Twenty lines across five reels
The original Pragmatic Play game has five reels and three rows. Wilds appear on the central reels, two to four. A valid line still needs the correct combination; a kennel does not turn every dog elsewhere on the screen into part of that line.
Think of each line as a path through the reel positions. Trace one path at a time before counting its symbols. Two promising-looking groups on different paths cannot be joined into a single longer combination simply because a wild is visible between them.
Worked example: 2× plus 3×
Worked mechanics example
MrQ’s exact-title description specifies 2× or 3× wild multipliers and addition when several wilds participate in the same line win. Assume a qualifying line award before wild multipliers is £0.80 and includes one 2× and one 3× wild. The result is £0.80 × 5 = £4.
Multiplying the wilds together would produce £4.80 and overstate that example. Equally, applying 5× to every unrelated line would be wrong. The example assumes only the stated line and values; the actual paytable determines the initial award.
Sticky is a duration rule
In free spins, landed wilds remain in their positions for the feature. The three scatter symbols start the free-spin process, with an opening feature determining the allocation.
Persistence and multiplication answer different questions: “Does this wild stay?” and “What does it do to a qualifying win?” A retained wild can still be present on a spin with no qualifying payment. Its position is not a guaranteed amount of money, and another spin must be evaluated normally.
Read the displayed UK setting
MrQ publishes 95.51% RTP for its original The Dog House page, checked on 21 September 2026. This is a scoped operator-page figure. Check the active game information rather than treating it as the setting at every casino.
For an abstract £100 of total stakes, 95.51% describes £95.51 returned in the theoretical model. It does not say a £100 deposit will leave that balance. Turnover counts every stake, including money restaked, and short-run outcomes can vary widely.
Keep the family names separate
The Dog House Megaways, Multihold and Dog or Alive are other editions. A larger ways count from Megaways does not belong in this original twenty-line review. Likewise, a casino award of promotional spins is separate from the game’s own scatter feature.
Compare Dead or Alive 2 for different wild rules across chosen modes. Our MrQ review examines the operator, and bonus terms explains the separate commercial conditions.
Questions, answered
Do 2× and 3× wilds give 6×?
On the described qualifying line they add to 5×.
Does a sticky wild guarantee the next spin pays?
No. It remains in place, but the next result must still qualify.
Is this the Megaways version?
No. This is the original five-reel, twenty-line game.
