Lightning Multipliers have finally found their way to Evolution’s Dragon Tiger, creating a new variant called Lightning Dragon Tiger.
This game plays exactly the same as the original Dragon Tiger. The only visible differences are the new studio and the addition of Lightning Cards, which can boost the payouts of winning hands by between 2x and 8x.
How do they do this while still delivering the same RTP? You pay a 20% lightning fee for your main bet, which is whisked away and never seen again!
In this review, I’ll explain how to play Dragon Tiger, how the Lightning Cards and multipliers work, and whether there’s a strategy for playing. You’ll also see me play some hands in my video review.
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Lightning Dragon Tiger is one of the easiest live dealer card games to play online.
The dealer deals two cards onto the table. You must pick which card will have the higher value. If you’re correct, you win; if not, you lose. It’s as simple as that!
The game starts with twelve seconds of betting time.
You have four betting positions where you can place your bets.
Playing the Tie and Suited Tie is possible without placing a Dragon / Tiger bet.
It’s also possible to bet on Dragon and Tiger, but I don’t recommend this, as most casinos will disqualify wins if you play this way.
When the betting time has closed, one of the four card suits—Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, or Clubs—is chosen to receive a multiplier between 2x and 8x.
Winning hands containing the Lightning card suit have their payouts multiplied by the number.
The dealer takes two cards from the dealing shoe and places the first one face up on theDragon Position and the second on The Tiger position.
The cards with the higher value wins.
In the event of a Tie, players have half their Dragon/Tiger bet returned.
The standard payouts for Dragon Tiger are Dragon/Tiger 1:1, Tie 6.5:1 and Suited Tie 20:1.
These can be increased by between 2x and 8x. In the case of the Tie, if both cards have the same suit multiplier, both multipliers are used to calculate the total payout. So 20:1 could become 1280:1 with two 8x multipliers!
A standard tie can only have one multiplier; otherwise, it would be a “suited tie”.
The max win for Dragon/Tiger is 8x.
All payouts return the bet amount as well.
| Hand | Payout | Odds / RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon | 1:1 to 8:1 | 96.97% |
| Tiger | 1:1 to 8:1 | 96.97% |
| Tie | 6.5:1 to 52:1 | 91.26% |
| Suited Tie | 20:1 to 1280:1 | 82.93% |
Lightning Dragon Tiger comes with a set of results statistics and scorecards. They are often referred to as roadmaps and give a pictorial representation of the past results from the current dealing show.
The Bead Road and Big Road scorecards display the actual results. You’ll see each result, with a yellow cell indicating a Tiger win and a Red Cell indicating a Dragon Win. Ties are shown as green cells. Results with a Lightning Multiplier are also highlighted.
Big Eye Road, Small Road, and Cockroach Road scorecards are all derived from the Big Road and display the results in a different format. For a more detailed description, see Baccarat Roadmaps.
Above the scorecards, you’ll see a summary of the shoe’s results, showing the number of hands and the number of Dragon, Tiger, and Tie winners.
The predictor is probably the most exciting function, as it shows what the scorecards will look like if the successive win is a Dragon or a Tiger.
Unfortunately, there is no information about the value of the winning multiplier or the value of the card that won.
As there are no other Dragon Tiger games using multipliers, all I can show is how the game compares with other Dragon Tigers, both by Evolution and other providers.
The most obvious difference is in the payables, as the lightning version pays less for base Tie and Suited Tie wins.
The other difference is the lack of Side Bets, which most other versions carry.
The decision you need to make is whether you want to play a game that pays up to 8x for a Dragon/Tiger or a game with side bets and Ties paid between 8:1 and 11:1 rather than 6.5:1. It’s a tricky choice, but I know where I’ll be playing!
| Bet Type | Evolution Lightning DT | Evolution Payouts | Pragmatic Payouts | Playtech Payouts | On-Air Payouts | Ezugi Payouts | XPG Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon / Tiger | 1:1 – 8:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 |
| Tie | 6.5:1 – 52:1 | 11:1 | 11:1 | 10:1 | 11:1 | 8:1 | 8:1 |
| Suited Tie | 20:1 – 1280:1 | 50:1 | 50:1 | 50:1 | |||
| Dragon / Tiger Small | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | ||||
| Dragon / Tiger Big | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | ||||
| Dragon / Tiger Odd | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | |||
| Dragon / Tiger Even | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | |||
| Dragon / Tiger Heart | 3:1 | ||||||
| Dragon / Tiger Diamond | 3:1 | ||||||
| Dragon / Tiger Spade | 3:1 | ||||||
| Dragon / Tiger Club | 3:1 | ||||||
| Dragon / Tiger Red | 1:1 | ||||||
| Dragon / Tiger Black | 1:1 |
This isn’t the only version of Dragon Tiger, so why should you play it? I’ve listed a few reasons below.
This game is truly a coin toss. You don’t know the value of the cards before you place your bet, but if you’ve been recording them, you may know what cards have come out of the dealing shoe. That may help with knowing what cards remain, but you have no idea what value they will be and which side will get them!
The best you can do is use your gut feeling, or as many other players do, follow the trends shown on the Scorecards/Roadmaps.
I tend to follow the trends and keep betting on one position until it loses, and then I double my bet and switch positions.
Every time I lose, I double my bet and switch betting positions. This is known as the Martingale strategy, but I don’t stay in the same position; by switching, I introduce another variable!
This strategy seems to work for me, and I use this on Baccarat, too.
RNG chooses the Lightning Multipliers and the Suits randomly, so there is no way to predict what they will be. Knowing them makes no difference anyway, as you can’t use the information to your advantage.
I would say no, just because the base payout is low, and the maximum is not much better than an ordinary game. However, the Suited tie with its Max payout of 1280x is tempting, but to get a perfect pair, you need some luck.
My top tip when you’re playing is to manage your bankroll. Don’t bet more than 1%-5% of your bankroll on any game round. Also, don’t bet more than you can win. I know this sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people bet ten units only to win five. That’s a sure way to lose your money.
You can play this game at all online casinos that have Evolution Live Games.
My recommendation is Playojo for a good all-round casino. But if you’re from India, Casino Days is a great option, and everywhere else, I recommend Winz.io.
Lightning Dragon Tiger is a great option if you like simple card games and multipliers. There are no complicated decisions to make, and with the multipliers attached to card suits, you have more chance of catching one when you’re playing.
The studio is stunning, and the animation with the Dragon and Tiger coming to the table is really clever.
It compares well with other versions, and the RTP holds its own, so you’ll get a good return on your playtime. You’re not going to make loads of money on this game, but with the frequency of the multipliers, you should be able to turn your bankroll over many times.
It’s a good addition by Evolution, which completes the Lightning family of games for now.
If this has piqued your interest in Lightning Games, why not try Lightning Roulette, Lightning Baccarat, Lightning Dice, or Lightning Blackjack?
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