Hong Bao Slot Game | Kalamba Games Slots

In Chinese culture, a Hong Bao, or red envelope containing a gift of money, is traditionally given on special occasions such as weddings, graduation or the birth of a baby. In this 5-reel, 50-pay line video slot by Kalamba Games, the red envelopes help to trigger the Bonus Spins feature.

Like many Kalamba slots, Hong Bao comes with the Hyper Bet system. Depending on the chosen Hyper Bet level, the RTP varies from 94.74%, for the lowest level, up to an extremely acceptable 97.50% at the highest. The betting range is from €0.30c up to €63.60 per spin.

The Hyper Bet option is on the left of the grid and offers bet levels – 1x, 2x, 3x and 4x. These four betting levels each give a different multiplier attached to the multiplier wilds symbol and a different number of initial free spins when the round is triggered.

The design and production of the games show a remarkably high level of detail. There’s a calming background of a mist-shrouded mountain pass and a soothing soundtrack of Chinese music. The symbols are Chinese-style 9 to A card ranks, premium lotus flowers, fans, octagonal tea boxes, and vases.

These last are the most valuable, awarding 1.6 times the stake for 5 of a kind on a payline.

Game Features

In the base game, multiplier wilds can land anywhere on the grid. They will substitute for any of the regular symbols to help form wins, and the multiplier value of the wild boosts the prizes awarded. Once a wild lands, it remains on the grid, moving down one position on each spin until it falls off the reel.

To the right of the reels is a collection meter. Whenever a Hong Bao red envelope lands in the base game, it’s added to the meter. Once 50 have been collected, you can choose to play the Bonus Spins feature at the lowest, bronze, level or continue collecting envelopes to get higher up the levels. There are 4 in total, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.

This bonus round awards three initial spins with the chance to add 1 more to the total every time a gong extra spin symbol lands. This is a hold-and-win game, with only red envelopes, gong symbols and blanks landing.

When the spin counter runs down to zero, prizes are awarded according to the number of red envelopes collected. The top prize that can be won from it is 1000x the bet for 85 red envelopes at the Platinum level.

There’s also a free spins round which triggers with three scatters in view. Where available, players can purchase free spins with the Hyper Bonus option. During the round, multiplier wilds drop randomly on reels 1, 3 and 5 and lock in position for the rest of the spins. The extra spin symbol is also active, adding one more spin to the remaining total, as in the Bonus Spins round.