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Wazdan's branded 'Hold and Respin' feature, where you lock symbols and respin to collect rewards.

Hold the Jackpot™ is a special feature that stops the regular gameplay and proceeds on a separate bonus board. The player's goal is to use a limited number of Respin chances to collect bonus symbols containing cash values or jackpots, and to fill up the screen.

This is a signature bonus game that developer Wazdan has implemented and branded in their own style, based on the widely used 'Hold and Respin' method in the industry.

How It Works

Power of Gods: Hades, one of the representative games of Hold the Jackpot™, by Wazdan

Start of the Bonus Game

The feature is triggered when a set number (usually 6) or more of bonus symbols (e.g., flaming orbs) appear on the screen during the base game, and you are taken to a new bonus game board.

Hold and 3 Respin Chances

The bonus symbols that appeared initially stick and are held in place. The player is then given 3 respin chances. These 3 chances are like 'lives'.

Respin Counter Reset (Core Rule)

While the respins are in progress, if even a single new bonus symbol appears in an empty space, that symbol is also held in place. At the same time, the respin count is reset back to 3. This rule is why the chance can continue even at the moment you think 'it's all over'.

Role of Special Symbols

During the bonus round, in addition to regular bonus symbols with just cash values, various special symbols can appear to add to the fun of the game. For example, in 'Power of Gods: Hades', there are mystery symbols that absorb the values of other symbols or transform into jackpot symbols.

End of Game and Payout Calculation

The feature ends when the respin count reaches 0, or when all positions on the screen (15 positions) are filled with bonus symbols.

Payout

After the feature ends, the amounts written on all bonus symbols remaining on the screen and the jackpot prizes (Mini, Minor, Major, etc.) are all summed up and awarded as the final prize.

Grand Jackpot

If you succeed in filling all the positions on the screen with bonus symbols, you will win the 'Grand Jackpot', which is the top prize of the game.

Player Value

The Fun of Accumulating and Collecting

It provides the visual pleasure and fun of collection as you watch the empty spaces get filled one by one with valuable symbols, achieving your goal.

The Dramatic Tension of the Reset

The thrill when a new symbol appears and the chance is reset to 3 again, just when you're down to your last respin and think it's all over, is the biggest appeal of this feature.