Wild West Gold Slot

Wild West Gold is a western themed game from Pragmatic Play that was released around 2 years ago. I remember trying it out in some Video Slots battles and did enjoy it, but it never really stuck with me. So even today, it's a game I don't mind playing for a quick bonus round (in this case, with buying the bonus for 100x my bet) and then move on. And the reason for it is a really simple one- I find the base game to be quite boring.

The game has Wild West theme and has 5 reels and 40 paylines, hence you can bet as little as 20 cents. In the base game you can see stacked symbols and wilds with different multipliers. I've had a few nice base game hits due to combinations with wilds, as they can have up to 5x multiplier. But I haven't had any major wins, aside from a few 100x bet stake wins.

Other than that, there's only one bonus feature which is the free spins round. To trigger it, you need to land scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5 or alternatively you can buy the bonus for 100x your bet, which is usually the way I go with this game. Then you get 8 free spins and whenever wilds land, they will stay on the reels until the end of the bonus. I do think that it's an entertaining feature and really reminds me of the Dog House game.

However, if you get sheriff stars attached on at least 2 of the symbols, you'll get extra free spins. I can say that getting the extra spins isn't too hard as the sheriff stars land quite frequently, also I like the fact that you need to get only 2 sheriff stars on the same spin for the extra spins. And from my experience, these extra spins can be quite crucial- if you have a good combination of wilds on the reels, every extra spin can pay big. That being said, it's also important to get the wilds on a payline- I've had times when I have a wild on all middle reels but not on a payline, which then pays close to nothing. However, I have had a few times when I have wilds on a payline and a premium symbol on reel 1- and my best win so far has been around 400x bet. But it's definitely a very volatile bonus feature as most of the time it wouldn't even give a 50x bet return.

Having said that, while I like the bonus feature, I find the game overall unexciting. Other than the wild symbols, base game doesn't have anything to offer and the bonus round can be very volatile. I do play it once in a while but it's definitely not in my Pragmatic Play top list.

The newly released slot from Pragmatic play which is so popular everywhere. Join the bandits in Wild West Gold slot, an extremely highly volatile 5 reel, 40 payline slot.This slot is basically the clone to dog house, however the difference is that it has higher multipliers and 40 pay lines and the ability to retrigger which is good, but the start off spins are actually much lower. This slot features multipliers in both the base game and free spins feature and you can get anything from x2 – x5 multiplier for huge wins. Land them together on the same spin and they multiply each other.

Symbols on the reels include the royal standard symbols which pay extremely low. Please note that all symbols have very low payout values. The 4 characters, 2 ladies and 2 cowboys are the higher paying symbols. Other medium symbols are cash, guns etc. The wilds land on the middle reels only and has a multiplier attached to it. During free spins these wilds are sticky.

Landing 3 scatter symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 will trigger the bonus feature. You are awarded initially with 8 free spins, but you can land 2 symbols with badges on them for additional spins. Depending on the number of Badges, you can get anything from 4 – 20 fee spins. During free spins wilds are sticky and the multipliers multiply each other.

Now I did not really like Doghouse slot, however I like this one a little more actually. It triggers the bonus feature much faster but pay like on average x10 – x30 on a good day. This slot is so volatile you really need to be in the right moment for it to hit. I never hit anything more than 200x, which is a shame, but I have seen another hit it big.

Although the bonus pays nothing at times, you are guaranteed x10 your total bet at least, so you will always walk away with something.

Wild West Gold, one of Pragmatic Play’s newest release, can be considered as its rival game to NetEnt’s Dead Or Alive / Dead Or Alive 2. However, Wild West Gold plays with 5 reels 4 rows, 40 paylines and with a starting bet of $0.20 per spin, as against Dead Or Alive 5 reels 3 rows and $0.09 starting bet. Also, unlike Dead Or Alive, Wild West Gold has a maximum win cap of 10,000x the bet (line bet or total bet is not stated), so this may probably irk some big-win hunters. Why this cap? Who knows, probably Pragmatic Play just isn’t that stable yet to fork out wins bigger than 10,000x, or maybe they simply don’t want to take bigger risks.

Anyway, let’s have a look at what this game has to offer. Firstly, both the Wild and Scatter symbols are non-paying (argh), the top Cowboy symbol would pay only 20x the total bet for a 5-of-a-kind win, and the lowest symbol would pay only 1x. The Scatter symbols can only appear on reels 1, 3 and 5, whilst the Wild symbols only on reels 2, 3 and 4. However, the Wild symbol can turn into either a 2x, 3x or 5x multiplier, and they add together when 2 or more Wild symbols make a winning combination. On the whole, Wild West Gold paytable is quite decent, but is nowhere near as good as Dead Or Alive excellence!

The free spins feature game starts with 8 free spins, and getting 2 or more of the Scatter Overlay symbols would award +4 up to +20 more free spins. The Wild symbols are the sticky kind during free spins play, so this is where and when big wins can come, but of course, you definitely need lots of additional free spins and lots of those Sticky Multiplier Wilds on the reels too, because the win values of all the symbols alone simply cannot do it! Wild West Gold may look like a nice and easy game to play, but don’t be fooled by any of this. My many play sessions on this game has yet to produce any big wins, whilst those 3 Scatter symbols would always play hide and seek with me. Many a times, these teases would simply made smoke come out of my ears!

Okay, so Wild West Gold can be fun and exciting to play at the right times, but at most other times, you had better keep a close watch over your bullets and wallet – everything can disappear into smoke before you know it!

Am I enjoy the game? Is a fantastic game. Runs on five reels, I wished the game had more paylines but 40 paylines is not bad. There are a total of 2 bonus features on this game, offers a Wild and a Scatter that is capable off triggering the bonus round. I want to win x6750.