Designed by Betixon, the December 2018 video slot The Sakura Legend is an adaptation of—and named after—a feudal Japan-era romantic tale depicting the girly cherry blossom tree Sakura’s empathy towards Yohiro, a hope-symbolizing tree whose blossomless fate had a two-decade-long limit before its death.
Ultimately, Yohiro rebloomed after the duo conjoined.
Themes: metaphor, love story, calligraphy, and renewal. Every symbol requires three to five combinations in the 25 fixed left-to-right winning ways to win the X2 to X500 payouts.
The Sakura Legend Game Characteristics
The Shoji décor-style brown-framed 5X3 grid is transparent, showcasing The Sakura Legend’s setting comprising of a bridge straddling floral-and-magical mountain passes amid waterfalls.
The Sakura Legend’s total bets: $0.25 (minimum), $0.50, $1.25, $2.50, $6.25, $12.50, and $25.00 (maximum). There are eleven symbols: two special and nine regulars.
The Sakura Legend’s special symbols: a substituting scroll-embedded red-and-golden “wild” Yohiro tree; and a red-and-golden hand fan whose 3+ appearances offer the ten wins-tripling free spins.
Regulars: mesmerized blue-dressed feudal ninja; floral tetsubin kettle; beautiful, shy girl Sakura; and calligraphic black-and-orange A, K, J, Q, 9, and 10.
Below are The Sakura Legend’s payouts.
$0.25 bet: 9 or 10 offers $0.50, $2.50, and $12.50; J offers $2.50, $6.25, and $25.00; Q pays $3.75, $12.50, and $25.00; K offers $3.75, $18.75, and $50.00; A pays $5.00, $20.00, and $75.00;
Sakura offers $6.25, $20.00, and $75.00; kettles offer $6.25, $25.00, and $100.00; ninjas pay $6.25, $30.00, and $112.50; hand fans offer $1.25, $2.50, and $12.50; and wilds pay $18.75, $50.00, and $125.00.
$0.50 bet: 9 or 10 pays $1.00, $5.00, and $25.00; J pays $5.00, $12.50, and $50.00; Q pays $7.50, $25.00, and $50.00; K pays $7.50, $37.50, and $100.00; A pays $10.00, $40.00, and $150.00;
Sakura pays $12.50, $40.00, and $150.00; kettles pay $12.50, $50.00, and $200.00; ninjas pay $12.50, $60.00, and $225.00; hand fans pay $2.50, $5.00, and $25.00; and wilds pay $37.50, $100.00, and $250.00.
$1.25 bet: 9 or 10 pays $2.50, $12.50, and $62.50; J pays $12.50, $31.25, and $125.00; Q pays $18.75, $62.50, and $125.00; K pays $18.75, $93.75, and $250.00; A pays $25.00, $100.00, and $375.00;
Sakura pays $31.25, $100.00, and $375.00; kettles pay $31.25, $125.00, and $500.00; ninjas pay $31.25, $150.00, and $562.50; hand fans pay $6.25, $12.50, and $62.50; and wilds pay $93.75, $250.00, and $625.00.
$2.50 bet: 9 or 10 pays $5.00, $25.00, and $125.00; J pays $25.00, $62.50, and $250.00; Q pays $37.50, $125.00, and $250.00; K pays $37.50, $187.50, and $500.00; A pays $50.00, $200.00, and $750.00;
Sakura pays $62.50, $200.00, and $750.00; kettles pay $62.50, $250.00, and $1000.00; ninjas pay $62.50, $300.00, and $1125.00; hand fans pay $12.50, $25.00, and $125.00; and wilds pay $187.50, $500.00, and $1250.00.
$6.25 bet: 9 or 10 pays $12.50, $62.50, and $312.50; J pays $62.50, $156.25, and $625.00; Q pays $93.75, $312.50, and $625.00; K pays $93.75, $468.75, and $1250.00; A pays $125.00, $500.00, and $1875.00; Sakura pays $156.25, $500.00, and $1875.00; kettles pay $156.25, $625.00, and $2500.00; ninjas pay $156.25, $750.00, and $2812.50; hand fans pay $31.25, $62.50, and $312.50; and wilds pay $468.75, $1250.00, and $3125.00.
$12.50 bet: 9 or 10 pays $25.00, $125.00, and $625.00; J pays $125.00, $312.50, and $1250.00; Q pays $187.50, $625.00, and $1250.00; K pays $187.50, $937.50, and $2500.00; A pays $250.00, $1000.00, and $3750.00; Sakura pays $312.50, $1000.00, and $3750.00; kettles pay $312.50, $1250.00, and $5000.00; ninjas pay $312.50, $1500.00, and $5625.00; hand fans pay $62.50, $125.00, and $625.00; and wilds pay $937.50, $2500.00, and $6250.00.
$25.00 bet: 9 or 10 pays $50.00, $250.00, and $1250.00; J pays $250.00, $625.00, and $2500.00; Q pays $375.00, $1250.00, and $2500.00; K pays $375.00, $1875.00, and $5000.00; A pays $500.00, $2000.00, and $7500.00; Sakura pays $625.00, $2000.00, and $7500.00; kettles pay $625.00, $2500.00, and $10000.00; ninjas pay $625.00, $3000.00, and $11250.00; hand fans pay $125.00, $250.00, and $1250.00; and wilds pay $1875.00, $5000.00, and $12500.00 (non-progressive jackpot).
The multilingual Sakura Legend software: HTML5 technology, mobile/desktop-enabled, 5/10/15/25/50 stoppable auto spins. Sounds: ambient hogaku folk music; and whooshing, retro, and jingling effects. The animated 3D graphics: zooming, windblown wild, and free-falling coins.
Luck in The Sakura Legend
A game of luck, The Sakura Legend’s RTP rate is an estimated 95.00%; its house edge is about 5.00%.