Pachinko Review

Folklore, myth, and fairytales are filled with strange creatures made up of even stranger parts. Take the cockatrice, for example. That’s what you get when you combine the body of a dragon or serpent with the head of a rooster. 🐔🐉

There’s also the jackalope – a North American favorite – which is a rabbit with antelope-like horns. And the Greeks and Persians were not opposed to a little manticore in their lives, which had a lion's body, a human's head, and a tail with quills or spikes. 👦🦁

In the real world, zonkeys are the offspring of zebras and donkeys. Cama originate from a male camel and a female llama. And a wholphin is a hybrid between a false killer whale and an orca.

BitstarzOriginals has decided to give this whole “throw some game elements in the blender” thing a go and Pachinko is the result. Let’s get into what it is and how it works.

Gameplay

If you’ve read any of my past reviews (You haven’t? What the hell, dude? 😱), you’ll know that I’m a sucker for innovation. So, if you’re into something new and exciting, Pachinko will blow your mind.

This is a BitStarz Originals game, which means it’s stripped-down for easy loading, and you won’t be distracted by fancy backgrounds and stuff. What you get is pure entertainment.

On the landing page and to the left are the things you’ll be familiar with if you’ve played one of our Crash games before. There’s a Manual and Auto option, along with the Settings, History, Live Stats, and so on.

As you can see from the message to the right – “Buy Balls to Start” – you’ll need to select your bet amount. You can also use the “1/2” and “x2” buttons to make things go faster. Betting starts at $0.50 and is capped at $5,000.

Pachinko’s RTP is 97.51%, and the game has a very low volatility rate. The max multiplier is 250x per ball, and the largest payout you can clinch is $100,000.

How to play
Now scoot under the “BET AMOUNT” to “NUMBER OF BALLS” and select how many you’d like. Obviously, the more balls you buy, the more it’ll cost ya. When you’re satisfied with your choices, go ahead and hit “BUY.” And this is when the fun starts!

The right-hand side of the game will come alive and you’ll see a 3-reel slot, purple wheel-like shapes, blue shapes (called tulips), and a whole bunch of pegs (dots) within the large circle.

At the top, you’ll see your balance, how much moolah you’ve made, how many balls you have left, and the ball count.

All you have to do now is hit “PLAY” – which you can do as often as you like. You’ll see a ball fire onto the play area like you would on a pinball game.

The ball hits any peg it encounters and bounces off, just like in pinball, which can deflect your ball from its objective – landing in the single pocket at the bottom of the game. The purple wheels also redirect your ball.

If your ball lands between the “ears” of a tulip – which is easier to do when they open up – you’ll win 5 additional balls.

Now for the 3-reel slot game element. Land a ball on the Jackpot pocket, as it’s known – specifically on top of it – and you’ll trigger the Lucky Slot. The symbols on the reels determine the prize you can win, with an impressive 1,000 extra balls being the main prize.

How do you make money?
It’s all about the balls 😎 Each one is worth money so you wanna collect your balls in the single pocket at the bottom of the game. You want to score additional balls by landing in the tulips. And you want to trigger the slot game for – you guessed it – more balls and cash prizes.

Then, you’ll wanna Cash Out. So this is the mantra: play, win more balls, Cash Out.

Autoplay
If you grow tired of jabbing away at the “PLAY” button, you can always let the software take over (you’ll need to cash out if you’ve been playing manually).

Click on “AUTO” and go through the motions – select your bet level, how many balls… you know the drill. Hit “START AUTOPLAY” when you’re ready and stop whenever you’re done. If you want to cash out, then go ahead and do that, mkay?

Features

Pachinko has no features. But be honest; do you really need any?

Performance

I lost count of how many rounds of Pachinko I played, but it was a lot! And during that time, I didn’t experience a single error or glitch. I also tried the game on Safari and Chrome, and used my tablet, phone, and laptop, and it was all good in the hood.

Maximum Win

You can win a wallet bursting $100,000 while playing Pachinko. The max multiplier is 250x per ball, and betting starts at $0.5 and is capped at $5,000.

Conclusion

Let me set the scene – Barry White’s singing It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down With Me on the sound system. There are a few empty bottles of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe on the table. And there’s a trail of clothing on the floor, leading from the living room to the bedroom.

You see, a pinball game, a slot game, and plinko have been getting jiggy with it and the offspring is Pachinko. And it’s really cool! No wonder the game has been around since the 1920s and has been a dominating force in Japan ever since.

I must admit to loving the Autoplay option because you’ll see a whole whack of balls hitting the screen at once, so there’s a lot of action going on. And

I also appreciate how light the game is – in other words, it’s easy to load – so the mobile experience is excellent.

Yip, Pachinko is another excellent offering from your favorite casino. And the fact that you can potentially win a hundred grand on a low-volatility game should be enough reason to check it out.

The last point I need to mention is that Pachinko is a provably fair game. For more info on what that is, click on this link.

Slot Details

Software: BitstarzOriginals
Paylines: N/A
Reels: N/A
RTP: 97.51%
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: None
Max Multiplier: 250x per ball
Max Win: $100,000
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