Dragon of Fortune Slot Review
A blue-tiled pagoda sits under a deep red sky, gold dragons coiling up both pillars and a small green dragon in a red cap perched on a heap of coins at the roof’s peak. It’s a maximalist take on Chinese fortune imagery, and Dragon of Fortune uses it to dress up one of the smallest grids going. Everything here routes through a single wheel: fill the table, spin it, and hope for a multiplier worth the wait.
It’s a 3×3 grid with 5 fixed paylines, running at 96.00% RTP, with stakes from 0.10 to 10,000.00 per spin. It comes from Evoplay, who have covered similar ground in Sea of Wealth and Hot Triple Sevens, and fans of Ignis Rex will know the studio’s taste for glossy presentation. The question is whether one wheel can carry a game this small.
Symbols, Wilds and the Paytable
There are nine symbols in total, all drawn from the same fortune-chest of Chinese iconography: ingots, money bags, lanterns, pouches and four coloured knots. A winning combination is three identical symbols in sequence from the leftmost reel. The payline win is the symbol’s coefficient multiplied by your bet, so the numbers below are stake multiples rather than credit amounts.
- Wild (Dragon) – x18 for three
- Gold Ingot – x6 for three
- Red Money Bag – x5 for three
- Purple Lantern – x4 for three
- Blue Pouch – x2.5 for three
- Pink/Red Knot – x1.6 for three
- Purple/Pink Knot – x1.4 for three
- Blue Knot – x1.2 for three
- Green Knot – x1 for three
The Wild dragon substitutes for all symbols in winning combinations and is comfortably the richest symbol on the reels, paying three times what the Gold Ingot manages. Below the top two, values taper off quickly. The four knots prop up the table at 1x to 1.6x, which means the lower half of the paytable mostly exists to return your stake rather than move it.
The gap between the top of the table and the bottom is worth pausing on. A full table of Wilds is worth 18x per line before any wheel multiplier is applied; a full table of Green Knots is worth 1x. Since the bonus round multiplies whatever the table pays, that spread runs all the way through the game. Which symbol fills the grid matters more here than in most slots.
Wins count on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost one, and simultaneous wins on different paylines are added together rather than compared. With five fixed lines on a nine-position grid, several lines can fire at once when the table fills. That’s exactly the scenario the bonus round is built around.
Re-Spins
Near-misses get a second chance in Dragon of Fortune. If two reels land the same symbols or Wilds, at least three symbols per reel, and no win line forms, a Re-Spin is triggered. Only one re-spin is available, so it’s a single shot at converting the miss into something better.
From there, one of two things happens: the Wheel of Fortune activates, or you’re returned to the main game. It’s a simple bridge between base play and the bonus, but on a 3×3 grid it does useful work. A full table forms one reel at a time, and the re-spin rescues the spins that stop just short of the third.
Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune is the game’s bonus feature, and it has one job: granting additional winnings. Filling the entire table with symbols of a single type, Wilds included, is what activates it. On a 3×3 grid that means all nine positions matching, and with only one symbol type needed, it’s a demanding ask but not an impossible one.
One spin per activation, no more, and the payout is guaranteed. It’s formed by taking your win line win and multiplying it by whatever the wheel rewards, so the floor is set by the table you built and the ceiling by the wheel itself. A full table of knots and a full table of Wilds are very different floors.
Jackpots
Three fixed jackpots sit on the base game side panel, and each is a straight multiplier rather than a rolling pot:
- Grand – 50x
- Major – 25x
- Mini – 15x
A jackpot can only be won inside a Wheel of Fortune feature, and the final win is the sum of the win line payout multiplied by the jackpot multiplier. Land the Grand on a full table of Wilds and the arithmetic gets interesting in a hurry. It’s the one route in the game to a genuinely large return.
Gameplay Conveniences
Holding the Spin button activates Turbo spins; release it to end the mode. Turbo is only available in the main game, so the bonus round always plays out at full length. Autospin lets you choose a number of automatic spins plus stopping conditions, and it runs at the same bet as the spin that started it.
Autoplay ends automatically if a bonus feature lands, so you won’t miss the wheel by stepping away. The bet menu lives behind the Balance or Bet readouts, and the sidebar carries sound, rules, paytable, history and settings. Standard fittings, all of them, but everything a three-reel session needs is present.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
Dragon of Fortune is a small game with one good idea, and it leans on that idea honestly. The base game is three reels of pure patience: the paytable below the Wild is modest, knots pay as little as 1x, and most spins exist to build towards a full table rather than to win anything themselves. The re-spin bridge softens that, giving near-misses a second life instead of dead-ending them.
The Wheel of Fortune is where every meaningful decision the game makes converges, and it works because the build is legible: you can see a full table forming, one reel at a time. The weakness is the scale. The rules attach no maximum-win figure to the game, calling the Grand jackpot at 50x only a high multiplier won inside the Wheel of Fortune.
It suits players who enjoy short, legible three-reel games and don’t need five features between them and the bonus. Chasers of big multipliers will find the fortune on offer here modest, but for a clean spin-and-wheel loop in handsome gold-and-red dressing, the dragon pays its way.
Dragon of Fortune FAQs
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How do you trigger the Wheel of Fortune in Dragon of Fortune?
You need a full table of symbols of the same type, or even Wilds, which means all nine positions on the 3×3 grid matching. The wheel pays out on every activation, and the result multiplies your win line win. -
How do Re-Spins work in Dragon of Fortune?
If two reels hold the same symbols or Wilds, at least three symbols per reel, and no win line forms, a second-chance re-spin is awarded. It’s a single re-spin, and it either leads to the Wheel of Fortune or returns you to the main game. -
What are the jackpots in Dragon of Fortune?
There are three fixed jackpots, each a multiplier rather than a rolling prize: Grand at 50x, Major at 25x and Mini at 15x. You can only win one inside the Wheel of Fortune feature, and it multiplies your win line payout. -
What does the Wild symbol do in Dragon of Fortune?
The Wild dragon substitutes for all symbols in winning combinations, and it’s also the game’s richest symbol at x18 for three. A full table of Wilds is the strongest table you can bring into the Wheel of Fortune. -
What is the RTP of Dragon of Fortune?
The overall theoretical return to player is 96.00%. -
How many paylines does Dragon of Fortune have?
The game is played with 5 fixed paylines on a 3-reel, 3-row grid. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Dragon of Fortune?
Stakes run from 0.10 to 10,000.00 per spin. -
Who makes Dragon of Fortune?
Dragon of Fortune is made by Evoplay.
