Floating Dragon Hold and Spin Slot by Pragmatic Play

Where the Franchise Started

Floating Dragon Hold and Spin was Reel Kingdom's first step away from simple fruit machines and into themed Hold and Spin territory. Released in April 2021, it kicked off what became one of Pragmatic Play's longest-running series - six entries and counting. The Chinese kite festival theme wraps a 5x3 grid with 10 paylines, and the 96.71% RTP sits above the Pragmatic average.

Two bonus rounds carry the game. The Hold and Spin feature triggers when three Money symbols land on the middle reel, and the Free Spins round builds through a Wild collection mechanic. Both play differently, and both have their own path to the 5,000x cap.

Hold and Spin - The Diamond Chase

Money symbols only appear on reel 3. Land three of them and the bonus starts. Those symbols lock in place with values between 1x and 20x total bet, and you get 3 respins. Each new Money symbol resets the counter.

The real action comes from Diamond Money symbols. These show up exclusively on reels 1, 2, 4, and 5 during the Hold and Spin round, carrying values of 100x, 200x, 300x, 400x, or 4,993x your total bet. That 4,993x Diamond is essentially the game's jackpot equivalent. And there's a safety net - the round guarantees a minimum payout of 20x total bet regardless of what lands.

Free Spins and the Wild Multiplier Ladder

Three, four, or five Scatters award 10, 15, or 20 free spins. During the round, Wilds do double duty. They substitute as normal, but they also collect the value of every Fish Money symbol visible on screen when they land. Fish symbols carry values from 0.2x up to 500x total bet.

Here's where it gets interesting. The game tracks every Wild that appears. After every 4th Wild collected, you get 10 additional free spins and the collection multiplier increases - 2x after the first retrigger, 3x after the second, 10x after the third. Three retriggers maximum. That jump from 3x to 10x on the final retrigger is steep, and it's where the biggest payouts hide.

Base Game Reality

The paytable is front-loaded. The top symbol pays 200x your total bet for five of a kind, and the gap between high and low symbols is wide - low pays only return 10x for a full line. Without Wilds in the base game (they only appear during Free Spins), dry stretches are common. No buy feature, no ante bet. You wait for Scatters or three Money symbols on reel 3.

Compared to its sequels, the original Floating Dragon is stripped back. Later entries pushed max wins to 10,000x and 20,000x, added Megaways mechanics, and introduced more elaborate bonus structures. This one stays simple - 10 paylines, two features, no shortcuts to the bonus. That simplicity made it a hit in 2021. Whether it holds up against its own sequels depends on how much complexity you want from a Hold and Spin game.