Originating in Buddhism, the Daruma doll is a traditional symbol of luck in Japan. These hollow creations are associated with the achievement of goals. One eye is filled in when a task is set and the other once it's achieved. They’re then burnt at the following New Year’s, only to be purchased again for the next year. So, let’s start with a goal of winning prizes!

Daruma’s Wealth is an online slot from the Bulgaria-based Silverback Gaming. It’s a standard 5x3 game that combines Japanese iconography with Western playing card symbols. Try for the Geisha's Blessing Bonus Wheel, Free Spins, and Daruma’s Wealth as you see if you can possibly land wins of 2,649x your bet!

Most of Daruma’s Wealth’s special features are contained within the main game. There are a trio of treats to discover, as follows:

The namesake feature of Daruma's Wealth involves Lucky Coin symbols that sometimes drop onto the reels. Painted on each Coin symbol is a cash sum. You’ll win this prize instantly if you find both a Coin and a Daruma symbol on the same turn.

Related to the previous, Geisha's Blessing launches a bonus wheel that grants a multiplier worth 10x, 20x, 30x, 50x, or 100x. This feature appears immediately after Daruma's Wealth - if you're lucky.

If you get three Scatter symbols anywhere in view on the gameboard you can trade them in for eight free spins. You'll see a Maneki-neko cat in this mode, which chooses a Wild symbol from the paytable at the onset of free spins. Note that the image picked by the cat cannot be a Special symbol, such as a Golden Coin.
If the Maneki-neko happens to pick its own golden image, a 10x multiplier is stacked on top of any prizes won. Roughly translated as 'beckoning' cats, Maneki-neko is a staple of feng shui and a popular lucky trinket around the world. Free spins are carried out automatically in this Silverback slot, with any winnings tallied at the end.

Daruma’s Wealth is a 20-payline game that pays out left-right, horizontally and diagonally. There are nine main symbols to play with, in addition to the Scatter (bell). The Kitsune Fox Wild substitutes for all standard pictures apart from itself, the Scatter symbol, Darumas and Golden Tokens.

The most valuable image in this online slot is the Golden Dragon symbol, at 10.00 for every five that appear. This is followed by the stork (7.50 for 5x), Koi fish (5.00), and Bonsai tree (4.00). The playing card symbols are worth between 3.00 for 5x Aces and 1.50 for 5x 10s.

Take a look in the bottom left of the video slot console for Daruma's Wealth's large, orange Spin button. This sets the reels in motion. You can set your bet value on the opposite side of the screen.

Rules and the game's paytable are underneath the slot, on the black bar. Similarly, the audio controls in Daruma's Wealth are located above the reels, in the top right.

Released on November 2nd, 2023, Daruma’s Wealth is a unique and beautifully drawn game that leans heavily on its sound design to create an atmosphere. Music plays each time the reels spin, becoming more dynamic whenever a winning combination is found. Set between the limbs of a torii arch, this online slot’s symbols are rendered in soft watercolours - pastels and light pinks that help create a tranquil image.

Silverback’s Aztec Luck takes us across the Pacific to Central America, where ornate temples climb above the treetops (and perhaps some gems await), while Mystery Stacks and Mystery Stacks Deluxe provide a fresh take on the fruit machine concept.

Anime fans should get a magical kick out of Moon Princess Power of Love from Play'n GO. Microgaming has contributed to the Asian theme too, this time with Lucky Koi. Of course, you can also follow the Maneki-neko cat to CatPurry, also from Microgaming.