Jewel Of The Arts Pokie Machine
Beautiful pink and purple blossoms fill the reels and background of Jewel of the Arts, an oriental-themed pokie from IGT that also sees geishas, artists, warriors and other items that one could associate with the arts of feudal Japan. With 5 reels, symbols in 3 rows and 20paylines, it’s got a fairly traditional layout to go with the traditions of the theme, but play it for a while and extra treats like wild substitutions, multipliers and a free spins game with multiple wins guaranteed will all appear.
So players looking for a game that combines good looks with decent features could do a lot worse that take a trip to the Far East and spin these reels for a while.
Playing Jewel of the Arts
Centred around a garden, where blossoms fall gently from the trees, there’s a decorative red framework surrounding the reels, while control buttons below give players a bet range from just 0.01 to 100.00. To get all lines activated, the minimum stake is 0.20, but even at lower bet ranges, the bonus rounds can still be triggered.
In normal gameplay, prizes come from lining 3 or more matching symbols across an active line, with the start needing to be on the left side reel, and all reels adjacent to each other. The lower value symbols are the usual J, Q, K and A, but they are all beautifully designed in a suitably Japanese style and will pay 5, 10 or 100 time the line bet when 3, 4 or 5 appear, apart from the A which is worth 10, 25 or 125 times.
An origami sculpture, fan, an artist and Samurai warrior will be worth more, culminating in the game logo that pays 5x the line bet when it stops on reels 1 and 2, then 50x, 150x or 1000x when it lands on more of them.
Jewel Of The Arts
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Bonus Features
A very elaborate picture of a geisha girl is a wild symbol, meaning that she can substitute for others if it’s then possible to complete a winning combination. This wild isn’t worth anything on its own though, and unlike many pokies, there’s no multiplier attached to a line that it completes, but it will still boost the number of winning spins, creating lines of symbols where there wouldn’t have been ones without it.
The main bonus feature of Jewel of the Arts is a free spins game and it starts when the Fan Dance Bonus symbol appears anywhere on the middle 3 reels. If 2 of these land, players are given a prize equal to 3x the triggering bet, but if 3 or more turn up the free games will then play out.It may seem that IGT have been a little restrictive with the free games, as there’s only 3 awarded, but they come with a twist that potentially makes this round far more valuable than 10, 20 or more free spins.
On the first spin, reel 2 is completely wild, helping to connect any matching symbols on reel 1 with any on the others. By the second spin, reel 3 is also wild and as only 3 or more symbols are needed to make up a winning line, players are guaranteed multiple payouts. It gets better however, with the third spin seeing reels 2, 3 and 4 fully wild, for multiple 4 of a kind wins, plus reels are stacked with other symbols and there’s even an Extra Spin symbol that can stop on reel 1 for another free go.
The Verdict
Games with an oriental theme have long appealed to pokie fans and Jewel of the Arts covers the topic with style. The reels may be a little flowery-looking for some and the use of the playing card symbols means that fewer picture symbols will be in view at any time, but steady wins in the normal run of play and the potential for some big prizes during the free spins should make this game an attractive proposition to anyone.
They shouldn’t be put off by the apparent shortage of free spins as the 3 on offer will be more than enough to score some decent payouts, particularly on that last spin where each line will be 4 of a kind, and if the extra free game is awarded, then the wilds will stay locked in place for that one as well.
Combine this with a wide range of potential bet sizes and the fair play that comes with all IGT pokies and we have a classic game that’s sure to be a big hit at the many casinos where software from this popular developer is carried.