9 Lions Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

9 Lions Review

Wazdan has plenty of asian and oriental inspired releases under their belt by now, and 9 Lions comes with pleasing animated visuals and a soothing soundtrack. The 3x3 grid is set inside a typical Chinese-style temple, and you can even scroll up one floor to check the paytable. Per usual with this developer, you get to choose your own volatility (low, standard or high), as well as set the game pace from 3 available options.

You’ll collect the top-tier Lion symbol in a Bonus Matrix Table seen on the right-hand side, and when the table is full you’re basically just waiting to trigger the bonus round with sticky Lion symbols. Cracking the 1,000x potential requires the Dragons Bonus however, and this is a classic pick ‘em game where 1 of 3 dragon eggs reveal a guaranteed cash prize. If you’re after some simple, aesthetic asian-style action, 9 Lions might be well-worth a whirl or two.

9 Lions Slot Features

You win by landing 3+ symbols adjacent anywhere on the 3x3 grid, and a full grid of matching premiums pays 500 x your stake. All wins can be gambled in the double or nothing feature up to 7 times, but this is optional, of course. Symbols with the best possibility of landing a winner become locked/sticky automatically for 1 spin, but you can unlock them and lock other symbols as you see fit.

Whenever you land the top-tier Lion symbol, it becomes sticky in the corresponding position in the miniature Lions Bonus Matrix Table in the top-right corner. When the table is filled with 9 lions, you’ll trigger the Lions Bonus the next time 3+ lions land. All triggering lions become sticky, and you get 9 bonus spins (one for each lion in the mini table) to land more lions. You need 4+ lions to win a prize, and filling the screen awards 500x your stake.

Landing 3 Dragon symbols on the middle row of reels 1, 2 and 3 triggers the Dragons Bonus, and this is a fairly standard pick ‘em bonus game. You will proceed to pick 1 of 3 dragon eggs inside the ancient temple, and this reveals a prize of 1, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 400 or 1,000 x your stake.

The 200 Spins 9 Lions Slot Experience

Our 2:23-minute highlights video starts out with a Lions Bonus Matrix Table that’s already been filled to the brim, but it still took as a while to trigger the feature. You thus get to see almost 2 minutes of base game play, before the feature starts at 1:50.

Review Summary

As far as oriental slots go, Wazdan has done a very good job with the audiovisual presentation. The Lion Matrix Table fills up on a regular basis, keeping you motivated through the base game grind. It can lead to 500x payouts at best though, which admittedly isn’t super impressive, while the harder-to-trigger Dragon Feature can crack the game’s rather mediocre 1,000x win cap on a lucky day.

The pace of the game is excellent no matter which of the 3 speed options you go with, and being able to stop/hold symbols for 1 spin adds a dimension of strategy to this release that might please some players. The best strategy is automatically implemented though, so you don’t need to think too much. Overall, this was an enjoyable experience, but it’s not our go-to game for high risk/reward action.

Pros

• Choose volatility and pace (3 options)
• Hold any symbols you want for 1 spin
• Sticky Lion bonus round w/ 500x max win
• Dragon Pick’em Game w/ prizes up to 1,000x

Cons

• The 1,000x max win is not all that impressive

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9 Tigers - is another oriental Wazdan release, and it plays out on a 5x3 grid with 8 paylines. You’ll land water and fire tigers, as well as blanks, only, and the bonus round is all about merging as many water and fire tigers into the yin/yang prize symbol as possible. This can lead to payouts up to 1,000x your stake.

Golden Tiger - is an oriental-themed 3x3 reel set slot from iSoftBet, and all full grid wins are boosted by an x2 multiplier.

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