Harmony of the Seas
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Pillars of Cash
On cruise ships
Reported on 1 ship across 1 cruise line
Royal Caribbean
How it plays. Each of the five reels has a box on a pillar above it that holds a credit prize. More on how it plays
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Where Pillars of Cash has been reported
1 dated public report from 1 named ship, grouped by ship: mostly player videos, plus articles and cruise line pages. Machines move during refits, so check on board.
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How Pillars of Cash plays
How it plays
When a coin lands on a reel, its value is added to that pillar's prize, the pillar climbs a step, and a three-spin countdown restarts; if three spins pass with no coin on that reel, the pillar slips down a step, and at the bottom its prize resets. When a pillar reaches the top (in Celestial Fortune the dragon behind it turns from red to gold), its prize can be won and the pillar starts over; guides differ on whether that is automatic or needs another coin on that reel. Three or more scatters (a yin yang in Celestial Fortune, a jade pendant in Festive Fortune) award up to 25 free spins, during which the pillars connect to the bonus jackpots and progressives, and all boxes reset after a bonus or progressive win. Pillar progress is saved for each bet level, so it carries over from one player to the next.
Features
- Five persistent prize pillars that grow as coins land
- Three-spin countdown that lowers a pillar when no coin lands
- Top heights differ by reel (one guide lists 4 steps on reels 1 and 5, 5 on reels 2 and 4, and 6 on the middle reel)
- Free spins (up to 25) that connect the pillars to the jackpots
- Two progressives and five bonus jackpots
At a glance
- Maker
- AGS
- Series
- Pillars of Cash
- Type
- Persistence
- Mechanics
- Persistent prize pillars above each reel, Cash-on-reels coins, Three-spin pillar countdown, Free spins (up to 25), Two progressives plus five bonus jackpots
- Theme
- Asian fortune (cosmic dragons in Celestial Fortune, jade treasure in Festive Fortune)
- Layout
- 5x3, 30 lines (AGS lists Festive Fortune as '3×5, 30 lines')
- Jackpots
- Two progressive jackpots plus five bonus prizes, one for each pillar, which AGS describes as static. Amounts are not published.
- Payback
- Land and cruise: set by the operator and not published.
In the Pillars of Cash series
Tips from players and reviewers
- Pillar progress is saved per bet level, so look at the pillars at the bet you plan to play; tall pillars mean an earlier player built up value (Know Your Slots, APSlot).
- A pillar drops a step after three spins with no coin on its reel, so built-up value can drain away while you play.
- Everything resets after free spins or a progressive, so a machine that just paid a bonus starts from the bottom.
Tips can't change the odds of any spin. They help you pick a bet level and a machine.
Industry standing and land-casino jackpots
No performance data has been published, but its visible, saved pillar meters have made it a regular in advantage-play guides, which treat a machine with tall, well-funded pillars as one worth checking.
Help the next passenger know whether Pillars of Cash is still aboard your ship
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How reports are checked
- Only signed-in members with a confirmed email address can report.
- One report per member for each game, ship and month, from the line's fleet list.
- Up to 20 reports a day per member.
- A report without a note is published straight away. A report with a written note is held until an editor has read it.
- Editors can approve or reject held reports and remove any report. You can delete your own reports at any time.
- Published reports show the line, ship, month and note, never your name or email.
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Sources (7)
- AGS: Celestial Fortune official
- AGS: Festive Fortune official
- AGS (old portfolio page): Celestial Fortune official
- AGS at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2022 (Know Your Slots) review
- Persistent State Slot Machines (APSlot) review
- 82 of the Best Advantage Play Slot Machines (MachinePro) community
- Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas. NEW MASSIVE Casino Tour. NEW NON SMOKING! (Cruising with Thomas) community
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