2024 is the Year of the Dragon, so what better way to spin the reels of our online slot, Golden Dragon Inferno. This game has five reels and three rows of lucky icons to entertain you. To help you capitalize on them, paylines are non-existent. Every time you spin the reels, there are 243 unique ways to win. All-ways-pay slots are quickly become fan favorites here at Bodog Casino, and we are pleased to be able to add another one to the roster in Golden Dragon Inferno.
Slot enthusiasts will also appreciate the game’s suite of bonus features—some of which are tried and true favourites, while others are novel. Regardless of your experience level, this Golden Dragon Inferno slot review will get you up to speed on everything that this game offers. Learn about the different features, including the stacked mystery symbols and Hold & Win bonus, as well as the game’s design and format. With this newfound knowledge absorbed, launch a session via Practice Play mode to see if you like the way it feels.
To play a real money session of Golden Dragon Inferno, you’ll need to launch the game in Real Play mode. If you haven’t already signed up for an account at Bodog, you’ll need to do that in order to deposit funds. Fortunately, the sign-up process is quick and easy, and all new players are eligible for our generous welcome bonus.
Gameplay & Design
Golden Dragon Inferno is a 5-reel, 3-row, all-ways-pay slot with a Chinese dragon theme. The reels are adorned in red and gold and have dragons wrapped around the exterior pillars. Above the reels are four jackpots labelled: Mini, Minor, Major and Grand; there will be more on these in the section below.
To get the action started, you can determine your stake-per-spin using the – and + toggles beside the default stake ($1.25). Bets range from $0.25 to $112.50 with many points in between. Traditional Chinese music plays in the background as you begin your session, but if you prefer to play without it, you can turn it off (sound effects too) in the game settings.
As mentioned, the 243-ways-to-win format means there are no paylines to worry about here. As long as sufficient matching icons land on consecutive reels, starting on Reel No. 1, a payout will be triggered. On the paytable, there are eight standard game symbols that are divided into two categories. The four high-paying symbols all pay the same and include a gold Laughing Buddha, who’s laying on his side and holding up a gold ingot in his hand. The Laughing Buddha represents prosperity, happiness and good fortune, making it an ideal game symbol.
Next on the paytable is the yuanbao. This little boat-shaped gold cast with a bump in the middle is an ode to the traditional currency that helped found Imperial China. It represents, luck, prosperity and honour.
Next up is the gold tortoise—representing longevity—and the gold carp, which is a big beautiful fish that signifies wealth, abundance, and strength. Each of these higher-paying symbols issue a payout when two or more land on consecutive reels, starting on the first one and progressing right.
The lower-paying game icons are poker symbols J, Q, K and A. Just like with the higher-symbols, the lower ones all pay the same amounts. They also require just two or more matches to trigger a payout, which is nice considering most games require a minimum of three.
You can expect payouts to happen fairly regularly. Golden Dragon Inferno has a 96.41% return to Player rate, making it an excellent choice for players looking for good value. It also has a medium volatility level, which creates a nice balance between payout size and frequency. The maximum payout possible is a whopping 5,000X your bet.
Key Features
Wilds
Flaming wilds are included on Reels No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 to boost the number of wins in the base game. These special icons the shape of other game icons when there’s an opportunity to create a winning line. The only icons that they won’t substitute for are the jackpot icons and scatter symbols.
Nudging Multiplier Wild Reel
The central reel has regular wilds, as mentioned above, and also the Lucky Dragon Nudging Wild. This special wild is stacked and, like the standard wild, it will fill in for game icons in order to creating a winning line. But it has more powers than that.
“Nudging” refers to the wild’s ability to nudge up or down a reel that it partially lands on, turning the entire thing wild. By doing so, it can facilitate more winning lines. Any wins the wild helps create get boosted with a multiplier displayed on the reel. The multiplier can be 2X, 3X, 5X, 8X, or 10X. If no wins happen, you get a second chance. The wild reel stays in place while all of the other reels undergo a re-spin free of charge. Hopefully you’ll snag something on the re-spin.
Bonus Symbols
The bonus symbols are red orbs engulfed with flames; these icons display random numbers, like 30.00 or 75.00. Landing six or more anywhere on the reels triggers the Hold & Win bonus.
Stacked Mystery Symbol
Stacked mystery symbols are all over the reels in the base game, boosting win opportunities every time they appear. You’ll recognize them as red doors with a gold knocker in the centre; they appear in clusters, sometimes taking up seven or more spots simultaneously.
The stacked mystery symbols reveal a randomly-selected icon, all in unison. They all match, so if eight of them land on the reels, they could become eight Laughing Buddha icons or eight gold tortoises. The stacked mystery symbols can take the form of any of the game’s eight standard icons, but not bonus symbols.
Bonus Rounds
Hold & Win Bonus
Land six or more bonus symbols (red orbs engulfed with fire) anywhere on the reels, and you get to experience a fun Hold & Win Bonus game. This is the only way to access the game’s four jackpots displayed over the reels. The bonus symbols that that trigger the Hold & Win stay locked in place while the reels undergo three re-spins. Any new bonus symbols also freeze in place and lead to an additional three re-spins.
Two outcomes are possible with the Hold & Win bonus. First, you could run out of re-spins and return to the base game. Alternatively, you could get to the point where you have all 15 spots on the reels locked with bonus symbols. If that happens, you can cash in on the prizes offered by each jackpot bonus symbol, including 15X for each mini symbol, 30X for each minor symbol and 200X for each major. You also collect the prizes displayed in the flaming orbs, which range from 1X to 10X. The cherry on top is the grand prize of 2,000X, which is awarded after all of the other payouts have been issued. This is a bonus round worth pursuing.
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Golden Dragon Inferno is available to play with real money now in our casino. To launch a session in Real Play, you must first deposit funds into your Bodog account. Although we accept Direct Bank Transfer and select credit cards, cryptocurrency is quickly becoming a popular option with our tech-savvy casino players. By using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, or any of the other four cryptocurrencies we accept as a deposit method, you’re guaranteed to have your funds come through to your account. Credit cards are notorious for blocking transactions at gaming sites, but you don’t have to worry about that when dealing with Bitcoin.
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