Lunaris Pokie
Lunar was the Latin word for the Moon and has come to be associated with it ever since, now extending to an online pokie that sees the Moon joined on the reels by various constellations, flowers, playing card icons and a telescope. Those reels are not the standard type though, as players will be dealing with a main set in a conventional 5 x 3 layout, and a second set of 5 reels where symbols are stacked 12 high.
It all adds up to 100 paylines running across them, and to win anything in normal play, 3, 4 or 5 of the same symbol will need to stop across a line, on either set of reels, running from the left side, with no gaps in the row. Because the symbols are stacked 4, 5 or more on the big reels, it’s not as difficult to line them up as it first appears. It’s possible to activate just a few lines for a low limit bet of just 0.10, although most players will want all 100 in use, and they can raise their stakes all the way up to a maximum of 250.00. Free Lunaris video pokie rounds can be played, which will help players to understand how it all works.
Along with the standard wins, there’s a wild symbol, a free spins side game and a Mystery feature that helps to explain why the reels are arranged the way they are. These reels fill most of the game, leaving just a little space above the smaller set for a background image, which sees the Moon shining down on a woodland glade.
Playing Lunaris
There’s a lot of different symbols in play here, so it could be worth a review of the paytable, just to see what each of them is worth. Heart, diamond, spade and club symbols are all worth the same, and create the lowest value winning lines, while a variety of constellations are next up in value.
Some flowers come out at night, and in the Lunaris video pokie, there’s white and red one’s bathing in the glow of the Moon. These will appear as super-sized symbols on both sets of reels, which makes it easier to line them up and get some of the best payouts.
The highest-value symbol is the Man on the Moon face, which doubles up as a wildcard. This gives it the ability to act as any main symbol to create extra wins by either completing a sequence of 3 or more matching symbols, or stretching a win across extra reels, or even both at once. It can appear right across the left side reels, although not on reel 1 of the bigger set.
Lunaris
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Bonus Features
Several bonus symbols can also appear at any time, each triggering a separate mini game. The moth is a Mystery symbol who only flutters on to reels 1, 3 and 5 of the smaller reels, but when it does, players will see the numbers 5, 8, 10, 15 or 20 appear on each. This number of Mystery symbols will then turn into the Reveal symbol and be transferred to random positions on the bigger set. Once there, they will all turn into any of the main symbols types, which should create winning combinations.
A free spins round s triggered by the caterpillar, who can stop in any positions on either reel set, and the number of spins awarded depends on how many caterpillars crawled into place at once. Although he only lands on reels 1, 3 and 5. If just 3 caterpillars trigger the bonus game, players will get 8 spins, while 4 of them will award 12 spins, 5 will trigger 20 free spins and the top award of 25 games will start if 6 caterpillars appear at once. Before they begin, prizes of between 2x and a high limit of 25x the total bet are awarded.
These spins can be retriggered from within the round, so it’s possible to get lots more games, all of which play out on new reel sets, although the overall payouts will be the same.
The Verdict
The Lunaris online casino pokie is a stylish game that may look a little complicated to start with, but is actually very easy to play. The colour scheme and symbols create a haunting atmosphere, but gamblers shouldn’t be spooked by it, and once the reels are spinning, it all makes sense.
The unique bonus features are what makes this pokie so interesting however, with the Mystery round being particularly unusual. Having up to 20 moths moving across to the bigger set of reel should be more than enough to create a few decent payouts.