Introduction to Crown Empire Coin Collect
Crown Empire Coin Collect is a casino slot from All For One Studios that transports us to a royal treasury without the guards and the dress code. It's a bit of a mash-up in terms of theme, combining the shine of crowns with the traditional fruit machine aesthetic. Real crowns are quite the heavy piece of kit (St Edward's Crown, used at British coronations, is all solid gold and weighs 2.2 kg), which is probably why there's so much sitting involved in those events. The slot is all about the Coins, which go up in value, the Collect Symbol, which will collect all of them, and then three different colour-coded bonus games with jackpots on offer. There's also a multiplier meter which never resets, a Boost, and a Feature Buy to give the player a number of options.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
Crown Empire Coin Collect is a video slot from All For One Studios with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines. The bets go from a Min.bet of 0.2 to a Max.bet of 25, so there’s room for both careful players and those feeling a bit royal. The RTP is 96%, the volatility is medium, and the hit frequency is 27.02%, which means that in the long run, one can expect a win on roughly one spin out of four. The max win is 8,815x the bet.
The slot has a fiery bright red background with beams of light shooting out behind the blue reels, which are in a gold frame. The game logo takes up the left-hand side, and the current Coin values are displayed above on three crowns above the reels. Beneath the crowns is a multiplier meter with a diamond to the left. You score wins by landing 3 or more matching symbols on one of the 20 paylines. All wins must start on the leftmost reel, and you can play the game on mobile phones, tablets, and desktops.
The lower-paying symbols in Crown Empire Coin Collect are grapes, oranges, lemons, plums and cherries. They pay between 1.5x and 2x the bet for a win of 5 symbols. The higher-paying symbols are horseshoes, bells, bars and 7s, and they give you between 3x and 10x the bet for 5 symbols. The Wild Symbol is a star that can replace all the regular symbols, but not the Coin, Coin Booster, Multiplier Booster and Collect Symbol.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Crown Empire Coin Collect?
You can win up to 8,815x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Crown Empire Coin Collect? The features are Wild Symbols, Collect Feature, Multiplier Booster and Multiplier Zones, Noble Bonus, Elite Bonus and Royal Bonus, Boost Feature, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbols
The Wild Symbol can be used to substitute for any other symbol to complete a winning combination. It will not substitute for the Coin, Coin Booster, Multiplier Booster or Collect Symbol. It only appears in the base game, so you won't be seeing it in the bonus games.
Collect Feature
Coins and Coin Boosters can land on reels 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the Coins come in three colours. Gold Coins pay 7x to 25x the bet, silver Coins pay 3x to 10x, and bronze Coins pay 1x to 5x. They start at their default values (7x for gold, 3x for silver and 1x for bronze) and will be back at those values when you come out of a bonus game.
The Coin Boosters are what cause the values to increase. The Gold Coin Booster has red arrows and increases the Gold Coin; the Silver Coin Booster has blue arrows and increases the Silver Coin; and the Bronze Coin Booster has green arrows and increases the Bronze Coin. The current value of each coin is displayed adjacent to the reels. The crowns and the animation of the coins flying into them are purely for show and have no impact on any of the features or prizes.
The Collect feature is only available in the base game. It is triggered when a Collect symbol comes to rest on reel 5, and there is at least one Coin on the reels somewhere. The Collect symbol can only land on reel 5, and when it does, the prizes of all the Coins on the screen are paid out.
Multiplier Booster and Multiplier Zones
The Multiplier Booster symbol is present in the base game, and each one that lands advances the Multiplier Booster Meter by 1 token. The meter starts at 5 tokens, and there are 4 milestones that unlock multipliers from 2x to 3x to 5x, and finally 10x. When you get to 40 tokens, the meter is complete, and you have all the multipliers. You can only move the meter forward in the base game, but whatever you've reached is carried over into the Bonus game. The best thing is that the meter never resets.
Multiplier Zones are where the unlocked multipliers come into action. In the base game, they can be triggered on any spin where a Collect Symbol lands and can cover up to 5 symbol positions on reels 1, 2, 3 or 4. In the Bonus game, they can be triggered on any spin and will cover up to 2 full rows. The positions that are affected get a blue frame and are then multiplied by one of your unlocked multipliers. The multiplier only comes into play if a Coin lands in a framed position. In the Bonus game, it won't apply to any positions where a Coin has already landed.
Noble Bonus, Elite Bonus and Royal Bonus
Whenever a Coin lands, it can trigger a bonus game. A Gold Coin will trigger the Royal Bonus, a Silver Coin will trigger the Elite Bonus, and a Bronze Coin will trigger the Noble Bonus. The Coins will, of course, have the same values as you have accumulated via the Coin Boosters in the base game.
Bonus starts with empty reels and 3 spins. The special reels only have Coins and decorative crowns on them, and the crowns are of no use. Each time a Coin lands, the spin count goes back to 3. The round continues until you've used up your spins, or until every position is filled with Coins.
The Coins also contribute to jackpots. 10 or more gives you the Mini Jackpot (15x), while 13 or more gives you the Major Jackpot (50x). If you're lucky enough to get exactly 15 Coins, you win the Grand Jackpot of 5,000x the bet.
Boost Feature
Boost is only available in the base game. It costs 50% of your base bet and increases your chances of triggering the Collect and Bonus features. It has no effect on the paytable.
Feature Buy
If you don't want to wait, the Feature Buy is available to let you select a bonus and activate it immediately. The Noble Bonus is yours for 60x, the Elite Bonus sets you back 100x, and the Royal Bonus costs 245x the bet. When you buy a bonus, all the values of the matching Coin colour are available, and all levels of the Multiplier Zones Meter are unlocked.
Final Thoughts on Crown Empire Coin Collect
Crown Empire Coin Collect has a pretty bold look, although the graphics are far from advanced. We enjoyed playing the demo, but we’d exaggerate if we said that it gave us rollercoaster excitement. The collect feature with coins on reels 1 to 4 and collect symbols that can appear on reel 5 feels very familiar from other All For One Studios games, such as Shark Pop: Coin Collect and Coin Collect: Piggy Patrons Extra Bank. So, to conclude the comparisons of previous titles: this is not a reskin, but it’s not a complete stranger either.
A welcome feature is the Multiplier Booster Meter that starts at 5 tokens and works up to 40, without ever resetting. It gives the spinning session some purpose even on dry streaks. The downside is that it can feel pretty slow, and you may need to spin for a long time before you reach the final multiplier.
The bonus games are quite good without being spectacular. By now, we have played tons of games with respin features, such as the Link&Win games. The tension is kept at a good level with the spins resetting to 3 every time you land a coin. And if you happen to land coins on all 15 positions, you’ll be the happy winner of the Grand Jackpot at 5,000x the bet.
Crown Empire's Coin Collect from All For One Studios is a good choice for fans of the Coin Collect feature, but it has both the look and the mechanics of something that won’t be remembered for long time.
