Dragon Lines Slot Review

How to play

Dragons, Oriental symbols, and the Chinese culture are a popular theme used in designing video slot machines. So it isn’t surprising to know that all of the leading game designers throw in a game or two into the mix. For Ainsworth, it’s entry is the explosive Dragon Lines slot that uses the common three by five playing grid with 100 paylines. The theme and visuals look like the traditional dragon or lion dance that’s traditionally performed during New Year’s Eve. To pull this off, this online slot uses 10 paying symbols and half of these are related to the Chinese culture.

Before you can play, you’ll need to set first the number of paylines and bet per line. You can use the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons to increase and decrease the number of lines to play and your bet. The minimum bet to play here is set at €0.01 and you can push this to €10,000. This is a wide betting range which makes this appealing to all types of players, from beginners to the high-rollers. 

To start playing, just click ‘Play’ or press the spacebar. After the spinning of the reels, your potential win is evaluated based on the symbols and payout schedule. You can win in this game by collecting at least three matching symbols starting from the left, except for the scatters that pay anywhere.

Symbols and payouts

This game uses 10 symbols that can bring you payouts. Of these, five are high-paying and Chinese-inspired. These symbols are the dragon, the Yin and Yang, golden ingots, golden coins, and the Chinese lanterns. The Yin and Yang act as the game’s scatter and also delivers the biggest payout in this game. This game pays 100x your bet when landing all five symbols on the screen. 

You will also encounter the traditional golden ingots which also offer up to 10x your bet when landing five matching symbols on the screen. These are followed by the golden coins and the Chinese lanterns which offer 3x and 2x your bet respectively when landing all five symbols on the screen. 

These symbols are joined by the firecracker and the standard suits in a deck of cards from Aces to 9s. Landing five firecrackers deliver 1.5x your bet and any of the suits offer 1x your bet for the same number of matched symbols.

The Dragon Lines slot also uses a wild symbol in the form of the red dragon. This symbol can substitute for other items on the reels to create a winning combo.

Best Dragon Lines bonus feature

As an explosive online slot from Ainsworth, this game also delivers a bonus round. You can start the Dragon Lines bonus round by landing at least three scatters on the screen. This winning combination will instantly award you 10 Dragon Lines free spins. 

During the Dragon Lines bonus round, you can re-trigger the feature and earn another five free spins provided you match at least three scattered symbols. There’s no limit to the number of re-triggers which means that you can easily grow your spins on your lucky day. 

Also, the dragon symbol will only appear on the second, third, and fourth reel of the grid. And during the bonus round, you will play the free spins using the bet size that was used to trigger the feature.

RTP & Volatility

Dragon Lines slot by Ainsworth continues the Oriental tradition set by similarly-themed games like 50 Lions, 5 Dragons, and 50 Dragons and all other iterations of the theme. In terms of visuals, it retains the usual flavor and choice of colors. However, the payouts and free spins of this medium volatility slot machine may be underwhelming. Also, the Dragon Lines RTP only stands at 94.30%, which is slightly lower than the industry standard of 95-96% for online slot machines.