Dragons Hall Thundershots Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Dragons Hall Thundershots Review

The Thundershots slot series gets a new complement as developer Playtech presents its new Dragon's Hall title work. It's the third release featuring the Thundershots mechanic, and while the previous two called Aztec Expedition and Chili Eruption took place in South America, this one takes players to the Far East. Aside from the theme, the whole game format change, starting from how wins are formed on the paylines to gameplay and features, so let's take a closer look at the flashy Playtech's release.

Dragon's Hall Thundershots - Slot Outlook

True to Playtech's style, the Dragon's Hall Thundershots slot offers perfect aesthetics when it comes to the game's appearance. The cartoonish graphics are nice and sharp, much like the special effects, although the background image is pretty simple. Dominating the view is a 5x3 reel set with 10 fixed paylines, and behind it we see a blurred wallpaper showcasing Chinese buildings and mountains. What deserves a special mention is that all symbols form wins anywhere on the win lines, not only both ways but meaning that they don't necessarily have to be adjacent.

The betting range in the Dragon's Hall Thundershots slot includes stake options from $0.1 to $50 per spin, which is significantly narrower than most other Playtech games offer. The volatility tends to the high side of the spectrum, while the RTP is beneath the average level at 95.35%.

As we head over to the paytable, we see a bunch of familiar symbols that are used in numerous Asian-themed slots. On the lower side, the pay symbols start with classic A-J royals, and higher-value symbols include coins, lotuses, koi fish, kites, Buddha statues, Yin Yan emblems, and the game's logo. The lower symbol 5-of-a-kind wins are worth from 3x to 4x the stake, and premiums pay up to 250x. Finally, there's a Wild symbol included that substitutes for any other regular symbols, plus it plays into the features, explained below.

Dragon's Hall Thundershots - Bonus Features

Gameplay-wise, Dragon's Hall Thundershots is rich on features, and central to the slot are two bonus games, namely Free Spins and Thundershots bonus. Two bonus features are also available in the base game, so let's start walking you through these modifiers.

• Wild Multipliers - Whenever a Wild symbol lands, it reveals a random Multiplier that applies to all wins the Wild symbol takes part in.

  

  The Wild Multipliers can be either 2x, 3x, 5x, or 8x. Additionally, if multiple Wilds substitute in the same win, the Multipliers are combined.
• Scorching Spin - on any base game spin, the Scorching Spin feature may randomly come into play to synchronize reels 1 and 5, where all symbols will be replaced by the same random symbol.

Keep an eye for dragon Scatter symbols in the base game, as whenever 3 instances appear simultaneously on reels 1, 3, and 5, the Free Spins feature with the guaranteed Scroching Spin on the last spin will be activated. Players will receive 8 spins to start and proceed to a new type of reel set made solely of high-paying symbols. Retriggers are also possible, and 3 more Scatter symbols landing in the free games award +8 extra spins, plus can randomly award the Thundershots bonus to be played after the Free Spins.

If triggered, players will proceed to the Thundershots bonus wheel, which consists of cash prizes, extra wheel spins, and Free Spins. Landing on the feature segment will award the feature that will be played after the Thundershots bonus, and if the pointer lands on the same feature once again, that will increase the Multiplier you play the feature with by +1.

Dragon's Hall Thundershots - Slot Verdict

Playtech definitely heads into interesting waters with the Thundershots series, as each of the three games is completely different and boasts exciting features for players to get stuck into. The Thundershots bonus is obviously the highlight, but both Free Spins and base game extras offer different gameplay experiences, which is highly appreciated.

Back to Dragon's Hall Thundershots, although the focus here's been made on Asian players, it comes with some western features that are bound to be enjoyed by slotters across the globe. Aside from the features, it has more tricks of its own, namely the pay system, which gives players more opportunities to win. All up, it's a decent release, and it surely leans towards unmissable for players that are into Asian slots.

Pros

• Immersive Oriental atmosphere
• Symbols pay anywhere on the winlines
• Wild Multipliers and Scorching Spins in the base game
• Two bonus games

Cons

• High volatility and 95.35% RTP