3 China Pots in South Africa: Three Pots, Two Boards and a 2,000x Grand
3 China Pots is a Hold and Win slot that 3 Oaks Gaming announced on 25 April 2024: five reels of three, 25 fixed lines and a princess wild. Blue, red and violet coins feed three pots above the reels, and the bonus game they start can carry four respins instead of three, a second board or random multipliers, alone or together. The rules set four jackpots at 15x to 2,000x the total bet, and a board filled with 15 coins gives the Grand.
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What 3 China Pots looks like
Images: 3 Oaks Gaming, official game page (3oaks.com).
How 3 China Pots works
Five reels of three carry 25 fixed lines, and the rules say bet lines pay in succession from left to right. Only the highest win on each line is paid; wins on different lines are added.
The princess is the wild: she appears on all reels, substitutes for every symbol except the BONUS coin and is also the top line pay. Below her come the tigress, then a gold dragon turtle, a money tree and a gold ingot, then A, K, Q and J.
BONUS coins appear on all reels but pay only in the bonus game. Above the reels sit a blue EXTRA pot, a red DOUBLE and a purple MULTI; plates on the left show the four jackpots as money at the current bet. The rules describe no bonus buy, ante bet or free spins.
What each symbol pays, in total bets and on a R10 spin
The rules print pays as money at the selected bet: at 1.00 the princess reads 10.00, 3.00 and 0.60. Each figure below is that amount divided by the bet (our arithmetic).
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| Symbol | Five | Four | Three | Five on R10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess (wild) | 10x | 3x | 0.6x | R100 |
| Tigress | 8x | 2x | 0.4x | R80 |
| Dragon turtle, money tree or gold ingot | 5x | 1x | 0.2x | R50 |
| A, K, Q or J | 2x | 0.4x | 0.2x | R20 |
The three pots: blue, red and violet coins
The rules say "Collect BLUE, RED and VIOLET BONUS symbols to trigger Bonus Game with EXTRA, DOUBLE or MULTI FEATURE" and "Each BONUS symbol has a chance to trigger a Bonus Game"; the game page calls the pots progress meters.
In the rules' picture a blue 8 coin and a violet 10 coin send trails to the pots of their colour. The launch post says "Enough blue icons open the Extra Feature", red symbols unlock Double and the purple Multi adds multipliers; neither the post nor the rules give a number of coins. The rules add that the three features can trigger on the same spin.
Extra, Double and Multi: what each pot adds
"Activated FEATURES are transfered to a bonus game, where they provide corresponding boosters", in the rules' words; the game's start screen sums them up as additional respins, double reels and random multipliers:
- Extra, the blue pot. The rules say it increases the number of respins to 4; the game page says four instead of three.
- Double, the red pot. It adds a second board, and at the start of the bonus game the BONUS symbols are duplicated on it.
- Multi, the purple pot. It has "a chance to trigger multipliers adding to random cells with BONUS symbols each respin": x2, x3, x4, x5, x8 or x10.
The bonus game: coins, respins and a full board 🎁
The bonus game is played at the triggering bet, with only BONUS symbols on the reels. The Common Rules grant three respins at the start and say "Each new BONUS symbol appearing on the reels resets the number of respins to 3"; the game page adds that the coins stay fixed in place. The Extra line above does not say whether a new coin then resets the count to 3 or to 4.
Each coin carries 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 or 10 times the total bet, R10 to R100 on a R10 spin by our arithmetic, or a MINI, MINOR or MAJOR jackpot, which the rules say appear at random. A board has 15 positions, and the rules put the Grand this way: "Collect all 15 BONUS symbols of any type and get the GRAND JACKPOT in the Bonus Game!"
The four jackpots in total bets and in rand
The rules give each jackpot as a multiple of the total bet; the rand amounts are our arithmetic.
| Jackpot | Total bets | On a R10 spin | How it comes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | 15x | R150 | A MINI coin in the bonus game |
| Minor | 30x | R300 | A MINOR coin in the bonus game |
| Major | 100x | R1,000 | A MAJOR coin in the bonus game |
| Grand | 2,000x | R20,000 | All 15 positions of a board filled |
Two Grands and the 2,000x figure
3 Oaks lists "2x GRAND JACKPOT X2000" among the game's features, and its game page says Double "allows players to fill a second board for a chance at two GRAND JACKPOTS". Two Grands are 4,000 times the total bet by our arithmetic, R40,000 on a R10 spin: a sum of two jackpots, not a cap.
Who makes 3 China Pots
3 Oaks Gaming describes itself as a distributor that works alongside established studios; its launch post and game page name no other studio for this title, and the post calls it the first time the company put the 3 Pots mechanic into a Far East-themed game. Super China Pots, from June 2025, is a separate 3 Oaks game.
Under "Licensed by", the 3oaks.com footer links to UK Gambling Commission account 63055: Green Rock Limited, which the footer names among the companies managing 3oaks.com, at the same Douglas, Isle of Man address. The register shows its remote licence for gambling software as active.
Paying for 3 China Pots in rand
3 China Pots is in the lobby at 5 operators we list: all of them take Ozow, cash vouchers and cards; 3 take Capitec Pay.
The smallest first deposit for 3 China Pots among them is R5, at Tic Tac Bets.
3 China Pots winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
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Is 3 China Pots legal in South Africa? 📜
3 China Pots is a slot, which licensed bookmakers carry under their provincial betting licences.
All 5 operators we list for 3 China Pots hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your 3 China Pots budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- Three pots add respins, a second board or multipliers to the bonus
- The pot features can trigger on the same spin
- Jackpots are set multiples of the bet, 15x to 2,000x
- Double brings a chance at two Grands, by the studio's page
- BONUS coins pay nothing outside the bonus game
- The rules describe no free spins or bonus buy
- Seven of the nine symbols pay 5x the bet or less for five, by our division
- The Grand needs all 15 positions of a board filled
A 25-line Hold and Win slot whose three pots shape the bonus game: four respins instead of three, a second board or random multipliers, alone or together. Read the rules screen at your casino before you play for money, set a budget, and keep in mind that no staking pattern beats the house edge.
3 China Pots FAQ ❓
How do you trigger the bonus game in 3 China Pots?
Blue, red and violet BONUS coins feed three pots above the reels, and by the game page the colour of the coins that trigger the bonus decides its pot feature. The rules say each BONUS symbol has a chance to trigger the bonus game and that Extra, Double and Multi can trigger on the same spin.
What are the jackpots worth?
The rules give Mini 15x, Minor 30x, Major 100x and Grand 2,000x the total bet: R150, R300, R1,000 and R20,000 on a R10 spin, by our arithmetic. The first three come as coins in the bonus game; the Grand needs a full board of 15.
What is the maximum win on 3 China Pots?
3 Oaks' game page, launch post and rules name no maximum win. The largest of the four fixed jackpots is the 2,000x Grand, and with Double the page speaks of a chance at two: 4,000x, R40,000 on a R10 spin by our arithmetic. That is a sum of two jackpots, not a published cap.
What are the RTP and volatility of 3 China Pots?
3 Oaks gives neither on its game page, and the rules in its free demo show neither, so this page gives no figure. Look for an RTP line in the game's rules or help screen at your casino before playing for money.
Where to play 3 China Pots in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying 3 China Pots, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
