Introduction to Lucky Tiger Gold
Lucky Tiger Gold is a casino slot from Fat Panda that takes you to China for some fun festivities. If you’re not familiar, the Lucky series is how Fat Panda, a subsidiary studio of Pragmatic Play, started out, releasing games themed around various animals on the Chinese Zodiac Calendar. As the studio is a mobile-first developer, these first few games, and some still released today, can be quite simple and straightforward, and the same can be said for Lucky Tiger Gold’s prequels, namely Lucky Tiger and Lucky Tiger 1000. While we think that most games in the Lucky series are a bit too basic and many of the releases can feel pretty much like the same game, there’s no denying that Fat Panda hit a specific market, as their games are quite popular and are perfect for a few quick spins. So we should point out that out of all Lucky games, the Lucky Tiger series is probably ours, and many others’ favorite of the bunch, and Lucky Tiger Gold actually brings with it something substantial to make it feel a bit more like a fully fleshed out game. The Fullscreen Multipliers are back again, giving you a 5X to 100X Multiplier if the entire playing grid is filled with wins, and this works together with the Respins feature. However, this bonus game now comes with a few new Special Symbols that’ll give you bonus effects such as Extra Lives, or Upgraded Multipliers and Symbols, all of which help you hunt down the max win of 25,000X the bet.
Experience the festivities with Multipliers and Respins filled with bonus effects to help you cash in on the big wins. If you want to try the game for yourself, then don’t miss out on the Lucky Tiger Gold demo.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
Lucky Tiger Gold is a video slot from Fat Panda with 3 Reels, 3 Rows, and 5 Paylines. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.05 and a Max.bet of 240. Lucky Tiger Gold comes with a slightly higher-than-average RTP of 96.5%, but take note that there are multiple other versions with a lower RTP of 95.5% and 94.5%. You’ll play with a hit frequency of 22.47% and a high volatility, with a max win of 25,000X the bet. However, you should know that the max win probability sits at 1 in 40,000,000 spins, and the Respin hit frequency averages out at 1 in 118 spins.
Similar to the rest of the series, Lucky Tiger Gold is set in a Chinese village, with the playing grid built on a small, colorful temple, with the background filled with even more tall pagoda temples. The titular Lucky Tiger sits above the playing grid, playing around with his Multiplier orb, ready to unleash it on your wins. You can play the game on most notepads, desktops, and mobiles.
The lower-paying symbols are a gourd, a scroll, and a drum. Creating a win with 3 of the same symbols will pay out 0.6X to 1.6X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are a gold ingot, a money toad, and a Maneki-neko statue. Landing a win with 3 of the same symbols pays out 2X to 20X the bet. The Special Symbols are Wilds and Coin Symbols, with the latter coming with some nice bonus effects, but more on those in the next part.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Lucky Tiger Gold?
You can win up to 25,000X the bet.
What features are available in the slot Lucky Tiger Gold?
The features are Wild Symbols, Full-Screen Multipliers, and Respins.
Wild Symbols
Wild Symbols help create winning combinations by being able to substitute for all symbols except Coin Symbols.
Full-Screen Multipliers
Whenever a full screen of the same paying symbol hits, all winning combinations are multiplied by a random Multiplier of 5X to 100X.
Respins
Randomly, on any spin, the Respin bonus game may be awarded. Before the bonus game starts, a random Paying Symbol is chosen, and during the rest of the feature, only the randomly chosen symbol, Coin Symbols, and blanks will show up. The feature is played with 1 spin, which resets to 1 if you land a paying or coin symbol. The Coin Symbols come with a random Bonus, which ranges from:
Extra Life = An Extra Life is added to a pool, and if any spin results in no new symbols, an Extra Life is deducted from the pool, and a new Respin is triggered.
Multiplier Upgrade = This Symbol upgrades the current multiplier to the next level, to a maximum of 1,000X the bet.
Symbol Upgrade = This symbol will upgrade the randomly selected symbol to the next step higher-paying symbol in order of value.
Final Thoughts on Lucky Tiger Gold
Lucky Tiger Gold follows in the footsteps of not only its prequels but also the entire series at large. However, we have to give Fat Panda props for delivering on a game that feels like it has some meat on its bones, as while we have enjoyed their previous releases, they usually feel lacking in a lot of areas. But even with that said, visually, the game doesn’t do anything at all to differentiate itself from its many predecessors. We don’t know if this is because the studio didn’t have time or an artistic choice to make the game look like all the other Lucky releases, but we just aren’t a fan of it, especially given the small but great change they made to the gameplay. Talking about the gameplay, let us move over to that section, and we can discuss the features in more detail.
Starting with the stats, we have a higher-than-average RTP of 96.5%, a hit frequency of 22.47%, and a great max win of 25,000X the bet. The gameplay loop is pretty much what you would expect, as there’s only a Wild Symbol and a Full Screen Multiplier to keep each spin interesting, with the latter definitely being a highlight if you could ever land the max Multiplier of 100X. However, these features have been present in both of the prequels, and the same can be said for the Respin bonus game, however, this is also where the new changes come in the form of the Coin Symbols. At first, we thought there was gonna be a change to the Respin bonus game to be a Coin Collector feature, but no, as each Coin Symbol brings with it a Bonus to help you keep the spins going and to pay out even more. Among the bonuses, we would say that the Extra Lives are a godsend whenever you miss a symbol on a spin, while the Multiplier Upgrader, which can increase the base game max of 100X up to 1,000X, and the Symbol Upgrader are great ways to increase your payout. The game is still very straightforward, and there haven’t been a lot of changes to the core gameplay, but just the addition of the Coin Symbols is enough to make us happy, as the game just feels a bit more complete this time around. If you’re a fan of Fat Panda and the Lucky series, or just want to test out something new, then don’t miss out on the Lucky Tiger Gold demo.
Lucky Tiger Gold is a slot that takes its predecessor's foundation and builds on it while keeping its Zodiac theme.
