Bushido Gold Slot Review

About the Game

Bushido Gold is a 6-column, 4-row slot from ELK Studios featuring drop symbols. Columns can expand upwards to a maximum of 8 rows. The game is available in two modes: Regular and Bonus mode with Ninja Drops. Empty spaces beneath large payout symbols are filled with 1×1 symbols of the same type as the large symbol until a stable horizontal position is reached. The maximum total win per game round is x25,000 of the bet placed.

After the payout is calculated, any winning combination triggers the Avalanche feature, where all symbols included in the winning combination explode and are removed from the field. An additional row of symbols is added on top (up to a maximum of 8 rows), then new symbols appear until all empty positions are filled, at which point the payout is calculated again. The Avalanche feature continues as long as new winning combinations appear.

Bonus Buy / X-iter

Using the X-iter feature, you can buy entry into various game modes.

• SUPER BONUS: Buy a game round that activates the Bonus game with 8 rows in each Ninja Drop. The cost is x500 of the bet.
• BONUS: Buy a game round that activates the Bonus game. The cost is x100 of the bet.
• MAX ROWS AND SLICE: Buy a game round starting with 8 rows and a split feature on the first drop. The cost is x25 of the bet.
• MEGA HUNT: Buy a game round with a chance of activating the Bonus Game over 6 times the bet. The cost is x5 of the bet.
• BONUS HUNT: Purchase a game round with a chance of activating the Bonus Game more than 3 times higher. The cost is 2.5x the selected bet.

The X-iter feature can be purchased by clicking the X-iter button, selecting the X-iter mode with the cost displayed in the player’s currency, and clicking the Spins button. X-iter features can only be activated in the main game. The theoretical payout (RTP) for all X-iter game modes is 94.0%.

Exploding Wilds!

Wild symbols substitute for all payout symbols. A winning combination consisting solely of Wild symbols pays the highest payout.

Wild symbols explode when they contribute to a win or at the end of a game round, affecting adjacent symbols. The explosion removes payout symbols and activates feature symbols. After the explosion, the next symbol redrop adds a new row, up to a maximum of 8 rows.

Wild symbols do not affect high-slot symbols.

All payout symbols, except Wild symbols, come in four sizes: standard 1×1, super 2×2, mega 3×3, and epic 4×4. A large symbol is valued based on the number of 1×1 positions it occupies (for example, a super 2×2 counts as four 1×1 symbols).

Empty spaces beneath large symbols are filled with 1×1 symbols of the same type as the large symbol itself.

The Ninja!

The Ninja Symbol is a locking symbol that can be activated to trigger the Ninja feature.

There cannot be more than one Ninja symbol on the playing field at the same time.

The Ninja symbol is activated when it hits a Split, Cannon Shot, or Explosive Wild feature. The Ninja feature is triggered by an activated Ninja symbol after all symbols have been filled and before wins are calculated. The Ninja feature releases throwing stars from the Ninja symbol. The throwing stars hit 2 to 10 symbols on the reels. If the hit symbol is a payout symbol, it turns into a Wild. If it is a feature symbol, it is activated. A throwing star cannot land on a Wild or an already activated feature symbol.

Slice Feature

When two identical symbols appear in the first and last columns of a row, the Split feature is activated.

Pay symbols, Bonus symbols, and Wild symbols can be split.

The Ninja symbol and Cannon symbols cannot be split. Instead, they are activated by the Split feature.

A split symbol appears as two halves of a symbol within a single 1×1 cell. Half-sized symbols are treated as regular 1×1 symbols.

A split symbol cannot be split again.

If the first and last columns contain identical symbols but of different sizes, they are still considered identical and can trigger the Split feature. However, only rows with matching symbols are split.

Large symbols affected by the Split feature are transformed into 1×1 symbols before splitting.

The Split feature either splits payout and bonus symbols into two halves or activates them.

Cannons!

The Cannon symbol is a blocking symbol until it is activated.

The Cannon is activated when it is hit by the Split feature, another Cannon, an Explosive Wild, or the Throwing Star from the Ninja feature.

When activated after symbols are filled and before a win is calculated, the Cannon shoots a column of Wild symbols upward, expanding the grid by one row if there are fewer than 8 rows, and then turns into a Wild. The Cannon feature always triggers before a win is calculated.

The Golden Cannon is an upgraded cannon that has all the properties of a regular cannon, but when activated, it always creates the largest possible column of Wild symbols from its position, expanding the field to 8 rows if necessary.

The Big Cannon is a 2×2 version of the regular cannon.

Big Cannons have all the properties of the corresponding 1×1 cannon. The Big Cannon always fires a column of Wild symbols two symbols wide.

Bonus Game

A combination of three or more Bonus symbols triggers the Ninja Drops Bonus game. The player receives 6 Ninja Drops for 3 Bonus symbols and +2 Ninja Drops for each additional Bonus symbol.

The Bonus Game features a Security Level feature: for each new Ninja Drop that results in a win, the Security Level advances one row. Each new Ninja Drop starts at the currently active Security Level.

The Ninja symbol always appears with each Ninja Drop.

Wins are paid out at the end of the game round.

Paylines

All symbol drops in Regular mode start with 4 rows and 4,096 ways to win.

Wins are generated on the first (leftmost) reel and are paid only from left to right on consecutive reels. No gaps are allowed between reels. Only the longest winning combination on each active payline is paid. An active payline is the longest winning combination of symbols.

A game round with the selected bet level begins when the player presses the Spin button.

The game can be launched automatically using the Autospin feature. Hold the Spin button or use the Autospin button to set the number of game rounds for automatic play.

Wins and winning combinations are paid out according to the paytable.

Wins are displayed in the player’s currency or coins. The player can change this preference in Settings.

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