Dragon Orb is a five-reel video slot from Real Time Gaming built around an East Asian dragon theme, playing across 10 paylines. Released in 2017, its core mechanic mirrors the expanding-wild-and-respin idea NetEnt made famous in Starburst, but adds RTG’s own twist: a Dragon Orb wild that expands to cover an entire reel and locks in place for a free re-spin, and the feature can stack further if a second orb lands on a different reel during that re-spin. The game also carries randomly awarded Major and Minor progressive jackpots, layered on top of the standard payline wins rather than tied to a separate bonus round.
| Provider | Real Time Gaming (RTG) |
| Reels | 5 |
| Paylines | 10 |
| Release Year | 2017 |
Expanding-wild-with-respin mechanics are common across the industry, but RTG applies its own layer on top in Dragon Orb by attaching randomly triggered progressive jackpots that can fire independently of the wild feature — a combination that sets it apart from both RTG’s own Real Series machines and from the NetEnt-style expanding-wild slots it otherwise resembles. Because the jackpots are awarded at random rather than through a dedicated bonus trigger, they function as a second, unrelated payout system layered over the standard 10-payline game. As a 2017 release, Dragon Orb also sits later in RTG’s catalog than most of the other titles in this batch, built on a leaner 10-payline base rather than the 243-ways or 1,024-ways structures RTG had already introduced elsewhere by that point.
The Dragon Orb wild symbol can land on reels two, three or four; when it does, it expands to fill the entire reel and locks in place while the other reels spin again for a free re-spin. If a second Dragon Orb lands on a different reel during that re-spin, it also expands and locks, and the sequence can continue for as long as new orbs keep appearing — mirroring the chained expanding-wild mechanic used in several other studios’ games. Separately from the wild feature, Dragon Orb carries Major and Minor progressive jackpots that are awarded at random on any spin, independent of bet size or bonus trigger, giving the game a jackpot layer that most single-feature RTG slots don’t include. There’s no separate free-spins mode to learn — the expanding wild chain and the random jackpots are the entire feature set, which keeps the game quick to pick up.
Pros
- Expanding Dragon Orb wild can chain across multiple reels in a single re-spin sequence
- Randomly awarded Major and Minor progressive jackpots add a payout layer most RTG slots skip
- Simple 10-payline structure keeps the base game easy to read
- Dragon theme and expanding-wild mechanic will feel familiar to fans of NetEnt-style slots
Cons
- RTG has not published RTP, volatility or a max-win figure for this title
- Only 10 paylines is narrow next to RTG’s newer 243-ways and 1,024-ways releases
- Random jackpot triggers mean there’s no way to play specifically toward them
- No dedicated free-spins round outside the wild re-spin and jackpot mechanics