The dynastic February 2016 video slot Ming Warrior is a game adaptation of the Ming Dynasty (Imperial Chinese; timeframe: 1368-1644). It is in the “High Denom” gaming line, alongside the relatable Kyoto Warrior. The developer Ainsworth’s other warring games include Grand Emperor (July 2017), Firepower Fever, Ben Hur (June 2022), and Guan Yu (July 2021).

Themes: photo tonality, combat, mythology, weapons, and Han characters. Ming Warrior has: 20 adjustable pay lines (eight options), 41 coins, rightward combinations, twelve symbols, 328 total bets, and free games with two randomized win multipliers.

The regular games: six symbols (horse, daggers, sword holder, flag, 9 and 10) have X2 to X1000 for two to five-of-a-kind; and five symbols (coin, A, K, Q, and J) offer X2 to X100 for three to five-of-a-kind. The free games: eleven symbols (coin, horse, daggers, sword holder, flag, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) offer X2 to X100 for three to five-of-a-kind.

Ming Warrior Game Characteristics

Ming Warrior has a partitioned and framed 5X3 grid whose transparent gray sepia reels depict a dusty medieval swordfight in Imperial China. Its illuminated palatial background—a blue sepia image—has stairways between two columns containing twining carvings of snarling red-eyed dragons.

The Ming Warrior’s coins: $0.01, $0.02, $0.03, $0.04, $0.05, $0.06, $0.07, $0.08, $0.09, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $9.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $35.00, $40.00, $45.00, $50.00, $55.00, $60.00, $65.00, $70.00, $75.00, $80.00, $85.00, $90.00, $95.00, and $100.00.

The Ming Warrior’s active win lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, or 20. Minimum bet: $0.01. Maximum bet: $2000.00.

Ming Warrior has two special symbols: a sword-wielding, substituting, and hairy “wild” Imperial Chinese warrior; and a free games-activating and logogram-embossed silver coin (scatter). Ten ordinary symbols: roan warhorse; set of three tasseled daggers; wooden sword holder; dragon-imprinted silver battle flag; and golden-lined purple A, orange K, lime Q, blue J, green 9, and crimson 10.

Here are the Ming Warrior’s regular payouts.
Two to five-of-a-kind: 9/10 pay X2, X5, X15, and X50; flags pay X2, X15, X50, and X150; sword holders pay X2, X20, X75, and X200; daggers pay X5, X20, X75, and X300; and horses pay X5, X50, X100, and X1000.

Three to five-of-a-kind: coins pay X2, X20, and X100; J pay X5, X15, and X50; and A/K/Q pay X5, X25, and X100.

3+ coins offer ten free games—and 2+ coins yield +5 free spins—where: coins pay X2, X20, and X100; 9/10/J pay X5, X15, and X50; A/Q/K pay X5, X25, and X100; flags pay X10, X50, and X150; sword holders pay X10, X50, and X200; daggers pay X10, X50, and X250; and horses pay X20, X75, and X1000.

The free spins designate a wins-doubling warrior, or an X8 wins-multiplier warrior. Minimum win: $0.02. Five-of-a-kind of coins pay up to $200000.00 (non-progressive jackpot).

The Ming Warrior software: HTML5 technology; mobile and desktop versions; and 10/25/50/75/100 auto spins, with preset loss/win limits. Sound effects: Chinese drumming, white noise, ringing, and clanging.

The animated 3D graphics: spinning coin, fireworks, blinking wins, luminosity, dolly zooming, sunburst, smithereens, and flipping swords.

Luck in Ming Warrior

Ming Warrior, a game of chance, has a 93.88% RTP rate and a 6.12% house edge.