This slot game from Microgaming attempts to recreate the feel and atmosphere of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal and an exotic tourist destination. The high value symbols in the game are designed based on elements that vacationers will immediately connect to the city of Kathmandu, such as temples, pagodas, elephants, bell towers, maps, and even local produce such as beans. These high value symbols, that capture the local flavor, animate whenever there is a winning combination. By comparison, the lower value symbols, which are represented by the typical cards symbols of 10, J, Q, K and A, just flash. The temple symbol offers the highest reel payout, doling out 750 coins when five of them appear together.
The sound is designed to provide the ambience of a busy casino and there are various sound effects for playing different rounds and for certain symbols landing on the reel. An altogether different soundtrack is played in the background for winning combinations.
The prayer wheel forms the Wild symbol for this game. It can stand in for any symbol to help create a winning combination. Two or more Wild symbols on an active payline offer rewards and five of them offer a payout amounting to 6,000 coins.
The Scatter symbol is a Buddhist bell. When animated, it shows snow falling on the giant bell. The Scatter payouts are activated when two or more of these bell symbols show up anywhere on the reels. When three or more Scatters land on the reel, the Free Spins round is activated.
The Free Spins are triggered when three or more Scatter symbols appear. It provides a total of 15 free spins with a either a 2x or 5x multiplier. During this round, the Temple symbol also turns Wild, thus offering two Wilds to create even more winning combinations.
After every winning spin, the player receives an option to gamble with the winnings. This gives the player a chance to place a wager on the color and the suit of a card and to double or quadruple their winnings respectively. Guessing the wrong option leads to forfeiting the wagered amount.
( Now available on mobile version ) The Kathmandu Slots is a non progressive slot game with nine paylines. The player is given the option to select some or all of them to place a wager on. The symbols on the inactive paylines are blacked out. The game has a Regular mode and an Expert mode. The Expert mode allows a player to set up to 500 spins on Auto Play with the same bet. There are also options that allow the Auto Play to stop when the wins exceed a certain amount. With a minimum coin value of 0.01 and a maximum of 0.25, the wagers are designed to suit all budgets.
With an exotic theme and symbols to match, Kathmandu Slots offer a rich playing experience that is universally enjoyable, especially for those who love all things travel related. It has enough features and bonuses to keep the game fun and exciting, with never a dull moment.