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Year of the Dragon King review

Theme and Style

Year of the Dragon King is an online slot designed and developed by Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom. The slot is themed around the zodiac symbol of the Dragon, one of the 12 animals that makes up the Chinese year calendar.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

Year of the Dragon King plays it safe with the design, with Pragmatic Play delivering their typical high-standard graphics and animations. The slot's reels are positioned high above the Chinese mountains, with a Paifang, the traditional entrance to a temple, encasing the reels.

The symbols are those that you would typically associate with the theme. This includes Chinese lanterns, the titular Dragon King, and some gong symbols. A fairly generic oriental-inspired tune plays in the background.

Gameplay

Pragmatic Play keeps the base game simple for the Year of the Dragon King slot. The game uses five reels and three rows, with 20 active paylines on each spin. Wins are formed by matching three or more symbols across a payline.

The stake and autospin options are located around the spin button in the bottom corner, and the 'i' button will give you information about the game and the paytable.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The bonus action in Year of the Dragon King is centered around mini slot reels. On random spins, a reel's background may change color, with blue, red, and green available. If all reels match, then the Mini Slot Machine bonus begins.

Up to five one-reel mini-slots are added to the grid and they begin spinning. These reels only contain colored number 8s and blank symbols. If they win, they continue spinning. When they lose, they lock in place. The round ends when all reels are locked.

Each mini-reel will also have a multiplier depending on which color triggered the bonus. Green reels will have an x1 multiplier that increases with each spin. Blue starts at x2 and increases by two on each win, and red has an x5 multiplier that increases by 5 on each win.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

Year of the Dragon King has a maximum win of 5,000x your stake, with an RTP of 96.08% and a rating of 5/5 for volatility from Pragmatic Play. The RTP and the volatility both get the approval of our slot strategy guide, but the maximum win is fairly average.

Conclusion

Thanks to the success of Big Bass Bonanza and its subsequent spin-offs, players have come to expect big things from Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom games. The Year of the Dragon King slot, while not bad, feels like a fairly average game. The lack of bonuses outside of the mini-reels limits the game, and while these are entertaining for a while, they lose their novelty after a few triggers. While this is not a bad slot, there are better Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom games out there.