Lion Gems: Hold and Win slot
Lion Gems: Hold and Win is a Playson slot released in March 2022, played on 5 reels, 4 rows and 30 paylines, with a lion as the wild and African acacia trees as the scatters. Its centrepiece is the Hold and Win Bonus Game, opened by six diamond Bonus symbols or by the Diamond Peak feature, where a Mystery symbol can become one of three jackpots. Cover all 20 cells with diamonds and the Grand Jackpot is paid.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Lion Gems: Hold and Win works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Lion Gems: Hold and Win: key facts
| Studio | Playson |
|---|---|
| Released | March 2022 |
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 4 rows, 30 paylines (the game screen in our lobby shows the 5x4 grid, marked 30 LINES at each side) |
| Volatility | Medium-high |
| Rhino payout | Five rhinos on a payline: 8x the stake (shown as 8.00 GBP on the Game Info page in our lobby, with the bet at £1 on the game screen) |
| Wild | The lion; during the free spins the stacked wilds carry a 2x multiplier |
| Scatter | The acacia tree; three, four or five scatters pay 2x, 10x or 100x the stake (shown as 2.00, 10.00 and 100.00 GBP on the Game Info page in our lobby, with the bet at £1 on the game screen) |
| Free spins | 8 for three or more scatters (the Game Info page in our lobby says “3 or more Scatter symbols trigger 8 Free Spins”); can be retriggered |
| Hold and Win Bonus Game | Six or more diamond Bonus symbols, or the Diamond Peak feature, start it. For the Bonus symbol, the Game Info page in our lobby says “6 or more trigger the Bonus Game” and “Bonus symbols pay only during the Bonus Game” |
| Jackpots | Mini, Minor and Major in the Bonus Game; Grand Jackpot of 3,000x stake for filling all 20 cells (the game screen in our lobby shows the Mini, Minor, Major and Grand as 20.00, 50.00, 150.00 and 3000.00 at a £1 bet) |
| Mystery symbol | Appears in the Bonus Game and transforms into one of the three lower jackpots |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
This part of the Game Info page in our lobby says 3 or more Scatter symbols trigger 8 Free Spins and 6 or more Bonus symbols trigger the Bonus Game. Five scatters are shown as 100.00 GBP, four as 10.00 GBP and three as 2.00 GBP; five rhinos are shown as 8.00 GBP, five spotted cats as 6.40 GBP, five zebras as 5.60 GBP and five warthogs as 4.80 GBP. Game and artwork © Playson.
How Lion Gems: Hold and Win plays
Wins are paid along 30 paylines on a grid five reels wide and four rows deep. Four card royals make up the low end of the paytable. The lion is the wild, and the acacia tree is the scatter, so the African imagery doubles as the game’s rule book: trees lead to free spins, while the third special symbol, a glittering diamond, is the Bonus symbol that counts towards the Hold and Win round.
Lion Gems: Hold and Win in our lobby on 15 November 2026, at £1 a spin: a 5x4 grid marked 30 LINES at each side, with lions filling the second and fourth reels, a tree symbol marked SCATTER on the third and diamonds marked 4.00 and 10.00 on the fifth. Above the reels the Grand, Major, Minor and Mini are shown as 3000.00, 150.00, 50.00 and 20.00. The bottom of the screen shows your net position, 0.00 GBP here, and time spent, which UK rules require for online slots. Game and artwork © Playson.
That leaves two numbers to watch on each base-game spin: three trees and six diamonds. Playson grades the volatility as medium-high, which places the game towards the swingier end of its scale.
Free spins with x2 lion wilds
Three or more acacia tree scatters award eight free spins. The change inside the round sits with the lion: the stacked wilds each carry a 2x multiplier, doubling any line win they help to complete. The round can also be retriggered, so it is able to run past its first eight spins. As a worked example, a line win of 50p that includes a lion wild during the free spins pays £1 instead.
The Hold and Win Bonus Game
Six or more diamond Bonus symbols in view start the Bonus Game, Playson’s take on the hold and win format. The round is played out on the 20 cells of the base-game grid. Three named prizes, the Mini, Minor and Major, can turn up along the way, and covering every one of the 20 cells with Bonus symbols pays the Grand Jackpot, the game’s top named prize.
Diamond Peak and the Mystery symbol
Two extras set this game apart from a plain six-to-trigger respin slot. Diamond Peak is the first: it gives the Bonus Game a second way to begin, alongside the usual six diamonds. The second belongs to the Bonus Game itself, where a Mystery symbol can land and then transform into one of the three lower jackpots, the Mini, the Minor or the Major, instead of staying an ordinary symbol.
Lion Gems: Hold and Win compared with Coin Strike: Hold and Win
Playson kept the Hold and Win name for Coin Strike: Hold and Win, released in April 2023, but shrank the frame to a 3x3 grid, against the 5x4, 30-line layout of the lion game. Each has a side door into its bonus. Coin Strike’s Pile of Gold, set off by coins landing in the main game, drops Bonus and Strike Bonus symbols onto the reels at random to open that game’s bonus. Lion Gems relies on Diamond Peak for that job and adds free spins with multiplier wilds on top.
| Game | Released | Grid and lines | Extra route into the bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion Gems: Hold and Win | March 2022 | 5x4, 30 paylines | Diamond Peak feature |
| Coin Strike: Hold and Win | April 2023 | 3x3 | Pile of Gold, which adds Bonus and Strike Bonus symbols |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Lion Gems: Hold and Win at Fortune Games
Look for the lion and the diamonds among the slot games in the Fortune Games lobby, which is open to adults only (18+). The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What starts the Bonus Game in Lion Gems: Hold and Win?
Six or more diamonds on the reels in a single spin, or the Diamond Peak feature, which gives the round its second trigger. The acacia trees have a separate job, since three or more of them lead to the free spins rather than to the Bonus Game, so the two features have their own triggers.
Can the free spins be retriggered in Lion Gems: Hold and Win?
Yes. Playson’s game listing confirms that the eight free spins can be retriggered, so the round is not capped at its opening award. Throughout the feature the stacked lion wilds keep their 2x multiplier, which is the main difference between a free spin and a normal spin in this game, and the acacia trees remain the symbols that open it.
What does the Mystery symbol do in Lion Gems: Hold and Win?
It only appears inside the Hold and Win Bonus Game. When it lands it transforms into one of the three lower named prizes, the Mini, Minor or Major jackpot, rather than an ordinary diamond value. The Grand Jackpot, by contrast, is tied to the board itself and is paid for covering all 20 cells with Bonus symbols.
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Checked on 15 November 2026 against Playson’s launch press release and its game listing on iGaming Business, the SlotCatalog and casinos.com game records, Playson’s Coin Strike: Hold and Win press release with the SlotCatalog record for that game, the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit and game-design guidance with Harris Hagan’s and CMS’s summaries of them, and the game in the Fortune Games lobby on 15 November 2026. Reviewed by Kay Cheadle on 15 November 2026. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.