Look above the reels, not at them. Lucky Tiger 2 sits one extra reel on top of a tiny 3×3 grid, and that strip is where the whole game happens. Land x2, x3, x5, or x10 across it, watch the values stack and add together, and a slot that pays a modest 3x your stake on its top line suddenly carries a 5,000x cap. TaDa Gaming keeps the jungle bright and the controls simple, then hides all the ambition in one row of multipliers above a cheerful tiger and his monkey sidekick.
The special reel runs above the three main columns and deals only in multipliers. When any main reel lands the same symbol across all three of its positions, with the tiger Wild counting as a match, it fires the space directly above it. That space can show x2, x3, x5 or x10. Fill more than one column and the values add together rather than replacing each other, so three reels each showing x5 turn a payout into x15. Every win on the spin is then multiplied by whatever the strip totals.
One other thing can drop onto that top reel. The little monkey carries no value of its own. Instead, it collects and adds the multipliers sitting either side of it, then sends those positions for a respin to reveal fresh numbers. It only respins the collected spots when it appears, so it works as a small booster stacked on an already growing row.
The grinning tiger is the Wild, standing in for every regular symbol on the grid. Land it on a payline and it pays as a symbol too, climbing a fixed ladder that starts at half your stake and tops out at the Grand. Because a full column of Wilds also reads as three matching symbols, the Wild is often what sets the special reel above it in motion.
Every Wild that lands carries a chance to open the Hold & Respin round. Before it starts, the game picks one symbol at random, and from then on only that symbol and the Wild can drop, sticking in place as they arrive. You begin with three spins. Land a new symbol and the counter resets to three; go a spin without one, and it ticks down. When it reaches zero, the round settles and pays out everything held on the grid. With only two symbols able to appear, a board can fill fast once it gets going.
Tapping the EX button opens a mode selection with two paid options. The 1.5x stake lifts the Wild hit rate and the odds of triggering the bonus. The 2x stake does the same and adds a floor to the multipliers, guaranteeing that anything landing on the special reel is worth at least x3. That second option is closer to buying a minimum than buying a bonus, which is an unusual way to spend extra credits and a useful one to understand in free play first.
Four named tiers sit on the leaves down the left edge of the screen, and the Wild’s top payouts map straight onto them. They run Mini at 10x, Minor at 15x, Major at 50x and Grand at 500x your bet. These are fixed prizes attached to the Wild rather than a separate pick or wheel, so they arrive through ordinary spinning.
The grid is small enough to take in at a glance, three reels wide and three high, and the five paylines are fixed, so there’s no line selection to set before a spin. Each active line is read starting at the left edge, pays only its strongest single combination, and where two or more connect on one spin their amounts are combined. Stakes run from 0.20 up to 200 a spin, and the special feature always plays at the same bet that triggered it.
For such a compact slot, it carries a medium volatility rating, and the multiplier reel is the reason. Quiet stretches can pass paying nothing more than the small symbol values, then a stacked column lights the strip above and a single spin balloons. A few rounds in the free demo will show how often those full columns actually land before you read too much into the 5,000x figure.
The paytable is dynamic, so the figures change with your chosen stake; the values below are for a bet of 1.00. Every regular symbol pays when three line up across a row, the only combination a 3×3 allows.
| Symbol | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|
| Aztec Mask | 3.0 |
| Feather Headdress | 2.4 |
| Orange Gem | 2.0 |
| Toucan | 1.6 |
| Piranha | 1.0 |
| Frog | 0.4 |
The tiger Wild pays its own line prize, printed on the symbol as a stake multiplier. The upper rungs double as the four named jackpot tiers.
| Wild Line Prize | Tier |
|---|---|
| 500x | Grand |
| 50x | Major |
| 15x | Minor |
| 10x | Mini |
| 7x | – |
| 5x | – |
| 3x | – |
| 2x | – |
| 1.5x | – |
| 1x | – |
| 0.5x | – |
Regular play and the Extra Bet modes use different ranges, so the figures below cover both.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum bet | 0.20 |
| Maximum bet (regular) | 200 |
| Maximum bet (Extra Bet) | 400 |
| Maximum payout multiplier | 5,000x |
Read together, the symbol values and the Wild ladder make the point this review keeps returning to. The grid below pays in modest multiples, while the real headroom lies in the strip above it, where stacked and added multipliers do the heavy lifting toward the 5,000x cap.
