A tribal January 2021 video slot from developer Ainsworth, Zulu Treasure is in the “Quad Shot” game series. It also relates to Sun Chief (July 2017), Diamond Chief (June 2016), and Chief’s Magic (November 2020). Based on the Zulu tribe of Southern Africa’s Nguni ethnicity; it thematizes gems, kingdom, treasure, ecosystem, African culture, and exploration.

Zulu Treasure has: 100, or 50 switchable and left-to-right winning lines; two scatters; eight coins; four non-progressive jackpots; sixteen symbols; side game; cumulative maps; repopulating wilds; and retriggering free spins.

Regular games: twelve symbols (logo, warrior, Caucasian, drum, weapon, necklace, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) require three/four/five-of-a-kind, paying: from X0.10 to X100 for 50 lines; and from X0.05 to X100 for 100 lines.

Free spins: twelve symbols (logo, warrior, Caucasian, drum, weapon, necklace, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) require three to five-of-a-kind, paying: from X0.08 to X25 for 50 lines; and from X0.04 to X25 for 100 lines.

Treasure-hunting spins: twelve symbols (sculpture, warrior, Caucasian, drum, weapon, necklace, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) require three to five-of-a-kind, paying: from X0.04 to X0.40 for 50 lines; and from X0.02 to X0.20 for 100 lines.

Zulu Treasure Game Characteristics

Zulu Treasure has a partitioned and wooden 5X3 grid, with translucent blue reels. Warrior adornments decorate the patterned frame whose backgrounding sepia image consists of an orange-hued savannah ecosystem amid fireflies and silhouetted wildlife.

The Zulu Treasure’s coins: $0.04, $0.08, $0.12, $0.16, $0.20, $0.32, $0.40, and $0.60. Total bets for 50 lines: $2.00 (minimum bet), $4.00, $6.00, $8.00, $10.00, $16.00, $20.00, and $30.00. Total bets for 100 lines: $4.00, $8.00, $12.00, $16.00, $20.00, $32.00, $40.00, and $60.00 (maximum bet).

The Zulu Treasure’s five symbols: substituting colorful “wild” sculpture of a lion’s head; free games-activating, patterned, and colorful “Zulu Treasure” logo on a red Nguni shield (scatter); jackpot-facilitating blue-and-orange “Quad Shot” frame; off-white treasure map of Zulu kingdom (scatter); and symbol-transforming gold-filled pot.

Eleven ordinaries: typical Zulu warrior; amethyst-holding female Caucasian explorer; patterned white-and-brown djembe drum; pair of colorful Nguni shields and arrows; colorful beaded and horn necklace; purple A; orange K; golden Q; blue J; green 9; and red 10.

The following are the Zulu Treasure’s odds.
For the 50 lines: 9/10/J pay X0.10, X0.20, and X1; K/Q pay X0.10, X0.40, and X2; A pay X0.10, X0.80, and X2; necklaces pay X0.10, X1, and X3; weapons/drums pay X0.10, X1.50, and X4; Caucasians pay X0.10, X2, and X4; warriors pay X0.10, X2, and X6; and logos pay X5, X20, and X100.

For the 100 lines: 9/10/J pay X0.05, X0.10, and X0.50; K/Q pay X0.05, X0.20, and X1; A pay X0.05, X0.40, and X1; necklaces pay X0.05, X0.50, and X1.50; weapons/drums pay X0.05, X0.75, and X2; Caucasians pay X0.05, X1, and X2; warriors pay X0.05, X1, and X3; and logos pay X5, X20, and X100.

There are free games’ payouts.
For the 50 lines: 9/10/J pay X0.08, X0.16, and X1; A/K/Q pay X0.10, X0.20, and X1; necklaces/weapons pay X0.20, X0.40, and X1.50; drums/Caucasians pay X0.30, X0.60, and X2; warriors pay X0.40, X1, and X4; and logos pay X2, X5, and X25.

For the 100 lines: 9/10/J pay X0.04, X0.08, and X0.50; A/K/Q pay X0.05, X0.10, and X0.50; necklaces/weapons pay X0.10, X0.20, and X0.75; drums/Caucasians pay X0.15, X0.30, and X1; warriors pay X0.20, X0.50, and X2; and logos pay X2, X5, and X25.

Treasure-hunting spins’ payouts.
For the 50 lines: 9/10/J pay X0.04, X0.06, and X0.10; A/K/Q pay X0.04, X0.10, and X0.20; necklaces/weapons/drums pay X0.06, X0.16, and X0.30; warriors/Caucasians pay X0.10, X0.20, and X0.36; and sculptures pay X0.10, X0.20, and X0.40.

For the 100 lines: 9/10/J pay X0.02, X0.03, and X0.05; A/K/Q pay X0.02, X0.05, and X0.10; necklaces/weapons/drums pay X0.03, X0.08, and X0.15; warriors/Caucasians pay X0.05, X0.10, and X0.18; and sculptures pay X0.05, X0.10, and X0.20.

3+ “Zulu Treasure” logos yield ten purple-hued free spins, potentially with: +3 free spins after 2+ re-appearing logos; “wild” sculptures in the inner reels; and collectible treasure maps. Drawn in the free spins’ middle reels, the maps (one treasure-hunting spin per drawn map) are collected at center-right, where the up to 20 treasure-hunting rounds begin after the free mode.

These treasure-hunting spins draw, in the corner reels, gold-filled pots that move rightward between symbols-turned-wilds. Minimum win: $0.08 (for a three-of-a-kind of A/K/Q/J/9/10). Maximum regular win: $6000.00 (for a five-of-a-kind of logos).

A Quad Shot-framed and a five-of-a-kind of warriors/Caucasians/drums/weapons/necklaces: unsubstituted combinations offer a $10000.00 major jackpot; and its substituted combinations offers a $200.00 minor jackpot.

A Quad Shot-framed and a five-of-a-kind of A/K/Q/J/10/9: unsubstituted combinations yield a $1000.00 maxi jackpot; and substituted combinations offer a $40.00 mini jackpot.
Zulu Treasure has good software: HTML5 technology, mobile/desktop versions, and 10/25/50/75/100 auto spins.

Sound effects: jingling, ringing, whooshing, bonus “watch out” exclamation, trumpet chords, roaring, and African drumming. The animated 3D graphics: fireflies, spinning, dolly zooming, hurled map, glittering, lunging sculpture, burning spears, shaky grid, crossing pot, gushing, flaming reel, and embers.

Luck in the Zulu Treasure

Zulu Treasure is a game of luck whose RTP rate is 94.76%. House edge: 5.24%.