Precious Panda: Hold & Win (iSoftBet) – Review & Demo Play

Precious Panda: Hold & Win Slot Information

I played Precious Panda: Hold & Win in a beautiful garden in China, with a pagoda by the reels and a waterfall in view. It’s a 5x3 video slot with 25 paylines, built for quick sessions on mobile and desktop. Wins land when 3+ matching symbols hit left to right on adjacent reels. The spin and bet size buttons sit to the right, and the four cash prizes sit above the grid, with the max win shown on the far side, alongside the magnificent Panda.

Stakes range from a Min.bet of 0.25 to a Max.bet of 25. The maths profile hits a near-average RTP of 96.0% with medium volatility and a hit frequency of 36.5%. Free Spins triggered for me at around the quoted 1 in 275 spins, while the Hold & Win Respins averaged close to 1 in 260. The headline max win sits at 8,888x, flagged right on the UI, so the target is clear whether I grind base game lines or chase features.

Precious Panda: Hold & Win Slot Features

I found a tight set of features: Wild Symbol, Fortune Chime, Panda Feature Pick, Free Spins, and the Hold & Win Feature. Fortune Chime can trigger on any spin and drop an instant 8x, 88x, 888x, or 8888x prize, which is how the peak payout is delivered. It fires without warning and fits the theme nicely, so the base never feels flat. When the chime lands, even modest stakes can spike the balance.

Hit 3 Scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5 and Panda Feature Pick pays 4x and lets me choose a path. There’s a slightly bigger chance to go into Free Spins, where I got a random 8, 10, or 12 spins with 25, 50, 70, or 100 extra Wilds dropped into the reels. Retriggers are on the table with 3 Scatters, restoring the initial number of spins and keeping the Wild pressure high across the middle reels.

The Hold & Win Feature starts with 3 respins and locks all Cash Medallions in view; every new medallion resets the counter to 3. Medallion values range from 1x to 500x, with Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand prizes worth 30x, 100x, 500x, and 1000x. Fill every position to land the Grand on top of collected values. If it comes via the Panda Feature Pick, the grid starts empty; if it triggers from 5+ medallions, those values stay on the board.

Precious Panda: Hold & Win Symbols and Paytable

The low pays are 10, J, Q, K, and A, with five of a kind paying between 1.5x and 3x. Premiums are a golden tassel, a golden bowl, a golden lotus flower, and the panda, paying 4x to 6x for five. The Wild is a green tree, subbing for all except Scatter and Cash Medallion; three Wilds on a reel can extend into a Stacked Wild on reels 2-5. The Scatter is the pagoda house marked Bonus and pays 4x for three.

Precious Panda: Hold & Win Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x6
	4	x2
	3	x0.4
	5	x4
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x3
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	Wild

Wild Symbol in Precious Panda: Hold & Win

I rate the Wild Symbol highly here. It substitutes everything bar the Scatter and Cash Medallion, and if 3 Wilds land vertically on the same reel, they extend as a Stacked Wild on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5. Line wins made of Wilds pay too; I’ve had 3 Wilds count as a combo for 6x the bet, which helps lift base returns when premiums are shy. Stacked turns can line up tidy hits across several paylines.

Precious Panda: Hold & Win - Our Slot Review

On my sessions, the 96% RTP and medium volatility felt fair, with 36.5% hits keeping the meter ticking. The headline 8,888x is tied to Fortune Chime, so the base never feels pointless. I rate the Panda Feature Pick as the heartbeat: choose between Free Spins or Hold & Win, with a small edge toward spins. When Free Spins rolled with extra Wilds, the pressure through reels 2-4 drove my best line wins.

The Hold & Win board paid me steadily when I started it with 5+ medallions held. Filling the grid for the 1000x Grand is a tall ask, but the mix of 1x-500x chips and Mini, Minor, Major drops built tidy totals. Free Spins retriggers helped with staying power, while Fortune Chime kept dropping surprise payouts. With bets from 0.25 to 25, the game slots neatly into bankroll cycles without nasty swings.