Lucky Dog Slot Review

The Lucky Dog Slot Game

I’m sure those of you who are pet owners always look forward to returning home after a very tiring day, and being welcomed by a bubbly puppy/dog wagging its tail. I bet that’s the code Pragmatic Play and Fat Panda are trying to crack with this slot.

It’s worth noting that this game’s theme isn’t unique to Pragmatic, since it already has a fully-fledged ‘The Dog House’ brand. So, creating the Lucky Dog must have been a no-brainer for the design team.

It happens in a small park with a massive dog house set up at its core. Even though the background is blurry, you can still see the flowers, banners, and partly cloudy skies.

Meanwhile, the 3x3 playing field is set within a vertical orientation, which, although it may look suitable for mobile platforms only, also fits on desktops and tablets. A cute piece of melody infused with playful sound effects completes the design.

Symbols and Payouts

This video slot may be as basic as you can imagine, but it takes on its theme earnestly. As such, expect only dog-related items as part of the symbols. According to the paytable, they include six regulars and a wild.

Once again, the playing field has 5 paylines. So, wins only happen when three matching symbols appear along a predefined payline from left to right. Then, you evaluate the win based on the paytable value and the currently selected stake.

Before getting to the symbols list, I recommend consulting the Lucky Dog paytable, even during your playing sessions, to keep up with the payout rules.

Now, since all the symbols are few, I’ll list them all, as follows:

• Green Ball - 0.6x the bet.
• Collar - 0.8x the stake.
• Rubber Duck - 1.2x the bet.
• Bowl of Treats - 2x the stake.
• Bone on a Pillow - 3x the bet.
• Dog House - 20x the stake.

Then, a Happy Puppy is the Wild symbol, which can appear on all reels and substitutes for all symbols. In addition, it pays 50x the bet when 3 wilds complete a winning line.

Lucky Dog Slot Bonus Features

I’m sure you’re asking yourself, “What’s in it for the features?” Well, I hate to break it to you that you only get respins with increasing multipliers and nothing more…Nada!

Respins

This feature can randomly trigger at any Lucky Dog spin. Select one of four coins to reveal the number of respins awarded whenever the bonus starts. A multiplier that increases by +1x applies to all wins at every re-spin.

After the respins end, you receive another choice of picking one of four coins to reveal more respins to continue the feature. However, revealing an ‘X’ ends the feature.

How to Win at Lucky Dog Slot

Playing this video slot is like counting numerics—very effortless. Each of its 3 columns contains 3-symbol rows, similar to most classic slots. As if that’s not enough, The Lucky Dog embraces 5 paylines, meaning that following your wins shouldn’t be complicated.

To win, you must aim for three identical symbols to appear on the predefined paylines from left to right.

But first, you must pick a bet between the €0.05 and €250 range from the bet selection window accessible through the Stacked Coins button. Once done, close the tab and press the Spin button in the middle to gamble a single round.      

Hold the Spin button to activate Turbo mode or use the “Quickspin” option from the settings window. Instead of playing every spin manually, you can use the Autoplay function to preselect and gamble several Lucky Dog spins automatically.

If you’re curious about the paytable and game rules, use the “i” button. Finally, the Rotary sign exposes the system settings.

Lucky Dog Slot RTP & Volatility

Even without plenty of features, the game has a strong default RTP of 96.50%. However, I wonder whether the 1000x bet maximum win compensates enough for its medium to high volatility. 

The Final Thoughts

I don’t think having a long-ass conclusion for a video slot with the bare minimum would be reasonable. But, it doesn’t mean that Pragmatic Play and its sister studio, Fat Panda, didn’t do enough to entertain players.

Before anything else, Lucky Dog has an okay design with vibrant visuals and an adorable dog theme. But it’s not unique, especially since Pragmatic has another established brand consisting of games, such as The Dog House Dice Show, The Dog House-Mutley Crew, The Dog House Royal Hunt, just to name but a few.

The quoted competitors have more activity, which may handicap this new release, considering it only boasts a re-spin feature and increasing multipliers. Heck, even its win cap isn’t great!

The only good thing about its features is the option to add more respins after the current ones are over. Also, it has a wide betting range that should allow different player budgets. And if you’re into straightforward gameplay, which won’t have you scratching your head, you’re at the right place!