A wooden frame tied with rope at its corners holds the reels of Get That Gold, set against green hills, pine trees and rocky outcrops. KingMidas has gone for a cheerful, cartoon take on the gold rush, led by a wide-eyed prospector with a huge red beard and a lantern held aloft. A top banner announces the big idea: symbols upgrade during any free games.
Theme and Gameplay
A grinning donkey, a covered wagon glowing green, and a scruffy red and white dog sniffing at gold coins hold the middle of the table, joined by a frying pan of eggs over hot coals and a crossed pick and shovel. Chunky royal letters occupy the low end, while a bold red and gold word GOLD tile outranks them all. Bundled sticks of TNT serve as the Scatters, bursting out of a yellow star.
Slot Features
The prospector is the Wild. He lands only on reels 2, 3 and 4, swaps in for anything but a Scatter, and grows to cover the reel whenever he appears. Dynamite works differently: ordinary Scatters can drop on any reel, while the boosted Super Scatter is limited to reel 5 and vanishes once free games begin.
Free games start at 12 when three or more Scatters show up. From there, each Wild matters more than it does on a regular spin. One, two or three of them award up to 1, 3 or 5 extra free games, and every appearance also upgrades the high paying symbols along a ladder from the pick and shovel through to the GOLD tile. Further free games can be won during the round.
Golden Free Games need just two ordinary Scatters when a Super Scatter joins them on the trigger, and also run for 12 spins. All high paying symbols turn golden and pay double (x2) whenever they feature in a winning line. Extra golden games and the same upgrades apply through Wilds, so the two perks combine nicely.
Quoted at a 1.00 bet, both Scatters pay 50.00 for five, 20.00 for four and 2.00 for three, in any position. GOLD returns 20.00, 10.00 or 4.00, and the donkey 16.00, 8.00 or 2.00. Five wagons bring 12.00, five dogs 10.00, and five of the pan or the tools 8.00. Royals sit at 4.00, 0.80 and 0.20.
RTP and Win Potential
Payouts run in a fairly compact range, with five GOLD tiles at 20.00 on a 1.00 stake, and that leaves most of the excitement to the bonus. No round is ever guaranteed to pay well.
My Thoughts On This Slot
I’m fond of how the Wild changes jobs between modes. On the base reels, he simply expands and helps build lines, then becomes the engine of the whole bonus. That gives free games an obvious feeling of progress, as better symbols replace weaker ones. The art is friendly too, although anyone hoping for a serious mining mood will find it rather goofy.
