Universal Entertainment Corporation announced the new Smaslo SHACHA RUSH machine. Designed to increase payouts through bonuses and ST centered on SHAKA GAME, it is scheduled for installation in gaming halls in January 2027.
Universal Entertainment Corporation announced the new Smaslo SHACHA RUSH machine (model designation: L/SHACHA RUSH AE; manufactured by Maruhon Industry). The machine increases payouts through bonuses with a net increase of approximately 5.0 coins per game and the ST feature "SHAKA GAME," with bonus opportunities primarily determined through 4-game trigger draws known as the Hotamaru Zone.
During normal play, bonuses and SHAKA GAME can be triggered by a Buddha symbol combination, which occurs at a rate of 1/64, as well as by rare roles, guaranteed triggers and additional game-count-based draws. The Hotamaru Zone is entirely skill-based and is designed to allow players to upgrade their held balls. The upgrade probability is 1/17, while the probability of a guaranteed trigger rises to approximately 1/7.77 during the final judgment.
There are 2 types of bonus, SHAKA CHANCE and SHAKA BONUS, both with a net increase of approximately 5.0 coins per game. SHAKA BONUS guarantees entry into SHAKA GAME, while SHAKA CHANCE has an upgrade rate of approximately 20%. SHAKA GAME is a 32G-plus-alpha continuing ST in which Buddha symbol combinations, upgraded at a rate of 1/18, are key. Its continuation rate is 75% or 90%.
After SHAKA GAME ends, a five-attempt comeback zone called the Naki no 5-kai occurs. Returning through the Goko Zone leads to a 75% loop, while returning through the Gokuraku Jodo Zone leads to a 90% loop. Installation in gaming halls is scheduled for January 2027.