8 Golden Dragon Challenge Slot Review

8 Golden Dragon Challenge RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The 8 Golden Dragon Challenge slot is played on 5 reels and has 10 fixed paylines. All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines, beginning from reel 1. At least 3 are needed for the Royals, with only 2 matching symbols needed for the dragon symbols to form a winning combination.

Spin away from just 10p up to £250 per spin. Use the + and – buttons on either side of the Gorilla spin button below the reels to adjust your total bet. Autoplay is also an option in some countries and you will see that available below the spin button.

The 8 Golden Dragon Challenge RTP is 96.01%., which is slightly above the industry average and typical of many Pragmatic Play online slots.

In terms of volatility, it’s in the medium range and has been given a 3.5/5 rating by the provider. The hit rate is 1 in 6.38, which is quite high in all honesty and not as low as many other comparable slots.

The maximum win is 8,800 x your total stake. 8 is a lucky number in Chinese numerology, so it’s no surprise to see 2 in the maximum win figure. The bonus feature is where you’ll have the best chance of landing the top prize. More on that in full further down in the review. The max win probability is 1 in 1,000,000, which is quite generous when you look at the probability of some other slots with a similar max win.

Theme – a familiar Asian look

The 8 Golden Dragon Challenge slot brings you familiar visuals and a traditional soundtrack that you’ve probably experienced in numerous other Asian-themed games. It’s not to say that it’s a bad thing, but some innovation here would have set it apart from many others. You’ve got the cherry blossom trees in the background and reels that are set inside a temple If you’re a fan of this theme, you’ll no doubt love what Pragmatic has put together.

On the reels, the A-9 Royals make up the lower-paying symbols. The higher-paying ones are 3 different coloured dragons – blue, green and red. The red dragon symbol pays the most, awarding 5, 20, 50 or 100 x the bet for 2, 3, 4 or 5  in combination.

There’s no Wild in the game, but here’s a list of the symbols you will come across and the significant information for each:

Symbol	Payouts/Info
9	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2 x stake
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2 x stake
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2 x stake
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2 or 5 x stake
K	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2 or 5 x stake
A	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 5 or 10 x stake
Blue Dragon	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 1, 5, 10 or 20 x stake
Green Dragon	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 2, 10, 20 or 50 x stake
Red Dragon	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 20, 50 or 100 x stake
Scatter	3 in view triggers Mini Slot Machine Bonus

8 Golden Dragon Challenge mobile

The 8 Golden Dragon Challenge mobile slot looks and plays great on smartphones. The 5×3 layout looks good on smaller screens, and HTML5 technology ensures fantastic performance. This slot provider is always a popular pick at mobile UK casinos on iOS and Android devices.

8 Golden Dragon Challenge Bonus Features

There are 3 bonus features in the 8 Golden Dragon Challenge slot game. The main bonus feature is a Mini Slot Machine game. The reels change to eight 3×3 mini slot machines and you keep spinning until no new winners are formed. Each one without a winner will close. There’s also an Envelope Bonus within this feature that can award multipliers up to 10x. You can also buy the main bonus feature if you’re outside the UK. Read on as we explain how it all works.

Mini Slot Machine Bonus feature

Land 3 Scatters in the base game of the 8 Golden Dragon Challenge slot to trigger this bonus feature. Normal reels will be replaced by eight 3×3 mini slot machines, as shown in the screenshot above. Only dragons and blanks will be present on the reels. Each third of the full Dragon symbol will represent 1 symbol on the mini slot machines.

During each round, the mini slot machines will spin and show a result. Any 3 adjacent dragon symbols from left to right on any of the reels (beginning from reel 1) will award 1x the bet. Winning slots will spin again, and the ones that didn’t land a winner will lock and not spin again.

This process continues until all of the slot machines have been locked. If you manage to land a winning combination with a full Dragon symbol on a reel when the bonus round ends, an extra bonus is awarded, which leads us nicely on…

Envelope Bonus feature

When this is triggered, for each mini slot machine that had winning combinations with a full Dragon symbol, a multiplier of +1x is added to the total multiplier for the Envelope Bonus feature. It’s +3x for 2 full Dragon symbols and +8x for 3.

When this bonus round begins, 8 envelopes open to show a random money amount. This will be multiplied by the total multiplier. All of the amounts are then added together and paid. The possible envelope values are 2x, 3x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x or 10x.

Non-UK players can buy the bonus feature for 100 x the bet. It’s also possible to use an Ante Bet feature, which will increase your bet by 50% but give you a better chance of landing the Mini Slot machine feature.

8 Golden Dragon Challenge Slot Review Summary – standard design and gameplay

As soon as I loaded the game I knew what to expect in the base game and it’s exactly what I got – standard gameplay, basic visuals and a traditional soundtrack as I was spinning away. But while I expected a bog standard Free Spins feature or a Respins feature, I did get a fun Mini Slot Machine Bonus feature, which was enjoyable and a little different.

When you add in the medium variance and the 8,800 x max win potential, it does take this slot from a mediocre level to an above-average level. Just. You can’t ignore the win potential here and it’ll probably be enough to keep you interested for longer than you would normally. The RTP rate of 96.01% isn’t too bad either. Add in the 1 in 117 Free Spins feature hit frequency and you can start to ignore the basic gameplay.

Overall, it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, or ‘Cha’ as they call it in Guandong, but it’s got enough appeal to make things a little exciting. Don’t hesitate to try our free demo and decide for yourself if it’s worth your time and money.