Dragon Shrine Pokie Review
Here comes yet another dragon-themed pokie but this time instead of relying on the allure of exotic images of Far East, this 5 reel 40 payline spinner puts focus on the rewarding features of stacked Dragons, respins and Free Spins.
Quickspin delivers a somewhat unusual pokie at least when it comes to reel formation. It comes in the form of 3x4x4x4x3 featuring a golden dragon, his temple and precious stones.
The symbols are pretty basic but the graphics are crystal clear and top-notch set against the sunlit sky in the background. The soundtrack is pretty much the same as in any Chinese-themed pokie, but it creates a calm and pleasant atmosphere and does not interfere with the game. Dragon Shrine deserves a closer look.
Developer
The makers of Dragon’s Fire are the team behind Swedish company Quickspin, anaward-winning online casino games developer. Their pokies are widely known for their innovative design and engaging features.
Dragon Shrine is one good example of a well-rounded and entertaining pokie typical of Quickspin. Other pokie titles by Quickspin that you might want to check out are Beowulf, Supernova, Treasure Island, etc.
How to Play It
Dragon Shrine is pretty simple to play, despite the fact that the reel layout is atypical format with first and fifth reel cut short to only three tiles, while the middle reels consist of four tiles. All you need to do is set your bet size and hit the spin button or if you don’t like waiting you can turn the turbo mode on.
As far as symbols go, Dragon Shrine relies visually only on the ones that can be found in the very title of the pokie: the golden dragon set against the red background and the calming green shrine.
The Chinese serpentine dragon pays 3 times your stake for five of a kind which is not much but this is not all there is to the magical dragon. Should the golden silhouette of a dragon appear stacked fully on the first reel it will activate the Dragon Stack Respin feature. We will cover this feature in detail in the next section.
The green shrine is the most important token of the game, but you will figure that out thanks to the writing Bonus on it. The Shrine appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 and its role is to launch 10 Free Spins.
On the less creative side, we will see the golden tile with blue writing Wild on it, the precious gemstones in different colours and playing cards symbols positioned lowest on the payouts table.
The Wild will act as a substitute for any symbol in the game except for the Bonus Scatter Symbol. The good thing is that Wild symbol will pay 10 credits for five-of-a-kind combination.
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Special Features
This is the part of the game that will be the most attractive and your main reason for returning to this pokie. What makes this game special is definitely Dragon Stack Respin Feature. As we said earlier when the golden dragon takes up the whole first reel, the reel will be set on fire as well as any Dragon or Wild that appear on the rest of the reels.
The best thing about this feature is that it awards 3 respins while the flaming symbols remain locked in place. This feature can also be activated during the Free Spins but it gets even better.
During the free play, the Dragon Stack appears on reels 1 and 5. Actually it will be enough to get it stacked on one reel and the other reel will light up instantly.
The Free Spins are triggered by three Bonus Scatter Symbols depicted as the green shrine which appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 only. You will be happy to know that Bonus Scatter Symbol can appear during the free play and activate another round of Free Spins. The most important feature of the Free Spins is that wins have calculated both ways.
The Dragon feature rewarded us quite regularly, while we had to wait for some time until we hit the Free Spins feature.
Maximum Payout
The maximum amount you can stake on 40 fixed lines is $80 while the least you need to play this game is $0.20.
Dragon Shrine comes with winning potential of 871 times your stake. With retriggerable Free Spins and locked symbols, you could end up with reels full of stacked wilds and dragons that will bring you big wins.
Summary
Dragon Shrine is a straightforward pokie that doesn’t complicate things with the introduction of too many features or symbols for that matter. Still, it manages to completely immerse you in the game and help you get the best of stacked and locked symbols and Wilds.
The Free Spins come with both-ways wins, which increases your chances of a high payout. A simple but effective spinner.
