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Aotearoa does not have dragons. However, Kiwis can offer Taniwha, a supernatural being that resembles a dragon and lives in water caves. Unlike golden dragons in Chinese mythology, Tainwha does not bring peace and prosperity. In fact, this mythical creature eats people and kidnaps women.
This would not be a very good theme for a pokie machine, eh? So, my advice is that we stick with the Golden Dragon and leave Taniwha for some other time. I prefer not to be eaten, which is why I prefer to enjoy a decent brickie’s laptop.
The hero of our story will greet you the moment you start the game. The reels are set on a mountaintop, at the very entrance of the temple guarded by the Golden Dragon. The dragon is also the top-paying regular symbol.
Golden koi fish, golden turtles, and golden trees are also among high-value icons. The golden book is the Wild which substitutes for all regular symbols. The Magic Wild has the same function as the regular Wild and it also turns symbols into golden symbols. Gold coins trigger the Hold ‘N’ Ring bonus.
Like most of Zillion Games products, Book of the Golden Dragon pokie is easy to play. The 2025 release benefits from 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 fixed paylines. The slot pays left to right, beginning from the far-left reel.
2-of-a-kind is the minimum for landing payouts when it comes to high-paying symbols. Others come with a 2-of-a-kind minimum. Betting starts at $0.10 and the most you can wager is $150 per spin. Book of the Golden Dragon is of high volatility and offers a 1,675x max payout. Book of the Golden Dragon RTP is 95.35%.
All of the additional features found in the Book of the Golden Dragon pokie machine can be found in other Zillion Games products. This is basically a combination of different features, such as free spins and the Hold ‘N’ Ring feature.
Free spins come with special symbols that expand and cover entire reels when there is a chance for them to form winning combos. The Hold ‘N’ Ring feature gives you a chance to pocket instant wins and several jackpots.
This is a pokie that comes with the Book of feature. So, the Wild both substitutes for all regular symbols and triggers the Free Spins feature. The Super Wild is of a bit different colour and appears only on the central reel. Each time you land the Super Wild, it will turn one random symbol on the top line into a golden symbol.
When you land 3+ Book Wilds in the reels, you trigger the Free Spins feature. Before the feature starts, the Book will reveal special symbols that will have the ability to expand during free spins. Also, all symbols affected by the Magic Wild will turn into special symbols during the feature.
You get 10 free spins. Each time there is a chance for the special symbol to form a win, it will expand and cover the entire grid. It took me a long time to trigger free spins. However, my win was quite good, around 200x.
When you land 6 or more coins on the reels, you trigger the Hold ‘N’ Ring feature. You get 3 respins and only coins can land on the grid. Since this is a classic Hold and Spin feature, you probably know how everything functions.
Apart from coin prizes, you can get 4 different jackpots, worth up to 1,000x. I triggered the feature 3 times while I tested the Book of the Golden Dragon pokie. My best result included a 79x win.
Another way to trigger the Hold ‘N’ Ring feature is to go through the Hold ‘N’ Ring Accumulation feature. This means that all non-triggering coins are accumulated in the Logo and every spin can bring you a random trigger of the Hold ‘N’ Ring feature.
For the first time in a while, I recorded some massive payouts in the base game.
Thanks to the help of Wilds and Magic Wilds, my best base game wins were 84x and 98x, which had not happened to me in quite a while.
It took me so long to trigger the Free Spins feature, more than 350 spins. This can be a bit annoying, don’t you think?
However, the Hold ‘N’ Ring feature came more often. Zillion Games did a very good job with the graphics and the soundtrack. I rate Book of the Golden Dragon 8.0.
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