The developer Ainsworth’s May 2018 video slot Emerald Dream is—alongside Diamond Dreams (2016) and Coral Dreams—in the “Dream” subseries of the over 15-game “Quad Shot” series that also contains: Mega Choice, Golden Lion (2016), Congo King (2020), Gold Zone (2016), Run with the Wolves (2018), Mighty Panther (2016), Royal Swan (2020), Jade Emperor (2017), Pearl River (2018), Big Thunder (2018), Island Princess (2018), and Soul Queen (December 2017).
Themes: jewelry, flowers, and gems. Emerald Dream has: two substitutes; fourteen symbols; 25 nonadjustable win lines; bonus game’s three bet multipliers; four jackpots; eight bet options; and (more) free games.
In the regular games: twelve symbols (emerald, amethyst, rose, crystals, ruby, citrine, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) need a rightward three/four/five-of-a-kind, paying from X0.20 to X12.
In the free games: twelve symbols (“bonus” blonde, amethyst, rose, crystals, ruby, citrine, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) require three/four/five combinations, paying from X0.20 to X50.
Emerald Dream Game Characteristics
Emerald Dream has a partitioned, blue-reeled, and golden-framed 5X3 grid, with backgrounding polar lights. Coin options: $0.10, $0.20, $0.40, $0.60, $0.80, $1.20, $1.60, and $2.00. The Emerald Dream’s total bets: $2.50 (minimum), $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, and $50.00 (maximum).
Emerald Dream has four special symbols: a universally substituting, emerald-pointing, and youthful “wild” blonde; free games-triggering emerald diamond (bidirectional scatter); jackpot-contributing blue-and-brown “Quad Shot Bonus” (bidirectional); and a free games-only substituting “bonus” blonde (bidirectional).
The eleven ordinary symbols: amethyst diamond; blue-and-cyan rose flower; cyan crystals; crescent ruby necklace; citrine necklace; dicey A; crowned orange K; floral golden Q; sprouting blue J; green 9; and red 10.
The Emerald Dream’s base payouts are as follows.
$2.50 bet: 9/10/J pay $0.50, $1.00, and $5.00; K/Q pay $0.50, $2.00, and $10.00; A pay $0.50, $4.00, and $10.00; citrines pay $0.50, $5.00, and $15.00; rubies/crystals pay $0.50, $7.50, and $20.00; roses pay $0.50, $10.00, and $20.00; amethysts pay $0.50, $10.00, and $30.00; and emeralds pay $2.50, $12.50, and $25.00.
$5.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $1.00, $2.00, and $10.00; K/Q pay $1.00, $4.00, and $20.00; A pay $1.00, $8.00, and $20.00; citrines pay $1.00, $10.00, and $30.00; rubies/crystals pay $1.00, $15.00, and $40.00; roses pay $1.00, $20.00, and $40.00; amethysts pay $1.00, $20.00, and $60.00; and emeralds pay $5.00, $25.00, and $50.00.
$10.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $2.00, $4.00, and $20.00; K/Q pay $2.00, $8.00, and $40.00; A pay $2.00, $16.00, and $40.00; citrines pay $2.00, $20.00, and $60.00; rubies/crystals pay $2.00, $30.00, and $80.00; roses pay $2.00, $40.00, and $80.00; amethysts pay $2.00, $40.00, and $120.00; and emeralds pay $10.00, $50.00, and $100.00.
$15.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $3.00, $6.00, and $30.00; K/Q pay $3.00, $12.00, and $60.00; A pay $3.00, $24.00, and $60.00; citrines pay $3.00, $30.00, and $90.00; rubies/crystals pay $3.00, $45.00, and $120.00; roses pay $3.00, $60.00, and $120.00; amethysts pay $3.00, $60.00, and $180.00; and emeralds pay $15.00, $75.00, and $150.00.
$20.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $4.00, $8.00, and $40.00; K/Q pay $4.00, $16.00, and $80.00; A pay $4.00, $32.00, and $80.00; citrines pay $4.00, $40.00, and $120.00; rubies/crystals pay $4.00, $60.00, and $160.00; roses pay $4.00, $80.00, and $160.00; amethysts pay $4.00, $80.00, and $240.00; and emeralds pay $20.00, $100.00, and $200.00.
$30.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $6.00, $12.00, and $60.00; K/Q pay $6.00, $24.00, and $120.00; A pay $6.00, $48.00, and $120.00; citrines pay $6.00, $60.00, and $180.00; rubies/crystals pay $6.00, $90.00, and $240.00; roses pay $6.00, $120.00, and $240.00; amethysts pay $6.00, $120.00, and $360.00; and emeralds pay $30.00, $150.00, and $300.00.
$40.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $8.00, $16.00, and $80.00; K/Q pay $8.00, $32.00, and $160.00; A pay $8.00, $64.00, and $160.00; citrines pay $8.00, $80.00, and $240.00; rubies/crystals pay $8.00, $120.00, and $320.00; roses pay $8.00, $160.00, and $320.00; amethysts pay $8.00, $160.00, and $480.00; and emeralds pay $40.00, $200.00, and $400.00.
$50.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $10.00, $20.00, and $100.00; K/Q pay $10.00, $40.00, and $200.00; A pay $10.00, $80.00, and $200.00; citrines pay $10.00, $100.00, and $300.00; rubies/crystals pay $10.00, $150.00, and $400.00; roses pay $10.00, $200.00, and $400.00; amethysts pay $10.00, $200.00, and $600.00; and emeralds pay $50.00, $250.00, and $500.00.
Landing 3+ emeralds yields eight free games (wherein re-landing two emeralds yields +3 free games) whose drawn: 9/10/J pay X0.20, X0.40, and X2; K/Q pay X0.20, X0.80, and X4; A pay X0.20, X1.60, and X4; citrines pay X0.20, X1.80, and X6; rubies pay X0.20, X2, and X8; crystals pay X0.40, X2.40, and X8; roses pay X0.80, X4, and X12; amethysts pay X1.20, X6, and X16; and “bonus” blondes pay X10, X25, and X50.
These “bonus wild” free games are called so because of the landing of the blondes in the inner reels, contrary to the emeralds in corner reels. The “bonus” blondes start landing in the up to thrice re-triggered free games, wherein landing seven to nine “bonus” blondes offers X10, or X25, or X50 bet multipliers.
A “Quad Shot Bonus” symbol may land in the random picker’s lone cell (at far right) during: a substituted five-of-a-kind of A/K/9/10/J/Q, yielding a $100.00 mini jackpot; or, a substituted five-of-a-kind of amethysts/roses/crystals/rubies/citrines, yielding a $400.00 minor jackpot; or, an unsubstituted five-of-a-kind of A/K/9/10/J/Q, yielding a $2500.00 maxi jackpot; or, an unsubstituted five-of-a-kind of amethysts/roses/crystals/rubies/citrines, yielding a $20000.00 major jackpot.
The HTML5 game Emerald Dream’s desktop/mobile versions have 5/10/15/20/25, or 10/25/50/75/100 auto games. Sounds (effects): lounge music, ringing, whirring, jingling, strumming, swishing, and clinking.
The animated 3D graphics: dolly zooming, glittering, spinning and ascending emeralds, outpouring emerald’s smithereens, blinking and freefalling blondes, sunburst, glowing, and blazing combinations.
Luck in Emerald Dream
Emerald Dream, which is a game of chance, has a 94.09% RTP rate and a 5.91% house edge.