Gibraltar, 7 April 2015 – Touchstone Games has launched Lucky Gems, its first HTML5 title via Odobo. This game is already a top-performing land-based title that is now set for its online debut across mobile, tablet and desktop.

Lucky Gems is a real-money arcade game styled on pachinko. It fires 12 balls, one after another, from the right of the board. These cascade down, ricocheting on pins to land at random in pockets either at the top or along the bottom of the board. The aim is for multiple balls to land in allocated “high-value” pockets for big wins, and to accumulate additional bonus balls for more chances to win the top cash prizes.

As a precursor to pinball, with the notable omission of the paddles, pachinko originated in Japan and is still widely played today with over 12,500 pachinko halls spread throughout the country. The game grew in popularity in the 1940s and is thought to originate from the French game Bagatelle, with both arcade and gambling variants.

Touchstone’s adaptation has a gem-themed pay table with added features including the addition of up to 50 multiballs that can be triggered at random. A gamble option is available on all wins, with players able to wager all or half their winnings for the chance to win up to four times their original cash prize.