Floating Dragon Wild Horses Slot Review
A horse built entirely of flame rears up the right-hand edge of the screen, its mane unravelling into sparks against a burning dusk. Floating Dragon Wild Horses is a slot that defers almost everything to its bonus round: the base game dangles coins worth up to 5000x the total bet on the reels and then refuses to let you collect a single one of them outside free spins. That’s a bold way to build a medium-volatility game, and it makes the long spells between scatters the whole question. Pragmatic Play paint the wait in deep reds and gold, with two smaller fiery horses galloping either side of the logo, and the artwork carries more heat than the paytable does.
Underneath the fire, it’s a 5×3 grid with 10 paylines, 96.50% RTP and medium volatility, with stakes running from 0.10 to 250.00 per spin. The top prize on the money symbols is 5000x the total bet. It sits in the studio’s Chinese-fortune stable alongside 5 Lions Megaways, Mustang Gold Megaways and Wild Bison Charge. The question is whether the blaze pays or just glows.
Base Game & Features
The reels carry a flower pot, gold ingots, red lanterns, red envelopes, stacks of gold coins and the royals from 10 up to A. Wins pay left to right across the 10 fixed lines. The spread between the top and bottom of the symbol ladder is wide, so it’s worth reading the values before you spin:
- Flower Pot: 0.5x for two, 5x for three, 20x for four, 200x for five
- Gold Ingots: 3x / 15x / 100x for three, four and five
- Red Lantern / Red Envelope: 2x for three, 10x for four, 50x for five
- Gold Coins Stack: 1x for three, 5x for four, 20x for five
- A / K: 0.2x / 2.5x / 10x for three, four and five
- Q / J / 10: 0.2x for three, 1x for four, 5x for five
Money Symbols
Every coin symbol on the reels doubles as a money symbol, carrying a random value on each spin. The possible values run the full range below:
- 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 100x or 200x the total bet
- 500x the total bet
- 5000x the total bet
In the base game those values sit on the reels with nothing to collect them; the free spins round is the only place they can be won. A wild on the same screen takes the lot, and a multiplier built on the meter behind it takes them for more.
Wilds and Near-Miss Respins
Wilds arrive on paper lanterns, substitute for every symbol except scatters and money symbols, and during free spins they collect the money values on screen.
Two scatters without a third sets off a near-miss respin. The scatters drop one position down their reels while the reels without them spin again, and paper lanterns can appear to reveal the missing scatter.
Ante Bet
An ante bet raises the stake to a 15x multiplier in exchange for more scatters on the reels and a better chance of triggering free spins. While it’s active, the bonus buy is switched off, so it’s one route or the other.
Floating Dragon Wild Horses Free Spins & Bonus Rounds
Free Spins
Three, four or five scatter symbols award 15, 20 or 25 free spins respectively. During the round, every wild that lands collects all the money values on screen, and each wild is tracked on a red or a purple meter above the reels. A top row of meter and multiplier tiles replaces the usual header while the round runs.
Every fourth wild collected on either meter retriggers the feature, adds 10 free spins and raises the money multiplier for that colour: 2x at the second level, 3x at the third and 10x at the fourth. After the fourth level on a meter, that meter can’t retrigger again.
The two meters work independently. A run of red wilds can carry a meter to the 10x multiplier while the purple one sits where it was, so which colour lands matters as much as how many wilds arrive.
End-of-Spin Modifiers
Free spins come with a set of random modifiers that fire at the end of a spin when the board is half-ready:
- Folding fans appear when there are wilds but no coins, dropping coin money symbols into random positions
- Paper lanterns appear when there are coins but no wild, bringing wilds onto a random reel
- Firecrackers appear when there are wilds but no coins, transforming every non-wild symbol on screen with special reels in play
Each one exists to pair wilds with coins, the two halves of the round’s payout system: coins carry the values, and only wilds collect them.
Bonus Buy
Two buy options sit alongside the ante bet, and both guarantee at least three scatters on the triggering spin:
- Buy Free Spins for 100x the total bet: the standard free spins round
- Buy Super Free Spins for 300x the total bet: the same round, but only three wilds on any meter are needed to retrigger
The super version shortens the distance between retriggers, which matters when the multiplier ladder is where the money lives. At 300x it’s priced accordingly.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
This is a slot you play for one reason: the bonus round, where all those coins the base game kept out of reach finally get collected. The ride there runs through the prettiest meadow in Pragmatic’s catalogue, but the scenery doesn’t pay. Line wins rarely cover the spin, so the base game is a slow burn in the most literal sense.
The strength is the meters. Two independent collection tracks mean a good round builds twice over, and the modifiers that patch missing wilds or coins stop the feature stalling out cheaply. The weakness is everything before it: a paytable that tops out at 200x for five of the best symbol, in a game whose real money only moves in free spins.
It suits players who like a collect-and-climb bonus at a medium pace and don’t mind waiting for it. Anyone chasing frequent line wins or a hot base game won’t find either here. But if you’d rather watch a meter fill than count small pays, the fire’s worth sitting beside.
Floating Dragon Wild Horses FAQs
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What is the RTP of Floating Dragon Wild Horses?
Floating Dragon Wild Horses runs at 96.50% RTP. -
Is Floating Dragon Wild Horses high volatility?
No, it’s a medium volatility slot. Wins are sized and paced accordingly, with the bigger swings reserved for the free spins round and its multiplier ladder. -
How many paylines does Floating Dragon Wild Horses have?
It has 10 fixed paylines, paying left to right across the 5×3 grid. -
What is the grid size of Floating Dragon Wild Horses?
It’s a 5×3 grid: five reels and three rows. During free spins, a top row of collection meter and multiplier tiles appears above the reels. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Floating Dragon Wild Horses?
Stakes run from 0.10 to 250.00 per spin, and the ante bet option raises the stake further in exchange for more scatters on the reels. -
How do you trigger free spins in Floating Dragon Wild Horses?
Land three, four or five scatter symbols to win 15, 20 or 25 free spins. Two scatters without a third can also set off a respin where the scatters drop down a position and lanterns can reveal the missing one. -
How does the free spins retrigger work?
During free spins, every wild collected fills a red or purple meter. Every fourth wild on a meter retriggers the round, awards 10 more spins and raises that colour’s money multiplier, stepping from 2x to 3x to 10x. After the fourth level on a meter, it can’t retrigger again. -
Can you buy the bonus on Floating Dragon Wild Horses?
Yes. Buy Free Spins costs 100x the total bet and triggers the standard round, while Buy Super Free Spins costs 300x and triggers a version where only three wilds on a meter are needed to retrigger.
