Pragmatic Play · 2024
Five reels, three rows and 25 fixed paylines make up Chests of Cai Shen, a high volatility Pragmatic Play video slot. Figures, modes and Australian rules follow.
Cai Shen, jade toads and koi fill a 5x3 grid as 25 fixed paylines, and the round is built around three bonus coins that drop in green, red or purple during normal play. Match at least two symbols from the leftmost reel and the line pays, with the top symbols needing only a pair. Each coin colour fills a matching chest, and when a chest completes the reels switch to a hold and win respin.
Where other Pragmatic Play slots lean on free spins, this one hands the round over to money symbols: three respins at the start, the counter resetting on every new landing, and fixed jackpots for MINI up to GRAND. Three chest modifiers can layer on top, and the Prosperity chest upgrades values already sitting in view.
Figure check
One version runs here, so your returns sit in the high 96 per cent band.
| What it covers | What you get |
|---|---|
| Studio behind it | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.46% / 96.47% / 96.48% |
| Volatility level | High |
| Reel shape | 5x3 |
| Top win multiple | x10,000 |
| Top win at A$250 | A$2,500,000 |
| First release | 30/09/2024 |
Cai Shen respins
Most players wonder how a respin round ends, and the rules below answer that.
Base symbols fade to blanks and MONEY symbols as the Chest Respin starts with 3 respins (4 if Longevity active). Each MONEY landing resets the counter. The round ends when respins run out or the grid fills, awarding the GRAND jackpot. MONEY values can hit MINI, MINOR and MAJOR jackpots.
Chests collectedRespins and jackpots
After each respin, up to 3 MONEY symbols on screen can have their value upgraded to a new random amount. The green Prosperity modifier only works inside a Chest Respin. Symbols not on screen cannot be upgraded, so each upgrade depends on what has landed so far.
Green chest filledUpgraded money symbols
Two 5x3 grids play at the same time during the red Double modifier of the Chest Respin. Each grid tracks its own respin counter. Its progress toward filling 15 positions for the GRAND jackpot is counted separately.
Red chest collectedTwo parallel grids
Every new MONEY symbol that lands resets the counter to 4, which is also the maximum. The purple Longevity modifier starts the Chest Respin with 4 respins instead of 3.
Purple chest collectedFour respins
Charged as a multiple of the stake, the standard buy costs A$500 and the triple version A$1,000 at a A$10 bet.
| Purchase | Charge | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Chest Feature | x50 · A$500 | – |
| Buy Triple Chest Feature | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Every A$100 staked at the 96.46 setting returns A$96.46 over time, and the game rules in the slot itself show which setting this version runs.
| Version | RTP | Here by default |
|---|---|---|
| setting 1 | 96.48% | Not included |
| setting 2 | 96.47% | Included |
| setting 3 | 96.46% | Not included |
Chests of Cai Shen in Pictures
Same straightforward presentation as every game in the Casino Moons lobby, nothing dressed up.
Know Every Step
Clearing up what happens between placing a bet and collecting a payout, before any real spin.
Set your stake anywhere from A$0.25 to A$250; the examples on this page use A$0.50 and A$10. All 25 paylines are fixed and always active, so the stake applies in full to every spin.
Reels 1 to 5 hold three rows each, and a line pays when matching symbols sit left to right starting on the leftmost reel. Two matching symbols are enough for some symbols, which keeps small returns landing.
Wilds stand in for other symbols to complete a line, and up to three BONUS COIN symbols can drop. Each coin lands in its matching chest, green, red or purple, and enough collectors start the Chest Respin.
Land the collectors and the grid clears to blanks and MONEY symbols with three respins, or four if Longevity is active. MONEY values may also reveal fixed MINI, MINOR or MAJOR jackpots.
Decide your spending cap and time limit before the reels turn, and stop when either is reached. The National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and BetStop are there for support at any stage.
Chest symbols land when the reels decide, not on a schedule you can plan around, and no figure predicts how soon your session brings them. Each spin is independent of the one before, so a dry run of spins stays dry for no reason at all. RTP describes a long run of play; it says nothing about tonight.
Pragmatic Play publishes more than one RTP setting for Chests of Cai Shen, and the exact figure in force appears only in that game's rules screen, opened from the paytable. Checking it takes a moment and settles which version of the reels you are spinning before you commit a cent.
The published ceiling of 10,000x your bet is a cap on a single round, not a target within reach of an ordinary session. Most sessions finish far below it and many finish below the stake. Treat it as the outer limit the reels can produce, never as a sum the game owes you.
Chests of Cai Shen Start
Settles how to see the reels, chests and respins here without a cent at stake.
Reels spin in the demo with no money involved and no winnings paid out. Playing for real takes an account here and the legal age of 18.
Play for realChests of Cai Shen FAQ
Plain answers first, because a slot page should not leave you guessing.
Short answer: no. Chests of Cai Shen is a real-money slot here, so there is no demo mode on this page. Every round you open runs on a funded balance, with stakes from A$0.25 upward.
Yes, markedly. Chests of Cai Shen runs on high volatility, so long dry spells between payouts are normal and wins cluster around the respin features. Treat each session as a scatter of outcomes, not a steady drip.
Three versions sit behind Chests of Cai Shen, returning 96.46, 96.47 and 96.48 per A$100 staked over long play. All three are close together; the version in play is fixed by the game instance, not chosen by you.
Stakes start at A$0.25 and climb to A$250 at the top, over 25 fixed paylines. Capped versions of Chests of Cai Shen top out lower when the market limit is tighter than the game's own ceiling.
Ten thousand times the stake is the ceiling of Chests of Cai Shen. At an A$10 stake that means A$100,000; at the A$250 top stake it reaches A$2,500,000. A full chest grid pays the fixed GRAND.
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No need to worry the next game plays the same as this one, because grids and features differ.
Chests of Cai Shen is for adults 18 and over. If play stops feeling like a choice, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or join BetStop.
Choose a session figure before the first spin and keep it separate from the rest of your money. When the chests have taken it, the session is over.
Pick the point where you walk away, and hold to it after a respin feature pays well. A big hit is not a signal to keep chasing.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account before the chests open. The account enforces them, which matters on a game built for long dry patches.
Chests of Cai Shen is entertainment, never a plan. If you feel pulled to carry on, take a break of a set length or start the self-exclusion.
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