Scientific Games: Dancing Drums Explosion

Scientific Games added another slot in its collection of games that promise explosion! Dancing Drums Explosion is available with or without the Mega Drop Jackpots. It showcases double jackpot rewards which will give you Golden Wilds and powerful spins that you can get for free. From special Wild symbols to Bonus Spins.

Dancing Drums Explosion slot design

From the original version of Dancing Drums, this slot is no doubt an explosion in the market. Dancing Drums was a big hit when it was released in the market so Dancing Drums Explosion kept one of its original features.

If you are familiar with the Fu Babies or even enjoyed it, you will surely see them around again in this version. To add excitement to this game, SG Gaming added a Gold Bonus to boost the jackpot prizes. Even the Bonus Spins in the expanding reels added thrill to the game. So, you’ll see gold everywhere in this game even in the backdrop, logo, and buttons.

This is a Chinese-themed slot with Golden Lions, Chinese Sail Ships, Gold Ingots, Money Trees, Fu Bats, Golden Drums, and Gold Coins. The reels also display low-paying Royals that include 9 to A symbols.

Dancing Drums Explosion features

As for the features, SG Gaming did their best to make sure that Dancing Drums Explosion can make an explosion. Thus, the studio packed this slot game with a couple of features that players can enjoy. Its major features include the Fu Babies, Bonus Spins, and of course, the replacement symbols. With 5 reels and 3 to 8 rows in the grid, let’s check out all of its features one by one below.

Wild Symbols

SG Gaming made sure that Dancing Drums Explosion has a Wild symbol that would pop on the reels. So, expect to see one to appear from time to time which is called the Fu Bat Wild symbol. This wild symbol acts as a special symbol that can replace all regular symbols on the reels.

The Fu Bat Wild symbol can appear next to other symbols and be part of a winning combination too. To form a winning combination that gives a better reward, this symbol comes in handy as a Wild symbol. This Fu Bat Wild symbol can appear on the base game and the bonus rounds to upgrade the current jackpot round to a higher level.

Meanwhile, its other version which is the Golden Fu Bat symbol can appear during your paid spins only. Thus, there is always a chance to get a bigger win each time these Wild symbols appear on the base game or bonus rounds. At the same time, there is a chance to trigger the biggest jackpot prize with these Wild symbols even on a random spin.

Fu Babies Bonus

One of the key elements in this game is the Fu Babies Bonus which involves the Fu symbols. This Fu Babies Bonus help generate jackpot payouts that are worth spinning for. To trigger this feature, you need 1 or more Fu symbols that are color red. This can also upgrade into Fu Babies Gold bonus if there is at least 1 gold symbol that appears.

You have to choose from the 12 Lucky Coins until you reveal 3 matching Fu Babies symbols. Each Fu symbol comes with 1 of the 3 progressive jackpots. These are then upgraded to Gold Jackpots while the Gold Bonus level is active to transform them into Explosion Jackpots. However, you have to play with 588 credits or higher. 

Bonus Spins

When it comes to the Bonus Spins, you need the help of Scatter symbols that are represented by the Drum symbols. You need 3 or more Drum Scatter symbols to activate this bonus feature and increase your chances of winning for free. However, you need to hold these Scatter symbols on consecutive reels from left to right which act like regular symbols during the round.

On the bright side, the Fu Bat Wild symbols can appear during this bonus round. Unlike other Wild symbols, the Wild symbols here can substitute even for these Scatter symbols to help you trigger Bonus Spins. Once triggered, there are 5 types of Bonus Spins that you can choose from:

• 15 Bonus Spins = 5×3 reels and 243 ways to win
• 10 Bonus Spins = 5×4 reels and 1,024 ways to win
• 5 Bonus Spins = 5×5 reels and 3,125 ways to win
• 3 Bonus Spins = 5×6 reels and 7,776 ways to win
• The Mystery Option = this creates a game area with random size and a random number of Bonus Spins

It is also possible to transform one of the triggering Drum Scatter symbols into a Golden Drum. Instead of showing as a regular Scatter, these Golden Drums can appear on the first 3 reels and trigger these Golden versions of Bonus Spins that you can choose from:

• 15 Bonus Spins = 5×4 reels and 1,024 ways to win
• 10 Bonus Spins = 5×5 reels and 3,125 ways to win
• 5 Bonus Spins = 5×6 reels and 7,776 ways to win
• 3 Bonus Spins = 5×8 reels and 32,768 ways to win
• The Mystery Option = this creates a game area with random size and a random number of rounds

In addition, you can retrigger this bonus feature if you land more than 2 Drum Scatter symbols from left to right. This retriggered feature will reward you with 3 additional Bonus Spins. It is not much but it is better than nothing.

Dancing Drums Explosion RTP, betting and prizes

Dancing Drums Explosion has 243 default ways to win or pay lines. But as mentioned above, this can grow throughout the game as you trigger the bonus features. To enjoy the features above, the game requires a minimum of £0.18 bet up to a maximum of £100.00 bet on each spin.

Compared with other slot games, players have the opportunity to select their preferred level of volatility during the Bonus Spins round. Of course, this comes with an expanded grid to offer a customized experience. Dancing Drums Explosion has a 96% RTP with a maximum jackpot that is capped at £250,000.

Even if the default maximum jackpot is set at 2,800x your stake only, the bonus features in this game can keep you entertained. You can take advantage of its progressive jackpot and Bonus Spins along the way since this game also has a 30.63% hit frequency.

Conclusion

Dancing Drums Explosion may look like an ordinary slot game but SG Gaming made it interesting and entertaining. It has an average RTP and hit frequency that gives decent winnings to players. Moreover, it has special features that can encourage you to pay for more spins until you make the most of its progressive jackpots.