The inevitable Golden Dragon appears and shines off in its own special feature when you land 9 different symbols on the reels (that is, on all positions, since the action takes place on a 3×3 grid, crossed by 9 fixed paylines). Then there is the blue Dragon, the highest symbol in the slot (22x for 5OAK), green Frog, grey Turtle, Calabasas and lucky Coin.
The paytable is completed by four coloured pearls on the lower side, but they do pay from 2OAK on, and once they fill the whole screen, a Multiplier of up to x4 is applied. Sounds marvellous, but don’t get too excited – in the best scenario (green Pearl with x4 Multiplier) the result is still disappointing: 120x the total bet. Nowadays that is often delivered by just 1 symbol for 3OAK in other “normal” games (for example Magic of Sahara slot – 2019 from All41 Studios on Microgaming platform).
Besides the reasonable RTP of 96%, the 9 Lucks slot machine comes with some inauspicious settings, like for instance the hit rate of merely 22%. The low paytable and poor max potential – 200x the total bet for a full screen of blue Dragons – don’t make this slot any more alluring. Despite the Low Volatility, some turbulent spinning is to be expected. The extremely high max bet – 1800 CAD (uncommon for a 9-liner and Low Volatility slots) is typical for this producer and might attract a certain niche audience.
Regarding the UX and UI of this slot: It is always nice to check your history for the last 10 spins (not many companies give that option), but the absence of the turbo spin and the abrupt cutting of the music after every spin can become tiresome after a while.
All in all, the 9 Luck online slot is one greedy spin, which doesn’t allow you to recover in medium-length sessions. The developer embedded the opportunity to bet with 1800 CAD, i.e. for the high-rollers, but then didn’t include giant prizes to attract them to stick with this game. As for the low-rollers, maybe other KA Gaming low variance slots are better suited, since the min bet here is 45 cents per spin.
Bonus Features of 9 Lucks slot
- Dragon Feature – Landing 9 different symbols on the reels will transform them into a Mega Golden Dragon and pay 22x the total bet.
- Pearl Multiplier Feature – Landing a full screen of same-colour Pearls will transmute them into one giant Symbol and a Multiplier of x2/x3/x4 will be applied to the win.
Settings
- Provider – KA Gaming
- Payment lines – 9 (fixed)
- Volatility – Low
- Default range of bets – 0.45 to 1800 CAD
- Playing field – 3х3
- The maximum win is – 200x the total bet
- Bonuses – Dragon feature, Mega Symbols
- Free Spins – No
- RTP – 96%
