Gold Rush

"There's gold in them there hills", and you can find it all in the 25 payline Gold Rush slot from Pragmatic Play. This slot online becomes a blast from the past back to America's gold rush era of the 1800s. Following this theme, there is a quaint old-timey design and music to accompany that will make you feel like you have time travelled back to all the action.

The design is well thought out with a lot of attention to detail and soft colours. Of course with a gold mining themed slot you will expect to see certain symbols and you aren't going to be let down. There are picks, lanterns, carts and dynamite! The graphics are sharp and clear, creating a very pleasing overall effect.

The reels are set in the wood-framed entrance to an old mine, making us all very grateful that labour has moved past that physical stuff!

The betting range is quite broad, starting at 0.25 and going all the way up to 125, which makes the game suitable for both low and high rollers.

The music is nicely matched, with a cheerful harmonica melody that really gives you the feeling of being in the old west. All in all, the audio and visual design of this slot is superb.

Apart from the card ranks 10 to Ace, which are the low paying symbols at 2 x your bet for 5 of a hind, you will find symbols related to the theme - gold mining. These include the Gold Miner, Wagon of Gold, Cargo Donkey, Gas Lantern, Pickaxe & Shovel, and Dynamite. The most valuable of these is the Gold Miner, which pays out 20 times your stake for five on a line. The others pay as follows:

Wagon of Gold – 16 times your stake

Cargo Donkey – 12 times your stake

Gas Lantern – 8 times your stake

Pickaxe & Shovel – 4 times your stake

The Wilds in Gold Rush, are the sticks of dynamite. Could you guess that? These can substitute for any other symbols except the scatters, to help you create more winning combinations. They do not come with any payouts of their own.

The Mine Entrance is the scatter, and can only appear on the three middle reels. You need all 3 to trigger the free spins feature.

Striking the Free Spins feature is as easy as blowing up a mountainside – just land 3 scatters on the reels, and you'll be awarded ten free spins. The more times you land on scatters during this feature, the more free spins you will win.

When the Free Spins feature starts, the reels will change to become richer, and a Golden Nugget symbol will be added to them. This is important to note as it's the key to progressing through the four different levels of free spins, each with more chances of winning and bigger payouts.

Each Golden Nugget that you land will give you 1 point, and when you reach certain thresholds, you'll move up to the next level. The number of free spins and Golden Nuggets that you have at each level are as follows:

Level 1 – 0 to 4 points; 7 extra jackpot symbols

Level 2 – 5 to 9 points; 16 extra jackpot symbols

Level 3 – 10 to 14 points; 21 extra jackpot symbols

Level 4 – 15+ points; 29 extra jackpot symbols

The top prize that you can win in Gold Rush is 2,500 times your stake, which is awarded by landing 5 of the Gold Miner jackpot symbols on a line. This gives you a maximum payout of 2,500 x your stake!

Gold Rush is flush with lucrative features and an all-around great-looking slot. The free spins feature is especially generous, and the top prize of 2,500 times your stake is hard to turn down. It provides Canada online casino players with a wide betting range and plenty of ways to win, this slot is practically calling your name. So head on over to PartyCasino and give it a whirl!