feature cannot be re-triggered.

Concluding rating

This iPad compatible slot game can put you in a life-changing situation if you get lucky. The bonus features combined will surely make you smile broadly and we give this iPad slot a rating of 8.2 in our review.