gold strike bonanza fortune play slot theme, stakes, pays & symbols

The days of the California gold rush might be long gone, but it’s a testament to the excitement of that era that it has stayed a part of popular culture ever since. The “Wild West”, in general, has been the focus of dozens of online slots such as Wild West Gold Megaways or the Dead or Alive slot game, and I could probably dig up at least ten other games based on the gold rush specifically. It’s a fun theme, and the presentation here is both bright and colourful, but there isn’t anything new to see here – if you take away the title banner, you could easily confuse this for one of the earlier Gold Strike games.

Open the paytable, on the other hand, and the difference between this slot and the earlier Megaways variant is striking. As a ten-line game, the winnings on offer here are much higher than you will find in a Megaways machine. Take the highest-paying dog symbol, for example – a full pay line of five-of-a-kind will reward you a chunky 200x your current stake. The pickaxe and shovel are next, returning 100x your bet for all five, followed by the lantern and booze at 50x stake. Any five gold symbols will pay you 20x your bet, whilst the royal symbols each max out at 10x. The payoff for the wilds is identical to the dog at 200x stake, whilst the scatters have no return attached to them – you get your free spins, and that’s it, I’m afraid.

Blueprint has been kind enough to set the minimum bet at a penny per line, or €0.10 in cash terms per spin. High rollers are slightly less well catered for as the maximum wager caps out at a reasonably tame €10.00 per spin, but this should still be plenty for most players.

base game & modifiers

The base game of Gold Strike Bonanza Fortune Play uses the classic 5x3 layout with just ten pay lines on which to score wins. The game requires two or three matching symbols from left to right to score a win. I spent a significant time trying to hit a miner guy during the base game but eventually concluded that he only pops up in the game's Fortune Play or free spins features.

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fortune play feature

gold strike bonanza fortune play slot bonus features

Keep your eyes peeled for the dynamite scatter symbols during the base game, as hitting three or more of them will award a free games bonus round. The minimum number of free games is ten, whilst four scatter triggers will grant 15 free games, and five scatters award the maximum of 20 free games.

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