Shining Crown (Amusnet Interactive (EGT)) – Review & Demo Play

Shining Crown - Game Overview

As an old hand, I know what I’m getting with Shining Crown. It’s Amusnet’s 2014 fruit slot on a 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines setup, paying left to right. Stakes stretch from 0.01 per spin up to 1,000 in some lobbies, and the dynamic paytable mirrors your stake so you see the actual returns. The look is dated, but the loop is clean and quick. Cherries, lemons, bells and the Lucky 7 headline a classic set, with simple rules and no faff to get spinning.

Shining Crown Symbols and Paytable

The symbols in Shining Crown are straight from the fruit machine playbook. Oranges, plums, lemons and cherries sit at the low end, topping out at 15x for five-of-a-kind. Bells rise to 20x, while watermelons and grapes jump to 70x for a line of five. The Lucky 7 is the local heavy-hitter, paying 1x for two, 5x for three, 25x for four and 500x for five on a line. With 10 lines, triples are the bread and butter during a session.

Two scatters add extra ways to get paid. The Star lands on reels 1, 3 and 5 and pays 20x your stake for three anywhere in view. The Dollar can hit on all reels and pays 5x, 20x or 100x for three, four or five regardless of lines. These are pays-only symbols; they don’t open features, but they do steady the balance by landing outside line rules, which I value when the base game runs dry.

Shining Crown Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	3	x20
	5	x100
	4	x20
	3	x5
	5	x500
	4	x25
	3	x5
	2	x1
	5	x70
	4	x12
	3	x4
	5	x70
	4	x12
	3	x4
	5	x20
	4	x4
	3	x2
	5	x15
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x15
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x15
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x15
	4	x3
	3	x1
	Wild

Bonuses And Special Features in Shining Crown

The crown symbol is an expanding wild that appears on reels 2, 3 and 4. When it lands, it stretches to cover the whole reel and substitutes for everything except the Star and Dollar. Full-reel wilds stitching together multiple lines are where this slot finds its rhythm. I’ve had plenty of spins where a single crown on the centre reel turns small connections into tidy screens, so even without free spins there’s proper momentum in the base.

Jackpot Cards sits above the reels and can trigger on any spin, at random and at any stake. You’re taken to a 12-card pick round and keep choosing until you reveal three cards of the same suit, which awards one of four progressive jackpots. I like that it doesn’t need a feature setup; it just drops in, and the four pots ticking up in view give the session a target without distracting from the flow.

There’s also a gamble feature after a win. It’s the classic red or black choice on a face-down card, with a correct guess doubling your return and a wrong pick wiping it. I use it on modest hits only, never on a screen that underpins the run, as five doubles is the cap and the risk ramps fast. No bonus buy here, and that suits a fruit slot that leans on simple mechanics.

Shining Crown RTP, Volatility, And Max Win

On the maths front, Shining Crown runs at low to medium volatility, so the bankroll swings are gentler than high-risk titles. The default RTP is 96.37%, but RTP ranges apply across sites, so you may face a lower setting. Outside the progressives, the slot’s max win is 5,000x your stake, which lines up with the Lucky 7 top line and stacked wilds in the mix. I rate it as a steady earner for session play rather than a hail-mary hunt.

How to play the Shining Crown slot

I start in demo, set a stake I’m happy with, then move to real play and keep the 10 lines active. The dynamic paytable helps me pick a stake that makes line hits meaningful without stretching the float. Auto spins are handy for feeling the hit rate; I often run batches of 50 to see how often crowns and scatters pop. When expanding wilds show some life, I nudge the stake, then scale back if the crowns go quiet.

Practical tips from my sessions. Track RTP where available and pick the highest version. Use gamble only on small tidy wins to smooth variance, not on anchors that hold the balance. Treat scatters as off-line top-ups, not triggers to chase. If you want a shot at the progressives, volume matters more than bet size, as Jackpot Cards can appear on any spin.

Play Shining Crown on Mobile

Shining Crown runs in HTML5 and plays cleanly on Android and iOS. I’ve put plenty of spins through on a phone in portrait without drops or lag. Symbols stay readable and the expanding wilds animate crisply, so you don’t miss a line complete. The gameplay doesn’t change on mobile; it’s the same 5x3, 10-line setup, the same jackpots ticking above, and the same gamble button waiting after a win.

On smaller screens the UI shifts a bit. Stake, collect and gamble sit to the side rather than under the reels, which keeps the spin button clear. If you like long sessions, I’d suggest reducing visual effects and using short auto batches to manage battery. The mobile build keeps the round pace brisk, so it’s easy to put in volume when you’re chasing a Jackpot Cards hit.

Review Summary for Shining Crown

Shining Crown is a classic fruit slot that does the basics right. No free spins, no buy, average production values, but expanding wilds and two scatters keep the base ticking, while four progressive jackpots add a proper carrot. The 96.37% RTP and low to medium volatility suit longer sessions, and the 5,000x cap is fair for the style. When I want a simple, reliable loop with real jackpot sweat, I’m happy to sit in with crowns and sevens.