The Dog House Royal Hunt

For this fourth installment, Pragmatic Play offers a more aristocratic and refined vision in The Dog House Royal Hunt. Our adorable pups are dressed in ruffs, top hats, and royal accessories to suit their new life in a castle. Moreover, beyond the gate, we can see vast expanses of sunny meadows and, in the far distance, an imposing medieval castle, home to these distinguished dogs. The game grid, meanwhile, adopts a luxurious style with gilded moldings, and the soundtrack brings out that royal court melody—you know, the one played during medieval balls and banquets.

With the game’s atmosphere established, let’s now look at the technical changes. In fact, the features haven’t really changed: it’s still a high-volatility slot with an RTP set at 96.53%, all delivered on a 5-reel, 3-row, and 20-payline interface. Wild multipliers and Free Spins are back, and the win potential has increased slightly to 8,000x the maximum bet, which is always a welcome bonus.

The Dog House Royal Hunt vs. 3 different slots from Pragmatic Play

The privilege of throwing the ball to the aristocratic dogs and hoping to win will cost you between $0.20 and $240 per spin. All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. Combinations of 3, 4, or 5 matching symbols are required to win. The pack of dogs can pay between 1x and 37.50x the bet, the collar and treats between 0.40x and 7.50x the bet, while the A, K, Q, J, and 10 symbols pay between 0.10x and 2.50x the bet.

The Dog House Royal Hunt gameplay once again features Multiplier Wilds and Free Spins composed of Sticky Wilds.

Multiplier Wilds

The Wild can substitute for all paying symbols and can appear on reels 2, 3, and 4. On each spin, all Wilds on the same reel will receive a random 2x or 3x multiplier, which will be applied to the wins they contribute to. If there is more than one Wild in a winning combination, the multipliers of all Wild symbols will be combined.

Locked Wilds in the Free Spins Round can contain a random multiplier, making the winnings potentially very high.

Bonus Symbol

The Bonus symbol is represented by a dog paw and can only appear on reels 1, 3 and 5. It is a key symbol to access the special game mode, the Free Spins Round. To activate this feature, you need to get 3 Bonus symbols on the indicated reels. When this happens, the player immediately receives a payment equal to 5 times the total bet, regardless of the exact position of the symbols on the reels.

In addition, the game features a special feature related to the Bonus symbols: if at least one of them can move down one position without leaving the reel area, a respin is activated. During this respin, the reels containing the Bonus symbols move down one position, while the other reels spin again. This mechanism offers the possibility of obtaining additional winning combinations or improving your result before accessing the Free Spins Round.

Free Spins

Once the Free Spins Round is activated, the player is awarded a random number of free spins. Before the feature begins, a special 3×3 grid automatically spins to determine how many Free Spins will be awarded. Each cell in the grid can display 1, 2, or 3 free spins. At the end of the spin, the numbers in the cells are added together, and the resulting total represents the number of free spins that will be awarded.

During the Free Spins Round, a special mechanic comes into play that can significantly increase the value of the wins. All Wild symbols that appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 remain locked for the duration of the feature. These Wilds are called Sticky Wilds and, in addition to remaining fixed on the screen, they carry a random multiplier. The value of the multiplier is determined when the Wild first appears and remains unchanged until the end of the free spins.

An important thing to keep in mind is that, during the Free Spins Round, it is not possible to find new Bonus symbols. Furthermore, the feature cannot be retriggered once the awarded free spins have ended. However, to make the round even more dynamic, special reels are used that can offer enhanced wins compared to those of the base game.

Buy Free Spins

For those who want to access the Bonus mode immediately without having to wait for the random landing of the Bonus symbols, the game offers the Buy Free Spins option. This feature allows you to directly purchase entry to the Free Spins Round by paying a fixed cost.

There are two different options available:

• Standard Purchase: by paying 100 times the total stake, the player activates the Free Spins Round with 3 Bonus symbols guaranteed on the activating spin.
• Real Free Spins Purchase: by paying 500 times the total stake, an enhanced version of the Free Spins Round is unlocked. In this mode, each Wild symbol that appears has a random multiplier of 10x or 20x, significantly increasing the winning potential.

Back to cuddle the aristocratic puppies

Those who enjoyed the original title should logically enjoy The Dog House Royal Hunt, which, in addition to a brand-new visual environment, has preserved all of the features while adding two purchase options to directly access the Free Spins and Royal Free Spins with increased multipliers. Otherwise, the gameplay still consists of Free Spins and multiplier Wilds, which have the advantage of freezing during the bonus. The more symbols stick together, the bigger the multipliers will be, allowing you to achieve increasingly higher wins, reaching a maximum win potential of 8000x the bet, slightly higher than the original.