Kitsunes Scrolls Slot Review
A pagoda glows warm against deep night blue, a paper lantern sways at the frame’s edge and blossom branches reach in from the corner, all painted in that lush anime style Japanese folklore keeps attracting. Kitsunes Scrolls is built on a strange premise for a folklore slot: it doesn’t trust luck much at all. Two reels lock together on every single base game spin, which means nearly half the board arrives pre-matched, every time, without ever asking you to trigger anything.
From Spinomenal, this one runs on a 5×4 grid with 25 fixed paylines and an RTP of 95.8%. It sits in the studio’s fox-adjacent corner alongside Kitsune S Scrolls Sacred Flames and Kitsune Sakura Fortune, and it’s the quietest of the three. Ten free spins, a collection meter and a gamble ladder are what the night holds.
Synced Reels and the Expanding Wild
On every base game spin, two random reels lock together and land identical to one another. Which pair syncs changes from spin to spin, so no two rounds play out quite the same way. When the same symbols stack up on a synced pair, several of the 25 lines tend to fill at once, which is why the base game pays more regularly than the line count suggests.
There’s no trigger to wait for and nothing to collect; the sync simply happens, spin after spin. The only thing that interrupts it is a feature round, where the base game rules stop applying. Everything else about the base game, from the wins to the wilds, is built around what those paired reels produce.
The wild counts as any symbol except the free spins and bonus scatters, and five wilds on a winning line pays 2,000x the line bet. During the base game, a wild that lands inside the synced pair expands to fill its entire reel, which is where the bigger base wins come from. An expanded wild on a synced pair means two full reels of substitution at once, and on a 5×4 grid that touches a lot of lines.
All symbols pay left to right from the leftmost reel, only the highest win on each line counts, and multiple line wins in one round add together. Wins are multiplied by the bet per line. The game is set to its 25 lines permanently, so there’s nothing to adjust there.
The Paytable
Symbol values below are multiples of the total bet:
- Phoenix/Fire: 160x for three, 800x for four, 4,000x for five
- Kitsune Mask: 120x for three, 480x for four, 2,400x for five
- Sword/Shuriken: 80x for three, 160x for four, 800x for five
- Scroll: 60x for three, 120x for four, 400x for five
- A: 40x for three, 60x for four, 200x for five
- K, Q: 20x for three, 40x for four, 160x for five
- J, 10: 20x for three, 40x for four, 120x for five
The picture symbols and the royals live in different worlds, and the drop from the scroll down to the A is where the paytable flattens out. Base game wins will usually be built from the lower half of that ladder, with the sync doing the lifting. The phoenix at the top is a long way from everything beneath it.
Free Spins, Stacked Wilds and the Gamble Ladder
Three or more scattered free spins symbols award 10 free spins, with the bet per line carried over from the triggering round. Only the base game can trigger them. Once inside, the bet buttons are locked, so the round plays out at the stake it started with.
Inside the round, between one and three stacked wilds land on random reels on each spin. The stacks move every spin, so a reel that’s plain on one turn can be full of wilds on the next. That’s the whole upgrade, but stacked wilds on a 5×4 grid with 25 lines are enough of one, and the round can produce several filled lines at a time when the stacks align.
The Gamble Feature
Before the free spins begin, a gamble screen offers a route to as many as 50 free spins. You can collect the current amount or risk a portion of it to try for more. The ladder works like this:
- A successful gamble awards the number of free spins shown for that round
- After a win you can gamble again or collect what you’ve gathered
- At 50 free spins the gamble closes for good
- A failed gamble pays the figure on the losing coin, and the gamble ends there
So the floor stays above zero but the ladder stops the moment a gamble goes wrong. Five times the starting 10 is the prize for a run of successful risks, and the choice between banking 10 and chasing 50 comes around after every winning step.
The Bonus Game Meter
Three or more scattered bonus symbols trigger a separate bonus game, base game only. It starts with 3 spins.
Scattered winning symbols collected during the round fill a meter, and every 5 symbols collected fills one cell, raising the winnings on offer. Scattered +1 Spin symbols add extra spins to the tally.
The round plays out step by step: land winning symbols, watch the cells fill, pick up +1 Spins where they appear, and take the payout attached to the last filled cell once the spins run out. Each extra spin is another chance to collect, and each cell cleared pushes the final payout one tier higher.
Three spins is a short leash; the extra-spin symbols are the difference between a glance and a round. It’s a collection race with a visible finish line, and the meter’s progress is there to read the whole time.
Buy Feature
A buy feature lets you skip the scatters and trigger the free spins round immediately. Clicking the button opens a window where you can adjust the bet the round will play at, and the buy price is set according to that bet. Confirm the buy and the round starts straight away.
Auto play is on hand for longer runs, configurable by spin count and stopped with the pause button, and turbo mode shortens each round for anyone who wants the reels to move faster. Both can be combined, with turbo started from the auto play configuration screen.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
Playing Kitsunes Scrolls is mostly watching the reels pair off and seeing what the match produces, and that’s precisely why you’d pick it: no other part of the night town works this way, because the sync is always on and the base game never goes quiet. The expanding wild inside a synced pair is the best thing here, turning one lucky placement into two full reels of substitution.
The weakness is the gap between what you win and what the top of the paytable promises. Base wins are almost always royal-sized, and even the meter’s best cell pays less than the phoenix five-of-a-kind nobody will ever line up.
It’s a good fit for anyone who likes a base game with something happening on every spin and doesn’t need a jackpot chase to stay interested. If you play for the big ceiling, the fox’s lanterns won’t light your way. For everyone else, the night’s warm enough to stay in.
Kitsunes Scrolls FAQs
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What is the RTP of Kitsunes Scrolls?
The RTP is 95.8%. -
How many paylines does Kitsunes Scrolls have?
The game runs on 25 fixed paylines. -
What is the grid size of Kitsunes Scrolls?
It’s a 5×4 grid, five reels and four rows. -
Can you buy the bonus on Kitsunes Scrolls?
Yes. A buy feature lets you purchase and immediately trigger the free spins round, with the price set according to the bet you choose for it. -
When is Kitsunes Scrolls released?
Kitsunes Scrolls’ release date is 9 November 2020. -
Who makes Kitsunes Scrolls?
Spinomenal. -
How does the gamble feature work in Kitsunes Scrolls?
After triggering free spins, you can gamble the awarded amount for a chance at more, up to a maximum of 50 free spins. A failed gamble leaves you with the amount shown on the losing coin and ends the gamble. -
How does the bonus game meter fill?
The bonus game starts with 3 spins. Every 5 scattered winning symbols you collect fills one cell of the meter and increases the winnings, while scattered +1 Spin symbols add extra spins. When the spins run out, you’re paid according to the last filled cell.
