Dragon Empire Slot Review

How to play

Dragon Empire from Spadegaming is played on five reels, three rows, and comes with 243 ways to win. This means that, rather than the standard gameplay where you have to form winning combinations according to paylines, you don't have to worry about that here.

All wins must be made on adjacent reels from left to the right, starting from the leftmost reel. Only the free spins symbol can create combinations both ways. With 243 ways to win, you have the chance to make up to 243 winning combinations.

Before you get started, you have to place your bet. The number of credits you choose will determine the reels' layout, and the bonus features available to you. If you pick 20 or 30 credits, you play the classic game. But, with 40 or 50 credits, the bonus reel will open.

You will also select your coin value and bet level. Your total bet is calculated by multiplying the coin value, bet level, and credits. You can also select the autoplay option and turbo spin if you want to speed up the game.

Symbols and payouts

The symbols on the reels of the Dragon Empire slot fit the game's theme ideally. They all offer a wide range of payouts, from the bonus symbols to the high and low valued symbols. The free spins symbol offers a payout of 4x, 2x, and 1x your total bet when you land five, four, and three on the reels.

Next, we have the dragon, which will reward you with 168x, 68x, 38x, and 8x your bet level for landing five, four, three, and two on the reels.

The golden phoenix will then reward you with 108x, 38x, 18x, and 3x your bet level for hitting five, four, three, and two symbols on adjacent reels. The golden lion will reward you with the same payout.

The golden turtle symbol also offers a payout of 88x, 28x, and 12x for landing five, four, and three symbols across the reels. This is the same payout as the koi fish.

The lower paying symbols range from A to 10, and they all offer payouts of 48x, 18x, and 8x your bet when you land five, four, and three of a kind of any of these symbols on adjacent reels.

Best Dragon Empire bonus feature

There are many Dragon Empire bonus features that you can look forward to as you spin the reels. A random bonus that can pop up at any time is the Dragon's Blessing. When the Chinese dragon appears massively on the reels, the player will win a free spins feature or enter the Mega Cash Bonus Game.

The Dragon Empire free spins feature is just a tip of the bonuses you can activate in this slot. When you land three, four, or five symbols, you get 8, 16, and 24 free spins, respectively. The lower paying symbols won't be found when you're playing with free spins. You can also retrigger the round.

Next, we have the Mega Cash Bonus Reel, which is the highlight of this video slot. It unlocks an additional reel when you bet with 40 or 50 credits, making it easier for players to activate the Mega Cash Bonus Game. This bonus reel is only filled with jackpot symbols or mega cash symbols.

If you can get six or more mega cash symbols on the reels, you activate the bonus game. The mega cash symbols will be locked in place until the feature ends. If you can fill all the reels with the symbol, you get 2x your jackpot prize.

The bonus round ends when you fill all the reels, or your bonus spins finish. You can get random bonus spins from one to four by choosing out of three enclosed options.

If a jackpot symbol appears during the mega cash bonus game, one of the jackpots from Mini to Grand will be rewarded to the player.

RTP & volatility

The Dragon Empire RTP is set at 96.1%, which is average for online slots. It also offers medium volatility, leading to average-sized and frequent wins.