3 Treasures is a 2019 August Gaming Asian-mythology slot with 5 reels, 243 ways to win, and a 96.15% RTP — not the National Treasure 3 movie, the video-game collectible “treasures” mechanics in Kingdom Hearts 3 / Uncharted 3 / Fable 3, or the Antiques Roadshow Treasures TV series.
The “3 Treasures” name draws from Chinese fortune motifs, likely the Taoist 三寶 (Jing essence + Qi life energy + Shen spirit) cultivation framework that runs deep in traditional Chinese medicine and Daoist meditation.
Reels & Symbols
The reel layout is standard 5-reel structure with 243 ways to win — Microgaming-style fixed ways, not Megaways. Symbols draw from Chinese fortune iconography, with card royals as low-pay fillers and themed treasure icons as higher-paying anchors. The bet range runs $0.30 to $300 credits, putting the minimum stake in the penny slot bet range for low-stakes session play.
Wild Symbols substitute for non-bonus icons across the reels, and Scatter Symbols handle the trigger structure for the Free Spins bonus. Standard substitution mechanics — no Wild constraints or positional rules to track.
- Layout: 5 reels, 243 fixed ways to win
- RTP: 96.15% (above-average single-RTP discipline)
- Volatility: Medium
- Bet range: $0.30 – $300 credits · Max win: 1,000x
Free Spins & Multipliers
The headline bonus mechanic is Free Spins, triggered when Scatter Symbols land in qualifying combinations across the reels. The round runs as a bonus phase with multipliers active — wins during the round get boosted by multiplier values applied to the base payouts.
The mechanic stack is straightforward by modern slot standards. We don’t get a Bonus Buy direct entry, no Megaways variable-ways structure, no positional jackpot constraints, and no multi-grid expansion mechanics that have become common in newer 2024-vintage slots.
What we do get is a clean Free-Spins-with-multipliers loop that fires reliably when Scatters land. The 96.15% RTP runs above the 96% market-average band, so long-run return sits slightly higher than typical — meaningful for value-conscious low-stakes session play given the modest 1,000x max win ceiling.
August Gaming Studio Context
3 Treasures is the first August Gaming catalogue review on our site. The studio launched in 2015 from Asia (specific country undisclosed publicly), runs under Curacao licensing, and got its Random Number Generator certified by iTech Labs in summer 2019.
The catalogue runs 40+ slots with 90%+ Asian themes — Chinese mythology, Japanese samurai, fenghuang phoenixes, Three Kingdoms strategist Zhuge Liang, and Qing Dynasty Empress Dowager Cixi all appear in the lineup.
The studio targets European markets via Asian-theme differentiation, distributing through EveryMatrix and SoftGamings aggregators. August Gaming casinos tracked at small-footprint scale reflect the studio’s niche positioning.
Three Treasures Lore
The cultural reference is the Chinese Three Treasures concept (三寶 sānbǎo). In Taoism, the Three Treasures are Jing (essence — foundational life material), Qi (life force / breath / vital energy), and Shen (spirit / mind / consciousness) — the alchemical-cultivation framework central to Daoist meditation and traditional Chinese medicine theory.
The same characters 三寶 also appear in Buddhism, where the Three Jewels refer to Buddha (the awakened one), Dharma (the teaching), and Sangha (the community). Folk Chinese tradition adds a third layer, treating the Three Treasures as material fortune motifs — gold, silver, and jade. Game art likely picks one interpretation; we’d reserve commentary on which until visual symbols confirm.
Verdict — When We’d Play 3 Treasures
Best for Asian-theme fans who want a simple Free-Spins-with-multipliers slot at penny-stake bet range, with the 96.15% above-average RTP slot framing as a small long-run advantage.
Skip if max-win chasing matters most — the 1,000x cap is among the lowest in modern slots — or if complex bonus mechanics drive your slot preference. This is a 2019-vintage Tier 1 simple slot, not a 2024-vintage feature-stacked title.
