Pragmatic Play · 2023
A 5x4 Pragmatic Play video slot with high volatility, two RTP settings and a maximum win of A$5,000 at the A$1 example bet. This page sets out the figures, the rounds, the payouts and the free spins before you place a cent.
Try the demo free, no account needed. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Dragon Hero overview
At Avantgarde Casino every figure appears in plain terms, so you know the cap before a bet.
| Game detail | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.00% / 96.13% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x4 |
| Max win multiple | x5,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$1,200,000 |
| Release date | 05/01/2023 |
If you want a Chinese-themed slot with dragons, Dragon Hero gives you a 5x4 grid and 20 fixed paylines. A win needs at least three matching symbols. The symbols include gold ingots, gold toads, koi carp and a teal ceramic pot, plus the A, K and Q card faces. The base game plays on that grid alone, and the extra rules sit in the features described below.
Three, four or five Scatter symbols trigger Free Spins, and a pre-round Wheel Bonus sets how many spins follow. Super Wild symbols stay on screen for the whole round, and each Scatter hit charges one of them. A fully charged Super Wild adds an extra Wild on every later spin. Random Wilds and Sticky Wild complete the feature list.
Three ways a round runs
Clears up the usual confusion over how many free spins you get and when the win is credited.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols anywhere on the grid open the round, which runs on a special reel set. SUPER WILD symbols stay on screen for every spin; each SCATTER adds half a WILD charge to one of them, and a fully charged SUPER WILD sends an extra WILD each subsequent spin.
Base gameSticky wild spins
Triggering with three, four or five SCATTER awards 6, 8 or 10 wheels. Each wheel spins on its own and lands on 1, 2 or 3; those values are summed to give your total free spins. The wheels set the spin count only and carry no win multipliers.
Scatter triggerYour spin count
Five reels by four rows with 20 fixed paylines, run at a total bet of coins per line x coin value x 20 lines. Landing three or more matching symbols on a payline pays by the table, and the random wilds and wheel bonus sit alongside the free spins round.
LobbyPaid line wins
Checking The Layout
Useful when you want to see the grid, the free spins reel set and the wheel step before risking anything.
Five Steps In
Clears up the worry about what happens after you press spin and when a bonus round pays.
You set a total bet between A$0.20 and A$240, split across 20 fixed paylines before the reels move. The tables here make their examples at A$0.20.
Land three or more matching symbols on one payline from the leftmost reel and the line pays. Wins across lines are added together in a single spin.
WILD symbols stand in for anything except the SCATTER. Super WILD symbols that appear stay put for the whole free spins round rather than vanishing after one spin.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols anywhere on the grid open the round, and bonus wheels then decide how many spins you receive. SUPER WILD symbols remain on screen until the round ends.
Since the whole round pays at the end, your balance only moves once it closes. Stop at the limit you chose, not at the figure on screen.
Decide before the spin: buying the free spins costs 100 times the total bet, so A$100 at a total bet of A$1.
| Buy option | Dollar price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$100 | – |
Decide your stake knowing what the return means: A$100 staked returns the RTP percentage in dollars over a very large number of spins. The version the casino runs is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.13% | No |
| Variant 2 | 96.00% | Yes |
Decide your stake before the first spin, because the bonus round can arrive on any spin. How often that bonus comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP version. Two sessions with the same stake can end in opposite results, and no one can say which you will get.
Read the game rules before your first session, because the RTP version your game runs is shown only there. Compare the figure with the versions table on this page, since each version pays back a different share of the stake.
Treat the maximum win as a ceiling that is reached very rarely, never as an expected result. Every round can end well below that top figure, and no session can be planned to reach it. The ceiling caps the payout. It does not forecast one.
Demo or money
Answers the question of whether you can look at the game without staking anything.
Choosing the free version costs nothing and returns nothing, since every spin runs on practice credits. Staking real money on Dragon Hero asks for an Avantgarde Casino account and proof you are 18 or over.
Start playingYou must be 18+ to play Dragon Hero. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set a session budget before the first spin, and stop once that money is gone.
Decide your stop point before the session starts, and keep it after a big win. A win on Dragon Hero does not change the session plan.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you open Dragon Hero, and keep them where you set them.
Take a break or self-exclude through BetStop as soon as Dragon Hero stops being fun. Playing on to recover a loss is the signal to stop.
Still choosing
After reading, you will know which other Pragmatic Play titles to open next.
Before your first bet
Plain answers on Dragon Hero, with the limits and costs stated before you play.
Decide whether the Buy Free Spins option fits your budget before you open it. It costs 100 times the current total bet, which is A$100 at a A$1 bet. The buy guarantees exactly 3 SCATTER on the triggering spin.
Land 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere on the grid to start the round. Those tiers award 6, 8 or 10 bonus wheels, and each wheel lands on 1, 2 or 3. The wheel values add up to the free spins, and the round cannot be retriggered.
Start at A$0.20, the lowest bet, and raise it only within your budget. The highest allowed bet is A$240. Total bet is coins per line times coin value times 20 lines.
Start with the A$0.20 bet, the lowest one, so the first spins cost the least. The payouts on this page are set at A$0.20 per spin, so each symbol's win is in money at that bet.
Plan for high volatility, so results swing widely from spin to spin. Size the bet to last through dry stretches. How often the bonus comes is not known in advance, and no session can be predicted.
Set your expectations at the cap: the maximum win is x5,000 your bet. That is A$5,000 at A$1 per spin, and A$1,200,000 at the highest bet of A$240. A cap is the most one spin can pay, so it is not a forecast.
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