Editorial note: this is a general guide to how Floating Dragon works. Slot rules, feature availability and RTP can vary between operators and game versions, so always check the in-game information panel before you spin. Slots are games of chance — nothing here is a prediction of results, and no strategy changes the odds.
Floating Dragon slot review
Floating Dragon — in full, Floating Dragon Hold & Spin — is the 2021 lantern-festival slot from Pragmatic Play’s Reel Kingdom stable, the studio behind the Big Bass series. Across five serene, water-borne reels, its heart is the Hold & Spin feature: glowing money pearls that lock in place and respin towards fixed jackpot prizes. It marked Reel Kingdom’s first major step beyond the Big Bass pond, and the serene festival setting — all drifting lanterns and koi — gives it an unusually calm register for a slot whose feature can pay so sharply.
How Floating Dragon plays
Koi, lotus flowers, lanterns and card royals drift across the reels, with the dragon herself as the premium presence and a wild on hand to complete line wins. Two symbol types carry the game: free-spins scatters and the luminous pearls, each printed with a cash value or a jackpot tag, that fuel the headline feature.
Hold & Spin and free spins
Land enough pearls at once and the Hold & Spin begins: the triggering pearls lock, three respins are awarded, and every new pearl that sticks resets the counter. When the respins run dry, all locked values pay together — and tagged pearls add the fixed jackpot prizes, with a full board the feature’s grand outcome. The separate free-spins round, triggered by scatters, keeps the pearl economy flowing with the dragon’s multipliers stirring the water.
RTP, volatility and top wins
The commonly published RTP is around 96.7%, towards the generous end for the studio, with operator versions varying — the in-game information panel shows yours. Volatility is medium-high, with the Hold & Spin board-fill as the defining chase.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Hold & Spin feature?
Money pearls lock in place and award three respins; each new pearl resets the count, and all locked values — plus any jackpot tags — pay together when it ends.
Does Floating Dragon have free spins?
Yes — scatters trigger a separate free-spins round where the pearl and multiplier action continues.
What is the RTP?
Around 96.7% in the commonly published version, with operator variants — check the in-game information panel.
Who makes Floating Dragon?
Reel Kingdom, the partner studio releasing through Pragmatic Play, best known for the Big Bass games.
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