The Jade Emperor

Novomatic
The Jade Emperor

The Jade Emperor Hold & Win is an Asian-themed slot by Novomatic.

It features a 5x3 reel configuration with 40 fixed paylines.

The game offers a maximum win of 5000x and various jackpots, including a Hold & Win feature.

Specifications

Reel Config

5x3

Paylines

40 Lines

RTP

-

Volatility

-

Max Win

5,000x

Bonus Buy

-

Demo Play

FeatureMatch™

A mix of mechanical themes

Several roles contribute to this profile, with differing counts and no clear one- or two-role emphasis. Part of the symbol-combination role comes from wild mechanics. Jackpot mechanics add a separate prize element to the game.

Feature richness

An extensive feature set brings together a wide range of special mechanics, giving the game more individual systems to explore alongside its core format.

Feature mechanics
8
Feature families
7

Feature profile

Select a role to explore its contributing features.

Number of features contributing to each role. One feature can contribute to several roles.

How we analyze this game’s features

Each bar counts the features that contribute to a functional role. One feature can contribute to more than one role. Bar lengths are scaled to the largest count within this game; compare the numbers when looking across games.

These counts describe feature composition. They are not win probabilities, payout contributions, or quality ratings.

All features 9

Highlight Features

Hold and Respin

Hold and Respin, or 'Hold & Win', is one of the most popular core bonus game mechanics in modern slots. The essence of this feature, unlike traditional free spins, is to 'Hold' bonus symbols on the reels and 'Respin' the remaining empty spaces to fill up the screen. This system was popularized worldwide through 'Money Train 2's' 'Money Cart Bonus' and is the foundation for numerous developer-specific brand features like Wazdan's 'Hold the Jackpot™' and Playtech's 'Fire Blaze™'.

Colossal Reels

Colossal Reels, or 'Mega Reel', is a powerful and visual feature, primarily used in free spins bonus rounds, where multiple individual reels (usually the central reels 2, 3, and 4) physically merge to operate as a single reel that lands one giant symbol. The core of this feature is to dramatically increase the probability of completing high-payout winning combinations by having a single giant symbol dominate the key area of the game board.

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