Golden Retriever Slot Review

About the Game

In Golden Retriever, a game from Reel Kingdom and Pragmatic Play, you can earn prizes and dig up one of two coin-filled locations. All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels, starting with the leftmost reel.

The theoretical return to player (RTP) for this game is 96.52%.
The theoretical payout percentage (RTP) for the ANTE BET option is 96.53%.
The RTP for the BUY FEATURE option is 96.52%.
The RTP for the BUY SUPER FEATURE option is 96.52%.

Buy Bonus

The feature can be instantly triggered in the main game by purchasing it.

• Pay 120x your total bet to trigger the feature, which guarantees the random landing of 3, 4, or 5 SCATTER symbols in the triggering spin.
• Pay 500x your total bet to trigger the SUPER FEATURE, which guarantees the random landing of 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols in the triggering spin.

Ante Bet

The player has the option to select a bet multiplier. Depending on the selected bet, the game behaves differently.
Possible values:

• 10x bet multiplier – double the chance to win the FREE SPINS round. More SCATTER symbols appear on the reels. The BUY feature is disabled.
• 5x bet multiplier – Normal game

Max Win

The maximum win in Golden Retriever is capped at 5,000x the bet. If the total win for a round reaches 5,000x, the round ends immediately, the winnings are awarded, and any remaining free spins are cancelled.

Game Rules

Wild. This is the WILD symbol. It appears on all reels during the FREE SPINS round. It substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER and MONEY symbols.

This symbol is the SCATTER. It appears on all reels.

Whenever 2 SCATTER symbols land in the main game, 1, 2 or 3 random symbols currently on screen can turn into SCATTER symbols to trigger the feature.

These are MONEY symbols. During each spin, the MONEY symbol takes on a random cash value that can be won during the FREE SPINS feature. Possible values: 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, or 500x the base bet.

Land 3, 4, or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere on the screen to trigger the feature. Before the round begins, a random feature is awarded from two possible options:

Free Spins

If the feature is triggered by 3, 4, or 5 SCATTER symbols, 10, 15, or 20 free spins are awarded, respectively.
In FREE SPINS mode, each WILD symbol also collects all the values ​​of the MONEY symbols on the screen.

All WILD symbols that appear during this feature are collected until the end of the round. Every fourth WILD symbol collected resets the feature and awards 10 more free spins. With each subsequent reset, the win multiplier increases sequentially to 2x, 5x, and 10x. Retriggered free spins are triggered after the previous round of free spins ends. Before a reset round begins, a different modifier is activated for the final free spin of the current round, namely:

For the first set of retriggered free spins, the “WIN” modifier is triggered, replacing all symbols on a random payline with copies of the same random paying symbol.

For the second set of retriggered free spins, the “NO LICK” modifier is triggered, replacing a random number of symbols on the screen with copies of a random paying symbol.

For the third round of retriggered free spins, the “CAN YOU DIG IT?” modifier is triggered, and random symbols on the screen transform into three cash values ​​per symbol, which are then accumulated and paid out. Possible values ​​are: 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, or 100x the base bet.

After the third re-spin, the feature cannot be re-triggered.

If there is a WILD symbol on the screen but no CASH symbols, CASH symbols with random values ​​may be randomly added to random positions on the screen. Special reels are included in the game.

Hold and Spin

These are COIN symbols. On each spin, COIN symbols take on a random monetary value from a predetermined set. Possible values ​​are: 0.4x, 1x, 2x, 4x, or 10x the base bet.

If the feature is triggered by 3, 4, or 5 SCATTER symbols, a shared starting multiplier of x1, x3, or x10 is awarded for filling the screen with symbols.

During the feature, the regular reels disappear, and only COIN symbols and empty spaces spin and stop. The round begins with a random number of COINS already on the screen, with random values.

The number resets to 3. The round begins with 3 re-spins, and each time a COIN symbol lands, the number of COINS is increased.

All landing COIN symbols remain on the screen until the end of the round.

The round ends when there are no re-spins remaining. When the round ends, the values ​​of all COIN symbols on the screen are summed and paid.

If the screen is completely filled with COINS, the values ​​of all COIN symbols are summed and multiplied by a reserved multiplier. The screen is then cleared of symbols, random COINS are added to random positions, and the feature restarts, but with a higher reserved multiplier from the following list: x2, x3, x5, x10, and x25. Once the x25 multiplier is reached, it remains unchanged for all subsequent re-spins in this round.
Special reels are activated.

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