Catrina’s Coins: Slot Overview

Fancy a getaway to Mexico, this time brought to you by developer Quickspin, to soak up a bit of local flavour? More precisely, the destination is Pueblo del Cielo (which an online translation renders as “People of Heaven”), where the spirit of Día de los Muertos supposedly “thrives all year long”. That sets the stage for a Day of the Dead-themed slot led by a character named Catrina, who is said to watch over a stash of coins that players might manage to collect with a bit of luck.

Pueblo del Cielo doesn’t come across as the liveliest place in Mexico—at least not the slice of it used for Catrina’s Coins‘ base game. Behind the cabinet that frames the reels sits a tiled street, a handful of buildings, and the familiar strings of flags that show up in practically every Mexican-themed slot. It’s not the most party-like setting, but once free spins are triggered, the view shifts upward to a sky realm filled with mariachi energy. That’s not an everyday sight when you’re spinning reels. The underworld is common enough; the other side, less so. Catrina’s Coins may not be the most high-octane Day of the Dead slot around, yet it still carries enough upbeat atmosphere to keep things moving.

Inside the red, skull-patterned cabinet sits a 5-reel game grid with 3 rows of symbols and 20 paylines. Rated 5 out of 5, Catrina’s Coins is a highly volatile title, offered in three RTP setups with a default of 96.06%. Bets range from 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin, and players can either spin normally or purchase immediate entry to the bonus round.

Before deciding how you want to tackle Catrina’s Coins, it’s worth checking out the pay symbols. There are 8 standard symbols, and wins land when at least 3 matching icons connect on a payline left to right starting from the leftmost reel. Low pays are the dotted J-A card ranks, returning up to 1.25 to 3.75 times the bet. Mid-tier symbols include a chilli, a bottle of tequila, a hat, and a lady, paying 10 to 37.5 times the bet for 5 OAK. Wilds are effectively the top payer, delivering up to 75 times the bet for a 5 wild combination. They can appear on all reels and substitute for any regular pay symbol.

Catrina’s Coins: Slot Features

Next come the features, with Piñatas, Stars, Catrina Coins, the Pueblo del Cielo Bonus, and the bonus buy option being the main elements to watch for.

Piñatas

When a Piñata symbol lands, it reveals a random multiplier of x2, x3, x4, or x5. In the base game, Piñata Multipliers apply to Stars and line wins, and if multiple Piñatas land, their values are added together first. In the Pueblo del Cielo Bonus game, Piñata Multipliers apply to Stars and Catrina Coins.

Stars

Landing a Star grants a fixed Starpot prize of 20x, 100x 500x, or 2,000x the bet. Stars appear on the rightmost reel in the base game, or on any reel during the Pueblo del Cielo Bonus round.

Catrina Coins

Hitting at least 3 Catrina Coins in the base game triggers the Pueblo Del Cielo Bonus round. The Catrina Coins that trigger it are transferred into the bonus, and in the bonus Catrina Coins carry values of 1x to 5x.

Pueblo Del Cielo Bonus

In The Pueblo Del Cielo Bonus, Stars, Catrina Coins, or Piñatas can land. The feature begins with 3 lives, and each time a symbol lands, the lives reset to 3. Star symbols and Catrina Coins each have a multiplier value. Piñata Multipliers multiple all Stars and Catrina Coins currently on the reels. Once the round finishes, all multipliers on the reels are awarded.

Buy Feature

The Pueblo Del Cielo Bonus can be purchased for 60 times the bet. When bought, the feature starts with 3+ Catrina Coins. The RTP for buying the bonus is 96.48%.

Catrina’s Coins: Slot Verdict

Much like the Day of the Dead is a major celebration in Mexico, it’s also a favourite theme among casino game developers who can’t seem to get enough of it. Catrina’s Coins is another option for fans of the festival to put on their list. As with plenty of similar titles, it portrays Mexico as a bright, celebratory world of festivals and mariachi tunes. There’s a reason this theme keeps returning, and Quickspin uses it well here without pushing it too far, while the Pueblo del Cielo Bonus round set in the sky gives Catrina’s Coins a distinctive twist.

Overall, Catrina’s Coins is a colourful, imaginative, characterful entry in the Day of the Dead slot lineup. Still, it isn’t the most energetic or the most dazzling example of the style. Titles like Muertos Multiplier Megaways or Money Mariachi Infinity Reels edge it out on that front, though Catrina’s Coins has its own appeal. It also brings respectable win potential, topping out at 10,000 times the bet. The route it takes to chase those results can feel a bit less thrilling, since it’s essentially a fairly direct hold ‘n win setup—trigger the feature and try to land Stars, Catrina Coins, and Piñatas. Or land a huge Star in the base game. Straightforward, at least in theory.

Put another way, Catrina’s Coins is no Cash Truck, and it isn’t aiming to be. Quickspin has released plenty of games over the years, but this looks to be its first full Day of the Dead-style slot, although Wild Luchador could be seen as loosely connected. It’s only natural the studio would eventually explore this theme—many studios do—and the end result is a dependable performer, even if it doesn’t quite reach standout status.