Golden Unicorn Deluxe

Golden Unicorn Deluxe Overview

Created by Habanero Games, Golden Unicorn Deluxe is the latest product in the designer’s Golden Unicorn series that takes players to a mystical world full of fantasy creatures and magical characters. Opening this game, you are immediately hit with a powerful spectrum of almost overwhelming colours. The reel set, however, is in a fairly traditional five-reel, three-row format with 25 pay lines. If you enjoy fantasy games with a promising win potential and a range of fun features, you will love this new game in the series.

There are several exciting features to trigger in this game. These start with the various wilds that are available. Unicorn wilds can substitute for other symbols to help score more wins. On the other hand, golden unicorns do the same but boost associated wins by 2x and nudge to fill the reel they land on.

This game also has a chest feature, triggered by landing three chest scatters on the reels simultaneously. This is a pick-and-choose bonus with prizes behind each chest. Finally, this game also has a free spins game and a bonus buy option. All features will be explained in more detail later on in the review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is probably something along the lines of a fairy tale wonderland. These sorts of themes usually hinge around a female protagonist, such as a princess and their home, which is imbued with magic and light, magical creatures, and a tall white castle. This game does not deviate from this idea. If you like games with fantastical elements to them that are happy and full of wonder, unicorns, and rainbows, this is the game for you.

The background for this game is the edge of a forest at dusk. To the left and right of the playing board are two great oaks, coloured purple by the setting sun’s soft light. Around the trunks of these trees are bright and numerous wildflowers. Further into the distance is a wide open plain, into which you can imagine the princess’ residence, the enormous multi-turreted castle standing with bright ivory-coloured pride.
The playing board for this game is a golden mirror with reliefs of unicorns at its corners.

The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying icons are the J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The most valuable of these is the A, paying out at 10x the stake for the top combination. The more valuable symbols, on the other hand, are the ladybird and princess. The princess is the most valuable regular symbol, paying out at 40x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game comprise the chest bonus icon, the castle scatter, and the gold and silver wilds. The wilds pay out the most in this game at 48x the stake for the top combination.

Game Play

Golden Unicorn Deluxe is played on a 5-reel, 3-row machine with 25 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Golden Unicorn Deluxe is 25p to £500 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.

Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return to player percentage for Golden Unicorn Deluxe is 96.8%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 12,506x your stake.

Features

The first features in this game concern the unicorn wilds, which can land on all the reels apart from the central one. The regular (silver) unicorn wild can substitute for any symbol in the game barring other specials to help score more wins. On the other hand, the golden unicorn has the same ability but boosts associated wins by 2x and will always nudge to fill the reel it lands on, increasing the likelihood of scoring wins.

The next feature in this game is the chest feature. To trigger this bonus, players must land three chest icons on the board at the same time. Once triggered, the chest feature takes you to a new screen and asks you to choose several chests. Inside each chest is one of three gems. Pick a red gem, and the feature will end. Pick a blue gem, and your win multiplier will increase. And finally, pick a green gem, and you’ll win an instant cash payout. In addition, picking blue and green gems gives you additional picks, with no limit as long as you keep picking blue or green gems.

This game also has a free spins game, activated when players land three or more of the white castle scatters on a pay line from either direction. Then, depending on the number of scatters you landed, you will be given either 10, 25, or 100 free spins. Regular unicorn wilds do not fall in this bonus game; however, golden ones do. This feature is not re-triggerable.

Finally, this game also has a bonus buy option that allows players to purchase their access to the free spins game. However, this option is not available in the UK.

Conclusion

If you feel like escaping to a magical wonderland full of unicorns and princesses whilst also trying to bring in a bit of cash, this game couldn’t be better suited to you. The only things to watch out for here are the high volatility and the low win frequency. However, you could say this of a lot of games in the same format as this one.