The Legend of Shangri-La Cluster Pays Slot

The gentle monk (Red Panda) will guide and help your Cluster Pays game with a 6×5 layout and an RTP of 96.59%. The slot has Low-Medium Volatility. 

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Personal testers’ opinion about The Legend of Shangri-La slot

This is one modern and extraordinary slot, due to its unique theme, excellent design, and superb game execution. The broad collection of special features complements this already memorable game and its cluster mechanics, contributing with extra depth and lucrative chances.

• Sadly the bonus Free Spins are triggered super seldom-statistically every 244th spin (0.41%), and only 20% of the total game prize pool is designated for their payment.
• The probability of getting any hit (winning) in the next base game spin is approximately 20.22%.
• All this comes to prove that the opportunity to hit some monster wins at this slot is not very likely. Besides the above-mentioned statistical data, we consider the average cycle and plentiful RTP of The Legend of Shangri-La Cluster Pay as well, and we can only leave neutral recommendations regarding the game with real money.
• As for the game with bonus money: the slot is in the middle line with a wagering index of 5.41(out of 10), but if necessary you can wager here, as the balance is kept steady or always in plus.

Review and recommendations by the testing team

• This machine is a clone of the Aloha Cluster Pays slot (also from NetEnt), but with undeniably better design and functionality.
• Comparing the Re-spin feature between the original slot and the clone, we can conclude that the cluster method operates differently. At Aloha, the machine forms 1 cluster, and the Re-spin adjoins additional symbols to the group. At The Legend of Shangri-La Cluster Pays, the machine fixes 2 bundles of symbols and not only adheres to them additional winning icons but creates a connection between the groups, delivering more sizeable payouts.
• Comparing the frequency of triggering the Free Spins the 2 games are identical in our opinion. There is an extra spinning of the 3rd Scatter at Shangri-La (like in the Koi Princess slot), which should’ve contributed to triggering the feature more often, but we didn’t see a higher frequency.
• Speaking solely about the Free Spins, there is a great irregularity in it. The machine renders them in random fluctuation between 2 and 6 Wild symbols, and also very randomly will pull some of them out. Sure if the slot only rewarded 4 Wilds, and later eliminated 2, you cannot expect massive winning. Besides on the Wilds, the payout of the Free Spins depends on the value of the symbols dropped in the last spins. The good news is that, unlike Aloha, here you can get an extra spin and additional Wilds on the last Free Spin.
• This slot is built with an average dispersion. Because the Re-spins preserve the balance fairly, you get the chance to make it to the Free Spins. Moreover, it doesn’t require a large starting balance. Even only for these 2 reasons, we recommend Shangri-La Cluster Pays to all the fans of Aloha, like a better version of the two games.

Hidden data and settings of the slot (testing results)

• The frequency of triggering the bonus free spins feature is statistically every 244th spin (0.41%).
• The probability of a hit (any winning) is 20.22%.
• The distribution of winning is 80% during usual spins and 20% in the bonus feature.
• The maximum winning during the tests was 450x.
• The average winning from the bonus free spins feature was 47x.
• Volatility is 5,63 out of 20 (from low to average).
• The cycle length is average.
• The rating of the slot machine for the wagering is 5,41 out of 10.
• RTP of 96.59% allows getting a positive mathematical expectation of winning at the casino.

Additional features

We registered that triggering additional Wild symbols when the reels are already stopped, generally doesn’t bring extra winnings, so we will not discuss this feature.

• The Cluster concept requires no paylines and patterns, but adjacent identical symbols on the reels. With the Legend of Shangri-La, the clusters must be formed of at least 9 symbols.
• In the case of dropping 2 clusters of the same symbols, the machine triggers the Sticky Re-spin feature. The winning icons are frozen in their places and the rest will take Re-spin. This will be repeated until no new winning symbols appear to join any of the clusters, or the whole screen is full of the winning symbols.
• The Random Substitutions feature is triggered when 2 clusters appear on the reels. The symbols that are between them will be switched to match, creating the largest group possible.
• In case of dropping 2 full-size Scatters, and only half of the 3rd Scatter, the Nudge function will be activated, which makes the reel with a half-visible Scatter spin-back, so that you can get the Free Spins.
• The Free Spins feature is triggered by dropping 3, 4, 5, or 6 full-size Scatters. Then 5, 6, 7, or 8 Free Spins respectively will be rewarded. In the course of each Free Spin, 2-6 symbols will get a replacement with better ones, making a bigger profit. After each spin part of the Wild symbols will be erased and new ones will be rendered. If the total winning from the bonus round is less than 10x, then the additional Free Spins will be granted.

Settings

• Provider – NetEnt
• Payment lines – Cluster Pays
• Volatility – Low-Medium
• Hit rate – 20.46%
• Default range of bets – 0.10 to 200 CAD
• Playing field – 6х5
• The maximum winning is – 1000x the total bet
• Bonuses – Wilds, Scatters, Stacked Symbols, Sticky Win Re-spin, Nudging, Random Swaps, and Free Spins with Symbols Substitution
• Free Spins – Yes
• RTP – 96.59%

How to win at the Legend of Shangri-La Cluster Pays slot machine? (Conclusion)

• We start this segment with the key advice: to try out the slot in free mode first and then decide to play or not with real money.
• We do recommend this slot to the bonus hunters, as it proves to keep the balance firmly, so with minuscule bets you should be able to stay in plus and secure the maximum possible number of spins before launching the bonus game.
• We recommend this slot for games with real money as well, especially to players with limited starting capital. Here is not necessary to launch with a large bankroll, around 100x bets will do.
• Further, we suggest game strategies with small and medium stakes, as we observed the slot behaving less friendly with high stakes.
• The best rewards are (like with many slots) in the Free Spins, so it is worth waiting for their activation. There if you are lucky you can win up to 10 000x total bets.
• If you are a NetEnt fan and would like to play one cluster pays game, due to more profitable functionalities we recommend The Legend of Shangri-La Cluster Pays, rather than Aloha Cluster Pays.