Dragons Clusterbuster Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Dragons Clusterbuster Review

We know that Red Tiger has a thing for the fire-breathing fantasy creatures, and once in a while they also enjoy making games where features have to be unlocked. In Dragons Clusterbuster they’ve combined both elements into a visually pleasing 9x9 grid slot experience, and it comes with a somewhat innovative trademarked Clusterbuster™ feature literally at the center of everything that goes on.

We say ‘somewhat’ since Red Tiger has tested the waters with something similar in Thor's Lightning, albeit without any trademark in that release. The Clusterbuster is first used to unlock all 3 Hatchling modifiers, and these trigger at random times after that. Once that is achieved, the 3x3 center block is key to triggering the bonus round, which comes with more frequent Hatchling modifier triggers.

Dragons Clusterbuster Slot - Reels Screen

Dragons Clusterbuster Slot Features

You win by landing 5 to 20+ matching symbols in the same cluster anywhere on the grid, and the 4 premium symbols pay 12 to 50 x your stake for 20+ matching symbols in a cluster. The golden Wild steps in for all regular pay symbols to help complete winning clusters, but the wild does not hold any value of its own.

Each win triggers the Chain Reaction mechanic, and this feature removes the winning symbols from the grid. New and/or existing symbols will then drop down to fill the gaps, and the Chain Reactions go on as long as you keep winning. This mechanic is the key to all other features in Dragons Clusterbuster.

The 3x3 dragon’s egg block located at the center of the grid is called the Clusterbuster, and the Clusterbuster egg is surrounded by 8 outer blocker tiles.

You remove the blocker tiles by landing adjacent cluster wins, and the current Clusterbuster egg hatches when all 8 blocker tiles are removed.

A dragon eye is then unlocked above the reels, of which there are 3 in total, and this indicates that the corresponding Hatchling modifier is now available. The blue dragon’s eye opens first, followed by green and purple. The unlocked Hatchling modifier triggers on the following spin, and all unlocked Hatchling features can trigger at random times from that point forward:

• Blue Hatchling - removes all low-value symbols from the grid, and only premium symbols will drop on the cascade that follows.
• Green Hatchling - adds up to 20 wilds randomly placed on the grid.
• Purple Hatchling - adds a Lightning Multiplier to up to 13 randomly chosen symbols, and the multiplier values vary randomly between x2 and x100. Multiplier values multiply if more than one is part of a win, up to x100 per cluster at best.

The Bonus Round becomes available in the Clusterbuster once all 3 eggs have been unlocked, and you will then see ‘Free Spins’ spelled out on the 3x3 center block. You win 10 free spins when all 8 blocker tiles are stripped from the Clusterbuster block.

The Clusterbuster block is removed during the bonus round, and you can expect more frequent random Hatchling modifiers. You cannot retrigger the bonus round, nor win extra spins.

The 200 Spins Dragons Clusterbuster Slot Experience

Our 3-minute highlights video starts right as we unlock the 3rd and final Dragon’s Eye. We then skip to the bonus round trigger right after, and this happens around the 1-minute mark. The feature plays out for the remainder of the video, and you get to see plenty of Hatchling modifiers in action. Simply hit the play button below to get started immediately.

Review Summary

Red Tiger has seen some success with their Dragon’s Fire series, and Dragons Clusterbuster should appeal to fans of that fantasy-themed range, at least visually. The biggest point of controversy is the whole dragon’s eye unlocking feature, as some players will find it lame that they have to waste time and money until the game finally fires on all cylinders. Others will probably enjoy this element of progression, but it does seem a tad unnecessary in this game to be honest.

A more familiar concept would be to remove Clusterbuster blocker tiles to trigger the Hatchling modifiers, which eventually leads to the bonus round. However, all 3 trigger randomly once unlocked, but they do appear quite frequently when you finally get to the bonus round.

The 5,250x potential is far better than what’s on offer in the somewhat similar Thor’s Lightning, and cluster pays grid slot fans will most likely find plenty to enjoy in Dragons Clusterbuster, at least once everything is unlocked.

Pros

• Unlock 3 Hatchling modifiers via Clusterbuster
• The 3 modifiers trigger randomly after that
• FS w/ more frequent Hatchling modifiers
• Win up to 5,250x your stake

Cons

• Beware of customizable RTP ranges
• Takes a while before all 3 are unlocked

If you appreciate Dragons Clusterbuster Slot you should also try:

Thor's Lightning - is a Norse mythology release from Red Tiger, and it plays out on a 7x7 cluster pays grid with cascading wins. Thor will trigger modifiers at random times, and the bonus round is triggered by removing 9 tiles from the center block. The max win is 1,848x your stake.

Treasure Mine Power Reels - is a popular installment in Red Tiger’s power reels range, and it plays out on an 8x6 grid with 30 betlines. You get 3 feature wilds that can lead into different modifiers, and all 3 at the same time is the best you can hope for. The volatility is medium, and you can win up to 1,172x your stake.

Dragon Kingdom Eyes of Fire - is a smaller and simpler dragon slot from Pragmatic Play, and it comes with a regular 3x3 grid and an all-important 4th reel bolted on to the right. This dragon egg multiplier reel can boost your wins by up to x50, depending on how many consecutive non-winning spins you’ve landed.

The volatility is low to medium, and you can win up to 1,250x your stake.

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