There are two conditions that should be met by anyone who wants to play 5 Lions Gold slot – you must like lions and you must like color. Because there’s a lot of it about. 5 Lions Gold from Pragmatic Play is an upgrade to 2018’s 5 Lions, and what better way to improve something than to slather it in gold? There are very few things in the world that wouldn’t benefit from such treatment. But apart from the surface changes, what else is waiting for you as you enter the golden lions’ den? Let’s find out.

Feed the Beast

5 Lions Gold is a 5-reel, 243-payline slot that is similar in many ways to its predecessor, but with one crucial difference – an added a jackpot feature that could land you 2,000x your line bet. That explains the gold. To get started you need to set your bet number (1-10) and your coin value ($0.01-$0.5). These are then multiplied together and multiplied once more, by 18. This gives you your total bet and you’re ready to play.

The reels are filled with a combination of ornate letters and numbers as well as animals, both mythical and real, caked in gold and jewels. Winning with 5 Lions Gold requires landing at least two matching symbols from left to right on adjacent reels, with the prizes in the base game ranging from $10 for two golden dragons to $630 for a run of five. This is a nice amount, obviously, but it’s nothing compared to what you could take home in one of the bonus games.

Jackpot, Baby!

5 Lions Gold has three jackpots available, each with a fixed value:

• Minor – awards 15x your total bet
• Major – awards 250x your total bet
• Grand – awards 2000x your total bet

These jackpots can land in two different ways, the first of which is through the Caishen Random Award. As random as the name states, this award is triggered by chance and is available in both the main game and the free spins round. It can reward you with either free spins or with the jackpot bonus game, with the latter requiring you to pick golden coins, which reveal jackpot symbols. Landing three matching symbols will get you the corresponding jackpot.

You can also land the jackpot thanks to Golden Reels Jackpot. With every spin in both the base game and the free spins feature, random reels will turn gold, up to a maximum of five. 3, 4, or 5 golden reels triggers the minor, major, or grand jackpot respectively, the totals for which can be seen at the top of the screen.

Landing the Big One

Does a 7,000x multiplier sound tempting? Then you’ll need to trigger the free spins feature by landing the yin-yan scatter symbol on reels 2, 3, and 4. Once in, next you need to choose from 7 options, each with a unique combination of free spins and multipliers. Strike it lucky and you could end up with 24 free spins and a 40x multiplier. Now that’s more like it!

The Future is Gold!

5 Lions Gold may not offer the most awe-inspiring graphics, but when you have a 7,0000x multiplier to play for, alongside a secondary three-way jackpot, the graphics really aren’t a priority. With huge prizes up for grabs and some great bonus games to play along the way, 5 Lions Gold could make you a very rich cat lover indeed.

Try out 5 Lions Gold for free at BitStarz and see how quickly you can paint the town gold!