Shining Crown from EGT Interactive is a straightforward fruit inspired slot with a four-level jackpot feature which can bring you potential winnings once triggered. There is also a gamble feature in this slot which can give you the opportunity to double your winnings if you choose the correct colour!
Now is your opportunity to get your hands on some crown jewels in this online fruit machine from Euro Games Technology which comes with an intriguing royal twist, mixing fruit and royalty just like the Fruits Kingdom slot machine - but will it shine brighter than its compatriot?
The Shining Crown slot machine packs a punch with a bright orange retro background and things heat up even more when you land winning combinations as the symbols which resulted in the win become animated as flames take grip and they sizzle, just like the Flaming Hot slot machine and the Burning Hot slot machine. In addition to this there is a Wild crown to get your hands on, two Scatter symbols, plus a gamble mode and the Jackpot Cards feature!
Like so many online slots developed by EGT, the Shining Crown slot machine boasts a super impressive return to player percentage of 96.37%. It offers an equally impressive structure too with a simple setup consisting of 5 reels and 10 fixed paylines, plus you’ll not need a treasure trove of coins like the royal family in order to play it as you can choose to stake 10, 20, 50, 100 or 200 credits each and every time – with the potential to win up to 100,000 coins which would certainly crown your day off nicely!
There is a total of eleven symbols featured in the Shining Crown slot machine which can see you crowned a winner, with the majority of them being the usual symbols you’ll have spun in any other online fruit machine – however, very big wins are achievable with the highest payout being 500x your stake.
With the royal twist you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the King’s crown is the Wild symbol, although you may be surprised to learn that there are no payouts associated with it. Instead, the King’s crown simply substitutes for all symbols apart from the two Scatter symbols, although it does only appear on the second, third and fourth reels so don’t get too aggravated by never seeing it on the first or fifth reels.
Two Scatters I hear you say? Yep, that’s right - it seems like this is a very generous royal family who love to splash the cash out to us mere mortals. The first of the two is represented by a dollar sign and this can appear on all five reels, and if you do manage to land five on a payline you’ll be rewarded with 100x your stake. The second Scatter symbol is represented by a pink star and offers an instant Scatter win. The star can only appear on the first, third and fifth reels but when it does appear on all three reels during the same spin you’ll enjoy a lovely win worth 20x your stake.
The rest of the symbols in Shining Crown are standard, but that doesn’t mean they are any less important. The big red 7 is the highest paying symbol with five on a payline resulting in a massive 500x your stake win, plus it is the only symbol to pay out when you land two on a payline – with your stake returned to you for another spin. A bunch of delicious grapes, a delicious watermelon, a shiny bell, two cherries, a zesty lemon, a juicy plum, and a tasty orange also feature.
If you land winning combinations but aren’t satisfied by the amount you have won, you can risk a royal gamble to increase them, however your initial win must be worth less than 35x your total stake otherwise you can’t take advantage of the feature.
When you land winning combinations worth less than 35x your stake the gamble button will become click-able and should you opt to trigger the gamble feature you are then transported to a new screen where a playing card is face down flashing between red and black and there are buttons for each colour to the side. You simply have to click the button for the colour you think the playing card will stop on when you do so, with a correct choice doubling your win, however the wrong choice takes the shine off your win as your coins all disappear so tread very carefully and don’t get too greedy!
The Shining Crown slot machine is a shining example of how themes can be tied into online fruit machines to offer players a something a little different from the norm. There are countless online fruit machines just packed with fruit symbols, but the royal twist EGT have incorporated into Shining Crown makes it much more appealing to play, despite the lack of bonus features!
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Strictly speaking, this slot should have the word ‘hot’ somewhere in the title. It not only borrows the symbols from the popular ‘hot’ range – it even has the flaming animations from that series when you hit a winning combination. With this type of game you get a solid and traditional 5-reel slot game with no gimmicks or frills. There is no bonus game or complex feature to distract you, this is traditional slot gaming pure and simple. The crown in the title does have some special behaviour. When this can create winning combinations, it will expand to cover all 3 of the rows on that reel. This can sometimes create multiple wins out of nowhere. You will also find the progressive jackpots which are shared between all the EGT games.
If you have played any of the ‘hot’ series (for example Flaming Hot or 20 Super Hot) then the design of Shining Crown will be very familiar to you. There is nothing outside of the reels, and the symbols are traditional slot fruit symbols – which have been given a modern makeover. The classics like cherries, melons, plums, lemons and oranges are all in place. In addition there are other classic slot symbols including a red 7 and a bell. There is a purple star (no explanation is given) and the symbol from the title of the game in the form of an elaborate golden crown on a cushion.
Sounds include the click-click (uncannily similar to the sound that Aristocrat slots make when the reels stop) and some sudden and occasionally jarring computer generated noises when winning combinations drop in. Both the star and the dollar sign have their own sound. When you get one of each followed by a different win sound, it can all get a little hectic from an audio perspective.
There are animations too, these include the flames when you hit a win, and the expanding crowns when they cover all the spaces on the reels.
This is a 10 line slot, covering the 5 reel 3 row grid. You can spin for just 10 coins (which makes the wins proportionally quite large). It is possible to reduce the number of win lines, though this reduces the effectiveness of the expanding wilds (crowns), so I recommend you stick to the full 10. You can choose auto play or gamble wins (up to 350 coins) on the flip of a playing card.Big wins come via the red sevens, which are worth a generous 5000 coins for all 5 on a win-line. You will also get 250 for 4, 50 coins for 3 and 10 coins for just 2 of these. Grapes and melons are next, with a drop down to their top prize of 700 coins for 5 (all the remaining symbols pay from 3). Bells (200 for 5) are next with the remaining fruits paying 150 for 5.
Crowns appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 only – and so cannot make winning combinations of their own from the left hand side. This symbol is wild, and will substitute for the regular symbols (not the scatters). When it is involved in a win, the crowns expand to cover all 3 rows, potentially making a lot of wins at the same time.
There are two different scatter symbols. First the dollar signs, which appears on all the reels. 5 of these anywhere in view will get you 1000 coins, with 200 for 4 and 50 for just 3. The other scatter is the purple star, which is worth 200 coins when all 3 of them appear on reels 1, 3 and 5.
This slot does not have a unique bonus game of its own – it is very much focused on the traditional slot gaming which takes place on the reels. The progressive jackpot game which covers all EGT slots is in place, here is how it works:You’ll see 4 jackpots of increasing size at the top of the reels – each one has a playing card suit next to it. At any time during play (regardless of the result of a spin) a game can trigger where you will be awarded one of these jackpots. This involves picking from 12 face-down playing cards repeatedly, until you get 3 of the same suit. That designates which of the jackpots you have won.