5 Lions Dance Slot Review

5 Lions Dance Stats: Real RTP, Volatility & Max Win

5 Lions Dance sits in that familiar Pragmatic Play bracket of Asian themed slots with a medium hit profile. You get 5 reels, 4 rows and 1,024 ways to win, so lines never need to be selected. I play it from 20p up to £100 a spin, which keeps both casual spinners and serious bettors covered without turning it into a pure high roller machine.

On paper the slot carries 96.5 per cent RTP and average volatility, though Pragmatic runs several RTP settings, so I always check the help screen first. In long sessions it behaves like a medium game with enough dead spins to feel edgy, yet regular small hits. The top advertised win is 2,700 times stake, and real data shows solid peaks around the mid‑hundreds multiplier range.

What are the bonus features in 5 Lions Dance?

The first feature that stands out in 5 Lions Dance for me is the Lion Reel bonus. Land three Lion Reel symbols in one spin and reels one and two merge into a huge reel stacked only with multiplier values. The wheel whirls once and can drop 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x, 150x or a hefty 200x on your total stake.

This multiplier hit is paid straight as a prize, so you do not even need a line win attached. On the regular reels the golden ball wild steps in on the last four reels and helps link up lion heads or royals, while the drum scatter symbol is kept for triggering free spins only. Outside the two main features the base game can feel quite dry during longer sessions.

Free spins in 5 Lions Dance

When I hit the free spins in 5 Lions Dance, it always comes from landing three drum scatters on reels one, three and five. That gives a set of ten spins to start. Each spin pays any regular win first, then all lion head symbols on screen morph into one randomly chosen lion head, as long as the change actually improves the outcome of that spin.

The beauty of this feature for me lies in those spins where several stacks of lion heads line up after the transformation, creating hefty wins even without extra multipliers. Three more scatters during the bonus add another ten spins and there is no cap shown, so in theory streaky retriggers can appear. In practice, I usually see the feature once in a couple of hundred base game spins.

How to play 5 Lions Dance

Playing 5 Lions Dance is straightforward, even if you are new to Pragmatic Play titles. I set my stake using the plus and minus buttons under the reels, then either tap spin or set up ten to one hundred autospins. Wins pay from left to right on adjacent reels across all 1,024 ways, so there is no need to worry about payline selection or direction changes during play.

5 Lions Dance Symbols and Paytable

The paytable in 5 Lions Dance updates with your stake size, but the structure stays the same. At the top of the list sits the golden lion head, paying 20 times stake for five of a kind across the reels. Four other coloured lion heads follow, with prizes stepping down through 8x and 4x for a full way, still worth hitting when they pack the screen.

Below the premiums, the card royals from ten to ace make up the low pays, topping out at 3x or 2x stake for five on adjacent reels. On their own they do not pay big, but they fill in lines often enough. The wild gold fraction symbol appears on reels two to five only, substituting for everything except the drum scatter and the Lion Reel icon that triggers the multiplier feature.

What I like most is how the lion heads behave during free spins. Once the game has paid any regular combo, it checks whether turning every lion head into one chosen colour will form an extra win. When this happens you can cover huge clusters with the same premium symbol, and on the right spin that layered payout can make the bonus round feel very rewarding.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x20
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x8
	4	x3
	3	x0.5
	5	x8
	4	x3
	3	x0.5
	5	x4
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.4
	5	x4
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.4
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.1
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.1
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.1
	Wild
	Scatter
	Bonus

The 200 Spins 5 Lions Dance Experience

I mirrored the 200 spins test on 5 Lions Dance by cranking the stake to the top and letting the reels fly. The medium volatility showed through straight away with streaks of dead spins broken by small one and two times wins. I hit the free spins once, where the lion transformation delivered a 36x hit and later a 64x burst, giving a total bonus return a little above 100x.

Review Summary of 5 Lions Dance

For me, 5 Lions Dance ends up as a solid Asian themed slot rather than a high risk monster. The 1,024 ways engine and medium volatility keep the balance ticking along, yet the max 2,700x win cap means you are playing more for sustained sessions than life changing hits. When the Lion Reel lands and the free spins behave, the game can throw up some satisfying bursts of action.

I usually reach for 5 Lions Dance when I want Asian flavour without brutal swings. It will not suit players hunting massive potential, and the theme can feel a bit generic if you have seen plenty of similar titles. Yet the combination of morphing lion symbols, occasional 200x Lion Reel hits and decent RTP makes it a fair pick for medium risk grinding sessions.

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