Caravan of Riches

Embark on an adventure with a caravan carrying some of the most valuable payouts out there, courtesy of software game developer Fantasma Games and Relax Gaming.

You are invited to travel the famous Silk Road, which has held a prominent place in history as one of the most important routes that connect China with the Middle East and Europe.

It is this key and important relationship that has inspired Fantasma Gaming to create a modern video slot.

Being a relatively new developer, this online slot game boasts all mod cons, including a very enticing appearance and theme.

The slot game also boasts an unconventional layout. It is built across 5 reels and comes with a 3-4-5-4-3 row formation. This layout comes armed with 20 active paylines. The only way to achieve wins is by landing at least three of a kind symbols across them, starting from the left.

The reels are set against a well-designed scene of a small town. The backdrop appears to be a marketplace of this town, with flowers, barrels and clay pots carefully placed around the reels. If you have not been on holiday for a while, this game really sets the mood.

This slot game does not come with traditional symbols either. The lowest paying symbols are made up of a carpet, a bottle, a dagger and a purple gem.

On the other hand, the highest paying symbols are made up of five different Middle Eastern characters. Their values vary between 0.7x and 5x your wager.

In addition to all these, there are two special symbols. These include the wilds and the scatter symbols, which can activate the free spins bonus round.

With a payout percentage of 96.03%, this slot game enjoys high volatility, so you can expect valuable rewards infrequently.

Short facts

• Developer: Relax Gaming (Fantasma Games)
• RTP: 96.03%
• Volatility/Variance: High
• Layout: 5 x 3-4-5-4-3
• Paylines: 20
• Bonus features: Wilds, scatters, stacked symbols, Silk Road feature and Free Spins Bonus round.
• Bets: £0.20 to 200
• Max wins (coins): N/A

Caravan of Riches jackpots

There is no Caravan of Riches jackpots available in this game.

Caravan of Riches free spins

Land 3 or more scatter symbols anywhere on the reels to activate the free spins bonus round. When this happens, you earn yourself 10 free spins. You can also earn yourself 5 extra spins by re-triggering.

This bonus round starts off at level 0 but can progress all the way up to level 4. For every 4 scatters scooped up during this feature, you will move up a level.

For every level you move up to, lower-tier symbols are immediately removed, leaving you with more valuable symbols.

Caravan of Riches bonus features

Caravan of Riches comes with a multitude of features that are designed to make this game extra interesting. These include:

The Silk Road Bonus Feature

In order to trigger this feature, you will need to get matching character symbols all the way from the first reel to the last, covering the entire path.

When this happens, each reel will be provided with a character scatter, a coin or a blank. While every coin provides you with a cash prize, character scatters will reward you as follows:

• Gold: Between 2x and 100x your wager
• Red: Between 1x and 25x your wager
• Purple: Between 0.5x and 10x your wager
• Green: Between 0.5x and 8x your wager
• Blue: Between 0.25x and 5x your wager

Stacked Symbols

Any of the regular paying symbols in this game can turn up stacked. While this may not happen on a regular basis, stacked symbols do crop up.

This is beneficial for your bankroll since it makes it easier to hit winning combinations.

Caravan of Riches RTP

The Caravan of Riches RTP stands at an average of 96.03%. Since this is a highly volatile game, you can expect generous wins on an infrequent basis.

Verdict

If there is one software game developer that does not shy away from experimenting and coming up with new features, it is Fantasma Games.

This game is well designed, and the diamond-shaped grid moves away from traditional reel setups.

The features are equally as interesting, though they don’t come in excessive quantities either. While the Silk Road feature ups the game’s momentum, the small number of paylines can hinder the wins.

Similarly, the number of paylines is still too low for such a modern online slot game. The free spins bonus round has the potential to produce higher wins and to possible activate the Silk Road feature more often, but it may not be enough for players to sit at the edge of their seats.

While Fantasma Games has done a good job overall, this online slot game is not as imaginative as we would have liked it to be. The theme and design of the game sure are, but it seems to lack that spark that comes with newly-released slot games.