The Dog House Multihold Slot Overview

The Dog House Multihold is a new casino slot from Pragmatic Play that reintroduces us to man’s best friends, and a lot of slot players’ best friend, at that. In 2019, Pragmatic released The Dog House. We remember it very well, partly due to how popular it became among our streamers and viewers at Casinodaddy. If you look at the game today, it still holds up, but it might be tough to understand why it became such as blockbuster. Nonetheless, it did. Dog House was such a simple, clean game and became prominent because of just that. It didn’t introduce any revolutionary feature, yet we look at it as a revolutionary game. Following the success, Pragmatic announced The Dog House Megaways, which merged this gorgeous scene with the Megaways feature, and boy was it a success. Needless to say, we have big expectations for this one. Does it hold up? Let’s see.

The Dog House Multihold is a video slot from Pragmatic Play that features 5 reels, 3 rows, and 20 paylines. Players can choose from a wide range of bet sizes with a Min.bet of 0.20 and a Max.bet of 100. The game has a default RTP of 96.06%, but casino operators can also choose from lower variants of 95.14% and 94.06%, so beware of that. As expected, we are offered high volatility action and an increased max win of 9000x the bet. 

Pragmatic has decided to keep the successful pattern of few, but exciting mechanics. The features are Multiplier Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

The Dog House Multihold Slot Information

Thematically and setting-wise, there’s nothing new. We are still chilling in the same cozy backyard, with the same dogs, the same grid, and the same lovely soundtrack. Why change a winning concept, right? However, everything you thought you knew will change once you trigger the Free Spins.

An image of the base game view

The Dog House Multihold can be played on all common mobile devices and desktops. A winning combination is created by landing 3 or more matching symbols on consecutive reels within the game’s lines, starting from the leftmost reel. 

The lower-paying symbols include the classic royals: 10, J, Q, K, and A. A full line of 5 with one of these pays 1.25x-2.5x the bet. The higher-paying symbols include bones, collars, and various breeds of dogs. Five-of-a-kind with one of these will pay 5x-37.5x the bet, with the rottweiler being the best-paying symbol. A paw with “bonus” written on it acts as the game’s Scatter symbol, and the dog houses are Wilds, substituting for other paying symbols. Let’s take a look at the features!

The Dog House Multihold Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot The Dog House Multihold?

You can win up to 9000x the bet.

What features are available in the slot The Dog House Multihold?

The features are Multiplier Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

An image of the Big Win view during Free Spins

Multiplier Wild Symbol

Wild symbols enable more winning combinations by substituting for other paying symbols. These are present on reels 2, 3, and 4. At every spin, all Wilds on the same reel have a random multiplier of 2x or 3x. The Wild multiplier applies to the win of each payline that it is part of. If more than one Wild is part of a win, the multipliers are added to each other.

Scatter Symbol

Scatter symbols are available on reels 1, 3, and 5. Landing 3 of them triggers the Free Spins feature and also awards a win of 2x the bet. 

Free Spins

The Free Spins feature starts with 7 spins. As you’ll notice, there are 4 grids, but only one is unlocked from the get-go. To unlock the next grid, 3 Scatter symbols need to be collected. Scatter symbols only appear on the last unlocked grid but can appear on all reels, and not only 1, 3, and 5. Every time a new grid is unlocked, 1, 2, or 3 additional spins are awarded. During Free Spins, all Wild symbols that land on the last unlocked grid are sticky. When a new grid is unlocked, all sticky Wilds from the last grid will follow but also stay at the previous grid. 

An image of the Free Spins feature with 3 grids unlocked

Bonus Buy

If you want to jump straight into some Free Spins action, you can do so at a cost of 100x the bet.

The Dog House Multihold Slot Conclusion

When we first entered this game, we thought: oh, must’ve clicked The Dog House and not The Dog House Multihold. So naturally, we exited the game and made sure to click the correct one. Same result. It turned out that the base game hadn’t changed whatsoever. Same design, same symbols, and same payouts. It disappointed us at first, but then we realized that we keep coming back to play The Dog House, so perhaps, it’s not negative that the frame is the same. After all, it’s not easy to find a backyard as cozy as this. To quote our review from the original game: “It’s one of those backyards where you’d just love to grab a beer or glass of wine with your loved one, put some burgers on the barbeque and watch your kids play with a ball until it lands in your neighbor's window.” We’ll stand by that statement until the end. 

So what do we think of the Multihold mechanic? First of all, it’s a happy reunion, as it’s a concept that was popular back in the day but is not seen very often anymore. After all, our beloved streamer Ebro had a historical fail on Imperial Dragon, featuring a similar setup, back in the day. So, although it’s not a brand-new concept, it does feel very innovative in the way that it’s implemented, and if you could see the potential in the first version, The Dog House Multihold should certainly get you enticed. 

The Dog House Multihold by Pragmatic might look like a straight copy of the first, but you’ll soon find out that there’s a lot to discover.