Though the Crown Gems mobile slot is better suited for high rollers, even those with smaller budgets might enjoy this simple casino game.
Barcrest hi-roller slot games can be difficult to love. Mostly because they ask you to pay a hefty fee for more features.
With Black Magic Fruits you get extra wilds, whilst Ooh Aaah Dracula gives you easier to trigger free spins and bigger prizes.
But, if you can’t afford to play the ‘hi-roller’ bets, these mobile slot machines can become in the best case, just unfriendly, in others, damn dangerous.
The Crown Gems mobile slot, we’d argue, is the exception.
This game comes with 10 paylines as standard.
If you click on the ‘hi roller’ button, you’ll then be able to pick to play 5 spins, for 20, 30, 40 or 50 in total cash. Or to think of it another way, 5 spins, each spin costing you 4, 6, 8 or 10 in cash.
And what do you get for the increase in bet? You open up paylines. Specifically, 20, 30, 40 or 50 paylines.
Simple right?
It does restrict your betting option to one choice however, because even though you could potentially bet up to 500 a spin on the 10 paylines, if you want 50 paylines, you’re stuck at betting 10 a spin.
The Crown Gems video slot has one thing that makes it better than other hi-roller Barcrest games, like Barkin Mad for example.
And that’s that it is ridiculously simple. There’s no wilds, no scatters, no bonus features.
It’s a simple glittery theme, with Ace to 10 symbols. The only ‘feature’ (if you can call it that) is that you get pays left to right, right to left, and in the center of the reels.
Add some stacked symbols, and whilst the wins come easier with 50 paylines, there’s plenty of opportunities for some cash even on 10.
Just depends on what your budget will allow.
All in all the Crown Gems slot on mobile is a nice little find for those who can bet a little higher than most, but casual gamblers looking for some simple spins will easily be able to ignore that hi-roller button.
Slot type | Video Slot |
Software | Barcrest |
Slot reels / paylines | 5 Reels / 50 Paylines |
House edge / RTP | 4.95% - 3.92% / 95.05% |
Slot volatility | Low/Medium |
Coins range | 0.01 - 50 |
Min/Max bet | 0.10 / 500 |
Max win | 250,000 |
Free spins | None |
Bonus rounds | Increase paylines by betting more |
Slot Themes | Gems |
Hi Roller Button: Play 5 spins for the total stack of $20 in cash, and you open up 20 paylines.
$30, will get you 30 paylines, $40, 40 paylines, $50, 50 paylines.
(we are using $ for convenience this machine allows multiple currencies).
The main different is that the return to player rate on Crown Gems improves slightly - which makes sense as you have more paylines, so more chances to win.
If you play with only 10 paylines (as standard) the RTP is 95.05%. If you play using the hi roller games, that increases to 96.98%.
The Crown Gems slot game won't be for everyone.
It's ridiculously simple, almost a classic slot in disguise, as with 3x5 reels and 10 paylines and nothing much else, it's for fans of no frills mobile casino gaming.
That said, the added thrill of being able to open up extra paylines should appeal to bigger gamblers who like to feel like they get something special for being such good gambler.
Though if that's what you want, but with more features, we'd highly recommend Monopoly Big Event slot by the same provider.
Review by Lucky Mobile Slots, last updated: June 5, 2020 - Rating