Gold Rush Slot Review

1948 was the year and James Marshall the guy. He found Gold on the banks of a Sacramento River. The next thing you knew half of America is bolting across the states to prospect for Gold. More than $80 million of Gold was mined in 1852, and out of all the hundreds and thousands of Gold diggers, literally, poor buggers that gave up everything to get onto the get rich quick scheme, most only found Fools Gold and lost it all in the process. I guess we all pin our hopes on some ‘get rich quick’ scheme at some point in our lives.

I remember a guy in the 80’s who formulated a betting program and convinced 1000’s of people to buy his formula in order for them to break the casino. He convinced those suckers that he had found a way to win every time. Gullible or optimistic, but always hopeful punters bought into it and made the guy very rich. However, sadly, not one of them was able to win and when they took the case to court, the judge threw it out based on the stupidity on the behalf of the buyers!

Gold rush plays out in the tunnels of a mine with the air of excitement and prospect all around. The old miner takes to the depths of the earth to make his fortune. The game is set to a very upbeat cowboy tune. Gold Rush comes with some nice free pins and progressive features to keep the player prospecting for wins. The overall feel of the game is hope and expectation of finding huge chunks of Gold at every spin. The game featured well on a laptop, tablet as well as mobile phone.

Gameplay

Gold Rush is an exhilarating game from Pragmatic Play that sure does put you in the mood for some digging for gold nuggets on this 5 reel 25 pay line game and with medium to high volatility, these rewards come erratically.

The symbols spin on the reel in the form of 10 through Ace as the lowest paying Symbols. They are joined by medium paying symbols in the shape of a robust and friendly looking miner, a cart filled with Gold, Donkey, Lantern, Spade and Pick.

The highest paying symbols are the Wild which is the Dynamite symbol. The Wild can replace all symbols except the Scatter and Gold Nugget symbol.

The Scatter is the picture of the Mine Shaft.
The only other significant symbol is the Gold Nugget.

The controls are there completely for functionality and not as part of the theme and design of the game. The panel is simple and easy to work your way around consisting of Information or Pay Table, Credit, Bet, Win Play and Autoplay.

Features

The Scatter Symbol appears on reels 2,3 and 4 and if you get these together the Free Spin Round is triggered. During this exciting round you will get up to 10 free spins and at this point, the Gold Nuggets come into play. This is when it becomes interesting because every nugget earned during this round it is collected on the Nugget Meter on top of the reels. The more you land the more extra miners come into play on the reels, which is what you want as they are the highest paying symbols on the reels. You can earn up to 29 extra miners if you reach the fourth level of the progressive feature. The wins come fast and plentiful at this stage.

Scatters also come into play during the Free Spin Round and when they appear they will trigger 2 more spins which will be added to your total. If you progress to the next level in the Progressive Feature, one extra free spin will be added.

Maximum Win

The maximum win for Gold Rush is 312 500 coins.

Performance

Gold Rush is a little nugget of a game. The charm is definitely enhanced by the soundtrack. I almost felt like one of ‘em good ol’boys just getting their hands dirty to find me a nugget or two. The wins were pretty dry during some stages of the game as is expected from a game with a volatility bordering on high, but when the free spins started happening we struck it rich.

Conclusion

I recommend this game to the broader gaming community as it has features that will suit every one. While it is simple in its play, it packs punchy features and is creatively and colorfully presented.

Slot Details

Software: Pragmatic Play
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 25
Reels: 5
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.5%
Bonus Game: No
Progressive: Yes
Free Spins: Yes
Max Win: 312 500 coins

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