12 COINS™

HOW TO PLAY 12 COINS֭™

The first thing to understand about this game is that you can’t win during regular gameplay. The only way to collect a payout is by triggering the bonus round first.

Additionally, you won’t find classic reels here. Essentially, every position on the board is a separate reel. Hence the name – 12 Coins™. They all spin independently of each other, which is true both before and after you trigger the bonus.

To kick off the 12 Coins™ bonus round, you need to hit any 4 symbols in the middle row of reels. This can take a while sometimes, but luckily there’s an option to immediately trigger the bonus for a relatively large upfront payment. There are five options in the Feature Buy menu:

• For 50x the stake, you can trigger the bonus round with three regular bonus symbols and one Cash Infinity™ symbol
• For 75x the stake, the round kicks off with one Cash Infinity™ symbol and one Mystery symbol
• For 100x the stake, the round starts with two Cash Infinity™ symbols and one Mystery symbol
• For 150x the stake, you start off with 4 Cash Infinity™ symbols, one Mystery symbol, and one Jackpot Mystery symbol
• For 300x the stake, the bonus round starts with 4 Cash Infinity™ symbols, two Mystery symbols, and one Jackpot Mystery symbol

Bonus Round

The bonus round is the heart and soul of the 12 Coins™ slot game. It’s essentially a Hold & Win round, which Wazdan refers to as Hold the Jackpot™.

Basically, any symbols that land on one of the 12 reels remain in that position until the end of the round. The bonus round continues until you fail to hit anything for three spins in a row or you fill all 12 positions with symbols. In the case of the latter, you win the Grand Jackpot prize.

Once the round ends, all of the symbols you collected are added up into one big payout.

Symbols

Several types of symbols can appear during the 12 Coins™ bonus round:

• The regular golden coins are called Cash symbols, and they’re the closest thing this game has to standard symbols. They simply pay 1-5x the stake per coin.
• The red coins are called Cash Infinity™. Whenever these symbols appear during the base game, they stick to their position and stay there until you trigger and finish a bonus round. They pat 5-10x the stake.
• Mini, Minor, and Major Jackpot symbols effectively work just like regular Cash coins. However, they pay more – 10x, 20x, and 50x, respectively.
• Collector symbols look like chests. Every time one lands, it collects all of the Cash and Cash Infinity™ symbols currently on the table and adds them up to determine its own value. Additionally, it multiplies the total by 1-20x.
• Mystery Symbols randomly turn into another type of symbol at the end of the round, barring Cash Infinity™.
• Jackpot Mystery symbols randomly transform into Mini, Minor, or Major jackpot symbols

Casino Bloke Best tips for 12 Coins™ Slot

• 1Sitting around and waiting for a Bonus round to hit can quickly get frustrating. That’s why we recommend buying the Bonus round to most players
• 2Every time you collect a payout, you can attempt to gamble for a chance to double it. Click on the ‘x2’ button below the reels to open a simple minigame to do so. Just try to guess the color of the card before it’s flipped over. Every payout can be doubled up to 7 times this way
• 3The more symbols you already hit during the bonus round, the smaller your chances of hitting additional ones. That’s why the more expensive Feature Buy options are a double-edged sword, in a way.

PAYOUTS & RTP

Our 12 Coins™ guide above already covered most of the payouts in this game. Every symbol has a certain multiplier assigned to it, which is used to calculate your returns in the end.

The highest possible win in this slot game is the Grand Jackpot, which can only be won by filling all 12 positions during the bonus round. It pays 750x your stake, which is also the biggest payout in 12 Coins™ slots.

Needless to say, the very concept of this game is immensely volatile. However, one of Wazdan’s signature features allows you to adjust Volatility Levels™. Click on the chilli symbol below the screen to set variance to Low, Medium, or High. Higher volatility levels mean your chances of hitting symbols while spinning are smaller, but the symbols offer bigger rewards overall.

Wazdan 12 Coins™ RTP sits at 96.13% across the board. That’s slightly over industry standards and a fairly good deal for a creative, volatile game such as this one.

OUR VERDICT

From where we’re standing, the target audience for 12 Coins™ by Wazdan should be pretty obvious. If you enjoy hugely volatile special features, it’s a perfect choice. Especially if you prefer them over basic slot gameplay or if you’re fond of Hold & Win features from other games.

Obviously, if you want a classic fruit machine experience, you’ll want to skip this one.

That said, we’ll also note that Wazdan’s signature features elevate this title beyond other, similar attempts at turning a bonus round into a standalone game. Cash Infinity™, Volatility Levels™, and other features can be found in other games from this company, and we’re happy to see them every time.

All in all, it’s an interesting release that we enjoyed, but it’s not for everyone. Indeed, 12 Coins™ is one of those things that you’ll either love or hate. If the concept sounds interesting to you, give it a shot.

SIMILAR GAMES

If you’re looking for similar games to play or need a reference point, here are some relatively new titles with comparable features and mechanics.

• 9 Burning Dragons™ has a similar layout with single-position reels, though there’s also a base game and not just the bonus
• 9 Burning Stars™ is similar to Burning Dragons but it boasts somewhat different special features
• Money Cart 3 is another recent “bonus-only” type of slot game from Relax Gaming