Crystal Queen’s Coins Review

Game Features

Game features in Crystal Queen’s Coins include Crystal Balls, Snowflakes, Crystal Coins, and the Frozen Fortune Bonus. Ultimately, players can use the Buy Bonus to get into the Frozen Fortune Bonus round faster.

Crystal Balls

One of the standout features in the game is the Crystal Ball Multiplier. Crystal Balls are icons that carry Multipliers. When Crystal Balls land on the grid, they reveal a random multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x, which is then applied to any Snowflakes or line wins. If multiple Crystal Balls land, their multipliers are added together, increasing the overall prize.

Snowflakes

Another key symbol is the Snowflake, which can trigger some fixed Snowpot prizes. Snowflakes appear primarily on the rightmost reel in the base game or on any reel during the Frozen Fortune Bonus round.

The value of these Snowpot prizes ranges from 20x to 2,000x the bet, making them a valuable addition to the base game and bonus round. In most cases, it’s Snowpot prizes that players win, not the game’s maximum win capacity.

Crystal Coins

Crystal Coins trigger the Frozen Fortune Bonus. To enter the round, players require at least 3 in the base game. These icons are then transferred into the bonus game and kept on the grid. Moreover, Crystal Coins also carry prizes – and they can be worth from 1x to 5x the bet.

Frozen Fortune Bonus

The Frozen Fortune Bonus round is not a Free Spins round, but rather a Hold & Win type of feature. It is triggered by Crystal Coins which remain on the grid, and then the reels spin in the hope of landing new special icons.

During the Frozen Fortune Bonus,  players have 3 free spins, during which only Crystal Coins, Snowflakes, and Crystal Ball Multipliers can appear. Each new symbol that lands resets the spin count to 3, which gives punters a chance to keep accumulating more special symbols.

The round ends when the players run out of Spins. All values of the symbols on the grid are added together to form one giant total payout that is paid to the player before the end of the round.

Buy Bonus

Additionally, players can buy their way into the Frozen Fortune Bonus for 60x the current total bet, bypassing the need to land Crystal Coins during the base game. This shortens the waiting period but it adds a price for the triggering of the bonus round.

Our Experience with the Game

Overall impression is that we genuinely liked Crystal Queen’s Coins, but we did not find it revolutionary or anything similar.

Let us explain.

After everything we’ve seen, Crystal Queen’s Coins feels more like a familiar rehash of previous mechanics and games, rather than a novel release.

This in turn might leave some players craving more innovation.

For us, it did what it was supposed to do – offer some wintery visuals, remind us of Catrina’s Coins, and deliver handy payouts. The potential is certainly there, but outside of the features, we did not see anything in the game to keep us occupied for longer than a handful of hours.

Simply put, the gameplay itself feels a bit uninspired. The basic mechanics are standard for a Hold & Win slot, and there’s a noticeable sense of déjà vu due to the game’s resemblance to Catrina’s Coins. While the Frozen Fortune Bonus and Crystal Ball Multipliers provide some excitement, they don’t completely elevate the overall experience.

The Snowflake symbols are a fun touch, with the potential for big payouts, but the overall gameplay can feel repetitive. We found that the game’s high volatility means it’s not easy to hit those big wins, but when they do occur, they can be satisfying. But don’t go in for the payouts as you’ll soon get bored.

Top 5 Similar Games

Winter slots are not the same as Christmas slots, but experience has shown that many players like to combine the two, especially during the colder months. Here are the top 5 games similar to Crystal Queen’s Coins.

1. Catrina’s Coins by Quickspin
2. Midas Coins by Quickspin
3. Big Bass Xmas Xtreme by Pragmatic Play
4. Winterberries 2 by Yggdrasil
5. North Guardians by Pragmatic Play