5 Lions Dance is an upcoming video slot release from Pragmatic Play. It does as the name foretells contain lions! 5 Lions Dance is a 4-row, 5-reel video slot with 1024 ways to win. It has a medium to medium volatility and a max multiplier win of 2,700x. The RTP is 96,50% which is more or less around standard RTP for a Pragmatic Play video slot.

This video slot has two different features, Scatters, that triggers Free Spins and the Lion REEL symbol, which triggers the Lion REEL bonus, and it has Asian themed lions in different colours. Let’s take a look at the lions and the other symbols to see what they can pay!

• Golden Lion – Pays 20x if you land five on a pay line
• White Lion – Pays 8x if you land five on a pay line
• Red Lion – Pays 8x if you land five on a pay line
• Yellow Lion – Pays 4x if you land five on a pay line
• Green Lion – Pays 4x if you land five on a pay line
• Ace and King – Pays 3x if you land five on a pay line
• Queen, Jack, and 10 – Pays 2x if you land five on a pay line

The Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol can appear on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 and substitutes for all symbols except for the Scatter that trigger the free spins and the Lion REEL symbol that trigger the Lion REEL bonus feature. The wilds keep appearing quite frequently after trying the Demo game for a while.

Scatter Symbol

The Scatter symbol appears only on reel 1, 2, and 3. When you manage to get three Scatters you will trigger the Free Spins round! And the scatters when three of them are on the reels they pay out a 1x win.

Free Spins Feature

Hit 3 scatters on the first three reels and that will trigger the Free Spins round. The round starts with 10 Free Spins and you can get 10 more if you retrigger with another three scatters on reel 1, 2, and 3. The twist for the free spins are that all the lion head symbols that hit on the screen will change into another random lion head symbol and pay again after the initial win has been paid. Oh, and did I mention there is no limit to the number of retriggers you can get!?

Lion REEL Bonus

The Lion REEL symbol can appear on reel 3, 4, and 5. When you hit three of those it triggers the Lion Reel Bonus respin feature. When this feature starts reel 1 and reel 2 become one single expanded reel that only gives money rewards shown as multipliers of your total bet. So, for example, if you bet €1 and a 10x multiplier lands you will win €10. It’s a pretty straight forward feature and a nice complement to the free spins bonus. Besides, the symbols are very nicely designed, in short, they look good.

Betting and winning

5 Lions Dance has a minimum bet of €0,2. It has high volatility, a four out of the five-step scale which means that it pays out less often but the chance of a big hit is far greater in a short time span than lower volatile video slots. The video slot has a nice 96,50% RTP which is normal for a Pragmatic Play slot. For the high rollers, it is possible to bet as up to €100. And with the maximum win of 2700x, there really are some nice wins waiting for everyone, no matter the bet size!

Conclusion and thoughts

This Asian lion themed video slot from Pragmatic is due to release on the 15^th of October now in 2020. It has been a while since there was a video slot with dual features like this and the Lion REEL feature is refreshingly fun. With 1024 ways to win, medium volatility and a max multiplier of 2700x it really feels like this video slot can hit it off in a big way.

The fact that you win twice in the Free Spins on every spin depending on how many lions you get to land on the reels makes it really exciting, just waiting for all the lions on the screen to turn into the same random lion.

Overall, this is a sweet video slot to spend some time in. It offers possible big wins and nice appealing features that keep the game exciting and you as a player on your toes. Well done Pragmatic Play!

When it’s released 15^th of October you will be able to play it at Slotty Vegas Casino or Slothunter Casino. But in the meantime, you can play the demo in the top of this review.

Provider

Pragmatic Play is one of the leading content providers to the iGaming Industry. They are offering an innovative and mobile-focused product portfolio. Pragmatics passion for premium entertainment is unrivalled, and they strive to create the most engaging experience for all their customers across a range of products, including slots, live casino and bingo.

The video slots and mobile games can be played in 26 languages and they are designed with the mindset of mobile first to give an amazing experience no matter what platform the player decides to play on.

Pragmatic Play releases new video slots and games almost weekly which makes them a player to count on. All games from Pragmatic can be played in demo mode on the newly launched site PragmaticPlayGames or on Social Tournaments  which is free online video slot tournaments with the chance of winning real money.