Wolf Gold

Wolf Gold Overview

Designed by Pragmatic Play, this game is a standard five-reel slot with 25 pay lines and a range of easy to play features. The game is available across platforms with betting options starting from 25p. The game is very similar to a lot of wild west slots currently on the market, including a range from Pragmatic Play themselves. The finish and graphics on this game aren't the highest quality, and the max win doesn't promise much excitement either. At least the RTP is decent, and volatility isn't crazy. Still, there are better American West slots out there to play.

This game has two features, the first of which is the free spins game triggered when players land three or more scatter symbols on the reels simultaneously. This will award you with six free spins. During this round, giant symbols can fall onto the reels. The feature can also be retriggered if players land another three or more scatters. The other feature is called the Money Re-spin feature and is basically a Hold and Win feature under a different name. In addition to helping you win some tidy accumulated wins, this feature also provides the opportunity to win a selection of jackpots.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is a run of the mill Wild West theme but focused on the animals that inhabit this interesting and arid area of the United States. When we picture the Wild West in our mind's eye, we usually create an environment like that of New Mexico or Arizona with huge open spaces, sandstone obelisks, and dusty plains covered in cacti and lizards. However, what the Wild West originally referred to was any land out to the west that hadn't yet been settled by white people, which is why at the time, it was more accurately described as the frontier. However, this is only from the perspective of the white interlopers and not the native Americans who had been living there before.

The background for this game is one of those iconic dusty plateaus that usually form the backdrop of any number of classic wild west films. In fact, the tall alien-looking structures are towers of porous stone, which in some circles are called orphans. These towers are left from what used to be much larger edifices, eroded by the wind and rain over many millennia. The base of the valley is usually where you would see a caravan of riders heading out west to seek their glory and wealth in the new lands of the west.

The playing board for this game has been designed to look similar to these large rocky structures to fit in with its surroundings.
The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The maximum payout that you can receive from these is 2x the stake. The more valuable symbols in this game are the cougar, mustang, eagle and buffalo. The buffalo is the most valuable of these symbols, paying out at 20x the stake for the top combination. Finally, the special icons for this game are the Wolf wild, the sunset canyon scatters, and the full moon money scatter.

Game Play

Wolf Gold 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 Wolf Gold is 25p to £125 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 medium range. The return to player percentage for Wolf Gold is 96.01%, which is about average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 2,500x your stake.

Features

The first feature in this game is the free spins feature. To activate it, you need to land sunset canyon scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5. This will grant you six free spins. This free spins round is a little different from others as it is boosted with the appearance of giant symbols which can fill the entire reel. Landing an additional three scatters will also retrigger the bonus. There is no limit to the number of times that you can retrigger the bonus.

The next feature is called the Money re-spin feature. To trigger it, players must land six or more of the full moon scatters on the reels simultaneously. When this occurs, all standard symbols are removed from the reels, and all that is left are the moon scatters, which become sticky and display a value.

You will then be given three re-spins. If you land another moon scatter it will also stick, and your re-spins are reset to three. The feature ends when you either run out of re-spins or fill the board with symbols. At which point, the values on the scatters will be paid out in one lump sum.

You can also win jackpot symbols via this feature by landing multiple special jackpot symbols. The most valuable jackpot is worth 1,000x the stake.

Conclusion

As Wild West Hold &Win slots go, this is a decent example but not anything that is going to be breaking any new ground. With a tidy set of features, a decent RTP and what could be considered a fun theme, this is a solid slot from Pragmatic.