Prosperity Dragon Pokie
With 5 reels, 3 rows of symbols and a generous 100 paylines, Prosperity Dragon, from Ainsworth, is an entertaining pokie that follows a popular theme and comes complete with some exciting bonus features.
While normal gameplay sees lots of potential wins with each spin, there’s free games with multipliers and these come in 2 stages, with even more rewards at the second level, including extra wilds and multipliers.
Playing With A Dragon
Like many pokies before it, and probably many still to come, Prosperity Dragon has a Chinese theme, with images of gold ingots, jade jewels and the traditional yin yang symbol being common across many pokies but it’s no less appealing because of it, and there’s a huge audience for this type of game.
Players will win a prize when at least 3 of the same symbol type stop in an unbroken line across an active payline running from the left, with the standard 9, 10, J, Q, K and A playing card icons making up the less valuable half of the paytable.
The 9 and 10, for example, are worth 5x, 10x or 100x the stake placed on each line when 3, 4 or 5 land across the reels, while the K and A return 5x, 40x or 100x, so it’s not a big difference, but because there’s 100 lines, it’s quite possible to get multiple wins in a single spin.
It’s the picture symbols that are really worthwhile and these start with a cushion emblazoned with the lucky 8’s that’s worth up to 120x, then we run through the gold ornament, jade and yin yang until we arrive at the ingot which is the most valuable standard symbol, worth 25x, 100x and 300x the line bet when players see 3, 4 or 5 across a line.
Prosperity Dragon
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Prosperous Features
The dragon that gives this game its name turns up as a wild symbol. This golden beast, with wild eyes and flowing hair is a dramatic sight and can act as any standard symbol, helping to complete winning lines where possible, although he can only land on the middle 3 reels and isn’t worth anything on his own.
A nice red and gold pattern serves as a scatter symbol, which means it will pay out a prize without needing to be on an active line. Quite what it’s meant to represent is anyone’s guess, but it looks nice, pays out some big wins and triggers the bonus features, so it’s a welcome sight anyway.
The amount won when the scatter appears is a multiple of the total staked on a spin, not just the line bet, with 3 scatters being worth 2x, while 4 pays 10x and if 5 scatters appear at once, the reward is 50x the stake.
Any 3 or more scatters will also initiate a free spins round, and these 10 extra games are without doubt the highlight of Prosperity Dragon. A new set of symbols will come into play, including the dragon, who turns bright red, and there’s also some gold and silver stars that work as extra wilds to make it easier to land winning lines.
These will also take players to further levels of the bonus games whenever 3 or more stars appear at once, with the silver triggering Super Choice and the gold opening up the Ultimate Choice games.
These are made up of further free spins, and in each round, players can pick 5, 8 or 10 spins, with extra stars replacing different picture symbols. If players choose to have just a few spins, then most picture symbols are replaced by wilds, or they can have more spins, but fewer wilds in play.
Win multipliers will also be in effect, so players need to decide whether they want to get more potential wins in a few spins, or less potential to win, but more spins in which to do it. The overall returns are similar, but in both the free games and feature rounds, the standard symbols are worth a little less.
Still, the odds of getting a few wins are pretty good and with those multipliers in effect, players should end these rounds with some more cash in their bankrolls than they started them with.
The Verdict
Because it follows such a popular theme, Prosperity Dragon is sure to appeal to a wide audience. It’s not exactly original in style, but with 100 paylines running across the reels and some highly lucrative bonus rounds, most players will forgive it and just enjoy the potential rewards.
Those bonus rounds are quite exciting, especially if the Super and Ultimate Choice features are triggered, as these are where the big wins come from.