An excited Chinese dragon is the inspiration for Laughing Dragon: Lucky Break Extra, a December 2021 video slot in its developer Ainsworth’s Lucky Break Extra series, alongside: Ancient Wisdom, Krakatoa Lucky Break Extra (September 2019), Grand Circus (December 2020), and Norse Legend (April 2022).

Distributed by SG Digital; it is among the developer’s numerous dragon-based games, including: Action Dragons: Cash Stacks Gold (July 2022), Treasure Spirits Dragon (June 2022), Rise of the Dragon (May 2022), Guan Yu (July 2021), Prosperity Dragon (May 2016), Dragon Lines (December 2015), and Action Dragons (June 2020).

With themes ranging from Chinese ideograms and mythology to Feng Shui ideology; Laughing Dragon has: 100 changeable lines (two options), two sets of 20 total bets, thirteen symbols, ten bonus bet multipliers, cumulative free games, rightward wins, and four jackpots. Eleven symbols (dragon, lair, frog, fish, necklace, lotus, A, K, Q, J, and 10) should form three to five combinations, paying: from X0.10 ($0.05) to X2 ($40.00) for 50 lines; and X0.05 ($0.05) to X1 ($40.00) for 100 lines.

Laughing Dragon Game Characteristics

Laughing Dragon has a translucent and triple-framed 5X3 grid—with dotted partitions for its golden frame—whose setting is a mountainous and purple-hued Chinese terrain, containing silhouetted trees and pagodas.

Optional win lines: 50 lines or 100 active lines. The Laughing Dragon’s 50 lines-related total bets: $0.50 (minimum bet), $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00, $15.00, and $20.00. For the 100 lines, the total bets are: $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, and $40.00 (maximum bet).

The Laughing Dragon’s three special symbols: substituting, open-mouthed, and white-and-golden “wild” dragon; the free games-activating scatter is a golden “Lucky Break” Feng Shui coin; and a free game-prolonging bluish “Extra Break” realm.

Ordinary symbols: dragon’s sunlit golden lair; green-and-golden Feng Shui frog; light blue-and-golden koi fish; purple-and-green beaded necklace; pink lotus flower; purple-and-golden A; red-and-golden K; golden Q; blue-and-golden J; and red-and-golden 10.

Here are the Laughing Dragon’s payouts.
Using 50 win lines: 10/J/Q pay X0.10, X0.20, and X0.30; A/K pay X0.10, X0.20, and X0.60; lotuses/necklaces/fish pay X0.10, X0.30, and X1; frogs pay X0.10, X0.60, and X1.60; lairs pay X0.10, X1, and X2; and dragons pay X0.30, X1, and X2.

Using 100 win lines: 10/J/Q pay X0.05, X0.10, and X0.15; A/K pay X0.05, X0.10, and X0.30; lotuses/necklaces/fish pay X0.05, X0.15, and X0.50; frogs pay X0.05, X0.30, and X0.80; lairs pay X0.05, X0.50, and X1; and dragons pay X0.15, X0.15, and X1.

During the regular games; all drawn Feng Shui coins show credits, resulting from these random bonus multipliers: betX1, betX2, betX3, betX5, betX10, betX12, betX15, betX20, betX50, and betX100.

In particular, landing 3+ coins yield five “Lucky Break Extra” free spins, where at least three roving rings of fire encircle symbols at random. Should a ring of fire encircle the “Extra Break” symbol, it not only yields a +1 free spin but also progressively adds yet another ring of fire for the following round.

The purple-hued free spins may draw Feng Shui coins displaying bonus wins from X1, X2, X3, X5, X10, X12, X15, X20, or X50 bet multipliers. Otherwise, there are “mini/minor/maxi/major/grand” Feng Shui coins, respectively offering: $25.00 mini jackpot; $50.00 minor jackpot; $250.00 maxi jackpot; $2500.00 major jackpot; or $25000.00 grand jackpot.

The Laughing Dragon software: HTML5 technology; mobile/desktop versions; and 10/25/50/75/100 auto spins. Sounds: oriental ambient music; and buzzing, swishing, white noise, and clanging cymbal effects.

The animated 3D graphics: gushing coins, glitter effect, raindrops, and roving and spinning rings of fire.

Luck in Laughing Dragon

A game of luck, the Laughing Dragon’s RTP rate is 96.68% and its house edge is 3.32%.