The Tiger Warrior Slot Review
Snow-capped ridges with a purple tint, a plum-blossom branch hanging into a pale winter sky, and three tigers prowling a stone reel cabinet dusted with frost. The Tiger Warrior paints its Chinese mountain setting with a cool, ornate palette that stands apart from the usual fire-and-gold treatment of Asian themes. It’s a quieter look than the title suggests, and the game underneath is equally restrained: a 5×3 grid, 25 paylines, 96% RTP and a jackpot ladder in place of a multiplier mechanic.
Pragmatic Play built this one, and it shares territory with their 5 Lions and Lucky Tiger. Five free spins doesn’t sound like much, but the round has a twist worth reading about.
Base Game and Paytable
Wins pay left to right across the 25 numbered paylines, with only the highest combination counting per line. All wins are multiplied by the bet per line, and free spins winnings are added to the payline win. It’s a conventional setup, and the game doesn’t complicate it.
The symbol set runs three tigers deep. An orange and gold tiger leads the pays, followed by a white tiger and a black and silver one, with a gourd and bamboo emblem and the royal cards filling out the lower end. The wild is a warrior figure that substitutes for everything except the scatter and the Money symbols, and it appears only on reels one, three and five. It’s also the richest symbol on the board, paying 20x the total bet for five of a kind.
Because the wild only lands on the odd reels, it can never stack into a five-of-a-kind run on its own; it needs the same symbol on reels two and four to complete anything longer than a three-length line. That placement matters more than it first appears, since the middle reels are exactly where the free spins round does its work.
All values below are multiples of the total bet:
- Warrior wild: 3 pays 1x, 4 pays 10x, 5 pays 20x
- Orange and gold tiger: 3 pays 1x, 4 pays 10x, 5 pays 20x
- White tiger: 3 pays 0.8x, 4 pays 6x, 5 pays 16x
- Black and silver tiger: 3 pays 0.6x, 4 pays 4x, 5 pays 12x
- Gourd and bamboo: 3 pays 0.4x, 4 pays 2x, 5 pays 8x
- Ace: 3 pays 0.4x, 4 pays 0.8x, 5 pays 2x
- King, Queen and Jack: 3 pays 0.2x, 4 pays 0.8x, 5 pays 2x
The gaps between tiers are steep. The top four symbols jump from 1x to 20x between three and five of a kind, while the royals never pay more than 2x, so any win built on the cards is change rather than money. The gourd and bamboo emblem matches the black tiger at every tier, which makes it the best of the low half.
The scatter is the 虎 tiger character, which lands only on reels one, three and five. Three of them pay 1x the total bet and award the free spins round. Money symbols sit on every reel and carry their own values, which we’ll come to shortly.
Free Spins
Three 虎 scatters, one on each of reels one, three and five, award five free spins. That’s a short round by any standard. The twist is that reels two, three and four spin together as one giant symbol, so the middle of the grid moves as a single block. Special reels are in play during the round, which changes what can land there.
Because the middle three reels always show the same symbol, any paying symbol on reels one and five is guaranteed a matching middle. Line wins that need the centre of the grid become far easier to complete, and five-of-a-kind combinations across the outer reels land whenever the giant block shows the right symbol.
The scatter’s odd-reel placement does the round a favour here. Reels one and five still carry the 虎 symbol during free spins, so the retrigger condition can be read at a glance: a scatter on each outer reel while the giant block fills the middle. It’s a tidy arrangement, and one the base game’s wild placement already hints at.
Retriggers are unlimited. Every time three 虎 symbols hit during the round, three more free spins are added, and there’s no cap on how many times that can happen. A giant middle block doing repeated work is what the round leans on.
Money Symbols and the Respin Feature
The Money symbol appears on all reels, every spin. Each one takes a random value from a predefined set, or carries the MINI or MAJOR jackpot value instead. When six or more Money symbols land at once, the Money Respin feature begins.
The feature starts once all line wins have been paid. The normal symbols fade away, leaving only the Money symbols that triggered the round, and the reels are replaced with special ones containing nothing but Money symbols and empty spaces. You start with three respins.
Any Money symbol that lands after a respin sticks in place until the round ends. Every time at least one hits, the respin counter resets to three. The round continues until the respins run out or all 15 positions fill with Money symbols.
When it’s over, the values of every symbol on screen are added together and paid as a total. The feature is also available during free spins, which is where the two halves of the game meet: a respin round firing inside a free spins session runs on the special reels the round already uses.
The jackpot ladder reads 60, 200 and 2,000 at a 2.00 bet:
- MINI jackpot: pays 60 at a 2.00 bet, carried by individual Money symbols
- MAJOR jackpot: pays 200 at a 2.00 bet, carried by individual Money symbols
- MEGA jackpot: pays 2,000 at a 2.00 bet, won by filling all 15 positions during the Money Respin
Two of the three prizes arrive differently. The MINI and MAJOR values ride on ordinary Money symbols, so a single lucky spin can carry one home alongside a line win. The MEGA is the only one that demands the full board, and it’s the only prize the game won’t hand out piecemeal.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
The Tiger Warrior is a patient game. The base game asks you to collect Money symbols while waiting on a scatter that only lives on three of the five reels, so nothing about the pacing is hurried. Free spins start with just five spins, but the giant middle block and unlimited retriggers give the round room to run well past that.
The Money Respin is the stronger draw. Resetting respins on every hit is a proven structure, and the prospect of the round firing inside free spins, where special reels are already in play, is the most interesting thing here. The top rung of the ladder is the MEGA jackpot, won by filling all 15 positions, which is a demanding condition by any standard.
For players after a classic hold-and-collect structure in a prettier wrapper than most, this delivers. The full-board MEGA requirement won’t pull in high-variance chasers, and the five-spin starting round will test anyone wanting instant action. Still, the snowy setting is genuinely lovely, and the ladder gives the respin round a target worth chasing.
The Tiger Warrior FAQs
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What is the RTP of The Tiger Warrior?
The RTP is 96%. -
How do you trigger free spins in The Tiger Warrior?
You need three 虎 scatter symbols, landing on reels one, three and five. Three scatters award five free spins, and three more scatters during the round add three extra spins with no limit on retriggers. -
How does the Money Respin feature work?
Six or more Money symbols trigger the feature. Normal symbols fade away and the triggering Money symbols stick in place. You get three respins, and every time at least one new Money symbol lands, the count resets to three. The round ends when respins run out or all 15 positions fill, then all values are added and paid. -
How do you win the MEGA jackpot in The Tiger Warrior?
Fill all 15 positions with Money symbols during the Money Respin feature and you win the MEGA jackpot, paying 2,000 at a 2.00 bet. The MINI and MAJOR jackpots ride on individual Money symbols, paying 60 and 200 at a 2.00 bet. -
Can the Money Respin feature trigger during free spins?
Yes. The Money Respin feature is available during the free spins round, so a single bonus session can run both at once. -
What does the wild symbol do in The Tiger Warrior?
The warrior wild substitutes for all symbols except the scatter and the Money symbols, and it only appears on reels one, three and five. It’s also the game’s richest symbol, paying 20x the total bet for five of a kind. -
How many paylines does The Tiger Warrior have?
It has 25 numbered paylines, paying left to right from the leftmost reel, with only the highest win paid per line. -
When was The Tiger Warrior released?
The Tiger Warrior’s release date is 10 September 2020.
