Triple Fortune Dragon is your typical Asian themed slot machine, one of the many already offered by slot developers, though IGT has only this one as far as I can tell. The Chinese are known for a lot of things, but in this case we’re getting a look at their dragons, at the wonderful creations that come from their workers and at the ruling class, with the Emperor and Empress being the most important symbols they use.
A 5 reel slot from IGT, Triple Fortune Dragon gives you 243 ways to win that you can bet on, plus payouts of up to $5,000 from its best combinations. When it comes to its extra features, you will find the usual free games, wild symbols and the scatters.
Features of Triple Fortune Dragon
Feature wise, you can expect the usual mix of scatters and wilds, with free spins triggered by the former. Nothing special or exciting here, but at least they give you what you need, so I’d say it’s about average in this department.
The wild is present, but it is only going to make appearances on two reels out of five, the 2nd and 4th. Even though you’re not going to see it too often, when it does appear and a combo gets formed with its assistance, a 3x multiplier is applied to that payout. Get both wilds in the same active payline, and you get a 9x multiplier to contribute. Another thing that makes this wild symbol exciting is that it can take the place of a scatter symbol, a power that the wild doesn’t have in the vast majority of the games where it is used. The image of the wild is the Golden Dragon.
A Gold Coin is the other image that has the role of a feature, with scatter abilities given to it. Since this is a scatter, it does not appear on a payline when its prizes are awarded. Instead, it can be anywhere on the five reels, in scattered positions and on consecutive reels. The wild is also taken into account as a scatter, so it should be easier to get the free spins activated.
Triple Fortune Dragon
The game’s feature game, Triple Fortune Dragon requires 3 to 5 of these scatter symbols, arranged in consecutive order on the first three to five reels. Depending on the wager you’ve made and on the number of reels that have been activated, you can expect to get up to 25 free spins from this feature. The spins may be retriggered, with the same 3 to 5 Gold Coins scattered on consecutive reels.
Betting options and jackpots
With 243 ways to win on the line, you don’t actually have to trigger them individually. Instead, you are required to place a bet of up to $5 per payline, with the limit of coins being set at 25. Wagers of up to $125 can be used in the game, though you don’t have to select all the coins if you don’t want to. Using 15 credits instead of 25 will activate 81 ways to win, 8 credits will give you 27, 3 credits will activate 9 ways and 1 credit gives you 3 ways. Bets can go as low as $1, as you can see.
In exchange, you can get up to $5,000 from the game, its 1,000 coins being responsible for this prize, if they’re set at maximum value.
Design and symbols
The design of the game is as Asian as they get. From the way the playing card letters are drawn, to the way the people are dressed or the Chinese inspired objects that are used, every part of the game gets its inspiration from that part of the world. You also get a beautiful view of the mountains, with a Chinese temple in a corner, as the background image. It’s a pretty typical design for a game with this topic, nothing you can’t find in a dozen other slot machines.
Symbols: Golden Dragon (wild), Gold Coin (scatter, 50x the triggering bet), Emperor (1,000 coins), Empress (1,000 coins), China Vase (500 coins), Hand Fan (500 coins), Ace (200 coins), King (200 coins), Queen (100 coins), Jack (100 coins), 10 (100 coins) and 9 (100 coins).
Is It Worth Playing?
There are more than a few slot machines with Chinese themes already out there, but I doubt you will find many that have ways to win instead of paylines. It can be a profitable slot to play, though luck still has its own role, as it always does.
Triple Fortune Dragon can be found at any IGT casino, where you get a chance to play it for real money or in free mode.
