Genie’s Gems is a 5-reel 5-payline video slot published by Microgaming. It has no advanced features such as wilds, scatters or free spins but it boasts an enormous 10,000-coin jackpot that awaits you as you spin the reels. The five lines accept a single coin each, and clicking the Bet One button you wager a coin and activate paylines one by one. Design wise, the slot is simple and just provides a basic gameplay with very few added features.

A big advantage for the slot is that it is designed with a focus on all budgets; by adjusting a coin denomination from $0.25 to $20, you can place a bet anywhere between $1.25 and $100 per spin. Another great thing about Genie’s Gems is that it pays both ways, meaning that the combinations of identical symbols originating from reel 5 are also considered to be wins, in addition to a normal right-to-left format. Combinations of 3 matching symbols count as wins, save for 10’s and J’s that create two-of-a-kind winning combos.

In this game, even low-paying poker cards pay generously, with up to 500 coins for hitting five K’s on the payline. There are five themed symbols that are going to shower you with coin prizes, especially Diamond and Genie. Hitting three, four or five Diamonds pays off 50, 500 or 5000 coins, while getting three to five Genies on any payline awards 100, 1000 or 10,000 coins. If you choose to activate all lines and bet on the maximum coin value, the top prize for Genies reaches an astronomical $200,000!

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The slot has no wilds, no free spins and no bonus rounds but despite its simple structure, the player has the opportunity to bag huge wins due to a strong paytable and a win-both-ways scheme used in Genie’s Gems.