5 Lions slot
5 Lions is a Pragmatic Play slot on 5 reels and 3 rows with 243 ways to win. Its golden lion is the wild, and in the base game any win the lion takes part in is multiplied by a random value of up to 40x. In the bonus game you pick one of seven lions, each trading a number of free spins against the size of the wild multipliers, while an extra row of symbols lifts the ways to 576.
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5 Lions: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Reels and ways | 5 reels, 3 rows, 243 ways to win; 576 ways during free spins |
| Volatility | High |
| Lion wild | Substitutes in wins; every win with a lion wild in it is multiplied by a random value of up to 40x |
| Yin-yang scatter | 3 to 5 on adjacent reels from the left start the bonus game; five pay 20x stake |
| Free spins options | Seven lions to choose from, from 6 free spins with 15x, 30x or 40x wild multipliers to 25 free spins with 2x, 3x or 5x |
| Extra row | An extra row of three symbols is added to the top of the grid during free spins, raising the ways from 243 to 576 |
| Symbols | Include card values 9 to Ace, a tortoise, a fish, a phoenix and a dragon |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 50p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
| Series | 5 Lions (compared below) |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How 5 Lions plays
The base game uses a 5x3 grid with 243 ways to win instead of fixed paylines. The lower-value symbols are the card values from 9 up to Ace, and the creatures of Chinese myth on the reels include a tortoise, a fish, a phoenix and a dragon. The guardian lion is the wild, and it does two jobs. It stands in for the regular symbols, and every win it is part of picks up a random multiplier, which can reach 40x. The gold yin-yang symbol is the scatter. Three, four or five of them on adjacent reels, counted from the leftmost reel, open the bonus game, and the scatters also pay a prize of their own, listed in the key facts. Pragmatic Play describes 5 Lions as a high-volatility game.
5 Lions: 5 reels, 3 rows, 243 ways to win; 576 ways during free spins, the same layout as the example.
The roaring lion wild
Here the guardian lion is more than a stand-in: it also brings a random multiplier to the win it completes, and in the base game that multiplier can go as high as 40x. The same wild returns in the free spins, but there the multipliers it can apply are set by the lion you picked when the feature started.
Choose one of seven lions
When the scatters land, the game hands you a decision rather than a fixed award. Seven lions sit in front of you, and each one pairs a number of free spins with three possible wild multipliers. At one end, 25 free spins come with wild multipliers of 2x, 3x or 5x. At the other, six free spins come with 15x, 30x or 40x. The options between them step from more spins with smaller multipliers to fewer spins with larger ones, so the choice sets the shape of the whole round before the first free spin.
The extra row and 576 ways
The free spins grid is not the same as the base game grid. As the feature starts, an extra row of three symbols is added to the top of the three middle reels, which become four symbols high. That change raises the ways to win from 243 to 576, more than double the base game figure, and it stays in place for every free spin of the round. Combined with the multiplier options picked from the seven lions, the taller middle reels are what set the free spins apart from ordinary play.
5 Lions compared with 5 Lions Megaways
5 Lions Megaways, released by Pragmatic Play in June 2021, keeps the heart of the original: seven free spins options, up to 25 free spins and lion wild multipliers of up to 40x, with base-game wild multipliers too. The difference is the grid. The original runs on five reels with a fixed 243 ways, or 576 with the extra row in the free spins, while the Megaways version uses six reels whose heights change on every spin. Its scatters can also land anywhere on the grid, where 5 Lions needs them on adjacent reels from the left.
| Game | Grid and lines | Bonus trigger |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Lions | 5 reels, 3 rows, 243 ways (576 in free spins) | 3 to 5 scatters on adjacent reels from the left |
| 5 Lions Megaways | 6 reels, Megaways (reel heights change every spin) | 3 or more scatters anywhere on the grid |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
5 Lions at Fortune Games
You will find 5 Lions among the slots in the Fortune Games lobby (18+), next to the later 5 Lions titles shown in the tiles above. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
Does the lion multiplier work outside the free spins?
Yes. In the base game, every win that includes a lion wild is multiplied by a random value of up to 40x, so the multiplier is not saved for the bonus. In the free spins, the lion keeps that role, but its possible multipliers come from the option you picked when the feature started.
Where do the scatters have to land to start the bonus in 5 Lions?
The gold yin-yang scatters count on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, and three, four or five of them in a row open the bonus game. Scatters that land on reels that are not next to each other do not start the feature, which is one of the clearest differences from the Megaways version, where they can land anywhere.
What changes on the grid during the 5 Lions free spins?
An extra row of three symbols is added to the top of the grid, so the three middle reels become four symbols high. That takes the game from 243 ways to 576 for the length of the round, while the lion wild keeps applying the multipliers set by your chosen option.
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Checked on 13 November 2026 against Pragmatic Play’s 5 Lions game page and launch press release, the SlotCatalog and VegasSlotsOnline records for 5 Lions, Pragmatic Play’s 5 Lions Megaways game page and launch press release with the SlotCatalog record, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit and online games design guidance. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.