Chests of Cai Shen 2 Slot Review

While the new game retains much of the look and feel of the original, it introduces some key adjustments to its chest-based features that create fresh excitement and greater winning potential. The visual setting is familiar, with a picturesque waterside landscape, ornate pagodas, and misty mountains forming the backdrop, but beneath the surface lies a reworked system of modifiers that make this instalment more engaging than its predecessor.

At its core, Chests of Cai Shen 2 is played on a traditional 5-reel, 3-row grid with 25 fixed paylines. The slot caters to a wide range of bankrolls, with stakes starting at CA$0.205 per spin and reaching up to CA$250 for high rollers. Pragmatic Play has paired this with a highly volatile math model that delivers infrequent but often substantial payouts, supported by a robust RTP of 96.5%.

The maximum payout potential reaches an impressive 5,000x the bet, ensuring that the bonus rounds carry plenty of weight for those chasing big wins.

The paytable is made up of ten symbols in total, beginning with low-value 10–A card royals and climbing to animal icons including a bird, monkey, panda, tiger, and finally Cai Shen himself as the top-paying symbol. Wilds can land on all reels except the first, substituting for regular symbols to complete winning combinations. However, the true power of the game lies not in its base spins, but in the collection of Bonus Coins and the chest features that they unlock.

Three different Bonus Coins can appear on the reels during play: blue, red, and purple. Each coin corresponds to a unique chest at the top of the screen. When collected, they may trigger one of three modifiers in the Chest Respin feature:

• Blue Bonus Coin (Fulfillment Chest): Divides the grid into four zones, each with a random multiplier of x2 to x100. Any filled zone multiplies the value of money symbols inside it.
• Red Bonus Coin (Double Chest): Expands the action to two separate 5x3 grids for double the chances to land big wins.
• Purple Bonus Coin (Longevity Chest): Awards an additional respin, up to four, with the counter resetting whenever new money symbols land.

If the feature activates, one, two, or all three modifiers can be active at the same time, creating dynamic bonus rounds with high variance outcomes.

The Chest Respin Feature is where the slot’s biggest wins are found. During this mode, only blanks and money symbols land on the reels, with the coins present at activation turning into sticky money symbols. These remain locked in place as players are given three respins (or four if the Longevity modifier is active). Each time a new money symbol lands, the respin counter resets. Coins can carry cash values of up to 30x the bet, or display fixed jackpot prizes — Mini (10x), Minor (20x), and Major (150x). If the grid is completely filled, not only are all coin values paid, but the coveted Grand prize of 5,000x the stake is also awarded.

For those unwilling to wait for the feature to land naturally, the Feature Buy option provides two shortcuts. The first costs 100x the bet, granting access to the respins with up to two modifiers included. The second, at a much steeper 500x the bet, guarantees that one of the zones in the Fulfillment chest will carry a powerful x100 multiplier, dramatically increasing the potential for massive payouts.