Dragon's Tale Slots
This mobile compatible slot from Viaden has an Asian theme. It is nicely produced, with clean and clear symbols that show smartphones were at the forefront of the design process. All the usual clichés are in place, with golden coins, pandas, fans and lanterns part of the setup. This game has 5 reels and 9 pay lines. The main attraction is a free spins round that can be retriggered multiple times. There are generous prizes from regular play, with up to 10000 coins possible on any one win-line.
The background of this slot shows cherry blossoms, with the reels ‘housed’ within a pagoda. The background of the symbols looks like a brushed bronze, and helps the symbols stand out on smaller screens. Some of the symbols are detailed, though the colouring and shapes are distinct enough that you’ll spot wins right away. In addition to the panda, fan and lamp there are Asian people (a guy and a lady) and a sinister looking face mask. There is some Asian writing, which appears to have taken the place of playing card symbols. A backing track plays, which is quite long and varied – think upbeat traditional music and you will be on the right track. Some of the computerized sounds which play when the reels spin clash with the backing track for me, though these can be switched off using the ‘settings’ tab.
There is only a single feature on this slot, in the form of the free spins game.
Setup and Play for Dragon’s Tale
You can choose from between 1 and 9 win-lines for this game, and select coins ranging from 10c to 50c – making the spin range 90c through to $4.50c. After you win a fan to the right of the spin button becomes bright. This allows you to double or 4x you wins by correctly choosing the suit or the colour of a playing card. Auto-spin is configurable and allows anything up to 2000 automated spins.
Like all Viaden slots you’ll have flexibility in terms of the settings. The music and spinning sounds can be individually toggled on and off. You can also disable the win amount alerts. Fast play is available, though be warned that this is crazy fast – as in no spinning at all, just a new set of symbols.
The biggest prize comes from hitting 5 of the red dragons, which are the wild symbol for this slot. This will get you 10000 coins, with 2000 coins for 4 and smaller payments for 2 or 3. The wild makes up wins with any of the regular symbols – though not the scatter.
Regular wins are headed up by the guy and lady, which will pay you 1000 coins for 5 on a line, 250 for 4 and 75 for 3. The panda comes next; this one pays out 500 coins for 5. The statue and pagoda pay out 250, the lantern 150 and the characters 125 for 5. Last of all is the mask, which pays 100 coins for 5 on a line.
Golden coins are the scatter symbol, paying out regardless of where they land on the reels. 5 of these will pay 250x your total spin amount, 4 pays 20x, 3 pays x and 2 pay 2x. You will also trigger 16 free spins if you hit 3+ of these symbols.
Dragon’s Tale Bonus Game
The only difference I could see for the free spins round is that the ‘Dragon’s Tale’ logo becomes a count-down for your free spins. Though the 16 to start is fixed regardless of how many scatter symbols you hit, you can retrigger – and this happened several times for me. There is no count to show how much you have won during the bonus - wins are simply added to your balance as you go. Once your spins finish you are back to the normal game without any further alerts or notices.
Dragon’s Tale – Conclusion
Asian themed slots are very common online, and this is a decent enough example. It is optimized for mobile play (though works just fine on a desktop), and colourfully produced. The music and graphics flesh out the theme nicely, though the computer ‘spinning’ sounds clash with this somewhat. The main attraction is the chance of a big win for penny stakes. The retriggering free spins round can certainly help this, though 5 wilds on line during regular play will also do the trick. A solid slot, and worth checking on your mobile if you enjoy the Asian themed genre.
