Cai Hong pokie: stacked wilds and a 15x free spins round

What is the Cai Hong pokie?

Cai Hong (彩虹) means rainbow in Mandarin. Fair Go doesn't describe the game's theme or symbols, so we won't guess at them. What it does publish is short and specific:

• Stacked wilds with auto-doubling payouts
• Up to 33 free spins with 15x multiplier

That makes Cai Hong a two-part game. In the base game, stacked wilds do the work. The free spins round is where the multiplier lives. There's no jackpot listed, which suits players who'd rather the game's value sat in regular features than in a long-shot pot.

Stacked wilds that double your wins

A wild stands in for other symbols to complete a winning line. A stacked wild fills several positions on a reel at once, so a single stack can complete several lines in one spin.

Fair Go adds "auto-doubling payouts" to the description. The plain reading is that a win completed by a wild pays double, without any extra step from you. As an example, a line that would normally pay 60 cents would pay $1.20 with the doubling applied. Fair Go doesn't spell out whether the doubling applies to every wild win or only some, so check the paytable for the exact rule. Devil's Jackpot takes wild multipliers further still.

Up to 33 free spins with a 15x multiplier

15x is a big multiplier for a free spins round. At 15x, a 40-cent win becomes $6.00, and a $2 win becomes $30. Both numbers are worth reading carefully, though, because both are ceilings. "Up to 33" means 33 is the most spins the round can give, and the 15x figure is the top multiplier Fair Go names.

Games with a range like this often let you trade spins against multiplier, choosing many spins at a low multiplier or a few at a high one. Fair Go doesn't say whether Cai Hong works that way, or what triggers the round. For the opposite approach, Ghost Ship gives only a handful of spins with big multipliers. The paytable will tell you both. Where games offer that kind of choice, the options are usually designed to be worth about the same on average. What changes is how bumpy the ride is.

How to play Cai Hong at Fair Go

1. Load the game. Search "Cai Hong" in Fair Go's lobby.
2. Check the lines and stake. Fair Go doesn't publish the payline count or bet range, so read the bet panel.
3. Learn the wild rule. Confirm how the doubling works before you rely on it.
4. Find the free spins trigger. It's usually a scatter count, and the paytable says how many you need.
5. Stop at your limit. The free spins round is random. Chasing it with bigger bets only spends your budget faster.

Who Cai Hong suits

Cai Hong is a sensible pick if you like a clean, readable game. One base-game feature and one bonus round mean there's little to learn. It's less suited to jackpot hunters, since none is listed. If that's what you want, try Aztec's Millions or Plentiful Treasure. And because Fair Go doesn't rate Cai Hong's volatility, start with small stakes and see how it plays for you.

What Fair Go doesn't publish

• RTP. Not published. Fair Go's 97% is an average across its pokies.
• Paylines and reel layout. Not published.
• Volatility and bet range. Not published.
• Free spins trigger and options. Only in the paytable.
• Top award. Not published.

RTP and volatility are explained in our guide to how pokies work.

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