Luck of the Dragon Slot - Review, Demo, Casinos, Bonuses

Luck of the Dragon Review

Developer Iron Dog expands its collection of Asian-styled games, once again taking players to the Far East to explore the culture and traditions of ancient China with the Luck of the Dragon slot. The game comes packed with rich Chinese visuals and plenty of entertaining and rewarding features, such as free spins and two different kinds of respins, providing an outstanding winning potential of 8,888x.

On the outside, Luck of the Dragon sticks to somewhat of a standard Asian formula, utilizing familiar symbols of luck and prosperity as well as classic mythical Chinese beasts, while the background wallpaper is traditionally colored in red. A typical outer look indeed, yet there’s nothing to complain about aside from that since the game has high production values, with sharp detailed graphics and smooth animations.

Luck of the Dragon Slot - Reel Screen

The Luck of the Dragon slot comes with a betting range of €0.1 to €88 per spin, providing plenty of options for any budget. The volatility tends to the high side of the spectrum, which means scoring something decent might take you some time, but you can hope for pretty big payouts here, up to a maximum of 8,888x your bet. As for RTP, the game is supplied in three different settings, with 95.14% being the highest, unfortunately.

Loading the game takes players to a 5x4 reel layout, where 9 regular symbols appear. They are lower-paying card ranks from A to 10 and high-paying lucky cats, Yin Yang symbols, lions, and dragons. Besides having the highest value, the latter also plays into the features, covered in the next section. Finally, winning combinations of lower symbols require landing at least 3 of the same kind adjacently on the reels along one of the 20 fixed paylines, while the premiums need only two.

Luck of the Dragon Slot Features

Luck of the Dragon Respin

As alluded to earlier, higher symbols, including the top-tier Chinese dragons, pay from 2-of-a-kind and more. However, if you manage to land 3 or more of these symbols on a single win line, a Luck of the Dragon Respin is awarded. When triggered, all dragon symbols get locked in place, while all other positions spin again. If another dragon symbol appears, it gets held as well and the respins continue. The process goes on until there are no new dragon symbols show up on the reels, or until you manage to fill the grid entirely with dragons. All other symbols pay out as usual during the respins. The dragon, in turn, awards a payout after the last respin only.

Most wins in the Luck of the Dragon slot come from the Hold and Win bonus. To trigger it, you need to land at least 6 Coin symbols anywhere in view. Coins are cash symbols, which display random bet multiplier values from 1x to 5x. Plus, there are special Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega coins, which award corresponding jackpot prizes:

• Mini Jackpot - 8x the stake.
• Minor Jackpot - 88x the stake.
• Major Jackpot - 888x the stake.
• Mega Jackpot - 8,888x the stake.

When activated, players receive 3 respins to start with and proceed to special reels where only coins are available, while all other symbols are removed. All coins, including the triggering ones, are sticky and are held for the remainder of the bonus game. If a new coin appears, the respins counter is reset back to 3.

Luck of the Dragon Slot - Hold and Win Bonus

The bonus game continues until no more coins land in 3 respins, or until the entire grid is filled. Keep in mind that the maximum win is capped at 8,888x the bet, so if the value is reached or you manage to catch the Mega jackpot prize, the feature will be put to an end immediately.

Last but not least is the Free Spins feature, triggered by landing 3 or more Scatter symbols simultaneously on the reels during the base game. Three, four, or five Scatters award 10, 15, or 25 spins respectively, and the same combinations landing during the feature grant +5, +10, or +15 extra spins respectively.

A Collector will appear during the free spins, starting below the leftmost reel. On each spin, it moves to the next consecutive reel and collects all symbols from that reel in a special box sitting below. Once 20 symbols are stored, a Respin proceeds, using the collected symbols. The respin always guarantees a win.

Luck of the Dragon Slot - Free Spins

Then, the collection boxes are reset, and the Collector starts moving backward, once again collecting symbols from the reels. During both the free spins and respins, there’s a chance a random number of Wilds will be added to the reels. It’s possible to activate the Hold and Win bonus during the free games, but the Luck of the Dragon Respin feature is not available.

Review Summary

We’ve seen so many Asian slots that it’s really hard to make an impression on savvy gamblers. Iron Dog’s Luck of the Dragon does manage to though, utilizing a pretty cosmic gameplay with powerful rewarding extras, bonus features, and huge jackpots. Therefore, players who don’t mind an entirely formulaic Chinese theme would find plenty of entertainment here.