Treasure of Tengshe: Slot Overview

Anyone who’s looked into Chinese culture or spun a few Asian-themed slots will have noticed how often dragons appear. They’re a major part of Chinese tradition and, as a result, a staple of this slot genre. With that in mind, here comes another dragon-led title: Treasure of Tengshe from LeoVegas owned Blue Guru Games, featuring expanding wilds, wild multipliers, and free spins that include a roaming, sticky wild that increases in size.

Blue Guru Games likes to build slots around “engaging stories,” and Treasure of Tengshe centres on the dragon Tengshe pursuing and devouring rockets during a village celebration. That narrative mainly plays out in the bonus, while the base game feels far calmer. In fact, it’s a touch flat, showing an empty square or street with no one around. Maybe the villagers are hiding away, waiting for the festivities. The setting still looks distinctly Asian, with traditional buildings flanking the screen and a classic-style frame around the reels. The soundtrack also leans traditional, although the symbols can come across as a bit budget.

If this is your kind of slot, you can play it on any device with stakes ranging from 10 p/c to $/€200 per paid spin. It’s classed as medium volatile and is available with multiple RTP configurations, topping out at 95.45%. The RTP remains identical whether you play normally or purchase the free spins.

Treasure of Tengshe uses a see-through reel set made up of 5 columns with 5 symbols in each, and it runs on 50 ways to win. Wins are formed by landing at least three matching symbols starting from the left-most reel and continuing across adjacent reels. The first symbols listed on the paytable are diamonds, clubs, spades, and hearts, followed by gold sycees, frogs, lotus flowers, and phoenixes. A five of a kind result awards 2-15x the bet for five premium symbol combinations or 1x the bet for the card suits. As an aside, some believe playing cards originated in China in the 9th century AD during the Tang Dynasty. With that covered, let’s get into the features.

Treasure of Tengshe: Slot Features

One way dragons show up in Treasure of Tengshe is through the standard wild symbol, which can land on reels 1, 3, and 5. Wilds replace any paying symbols and expand to cover the entire reel when they appear. There’s also a possibility that, when expanding, they boost a wild multiplier by +1.

Hitting wild symbols on reels 1, 3, and 5 simultaneously triggers 5 free spins. When the free spins begin, a 1×2 Wild Dragon is placed at the top of reel three. Two additional symbols are introduced during free spins – a red firecracker and a green firecracker. Whenever a firecracker lands, the Wild Dragon travels toward it and eats it, growing in size by 1 position. Each time the Wild Dragon consumes a firework symbol, you receive an extra free spin. If it eats the red firecracker, the Wild Dragon multiplier is increased by +1 up to x4.

Alongside triggering free spins in regular play, some players may also be able to purchase them. Buying free spins costs 80 times the total bet and uses the same RTP as standard play.

Treasure of Tengshe: Slot Verdict

If you’re a fan of Asian-themed slots, Treasure of Tengshe does offer some enjoyment. However, it isn’t the most vibrant or culturally detailed entry in the genre, which is a little unexpected given it comes from Blue Guru Games. The studio is known not only for coming up with interesting narratives, but also for building distinctive worlds to place them in. A strong example of that story-and-setting blend was Octopus Armada, bursting with quirky imagination, even if the theme sometimes stole the spotlight from the mechanics. Treasure of Tengshe, by comparison, felt fairly average both visually and in terms of gameplay, and it doesn’t really try to rise above the middle of the pack.

A key positive is the wilds, which expand on landing to fill every position on their reel. Notably, this can be particularly handy when buying free spins, since it not only secures the bonus but also ensures three expanded wilds land on reels 1, 3, and 5 – with a chance of a multiplier included too. At times, the triggering spin even paid more than the bonus rounds that followed. The growing Wild Dragon is also a mixed bag. It’s useful when it ends up nearer the left side of the grid, but much less effective when it’s stuck over on the right and doesn’t contribute much. The feel is similar to the classic Snake video game, so if you want another take on the growing snake/dragon idea, Relax Gaming’s online slot Snake Arena may be worth checking out. And if you’re after stronger win potential, Snake Arena Dream Drop, connected to Relax Gaming’s progressive jackpot network, could be the better pick.

Returning to Treasure of Tengshe, Blue Guru Games lists a top win of 4,190 times the stake achieved across a billion simulated spins. It’s a respectable but not standout figure, matching a fairly ordinary slot that may still suit players who can’t get enough of dragons or Asian-themed games.