Chinese Tigers - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Chinese Tigers is a beautifully designed 5 reel, 3 row, 30 payline slot by Platipus Gaming. It’s set deep in the Chinese jungle and features three rare tigers along with other traditional Chinese symbols to give you plenty of winning chances.

One of the main selling points in Chinese Tigers is the opportunity to win one of 3 jackpots by filling at least 3 entire reels with tigers.

There’s also a free spins bonus round in Chinese Tigers that involves the tiger symbols transforming into wilds on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. You can choose between 3 different free spins modes to determine which tigers can transform. We’ll look at the free spins and jackpots for Chinese Tigers in more detail later in this slot review.

To win in Chinese Tigers, all you need to do is line up 3+ (2+ for the tiger symbols) matching symbols along one of the 30 paylines starting on the leftmost reel. There is a wild symbol in this slot which can be used to substitute for any symbol excluding the scatter to help you win more frequent and better prizes.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Chinese Tigers is set deep in a Chinese jungle where these magnificent beasts can roam free. The symbols include 3 different rare tigers: white, orange, and black. In addition to the main tiger symbols, you’ll also find some other traditional Chinese items on the reels including gold coins, Chinese lanterns, and lower-valued A - 9 symbols. The soundtrack is simple and unobtrusive in Chinese Tigers, with celebratory trills that play when you land a win.

Chinese Tigers RTP & Volatility

Platipus hasn’t announced the RTP or volatility for Chinese Tigers. When this happens, it’s more important than ever to play a free spins demo version of the slot before committing your own cash. You can play Chinese Tigers for free, along with many other Platipus Gaming demo slots, right here at Slots Temple.

How to Play Chinese Tigers

Whenever we’re asked to play a new online slot, we always like to start by getting the hang of the controls, rules, and bonus features of the game. In Chinese Tigers, all the controls are found beneath the reels as follows:

1. To start with, we always like to check the game details. In Chinese Tigers, click the menu icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the reels followed by the ‘Paytable’ button to find details on the symbols and bonus features along with the paytable and paylines.

2. For more information on the game, click the menu icon followed by the ‘info’ button.

3. When you’re happy with the game rules, set your ‘line bet’ on the right-hand side of the control panel and use the ‘^’ icon to see the available wagers. Click on the one you’d like to use to select it.

4. Once you’ve set your bet, click on the large red Spin button on the far-right of the control panel to spin the reels once.

5. If you prefer hands-free gaming, use the AutoSpin button to the left of the Spin button to select how many automatic spins you would like to take place. Below the AutoSpins button, you’ll find the ability to turn Turbo Mode on/off and speed up the reel spinning.

6. You can keep an eye on your balance and latest wins along the control panel at the bottom of the reels.

Bet Sizes & Paytable

Chinese Tigers doesn’t offer a huge betting range, with wagers starting at 0.01 and going up to 1.00 per line. With 30 active paylines, this gives a total wager of 0.30 up to 30.00 credits per spin.

The top prizes (excluding the jackpots or any multipliers) available for each symbol will occur when you land 5 matching symbols along a payline, with or without using a wild substitution, as follows:

Orange Tiger: 200x

White Tiger: 120x

Black Tiger: 100x

Coins: 60x

Chinese Lanterns: 60x

A / K: 45x

Q / J / 10 / 9: 30x

Bonus Features

There are two main bonus features worth looking at in Chinese Tigers: the free spins round and the jackpots.

Free Spins

Land 3+ scatter symbols (the Ying-Yang symbol) in any position to trigger the free spins round. You’ll be able to choose from 3 different modes for this round, with the white, orange, and black tigers being able to transform into wilds on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 depending on which option you choose:

Option One = 20x free spins with black tigers transforming into wilds
Option Two = 10x free spins with black and white tigers transforming into wilds
Option Three = 5x free spins with all tigers transforming into wilds

Jackpots

The jackpots are only available in the base game of this slot and involve players winning a jackpot when they fill a minimum of 3 reels entirely with any tiger symbol. You can check how much the jackpots are worth at the top of the reels while you’re playing.

Conclusion

Overall, we really liked Chinese Tigers. We thought the graphics were beautiful and the Tiger Jackpots made the game incredibly rewarding and exciting. It was tricky to trigger the free spins bonus round, but the rewards made it worth hanging on for.
If you want more animal themed online slots, try Kalamba Games’ Tiger Claws slot.

Disclaimer: Chinese Tigers trademark / license is owned by Platipus Gaming. This site is not endorsed by Platipus Gaming.