Hong Kong Tower slot review (Elk Studios)

Hong Kong Tower is an Elk Studios slot with a more serious vibe compared to their humorous “Sam On the Beach” and “Bloopers” slots

The city of Hong Kong is a buzzing metropolis with skyscrapers, fast-paced business people and slick criminals. One of the famous Hong Kong Towers is at the centre of this slot. Throughout the game, we can see the blue coloured skyscraper in the background.

The Hong Kong Tower slot has 99 paylines, breath-taking visuals and comes with some exciting features, such as Mystery Symbols and a thrilling Wheels of the Sky bonus. You have a chance to land some big prizes on up to 3 bonus wheels in the latter.

What is the variance and payout rate of the Hong Kong Tower slot?

Before deciding to play a slot for real money, we always double-check its payout rate. Is it lower than 96%? Then this means: let’s get out of here! Hong Kong Tower has an acceptable payout rate of 96.3%.

We estimate the variance to be on the high side of medium. In the primary game, you usually get smaller prizes. However, the bonus game can award you exceptionally well, especially if you collected some extra lives. But more on that later.

With 301,650 coins, the maximum payout of Hong Kong Tower is truly impressive.

How does the Hong Kong Tower slot work?

You play the Hong Kong Tower slot on a playing field of 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols. The slot has an exceptional number of 99 ways to win. This strange number of paylines is due to the slot having connecting paylines.

As long as paying symbols touch each other from left to right, you create winning combinations. Regard it as a fusion between ordinary paylines and the win all ways principle.

The symbols look beautiful, with a lovely mix of symbols inspired by the East. You can come across bonsai trees, lotus flowers, lucky sevens and Yin-Yang bonus symbols. The design is brilliant: razor-sharp and with gorgeous, vivid colours. The reels spin smoothly, and the animations are beautifully executed. When it comes to the looks, the Hong Kong Tower slot has got it all.

The betting range runs from a minimum of $€ 0.20 up to a maximum of $€ 100 per spin, which makes this slot suitable for both low rollers and people who are up for high bets.

The Hong Kong Tower symbol is a mystery symbol and can contain all the other symbols, including the bonus symbol.

The Diamonds and Sevens pay out the most: for 5 of the same symbols on an active payline, they yield you 1,500 coins and 1,000 coins, respectively.

The Wheels of the Sky bonus: Now it’s getting exciting. Extremely exciting.

If you spin 3 or more bonus symbols, you win the Wheels of the Sky Bonus:

• 3 scatters = the bonus game
• 4 scatters = the bonus game with one lifesaver
• 5 scatters = the bonus game with two lifesavers

If you activate the bonus game with a mystery symbol, you are extra fortunate. This mystery symbol accounts for 3 scatters, so you start the bonus game with two extra lives.

How does the bonus game work? You’re taken to a colourful wheel, with credit amounts and a special section on it. You spin the wheel and win the corresponding value. If you hit the special section, you can move on to the next wheel, with even larger prizes waiting for you.

After your spin, the section you hit turns “grey,” and you can spin again. As long as you hit a part that you haven’t been on before, you can continue to spin. Once you hit a “grey” section, the bonus game ends. Unless you have extra lifesavers, in that case, you can keep on spinning after sacrificing one life.

This bonus can yield you mind-blowing sums, especially if you have 1 or 2 extra lives and manage to reach one of the more expensive wheels.

Choose from 4 different betting strategies

Elk Studios slots offer the unique possibility of using an automated betting strategy. You can choose 1 of the 4 strategies (Optimizer, Leveller, Booster or Jumper) with different risk profiles and let the slot work for you.

Our verdict on the Hong Kong Tower slot

With their small team of designers and developers, Elk Studios isn’t known for its dazzling productivity. What they do bring on the market, however, is without exception of the highest quality. This Hong Kong Tower slot is a small masterpiece: it looks stunning and has various unique and very entertaining features.

4 stars out of 5.

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