Play Tree of Riches

Some slots arrive with enough features to need a map. Tree of Riches takes the opposite route. Pragmatic Play builds the game around a compact 3x3 setup with one active payline, three coloured money bags and a Golden Tree Wild. Most potential wins depend on lining up three symbols across the centre, although the Wild can introduce x5, x8 or x10 multipliers. Two Wilds beside a blank also trigger a respin, giving this otherwise stripped back format its main surprise. 

Tree of Riches looks more like a traditional charm than a feature heavy slot. We see deep red fabric behind the reels, gold detailing around the frame and three brightly coloured money bags carrying Chinese characters. The Golden Tree Wild is considerably more extravagant, with coins piled across its branches and a glowing base beneath them. 

Our screen stays deliberately uncluttered, which suits a game with only three reels and four symbol types. Anyone browsing online casinos will have seen plenty of Chinese fortune themes, so originality isn't really the point here. We think the restrained design works better than adding more visual noise. The soft backing music follows the same traditional mood, while the gold and red palette handles most of the atmosphere. 

We only have three regular money bags, plus the Golden Tree Wild, so the paytable is unusually short. Mixed money bag combinations can also produce a potential payout when all three positions contain one of the coloured bag symbols. 

• We use the Golden Tree as the Wild, and the symbol substitutes for every regular money bag. Three Wilds across the payline can form the strongest standard potential combination. 
• Whenever a Wild contributes to a potential win, we have a chance for the total result to receive a random x5, x8 or x10 multiplier. 

Wild Win Multiplier 

We don't get a separate bonus round in Tree of Riches. Instead, the main extra mechanic sits directly on the Wild. Whenever the Golden Tree becomes part of a potential winning combination, a random x5, x8 or x10 multiplier may apply to the full result from that spin. 

Two Wild Respin 

Landing two Wilds alongside a blank position starts a respin on the reel containing that blank. The other two Wilds remain in place while the final reel continues spinning until a potential winning combination appears. For such a small game, this mechanic does quite a lot of the heavy lifting. 

We work with three reels arranged across three rows, but only one horizontal payline determines regular potential wins. Matching symbols need to appear from left to right beginning with the first reel, so the rules remain about as direct as reel mechanics get. 

The symbol set contains the three coloured money bags and the Golden Tree Wild. Three matching bags create the standard potential combinations, while any mixture of three bag colours can also return the smaller mixed symbol value. 

Compared with many modern online slots, we aren't dealing with cascades, expanding grids or hundreds of paylines. The structure stays fixed throughout, with the Wild multiplier and two Wild respin supplying the only mechanical changes. 

For nearby comparisons, we'd look towards other cash themed games and Chinese inspired releases, even though few are quite as stripped back. 

• Cash Bonanza: We get another money centred slot with classic symbols, although expanding reels and respins make the mechanics considerably busier. 
• Caishen's Cash Pots: We stay with Chinese wealth imagery and symbols, but the feature structure moves much further away from the traditional one line format. 
• 5 Lions Megaways 2: We keep the Asian inspired presentation while moving to a much larger Megaways setup with far more going on across the reels. 

Our view on Tree of Riches is fairly simple, which feels appropriate. We get a one line slot that doesn't spend much time pretending to be anything else. The Golden Tree multiplier gives potential wins a useful twist, while the two Wild respin stops the format from feeling completely static. 

We also think the visual restraint works in the game's favour. A 3x3 layout with one active line doesn't need a fireworks display every few seconds. On the other hand, anyone who prefers feature packed bonus rounds will find very little to unpack here. There are no side games or elaborate reel changes waiting in reserve. 

For fans of old fashioned slot structures, we can see the appeal. Everyone else may wonder whether the Tree of Riches could've grown another branch or two.