Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian: Reels That Physically Link Together

This Tang Dynasty slot does something few games attempt: it joins reels to one another. In the base game, either reels two and three or reels three and four link together, forming a single connected space rather than two independent columns.

That matters because of what the game does with symbols. Certain symbols expand into giant versions, growing as large as 3x4 or a full 3x5 block. A giant symbol needs contiguous space to occupy, and connected reels supply exactly that. Without the linking, a 3x4 block would have nowhere to sit on a 3x5 grid divided into five separate columns.

So the two mechanics are not independent features but a single design: the reels connect so the giants have room, and the giants exist because the reels connect.

The free games extend the principle rather than adding something new. Three or more gong scatters open five free spins, during which three, four or even all five reels connect depending on how many gongs triggered the round. So the trigger count buys board space rather than spin count, which stays fixed at five.

That is an unusual thing for a scatter count to purchase. Most games scale length or multiplier; here a heavier trigger creates a physically larger connected area for giant symbols to occupy. Five reels fully connected on a 3x5 grid means a single symbol could theoretically span the entire board.

Five spins is a short allocation, and it makes sense in that context: with the whole board potentially available to one giant symbol, a longer round would be substantially unbalanced.

A pearl wild appears on reels two through five, substituting for any regular symbol and occasionally growing into a giant wild of its own up to 3x4 in size.

Medium volatility keeps the pace fairly even, balancing regular smaller wins with the occasional giant symbol filling a large portion of the connected reels. The listed top award is 50,000 times your bet per line, and the game is available across download, instant play and mobile.

Wu Zetian suits players who want a genuine structural novelty rather than another multiplier variant, and who will read the gong count as buying connection width rather than spins. Anyone expecting more scatters to award a longer round will find the reward arrives in a form they were not watching for.