If you find yourselves in Japan one day, you will probably be offered to get some daruma dolls, because it is said that they bring good fortune to people. Those of you who plan to stay at home can test this theory by playing Yggdrasil's Lucky Neko, a six-reel, four-row video slot that benefits from 40 fixed paylines in the base game and up to 85 paylines in the free spins feature. Visually impressive, the 2020 release offers one more additional feature, called the Gigablox feature. It enables all icons that appear on the reels to land oversized, up to 6x6 in size.

Once you decide to start playing the Yggdrasil title, you will find yourselves in a traditional Japanese gift shop, where all sorts of lucky charms are being sold. Pay attention to the ones that appear on the reels. The 2020 release features six reels and four rows while offering 4o paylines in the base game. The slot pays left to right, beginning from the far-left reel. Land at least three matching icons on a line if you want to win a payout. Bet from $0.24 to $100 per single spin.

Four kinds of Darumas can be found on the reels, and all four of them will bring you different wins. Actually, the Violet and the Green Daruma pay the same. Our advice is to focus on the Pink Daruma because it pays the most, but the Yellow Daruma is also ok. The Golden Cat is the Wild that substitutes for all regular symbols, while the Maneki-Neko represents the Scatter that triggers the Free Spins feature.

Thanks to the Gigablox feature, all icons that populate the reels, including the Wild and the Scatter, can appear as oversized symbols. There is some difference on how big they can get in the Free Spins feature and in the base game. In the base game, you can land 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 icons, while during freebies they can get as big as 5x5 and 6x6 in size. It is important to mention that gamers will get gigablox on each spin/free spin.

Five or more Lucky Cat or Maneki-Neko Scatters that appear on the reels at the same time will trigger the Free Spins feature. Every triggering Scatter landed will get you one freebie, so the most you can get is 16, to begin with. You can get extra free spins if you land more Lucky Cats during the feature. The reel grid will expand to 6x8 and you get 85 paylines. Also, a randomly picked icon will be turned into a blessed symbol during free spins and will carry a 5x win multiplier.

The Pink Daruma will get you 8 times the bet for five of a kind, 40 times the bet if it becomes a blessed symbol. The biggest payout gamers can expect is set at 6,953 times the bet in a single spin. Lucky Neko is a visually superb video slot and it offers several additional features that can really spice things up during gameplay. The Gigablox feature will help you get payouts more easily and trigger the Free Spins more easily. We really feel that all fans of Asian-themed video slot should pay this gift shop a visit.