Lucky Year 25 (Mascot Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Lucky Year 25 - Game Overview

Lucky Year 25 is a 5x3, 20-payline slot from Mascot Gaming released on 23 January 2025. Stakes span 0.20 to 30 per spin, with medium volatility and a fixed 95.3% RTP. The max win sits at 7,500x, which feels fair for a clean grid and straightforward rules. The theme celebrates Chinese New Year with bright reels, temple gates and firecrackers. Headline features are Multiplier Wilds, a rising-multiplier Free Spins round, and a post-win Risk Game if you fancy pushing a result.

Lucky Year 25 Symbols

There is a clear paytable of eight base symbols, plus the special koi carp scatter and golden snake wild. The premium trio is the red snakes, lanterns and dragon masks, with the snakes topping the board. Mid and low icons include lotus flowers, scrolls, lucky red envelopes, dumplings and the golden money toad. Five red snakes on a line pay 75x in the base game, which is the standout regular hit before modifiers or feature multipliers kick in.

Koi carp act as scatters and are the ticket to Free Spins when three or more land. The golden snake wild subs for pay symbols, not scatters, and can sit in any reel. When a wild helps a line win, the Multiplier Wild rule doubles the line’s payout, which is where stacked lines can move the needle. The symbol set sticks closely to festival traditions, so the whole screen feels thematically tidy and easy to read during quick sessions.

Lucky Year 25 Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x75
	4	x25
	3	x7.5
	5	x50
	4	x17.5
	3	x4.5
	5	x25
	4	x7.5
	3	x2.5
	5	x7.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x6.25
	4	x1.75
	3	x0.75
	5	x5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.5
	5	x3.75
	4	x1
	3	x0.25
	Scatter
	5	x25
	4	x10
	3	x5
	2	x2

Lucky Year 25 Features

Multiplier Wilds are always live. Any winning line that includes the snake wild pays at double the stated amount, which can be telling on multi-line hits. Free Spins trigger with three, four or five koi scatters, awarding 10, 12 or 15 games. A 3x win multiplier applies from the first spin, and it climbs when you add more free games during the feature. The trail can reach up to 25x, so even mid-tier symbols start to matter.

The Risk Game appears after a paid win. You can take the base result or enter a gamble panel to try upping the payout, with the trade-off that you can lose the lot. The feature comes with a win cap of 1,000x, so I keep that ceiling in mind when judging the offer. It suits short, punchy sessions where I am already ahead, while longer grinds feel safer without it.

Lucky Year 25 Winning Potential

The headline max win on Lucky Year 25 is 7,500x, set across a fairly classic five-reel setup. In regular play the top line prize is 75x for five red snakes, so the bigger totals lean on multipliers, either from the Free Spins ladder or wilds doubling the line value. That balance makes the base feel steady, with the fireworks saved for bonus segments where the ramping multiplier can carry several joined lines over a useful threshold.

Mascot lists volatility as medium with a 20.9% hit rate, which translates to roughly one winner in five spins across long sessions. The RTP is 95.3% and fixed, so you are not chasing variable builds from site to site. That return sits below the 96% benchmark, yet the math holds up once you factor the stacked feature multipliers. I treat it as a mid-pack value slot with clean pacing and transparent rules.

Stakes from 0.20 to 30 open the door to both testing and measured bankroll play. I tend to start low, map the hit rhythm, then notch the bet when the Free Spins trail feels warm. The wild doubling effect can surprise on modest stakes, especially when several lines connect through a single symbol spread. For my taste, the sweet spot is a medium stake that keeps me in range of the bonus while not burning the balance during lean patches.

Theme, Graphics & Sound in Lucky Year 25

The reels sit at the entrance to a Chinese temple, with lilies and lotus blooms framing the grid. Gentle strings and familiar festival motifs set a calm backdrop, then fireworks pop either side of the screen to mark action. The art is bright without clutter, so lines are easy to track even when stacked hits roll across several rows. It feels like a proper New Year celebration, with every spin wrapped in small visual cues from the culture.

Our Lucky Year 25 Rating

After several sessions, I rate Lucky Year 25 as a tidy festival slot with real upside in the bonus. The symbol choices match the theme, the maths stays readable, and the trio of routes to bigger pays gives me enough to chase. The RTP is a shade low on paper, but the 3x to 25x Free Spins ladder and the wild doubling keep the ceiling within reach. I stick a 4.6 out of 5 on it and will be back when I fancy a celebratory run.