Gems and the City is a 5 reel slot from CTXM. The name may sound a lot like the famous show set in New York, and there is four characters presented across the 30 paylines but that’s where the similarities end ;-). The designers have combined the glitz and glamour of the city with their top end software, they have worked in several features and a rather impressive $25,000 jackpot - now that could buy some jewelry and a dress or two to match!

Gems and the City Slot Theme

The entire slot is covered in bling, even the border is gilded with gold. The slot features four different girls, although they all look very similar. Each takes their place on the reels with glistening icons which animate with a winning line combination.

These ‘character’ icons are accompanied by 10, J, Q, K and A symbols (representing the royal suit as on other slots). These have also been given the glitzy treatment which is complimented with bespoke sound effects which can be toggled on or off through the slots options menu.

Although the theme and gameplay is lavish this slot isn’t just aimed at high rollers, a coin range of 0.05 to £/$/€5 with various line bets helps create a good balance of low, mid and high level bets. The betting ranges from 0.05 to £/$/€150 per spin with many options besides. This means you can play for fun or for higher stakes, this is a useful feature which some designers forget to use.

Another handy feature is the auto spin console; located on the left-hand side it allows you to preset 5x or 10x spins to play on full auto. All of these ‘auto’ options can be stopped by repressing the button.

Gems and the City Features

The ‘Wild’ icon replaces other symbols to create a winning combination, it can’t replace the bonus or free spins scatter.

Free spins are triggered by 3, 4 or 5 ‘free spins’ scatters appearing anywhere on the reels. 3 scatters awards 5 free spins, 4 awards 10 free spins and 5 awards 15 free spins which can all be retriggered during the feature.

The ‘Jewelry Paradise’ bonus round starts when at least 3 bonus icons appear on an active payline. During the three stages you ‘guess’ which box will contain the most expensive piece of jewelry, the three items are combined and multiplied by the line bet. This round offers more luck than judgement but is entertaining all the same and often pays a good return.

Gems and the City adds value to the end user via several features and the bonus round, the allure of a hefty jackpot is just the tip of the iceberg. CTXM has created a great new slot which should can be enjoyed by a range of gamblers.