An online version of the arcade game Moon Dance, the oriental January 2021 video slot Moon Dancer: Wheel Bonanza is in its developer Ainsworth’s “Cash Stacks” game family together with Action Dragons (June 2020), Galaxy Gold, Year of Fortune, Inca Emperor, and Mustang Spirit (February 2018).

Thematizing Chinese culture, folk religion, and Feng Shui thought; Moon Dancer has 50 fixed winning ways, four non-progressive jackpots, three sets of free games, bet-multiplying random picker wheels, three win multipliers, two scatters, bonus rounds, rightward wins, fourteen symbols, and eight total bets.

Regular games: eleven symbols (ingot, koi, amulet, lotus, lantern, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) pay X0.10 to X6 for a three to five-of-a-kind. Free spins: five symbols (ingot, koi, amulet, lotus, and lantern) pay X0.02 to X4 for a three to five-of-a-kind. Picker wheel’s spins: five symbols (ingot, koi, amulet, lotus, and lantern) pay X0.02 to X0.60 for a three to five-of-a-kind.

Moon Dancer Game Characteristics

The Moon Dancer’s grid appears oblong due to the colorful, golden-framed, and semicircular picker wheels along the margins of its double-framed 5X3 grid. Set on a red-and-orange embroidery; the grid has a red-and-golden frame for its crimson-partitioned and pastel pink reels.

The Moon Dancer’s total bets: $1.00 (minimum), $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, and $20.00 (maximum).

The Moon Dancer’s three special symbols: a substituting “wild” Chinese female dancer in a crimson kimono; multiplier mode-activating silhouetted blue pagoda; and free spins-determining colorful “Wheel Bonanza”.

Eleven ordinaries: golden yuanbao ingot; white-and-red koi; red-tasseled jade amulet; pink lotus; red-and-golden Chinese lantern; purple A; orange K; golden Q; blue J; green 9; and red 10.

The Moon Dancer’s regular payouts are as follows.
The $1.00 bet: 9/10 pay $0.10, $0.20, and $1.00; A/J/K pay $0.10, $0.40, and $1.50; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $0.30, $1.60, and $3.00; and koi/ingots pay $0.50, $2.00, and $6.00.

The $2.00 bet: 9/10 pay $0.20, $0.40, and $2.00; A/J/K pay $0.20, $0.80, and $3.00; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $0.60, $3.20, and $6.00; and koi/ingots pay $1.00, $4.00, and $12.00.

The $3.00 bet: 9/10 pay $0.30, $0.60, and $3.00; A/J/K pay $0.30, $1.20, and $4.50; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $0.90, $4.80, and $9.00; and koi/ingots pay $1.50, $6.00, and $18.00.

The $4.00 bet: 9/10 pay $0.40, $0.80, and $4.00; A/J/K pay $0.40, $1.60, and $6.00; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $1.20, $6.40, and $12.00; and koi/ingots pay $2.00, $8.00, and $24.00.

The $5.00 bet: 9/10 pay $0.50, $1.00, and $5.00; A/J/K pay $0.50, $2.00, and $7.50; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $1.50, $8.00, and $15.00; and koi/ingots pay $2.50, $10.00, and $30.00.

The $10.00 bet: 9/10 pay $1.00, $2.00, and $10.00; A/J/K pay $1.00, $4.00, and $15.00; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $3.00, $16.00, and $30.00; and koi/ingots pay $5.00, $20.00, and $60.00.

The $15.00 bet: 9/10 pay $1.50, $3.00, and $15.00; A/J/K pay $1.50, $6.00, and $22.50; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $4.50, $24.00, and $45.00; and koi/ingots pay $7.50, $30.00, and $90.00.

The $20.00 bet: 9/10 pay $2.00, $4.00, and $20.00; A/J/K pay $2.00, $8.00, and $30.00; lanterns/lotuses/amulets pay $6.00, $32.00, and $60.00; and koi/ingots pay $10.00, $40.00, and $120.00.

Below are the free mode’s payouts.
The $1.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.02, $0.06, and $0.60; lotuses/amulets pay $0.02, $0.10, and $1.00; koi pay $0.04, $0.20, and $2.00; and ingots pay $0.04, $0.20, and $4.00.

The $2.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.04, $0.12, and $1.20; lotuses/amulets pay $0.04, $0.20, and $2.00; koi pay $0.08, $0.40, and $4.00; and ingots pay $0.08, $0.40, and $8.00.

The $3.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.06, $0.18, and $1.80; lotuses/amulets pay $0.06, $0.30, and $3.00; koi pay $0.12, $0.60, and $6.00; and ingots pay $0.12, $0.60, and $12.00.

The $4.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.08, $0.24, and $2.40; lotuses/amulets pay $0.08, $0.40, and $4.00; koi pay $0.16, $0.80, and $8.00; and ingots pay $0.16, $0.80, and $16.00.

The $5.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.10, $0.30, and $3.00; lotuses/amulets pay $0.10, $0.50, and $5.00; koi pay $0.20, $1.00, and $10.00; and ingots pay $0.20, $1.00, and $20.00.

The $10.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.20, $0.60, and $6.00; lotuses/amulets pay $0.20, $1.00, and $10.00; koi pay $0.40, $2.00, and $20.00; and ingots pay $0.40, $2.00, and $40.00.

The $15.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.30, $0.90, and $9.00; lotuses/amulets pay $0.30, $1.50, and $15.00; koi pay $0.60, $3.00, and $30.00; and ingots pay $0.60, $3.00, and $60.00.

The $20.00 bet: lanterns pay $0.40, $1.20, and $12.00; lotuses/amulets pay $0.40, $2.00, and $20.00; koi pay $0.80, $4.00, and $40.00; and ingots pay $0.80, $4.00, and $80.00.

The picker wheels’ payouts are below.
The $1.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.02, $0.10, and $0.40; lanterns pay $0.02, $0.06, and $0.40; and koi/ingots pay $0.02, $0.20, and $0.60.

The $2.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.04, $0.20, and $0.80; lanterns pay $0.04, $0.12, and $0.80; and koi/ingots pay $0.04, $0.40, and $1.20.

The $3.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.06, $0.30, and $1.20; lanterns pay $0.06, $0.18, and $1.20; and koi/ingots pay $0.06, $0.60, and $1.80.

The $4.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.08, $0.40, and $1.60; lanterns pay $0.08, $0.24, and $1.60; and koi/ingots pay $0.08, $0.80, and $2.40.

The $5.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.10, $0.50, and $2.00; lanterns pay $0.10, $0.30, and $2.00; and koi/ingots pay $0.10, $1.00, and $3.00.

The $10.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.20, $1.00, and $4.00; lanterns pay $0.20, $0.60, and $4.00; and koi/ingots pay $0.20, $2.00, and $6.00.

The $15.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.30, $1.50, and $6.00; lanterns pay $0.30, $0.90, and $6.00; and koi/ingots pay $0.30, $3.00, and $9.00.

The $20.00 bet: lotuses/amulets pay $0.40, $2.00, and $8.00; lanterns pay $0.40, $1.20, and $8.00; and koi/ingots pay $0.40, $4.00, and $12.00.

5+ “Wheel Bonanza” prompts a centered (left one) wheel of fortune, with: differently colored credited segments, blue “free games” segments, and golden “bonus” segments. If the picker wheel’s pointer pinpoints a credited segment, the triggering: five “Wheel Bonanza” offer betX1, six “Wheel Bonanza” offer betX2, and 7-8 “Wheel Bonanza” give betX5.

If the picker wheel’s pointer pinpoints a “free games” segment, the triggering: five “Wheel Bonanza” offer eight free spins; six “Wheel Bonanza” offer 12 free spins; and seven or eight “Wheel Bonanza” offer 18 free spins.

Amid the free mode, the appearance of the pagodas in the corner and middle reels yield a three-game bonus mode: a wins-doubling first free round, wins-tripling second free round, and X5 win-multiplying third free round.

The picker wheel may pinpoint a “bonus” segment, triggering the other jackpot-marked wheel of fortune, at right, whose, in turn, pointer may indicate a: $250.00 mini jackpot (three orange segments); $500.00 minor jackpot (two crimson segments); $5000.00 major jackpot (two off-white segments); or $50000.00 grand jackpot (lone golden segment).

A HTML5 game, Moon Dancer supports mobile/desktop devices, and has 10/25/50/75/100 auto spins. Sound effects: whirring, oriental, retro, strumming, ringing, and whooshing. The animated 3D graphics: dolly zooming, spinning combinations and wheel, glowing, glittering, swaying and gesturing dancers, and fireworks.

Luck in the Moon Dancer

Moon Dancer—a game of luck—has a 94.74% RTP rate. House edge: 5.26%.