NEW GAME REVIEW
BY FRANK LEGATO
Dragon : Jin Long Jin Bao
Light & Wonder
This game on Light & Wonder ’ s giant Mural cabinet combines a persistent cascading feature with both spinning wheel and free-game bonus events .
The base game is a five-reel video slot available to casinos in five-line , 10-line or 25-line configurations . The fiveline version applies to the highest denominations , $ 1 and $ 2 . The more common penny version is a 25-line game .
The distinguishing feature of this game is a persistent event that plays out on a reel array that can expand up to eight rows of symbols , called the “ Coin String Feature .” If a player lands a coin symbol inside a ring of fire , it pays a cashon-reels award for that coin and any coin above it on the reels . The reels then cascade downward , repeating the payoffs for any fire-ring coins until none appear on the reels .
Manufacturer : Light & Wonder Platform : Mural Format : Five-reel , five-line , 10-line or 25-line video slot Max Bet : 150 , 240 , 600 Denomination : . 01 , . 02 , . 05 , . 10 , 1.00 , 2.00 Top Award : Progressive ; $ 2,000 reset Hit Frequency : 26.07 % Theoretical Hold : 6.04 % -12.99 %
Triggering symbols activate a two-level bonus wheel . The double wheels spin , and the outer wheel lands on a free-game number while the inner wheel indicates the height of the reels for the free-spin round , up to 10 rows of symbols . Ringed coin symbols stay in place for the duration of the free games , for multiple pays as more coin strings appear .
The wheel can also award one of four jackpots — static awards on the penny version of $ 25 ( Mini ) and $ 50 ( Minor ), and progressives resetting at $ 500
( Major ) and $ 2,000 ( Super ).
Firestorm
Aruze Gaming
This new slot series on Aruze ’ s oversized Muso-55 cabinet features unique free-game and hold-andspin sequences . There are two inaugural base games , Firestorm Lion and Firestorm Bull .
The base game is a five-reel , 50-line video slot . During the primary game , a “ WIN ” symbol appearing on the reels changes to one of 15 different symbols . If several WIN symbols appear on one spin , they all change to the same symbol for potential big wins .
There are two main bonus events . A scatter symbol on three or more consecutive reels ( beginning with the leftmost reel ) triggers the free game feature . A number then appears on each of the triggering symbols ; the numbers add up to the number of free spins awarded — numbers from one to 10 , for a free-spin round from three to 50 spins .
Six or more gold or purple fireball symbols trigger the main Rising Fire bonus event . This is a hold-and-re-spin event that starts with three free games . The triggering symbols are held in place during the re-spins , and any additional fireballs lock in place and set the free spins back to three . The feature continues until no free spins remain or the entire four-by-five reel array is covered with gold fireball symbols . That triggers the top jackpot .
Each fireball returns a credit award or one of four jackpots , with static prizes of $ 10 ( Mini ) and $ 50 ( minor ), and progressives resetting at $ 1,000
Manufacturer : Aruze Gaming Platform : Muso-55 Format : Five-reel , 50-line video slot Max Bet : 75-975 Denomination : . 01 Top Award : Progressive ; available resets ranging from $ 5,000 to $ 100,000 Hit Frequency : Approximately 35 % Theoretical Hold : 7.8 % -14.61 %
( Major ) and $ 5,000 ( Grand ). Alternate versions of the game feature higher Major and Grand jackpots , the top available prizes resetting at $ 10,000 and $ 100,000 , respectively . The jackpots also can be won through line combinations .
The purple fireball symbols unlock additional rows in the reel array — up to a sevenrow reel set . Numbers at the right of the screen indicate the thresholds of purple fireball symbols needed to unlock each row . Unlocking all rows awards a special “ Up Up Jackpot ” progressive , resetting at $ 500 .
46 Global Gaming Business MARCH 2023