Dragoon Soft

Bakufu Shogun

Slots Video Slots History Warrior Ancient Asia

Feudal Japanese cascade slot with consecutive win multipliers

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

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RTP

98.5%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

1,265×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.50

per spin

Reels

243 lines

Player rating

5.0 ★

7 votes

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7 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 & RTP10/10

RTP 98.5% → 10.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential6.2/10

x1265.00 (1265×) → 6.2/10

Features8/10

9 features → 8.0/10

Game Mechanics7.7/10

f=9 r=5 p=243 → 7.7/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility8/10

0.5–1000 (×2000) → 8.0/10

Provider Reputation6.1/10

provider avg 6.1 → 6.1/10

Popularity2.5/10

synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

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: 73 — Bakufu Shogun by Dragoon Soft

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Slot Summary

Cascading wins replace settled symbols and raise the multiplier before Bakufu Shogun resets for another paid spin. Dragoon Soft applies that chain-based formula to a feudal Japanese setting, using warriors, palace imagery, and military symbols to give the 243-way game a clear historical identity. Its 98.5% RTP is unusually prominent, while the 1,265x ceiling keeps the focus on repeated cascades rather than one oversized prize.

How It Plays

Matching symbols pay across adjacent reels through a 243-way system. A win removes the contributing symbols and drops new ones into the available spaces.

The replacement symbols can form another combination without requiring a fresh paid spin. This repeat process continues until a drop produces no additional win.

Theme & Atmosphere

Bakufu Shogun draws on Ancient Japanese military rule, pairing its Asia and History themes with shogun, warrior, palace, katana, and helmet imagery.

The Warrior theme does more than decorate the reels. Rising multipliers make a prolonged cascade feel like an advancing sequence of successful clashes.

History Warrior Ancient Asia

Features & Win Potential

Each successive cascade raises the active multiplier, with the base-game sequence documented as reaching 6x before the paid spin finally resolves.

The Wild Symbol helps complete ordinary combinations, while Avalanche and Cascading features control how winning symbols are removed and replaced during the sequence.

Free Spins Multiplier Wild Symbol Cascading 5 Reels 243 Ways RTP range Avalanche 98% RTP

Bonus & Free Spins

Landing 3 Shogun scatters awards 10 free spins. The consecutive-win multiplier remains the central feature, but it can reach higher values during the round.

The bonus therefore rewards extended cascade chains rather than changing to an unrelated game format, preserving the same symbol-removal logic across free spins.

Spec sheet

Bakufu Shogun at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBakufu Shogun

StudioDragoon Soft

Released1/31/2022

Math

SlotRanker Score73

RTP98.5%

Max win1,265×

Bet range$0.50 – $1000.00

Player rating5.0 / 5 · 7 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines243

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 98.5% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.00

Cost per session$3.00

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 Bakufu Shogun? 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: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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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 (98.50%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,265×).

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 Bakufu Shogun with other games

	Bakufu Shogun Score 73This game	Sword of Shoguns Score 88	Terracotta Army Score 81	SanGuo Score 80	Chin Shi Huang Score 72
Identity
Studio	Dragoon Soft	Thunderkick	Blue Guru Games	Naga Games	Jili Games
Released	1/31/2022	6/7/2023	9/26/2023	7/6/2022	9/14/2021
Math
RTP	98.5%	96.4%	96.06%	96.3%	97%
Volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	1,265×	25,200×	10,000×	—	2,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	6
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	6x4
Paylines	243	5040	30375	20	4096
Min bet	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Max bet	1000	100	1	100	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Bonus game	—	✓	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	✓	—	—

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Bakufu Shogun

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RTP

98.5%

Max win

1,265×

Score

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01What is the RTP of Bakufu Shogun?

Bakufu Shogun has a published RTP of 98.5% and a listed maximum win of 1,265x the stake.

02Does Bakufu Shogun use traditional paylines?

No. The game uses 243 ways, paying matching symbols that appear on adjacent reels from the left.

03How are free spins triggered?

Landing 3 Shogun scatter symbols anywhere on the reels awards 10 free spins, where the cascade multiplier can climb further.

04What happens after a winning cascade?

Winning symbols disappear, replacements fall into their positions, and another qualifying combination raises the multiplier for that continuing sequence.

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