Trees of Treasure

Pragmatic Play hung coins from tree branches for Trees of Treasure, each coin cut with a square hole in the centre in the Asian manner. The scene is a rural setting at dusk, and dragons, turtles and phoenixes appear among the symbols. The game came out in February 2024.

Base play uses a 5x3 grid with 20 paylines. Card ranks from 9 to A make up the low pays, while four animals, the dragon, phoenix, tiger and turtle, form the high pays. Five of a kind pays 2x to 8x the bet for the cards and 12x to 100x for the animals. The wild substitutes for regular symbols and pays 250x the bet for five on a line. Hit frequency is 1 in 5.

The feature that matters is the Money Respin. Three or more scatters start it. From then on each position either stays empty or receives a Money symbol in one of three metals, Bronze, Silver or Gold. Each Money symbol locks in place. The round begins with 3 respins, the counter goes back to 3 every time a new Money symbol lands, and it finishes when the respins run out or every position is filled.

The number of scatters that triggered the feature sets the value range of the coins. With 3, 4 or 5 scatters, Bronze coins run 1x to 100x, 1.5x to 500x or 2x to 1,000x the bet. Silver coins run 2x to 500x, 3x to 2,500x or 4x to 5,000x. Gold coins run 4x to 1,000x, 6x to 5,000x or 8x to 10,000x.

An ante bet raises the stake by 50% and puts extra scatters on the reels, which improves the chance of reaching the Money Respin. Playing with it active shifts the return slightly, from 96.1% to 96.02%.

Volatility is high and the maximum win is 15,000x. Pragmatic Play ships the game at 96.1% RTP, with lower settings of 95.10% and 94.06%, and bets run from 0.20 to 240 per spin.