Golden Koi Rise

Golden Koi Rise Overview

Golden Koi Rise is an oriental fortune slot from Funky Games, released on 22 March 2024. It runs on a 6x4 grid with 4,096 ways to win, set in a mountain garden with a waterfall and a wooden pagoda roof above the reels. SlotCatalog lists a high 97.04% RTP and a maximum win of 80,000x the bet. Bets run from 1 to 100.

Ways, Cascades and Big Symbols

Wins pay for matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left, in any position. The number of ways is simple arithmetic: six reels with four positions each give 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 = 4,096 combinations. Winning symbols light up with a gold frame, and the amount for each winning symbol group is shown in the middle of the grid while the win meter below adds everything up. In one of our spins the purple bags alone paid 16.60 of a 19.70 total; in another, a group of red treasure boxes paid 12.00 of 33.70.

Some symbols land as oversized 2x2 blocks – purple coin bags, red treasure chests, jade coins and even a giant card symbol. A single big block counts on two reels at once, which is how a win can jump from a handful of ways to dozens.

The Energy Ladder

On the left of the grid sits a column of six symbols – a golden coin, a red chest, a blue turtle, red treasure boxes, a purple bag and a jade coin – with an arrow marking the current level and a green energy meter below. SlotCatalog describes the feature as a symbol collection: collecting charges the meter, and the arrow moves up the column as the meter fills. Our screenshots show the arrow at different heights and the meter partly filled, but not the moment it pays out, so we leave the exact reward open.

Free Spins

The scatter is a jade FREE SPINS tile. In our round four of them landed together as a 2x2 block on the second and third reels, and the game awarded 8 free spins with a 2.00 scatter win on the side.

Buy Bonus

The Buy Bonus button on the left opens a session window. At a cash bet of 1 the price was 60 – 60x the bet – and the pay setting can be raised with the plus button.

Paytable and Symbols

The premium symbols are the Chinese fortune icons from the energy ladder: gold coins, red chests, the turtle, treasure boxes, bags and jade coins. The low symbols are the card ranks 9 to A, drawn as carved stone tiles. The golden WILD tile substitutes for the paying symbols and appears in our winning spins on the lower rows.

What Our Spins Showed

We played at a cash bet of 1. Small cascades paid 0.30 and 0.40 for three or four jade coins with a wild; the bigger hits came from the purple bags and red chests, which reached 12.00 and 16.60 in single steps. The free spins trigger itself paid 2.00.

Reading the Grid

The oversized symbols are what make the grid hard to read at first glance. A 2x2 block takes up four positions, so a reel with a big bag at the top has only two other symbols below it. In our screenshots big blocks appeared in the top right corner and across the middle reels, and a giant purple 9 and a giant 10 showed that even the card ranks can land large. When a block sits on a winning group, every one of its positions counts, which is why the purple bag wins jumped so quickly.

Our Session in Numbers

The balance line at the bottom of the screen lets us follow the session. With a cash bet of 1, the balance stood at 37.09 after the 19.70 purple bag spin and at 51.09 after the 33.70 red box spin. Smaller wins of 2.40 and 3.10 came between balances of 19.79 and 20.49. The free spins landed at 17.39, and the buy window was opened at a balance of 51.29 – not enough for many 60x purchases, which is worth keeping in mind before pressing the button.

Bet Range and RTP

The cash bet is set with the plus and minus buttons in the bottom left corner; SlotCatalog gives a range of 1 to 100. At the top of the range the buy would cost 6,000. The 97.04% RTP is one of the highest in Funky Games’ catalogue, and SlotCatalog does not publish a volatility rating for the game.

Graphics and Setting

A red-roofed pavilion frames the grid, with pine trees, cliffs and a waterfall behind it. The symbols are glossy and saturated, the big blocks animate as they land, and the controls sit in carved wooden panels at the bottom.

A Note on the Demo

We could not find a working public demo link for Golden Koi Rise at the time of writing, so there is no demo on this page. The game itself is available at all six casinos we checked.

Who It Is For

Golden Koi Rise is for players who like ways games with big symbols and a long ladder to climb. The published RTP is unusually high at 97.04%, the 80,000x ceiling puts it firmly in the high-risk category, and the 60x buy is there for those who want to skip straight to the free spins.

Where to Play Golden Koi Rise

You can try this game on MrJones Online Casino. There’s a unique casino bonus offer of 300% up to £1200 for a limited time.