Grand Wild Dragon 20

People who have been playing at online casinos for over a decade will have noticed how online slots have changed. Since they first came to light, various different elements have been added, although the fundamentals have stayed the same. The most significant difference would arguably be the pizazz of the bonus features, which are now among the key attractions to most slots. Grand Wild Dragon 20 is a release that has placed traditional slots action above the allure of the bonus, although there is a very tame feature that can potentially increase the size of your wins in a gamble feature. There are also expanding wilds to accompany thrills across five reels and 20 paylines.

The Chinese theme is one that's been used in online slot machines for a very long time, and this is mostly due to the use of gold imagery and the perception of riches. Most titles using this theme usually end up looking quite similar, and Grand Wild Dragon 20 is no different with all the classic Chinese look and feel. Amatic Studios is the iGaming studio that created the game, and aside from All Ways Hot Fruits, we can't say we know too many of their titles. They definitely aren’t on the scale of NetEnt or Pragmatic, which release casino games on a frequent basis. Regardless, there are 20 paylines on which 3, 4 and 5 of a kind wins can form.

While being quite a light game in terms of features, there's also no abundance of really big winning numbers. The highest possible return you'll be able to score on any spin is 1,000x your stake, and if you consider that quite a few slots online available to play here award up to 50,000x your stake, this is a seriously underwhelming number. The wagering window sees you able to select bet sizes from 0.20 up to 100.00.

While the maximum win isn’t mind-blowing by any means, the symbols do look like they carry quite respectable values. There also aren't that many symbols, so forming winning combinations won't be as challenging as games with loads of symbols spinning. The regular symbols consist of a flower, a gold hat, a koi fish, a frog, a dragon and a phoenix, with the phoenix having the highest value of the regular icons.

There are 2 extra symbols that actually feature in most online slot games, and these are the wild symbol and the scatter. The wild substitutes all regular symbols to potentially help form winning combinations. However, it cannot substitute the scatter. The wild is also the highest paying symbol in Grand Wild Dragon 20.

Wilds can fall on any reel and carry an additional function the regular symbols, and the scatter doesn't. When a wild lands on any reel, there is the chance that the symbol will expand to cover the entire reel. If you're really lucky, every reel will see an expanded wild on it.

You have the option of playing Grand Wild Dragon 20 in gamble mode, which allows you to gamble every win you achieve. You have the chance to double the win by choosing a 50/50 between a black and red card, or quadruple the win by successfully choosing the right suit.

The only benefit the scatter symbols bring is that they pay when landing anywhere on the reels. So, if you land 3, 4 or 5 scatters, they will award a win even if the symbols weren't adjacent on a payline.

There isn't a free spins feature to provide that almost certain cash boost, as you can tell by now. The gamble feature is really old school, and while there is an element of risk in that you can lose your win if choosing incorrectly, there is the potential to increase the size of a win by a considerable margin. This might not be a slot for the modern-day online casino goers, but if traditional slots are your thing, then spin the reels to have some fun.