Blueprint Gaming

Imperial Dragon

Asian Mythology slot with staged reel-set upgrades during Free Spins

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95.53%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.5 ★

19 votes

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4.5 / 5

19 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP8/10

RTP 95.53% → 8.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features8/10

10 features → 8.0/10

Game Mechanics5.4/10

f=10 r=5 p=20 → 5.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.6/10

provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10

Popularity4.9/10

search demand p70 + proxy blend (70/30) → 4.9/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 69 — Imperial Dragon by Blueprint Gaming

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Slot Summary

Released on February 22, 2016, Imperial Dragon uses a familiar 5x3, 20-payline base as the entry point to a staged Free Spins feature. Blueprint Gaming lets collected golden dragon symbols unlock additional reel sets, while Wilds expand across full reels during the bonus. Medium volatility places the game between lower-variance repetition and a more severe high-variance design.

How It Plays

Regular combinations pay across 20 fixed lines from the left, with the Wild Symbol substituting for standard icons and the Scatter Symbol controlling bonus entry.

After a qualifying win, the separate Risk/Gamble game presents an optional decision to expose that prize to another result instead of collecting it immediately.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Asia, Dragon, and Mythology themes meet through temples, golden dragon imagery, and a symbol hierarchy drawn from an imperial setting.

Rather than treating the dragon only as decoration, the game uses golden dragon symbols to mark advancement through its principal bonus sequence.

Mythology Asia Dragon

Features & Win Potential

The Wild Symbol supports ordinary line wins, then takes a larger role during Free Spins by spreading across complete reels in unlocked reel sets.

The Risk/Gamble game sits outside the main spin cycle, giving a completed win an optional second decision before play returns to the reels.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Bonus Game RTP range 20 Paylines Risk/Gamble (Double) game Spreading Wilds or Wild Rush

Bonus & Free Spins

Three Scatter symbols award 15 Free Spins, four award 20, and five award 50, making the trigger result determine the starting feature length.

Golden dragon symbols collected during Free Spins unlock further reel sets and additional spins, with later stages introducing more expanding Wild coverage.

Spec sheet

Imperial Dragon at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameImperial Dragon

StudioBlueprint Gaming

Released2/22/2016

Math

SlotRanker Score69

RTP95.53%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating4.5 / 5 · 19 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95.53% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.58

Cost per session$3.58

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Imperial Dragon? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Medium

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (95.53%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Imperial Dragon with other games

	Imperial Dragon Score 69This game	Lunar Rabbit Score 87	Si Ling Megaways Score 86	Floating Dragon Megaways Score 83	Katmandu X Score 82
Identity
Studio	Blueprint Gaming	GameArt	Skywind Group	Reel Kingdom	ELK Studios
Released	2/22/2016	1/23/2023	1/27/2022	9/22/2022	3/16/2023
Math
RTP	95.53%	96.59%	96.5%	95.5%	95%
Volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	—	20,000×	—	20,000×	25,000×
Format
Reels	5	7	6	6	6
Layout	5x3	7x7	6x7	6x7	6x5
Paylines	20	—	117649	147456	0
Min bet	0.2	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.2
Max bet	100	100	200	250	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Multiplier	—	✓	—	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	—	—	✓	—
Respins	—	—	—	✓	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Imperial Dragon.

Comparing against

Imperial Dragon

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RTP

95.53%

Max win

—

Score

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+ Multiplier− Scatter− Bonus Game

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