Playtech rarely let us down when it comes to the design of their slots and Geisha Story is no exception - it's simple but beautifully put together. Set against a simple white backdrop and surrounded the cherry blossom, the reels include a parasol, tea pot, bonsai tree, wooden shoe, fan, koi carp and temple symbols.
The young man is the wild, substituting for everything bar the bonus and scatter symbols - 5wilds will get you a payout of 10,000 coins. The wise old man is the scatter, giving you payouts of between 5 and 50 times your total bet if you land 3, 4 or 5 of them anywhere on the reels.
The Geisha is the bonus - if she lands on reels 1 and 5 on the same spin you'll trigger the Free Games feature. Once the round has been triggered, you'll be taken to an ornamental garden and given a choice of 6 fans. Choose 1 to reveal the number of free spins you've been awarded.
You'll then be offered another choice of fans which will reveal the multiplier. If your luck is in, you can get 20 free spins with a 10x multiplier. If you're lucky enough to re-trigger the free games the multipliers can get even bigger, reaching an amazing 50x, so hope to see those bonus symbols.
You'll also have the chance at winning the Dollar Ball Progressive Jackpot - to opt-in, click on the enable tab on the top right corner of the reels. It will cost you £1 per spin to play. Choose 5 numbers from 1 to 49. On every spin, there will be a lottery draw. Land all 5 of your numbers and the progressive jackpot will be yours. Four numbers and it's 1% of the jackpot with prizes of 1, 2 and 25 coins if the draw produces 1, 2 or 3 of your numbers.
Geisha Story is a lovely slot to look at - the visuals are excellent and the on-screen action plays out to a tranquil, Japanese style backing track. It all makes it very easy to play. The features aren't bad either when they arrive. Don't expect the free spins to land too often though. You'll find plenty of small wins in the base game but the bonus rounds are much trickier to come by. They can be worth the wait though thanks to the big multipliers on offer.
There's no shortage of slot available with a distinct Asian flavour - Geisha Story a tale that's worth re-telling. If you like the theme, Net Entertainment’s Koi Princess is superb as to is NextGen Gaming’s Cherry Blossoms.