Joker's Jewels is a retro style slot from Pragmatic Play with 5 reels, 3 rows and just 5 paylines. There are no free spins or bonus rounds: you play for line wins on gems and the joker, plus bonus symbols that pay anywhere on the grid. The top prize is 1,040x your stake. It suits you if you want a very simple, fast game without features to learn.
How does Joker's Jewels work?
You play on a 5x3 grid with 5 paylines, and wins pay for matching symbols from left to right. The symbols are coloured jewels, the joker and a bonus symbol.
The joker is the highest paying symbol. Five of them on a line pay up to 1,000x your stake. There is no wild and no free spins round, so each spin is settled on its own.
With only 5 paylines, each spin is quick to read: you can see straight away whether a line has paid. The jewels are the lower and mid value symbols, and the joker sits at the top of the paytable. Bonus symbols do not need to be on a payline to count.
What are the Joker's Jewels bonus features?
The only extra is the bonus symbol, which works like a scatter. Three, four or five of them anywhere on the grid pay 10x to 250x your stake, regardless of paylines.
Because there is no bonus round, the game is closer to a classic fruit machine than a modern video slot. That makes it easy to follow, but also means there is no feature that can lift a session suddenly.
Since the bonus symbols pay anywhere and the joker pays on lines, both can combine on a single spin. The highest possible result comes from five jokers on a line together with bonus symbols, which is how the 1,040x figure is reached.
Is Joker's Jewels worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
Pragmatic Play lists the RTP as 96.50%. Like most Pragmatic games, casinos may be offered lower settings, so check the info screen.
Review sites describe the volatility as medium or medium to high. The max win of 1,040x (the joker line plus bonus symbols) is low compared with newer slots, so the upside is limited.
Tips before you play Joker's Jewels
- Check the RTP and bet range shown in the game at your casino.
- Do not expect bonus rounds; the joker and the bonus symbols are where the larger wins come from.
- If you want more features, look at the later Joker's Jewels spin-offs, which are separate games with different maths.
- Because there is no bonus round, set a session time limit as well as a budget.