I am a proponent of fact-based decision-making in medicine. If there’s a clinical study showing that it’s effective, I’m all good. As a result, I am of the opinion that crystal-based “healing” is nonsense dreamed up by bored housewives who have had one too many glasses of Chardonnay before the kids get home. I do, however, think that crystals are extremely pretty, and I’m all for their decorative value. Now, did someone say something about wine?

Enjoy the beauty of gemstones with absolutely no healing ability in Crystal Gardens slot from High 5 Games.

Welcome to the garden

Crystal Gardens slot features a five-reel-by-five-row configuration. However, the slot features a mechanic that allows a single position to display one, two, or four (2×2) individual symbols at a time. This means that in practice, the slot’s configuration can range from five reels by five rows to ten reels by ten rows.

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The slot’s only bonus feature during base gameplay is a wild symbol. The wild symbol substitutes for other symbols to complete or boost winning combinations.

The slot’s bonus game is triggered with six or more bonus symbols. The base six-symbol trigger will award 16 free spins. The number of free spins awarded will be increased with every two additional bonus symbols over six you use to trigger the feature up to a maximum of 30 free spins.

During a round of free spins, there is a chance that you’ll be able to upgrade positions on the reels. When this happens, the position will only display four-symbol combinations for the duration of your round.

Is Crystal Gardens slot beautiful or a little bland?

The slot offers you a shot at $268,800 in winnings when betting at $100 a spin. With its 2,688x max multiplier, you’ll have a shot at winning no more than $537.60 if you select to bet at the $0.20 a spin minimum. Crystal Gardens slot features medium volatility, which means that the gameplay will offer some degree of small, consistent winning while you chase the bigger multiplier wins. The slot offers an RTP of 96%.

Simple slots with few bonus features can work. Only last week, I reviewed Yukon Fever from Mascot, which absolutely nailed this approach. The thing is that for this approach to work, you need a creative, unique bonus feature and/or stunning graphics. Crystal Gardens slot attempts the simple approach but doesn’t really do the work to make it worth engaging with. The graphics are fairly generic, and the headline bonus feature is a standard High 5 Games offering that is used across multiple slots. The result is a fairly forgettable slot all around. I give Crystal Gardens slot a five out of ten.

BitStarz offers an extensive library of High 5 Games titles. If you’re looking for a few more to explore, try out Bankrush Bonanza or Golden Knight Infinity.