About 8 Dragons
Released in February 2018, 8 Dragons is one of the founding Asian-themed slots in the Pragmatic Play portfolio. At the time, Pragmatic was pushing into the Asian market with a series of traditional dragon slots (8 Dragons, 888 Dragons, Caishen's Cash, Peking Luck) — 8 Dragons remains the most iconic thanks to its 243-ways format and classic dragon theme.
It's a 5x3 grid with 243 ways to win (versus classic fixed paylines), with an official RTP of 96.5%. Volatility is medium-high. Max win is 2,568x your stake — modest by 2026 standards but true to Pragmatic's 2018 identity. The visuals were premium for their time: eight distinct oriental dragons (red, gold, blue, green, purple, and more) against a traditional Chinese backdrop with red lanterns, golden calligraphy and a red-gold-black palette.
The number 8 is considered lucky in Chinese culture (a homophone for "fortune") — Pragmatic leans into that symbolism with eight distinct dragons that each pay differently.
Signature mechanics: the 243-ways format (any left-to-right combination of adjacent symbols pays, versus fixed paylines), and free spins with x2/x3 multipliers on line wins (3+ scatters trigger 8 free spins). There's no retrigger on the bonus.
No bonus buy is available — typical of Pragmatic's 2018 slots, before Bonus Buy became standard across the portfolio. The free spins trigger naturally around once every 180 spins.
Available in France — 8 Dragons is widely distributed, available at both France's ANJ-regulated casinos and BetsRank's top-rated French crypto casinos. It's one of the most internationally accessible Asian Pragmatic slots. For fans of the classic Asian dragon theme looking for a slot with a generous 243-ways format, 8 Dragons remains a genre reference. See also 5 Lions (a classic Asian title with lions), Floating Dragon Hold and Spin (premium Asian Hold & Win), and 5 Lions Megaways (a Megaways variant).
