16 Coins™ Slot Wazdan

Bojana Djordjevic

16 Coins Slot Review - Editor’s Impressions

16 Coins is a new addition to the ever popular 9 Coins series from Wazdan. If you love watching those shiny gold coins spin, then you’re going to be enthralled by this new title. Wazdan has upped the grid to a 4x4 grid to form the 16 Coins layout. As in previous games, nothing can be won in the base game, but the aim of this part of the game is to trigger the Hold the Jackpot bonus game where all payouts take place. 

In our online slot review, we will take you through this slot's gameplay, RTP, mechanics, and look and feel. So, if you’re interested in learning more about this exciting slot, read on. And don’t forget that you can always take a look at other new online slots.

Overview of 16 Coins Game 

This Wazdan slot promises plenty more excitement for fans of its coin series. This four-reel, four-row grid layout is the biggest grid of the whole series. Wazdan started with a 3x3 grid, then went to 5x3, then onto 5x3, and now they’re at 4x4. So, players must be really enjoying watching the coins spin.

The base game doesn’t have any regular symbols, and prizes can only be won in the bonus game. The symbols are the cash infinity coin, gold cash coins, mini, minor, and major jackpot symbols, coin collector, mystery, and jackpot mystery. The game has a vibrant green background that really makes the coins stand out.

To trigger the bonus game, players need to draw four bonus symbols of any kind in the four centre reels. There is a fixed grand jackpot of 1000x of the player’s bet.

16 Coins Game Characteristics

This game’s RTP is 96.18%, and it has a high volatility. Wazdan has bought us quite a few real money slots with RTPs in this range.The minimum bet is £0.20, and the maximum bet is £10,000. With a max bet much higher than most online slots 16 Coins is a great game for high stakes players. 

The high volatility nature of this game means that players may take longer to win, but when they do, the payout could be higher. Wazdan has given players the chance to change the volatility by using the bonus buy feature. However, this feature of 16 Coins is not available to players in the UK.

In order to win, players need first to trigger the hold the jackpot bonus game. They cannot win in the base game. The bonus game is triggered by matching four bonus symbols of any kind in the four centre positions on the grid. 

The cash infinity symbol in 16 Coins can appear in the base game and remains sticky until the hold the jackpot bonus game is over. During the bonus game, all the bonus symbols remain sticky until the end of the game. Three respins are granted at the start of this game. Every time a new bonus symbol appears, another three respins are granted. This continues until all the respins are finished, or the whole grid is full of bonus symbols.

The coin collector symbol collects all values of the cash and cash infinity symbols and randomly multiples them by between 1x - 20x the player’s bet.

There are three jackpot symbols in 16 Coins, Mini, Minor and Major. They can appear in the bonus game and act as multipliers. Mini multiples by 10x, Minor by 20x, and Major by 50x of the player’s bet.

16 Coins also has two mystery symbols. The first of the mystery symbols cannot change into the cash infinity symbol but can change into any of the other bonus symbols. The jackpot mystery symbol is the other type of mystery symbol. This one can only transform into the Mini, Minor, and Major jackpot symbols. 

At the end of the bonus game, all the bonus amounts are paid unless the Grand jackpot is won. This jackpot is won if the player collects all 16 bonus symbols and is worth 1000x the player’s bet.

There is also a chance feature where players can increase the chance of triggering the jackpot bonus game. In addition, players can change the game's volatility, but this is part of a bonus buy feature that is not available in the UK.

16 Coins Bonus Features

Slots with bonus rounds are always good to see, as they add some extra excitement to the game. 16 Coins has some engaging features that have been proven to work in previous games, especially in the other titles in the 9 Coins series. Let’s take a look at the three main features of 16 Coins.

Cash infinity

This symbol can appear during the base game anywhere on the grid. When it does appear, it becomes sticky and stays in place until the end of the hold the jackpot bonus game. It acts as a multiplier, multiplying players' winnings by 5x - 10x their bet. The prize is paid at the end of the bonus game.

In 16 Coins, the cash infinity symbols can also increase the chance of triggering the bonus game. This can happen if the symbol appears in the centre four positions on the grid.

Hold the jackpot Free Spins feature

Three Free Spins are granted in 16 Coins whenever the bonus game is triggered. This happens when four bonus symbols of any kind land in the centre four positions on the grid. More sets of three Free Spins are granted every time a bonus symbol appears on the grid. The bonus game ends when there are no more Free Spins or all 16 positions on the grid are filled with bonus symbols.

Chance level feature

This feature can be enabled during the base game. There are levels 2x, 4x, and 6x. At 2x, the base bet is multiplied by two, and the chance of triggering the bonus game is 2x higher. At x4, the base bet is multiplied by four, and the chance of triggering the bonus game is 4x higher. Finally, at 6x, the base bet is multiplied by six, and the chance of triggering the bonus game is 6x higher.

Extreme and double extreme volatility

This is a bonus buy feature and is not available to players in the UK. This feature allows players to trigger the hold the jackpot game in extreme and double extreme volatility levels.  

What Are The Pros And Cons Of Playing 16 Coins?

Here are a few pros and cons of 16 Coins.

Pros

• Chance level ante bet goes up to 6x
• 1000x fixed jackpot
• Coin collector additional multiplier
• Max bet of £10,000 appealing to high rollers 

Cons

• Can only win money in bonus game
• High volatility game
• Bonus Buy feature not available to UK players 

Summary Of 16 Coins - Great features in the hold the jackpot bonus game

This is a solid addition to the Wazdan 9 Coin series. The larger grid does make the game more visually pleasing, as there’s more going on. The animations are really fun to watch, and we liked the background colour. However, we felt that 16 Coins is a bit too similar to 15 Coins, and it would be nice to see some other features that separate it more from that title.