What Is Lantern Hoard?
Lantern Hoard is a Chinese dragon-themed 5×3 Hold & Win slot at Aurion Casino. The game is built around the Hold & Win mechanic: a respin bonus that activates when enough special symbols land in a single spin. The Grand Jackpot pays 2,500× your bet.
Base Game
In the base game, the 5×3 grid spins like a standard slot. Wins are paid on paylines left to right. The special symbols are coins and dragons — these are the Hold & Win bonus symbols. The primary goal of each spin is to land 6 or more coin/dragon symbols simultaneously to trigger the bonus.
The Hold & Win Respin Bonus
When 6 or more coin or dragon symbols land in a single spin:
1. All coin and dragon symbols freeze in their positions 2. All other positions go blank 3. You receive 3 respins
On each respin, new coin or dragon symbols can land. When one does, it freezes in place and the respin counter resets to 3. If a respin produces no new bonus symbol, the counter decrements by 1. The feature ends when the counter reaches 0.
Fill all 15 positions for the Grand Jackpot: 2,500× your bet.
Symbol Values
Each coin symbol has a printed multiplier value. Dragon symbols act as high-value coins. The total payout is the sum of all locked symbol values multiplied by your bet.
Strategy Tips
- The bonus only triggers at 6+ symbols. Landing 4 or 5 bonus symbols awards nothing from the Hold & Win mechanic — they only count if they form a standard payline win.
- Dragon symbols are the high-value coins. A bonus round heavy with dragon symbols pays far more than one with the same count of low-value coins.
- The Grand Jackpot requires filling all 15 cells. Every respin must produce at least one new symbol. It is the rarest outcome — budget for many spins without it.
- This is high-variance. Expect long stretches in base game without triggering the bonus. This is built into the overall RTP, concentrated in rare events.
Play Free at Aurion Casino
Lantern Hoard uses Aurion's free virtual coins. No real money is wagered or paid out. See the online slots guide for how Hold & Win compares to other mechanics, or check RTP and volatility explained to see where Lantern Hoard sits among Aurion's high-volatility slots. If you enjoy Hold & Win, try Valhalla Gates next, or for a high-volatility cascade slot instead, see Inferno Wilds.