Dragon's Cache

Put a little heat into your gameplay with Dragon's Cache, the online slot from SpinPlay Games in conjunction with Microgaming. With a fire-breathing beast at the helm, this game is red-hot, but you'll need to be in form to capture some of that famed gold. However, if you manage to land the top combination, you could be collecting a win of up to x5000.

Dragons are often seen in online slots, but they're typically associated with Chinese themes. However, the dragon in this slot is more closely related to Western folklore. Accompanying the dragon is a knight in a suit of armour and brandishing a sword; could this be St George arriving for his famous battle…?!

The gameplay takes place on a 5x4 grid which contains 20 fixed paylines. You can start to poke the dragon with a bet of just 0.20, increasing it to the max bet of 50.00 if your budget allows. This betting range is lower than many slots, but pairs well with the medium volatility and the top prize of x5000.

The background isn't the most detailed or the most vibrant, initially seeming to be a green-brown colour. However, on closer inspection, the backdrop is filled with piles of gold coins! In popular folklore, dragons are renowned for being the jealous keepers of huge fortunes with piles of gold treasure. It looks as if you may just have stumbled upon this dragon's lair - and the riches which await…

The low pays consist of the playing card royals, 9-A, which pay out a maximum of x1 for lining up a full row of five matches. The premium symbols include two different colour knights decked out in full armour and wielding swords, a shield, a sword and the dragon. The top value symbol will pay x5 for a line of five.

The wild is the most valuable symbol of them all and will pay x10 if you land five. However, the wild also substitutes for any of the low or high pays to help you make more winning lines.

There are special bonus features included in the gameplay, and these primarily revolve around special dragon coins which land on the reels.

Above the reels, you'll notice there are three treasure chests of different colours: green, red and purple. This correlates to the different shades of dragon coins which land on the reels. As each dragon coin lands, it's collected to the treasure chest of the same colour. Every time this happens, there's a chance that you'll activate the bonus feature on that treasure chest - but there's no guarantee.

The Green Free Spins feature can be triggered with just one green dragon coin if you're lucky. This gives you five free spins which cannot be retriggered. The reels expand by two rows during Green Free Spins, and the paylines increase to 40. Any wilds that land will expand to cover the full reel.

Red Free Spins can be triggered from just a single red dragon coin, but once again, it's random. When unlocked, you'll receive ten free spins which cannot be retriggered and the chance to win one of four prize pots: Mini - green (x10), Minor - blue (x50), Major - purple (x500) and Mega - red (x5000). If a gold dragon coin lands, it will transform into one of the four colours which corresponds to the prize pot. You'll need the same number of coloured dragon tokens as there are letters in the name of the prize pot to claim the cash. For example, the Mega prize pot has four letters in its name - MEGA - so you'll need four dragon coins that turn red to win. In contrast, Major has five letters, so you'll need to land five purple dragon coins for this to pay out.

The Purple Free Spins can be triggered randomly after landing one or more purple dragon coins. You'll receive five free spins but can receive more if you land the golden dragon coin. The golden dragon coin may award you a cash prize as an alternative to free spins. Every win you land during this bonus feature will have a random multiplier applied of up to x5.

Dragon’s Cache from SpinPlay and Microgaming isn’t anything special visually, but the gameplay is compelling. The combination of different bonus features means there’s always a chance of winning something extra, and will make you want to keep spinning the reels - and risking the dragon’s wrath!