Gold is, both literally and figuratively, a gold mine. It is covered in bling—more so than any other slot game on the planet—and thankfully, has what it takes to deliver fortunes too. You could win up to 100,000 coins in a single spin! Besides the money-making base game spins, you would also roll in cash once you unlock the many extra spin streaks that is packed in Gold. During these insane extra spins, all wins are tripled!
Game Basics
The game is a slot with the standard 5-by-3 slot layout. There are 20 paylines in Gold and you could configure the number of paylines to play on every round. Personally, I like to play with all 20 at once as this delivers a faster, more enjoyable gaming session. The game’s payout percentage does not change with the number of paylines, so feel free to set the number of paylines however you choose.
The game accepts bets from 1p to £100 per payline. If you played at the maximum number of paylines that would give a betting range of 20p to £2,000 per spin. It’s a good, wide range that should cater to all types of slot players. The Gold slot has a steady return to player percentage is 95.03%. The game could be classed as a medium variance game, with a good mix of small wins and occasional big ones.
There are 11 symbols in the base game. In descending order of value, these are the gold bars, the car, a watch, the credit card, a ring, A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9. Of course, every single one of the symbols are made of gold. The payouts range from 2x to 125x for the smaller symbols, and 10x to 750x for the high-value symbols. Wins can be created from as little as two similar symbols on a payline.
What’s better than a stack of gold bars? A briefcase that is filled with gold bars, of course! The Gold briefcase is the game’s wild symbol. It substitutes all symbols except Scatter and completes winning paylines. This briefcase could also deliver the game’s feature jackpot—10,000 coins—if you can line up five of them in a row.
Bonus Features
Gold relies on a classic feature to excite its players—extra spins! Three Scatter symbols (a gold disc with the letters BTG across the centre) unlocks 15 extra spins at a time. It’s a nice, healthy amount of extra spins that will definitely help you rack up the cash.
Better yet, all extra spins are tripled! The only exception to this case is if you score 5 Wild symbols in a row and pick up 10,000 coins. The game is understandably reluctant to triple that win, so we’ll let this slip. Also, if this incident ever happens, I am sure that no one can be truly devastated after scoring a five-figure win. You could re-trigger extra spins up to 180 rounds.
How Does The Game Perform?
Prepare to have your eyes burned. It’s almost like staring into the sun. There’s too much yellow gold all over the reels—gleaming away on every symbol, flashing in the background lights, holding up the reels. I’m a girl that prefers rose gold or white gold jewellery, the more elegant type in my opinion. Well, I guess we couldn’t have expected any less from a game that is titled “Gold”.
The game’s action plays to an easy, breezy instrumental tune by Spandeau Ballet. A little bit of research informs me that the tune is actually titled Gold as well! This background music adds a nice touch to the gameplay. The game is available on all devices, including mobile phones and tablets.
The Feature That You Should Look Out For
Gold is produced by a gaming studio called Big Time Gaming. Its name is designed such that players can collect great fortunes from its games, then exclaiming “It’s Big Time!” It is this design principle that guides the development of every slot game that rolls off this studio’s factory line. The studio vows to create wow moments and to deliver memorable wins. It’s a respectable value and I’m glad that they have held onto it when creating Gold.
Fun fact: I was scrolling through the Big Time Gaming slot portfolio and came across another game titled Da Vinci Diamonds. It seems that this studio has a knack of naming games after precious elements!
And Finally…
So, does the slot live up to its name? There is definitely huge potential to secure big wins in this slot game. The base game is stuffed full of multipliers, which you can unlock from as few as two symbols in a row. The game takes it up a notch during the extra spins, with 3x multiplier on every win. So, yes, if you score that fortuitous good run, Gold will definitely fill your real-life wallet with gold.
