Gonzo’s Quest 2 Slot Review

About the Game

Gonzo’s Quest™ II: Return to El Dorado is a 6-reel, 4-row video slot from NetEnt with expanding reels, Avalanche™, Random Wilds, multipliers, free spins, super free spins and an Elevate feature with 5 options. The game offers up to 262,144 paylines with varying bet values. Matching symbols in any position on three or more adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost to the rightmost, without skipping, results in a payline win. Additional payline wins are generated when additional symbols appear on the same reels to create the longest winning payline. Only the longest matching combination for each symbol is paid. Simultaneous wins on different paylines are added together. A payline win is equal to the value shown in the paytable multiplied by any applicable multiplier. The payout values ​​for the symbols shown in the paytable are dynamic and change according to the bet value selected.

RTP

• The theoretical return to player for this game is 96.06%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Bonus Hunt is 96.13%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Calamity Explosion is 96.11%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Calamity Max is 96.10%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Free Spins is 96.14%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Super Free Spins is 96.06%.

Bet Ways Calculation Example

The longest winning combination of blue dog symbols is 7 symbols on reels 1 to 4. The number of winning bet lines is calculated by multiplying the number of blue dog symbols on each of these reels: 2 x 1 x 3 x 1 = 6 winning bet lines.

Avalanche™ Feature

A bet win appearing on the reels triggers an Avalanche™. Symbols in winning combinations disappear, making room for a new Avalanche. Avalanches continue until there are no winning symbols left on the reels. In the base game, each Avalanche increases the global multiplier next to the reels by 1. The multiplier starts at x1 and can reach x5. When there are no more Avalanches in the base game and the total win is calculated, the multiplier resets to x1.

Expanding Reels Feature

Each spin starts with a 6-reel, 4-row game board. A winning combination activates the Expanding Reels feature, where each Avalanche adds an extra row to the top of the game board, up to 4 extra rows in total. In the base game, the Expanding Reels feature ends when the Avalanches run out, and the game board returns to its original 6-reel, 4-row state at the start of the next spin.

Wild Symbols

Two types of Wild symbols can appear anywhere on the game reels: regular Wild and Calamity Wild.

For each bet win that starts with a Wild combination, the bet payout is determined by the higher of the Wild-only combination or the Wild-only winning combination. If the payout for both combinations is the same, the win is paid as a regular winning combination. If the Wild-only payout is higher, the win is paid as a Wild-only combination. Wild-only bets are only paid if the Wild-only winning combination is 6 symbols from the leftmost reel to the rightmost reel. Wild symbols substitute for all symbols except Scatter and Calamity Wild symbols. Wild substitutions pay the highest possible winning combination according to the paytable.

Random Wilds Feature

The Random Wild feature is activated when the Disaster symbol appears on the reels as part of a winning combination. Before the game area expands and the next Avalanche is triggered, the Disaster symbol randomly places 3 to 6 regular Wild symbols on the reels. Each Wild symbol that appears on the reels during the Random Wild feature either fills an empty space or is placed on top of another symbol already on the reels. Wild symbols cannot be placed on top of Scatter, Wild or Disaster symbols that have not activated the Random Wild feature.

Colossal Symbols

Scatter symbols and high winning symbols (except Wild and Calamity Wild symbols) can appear on the reels as colossal 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4 symbols.

2×2 Colossal Scatters count as 2 regular Scatters, 3×3 Colossal Scatters count as 3 regular Scatters, and 4×4 Colossal Scatters count as 4 regular Scatters. During the Random Wilds feature, high-winning Colossal symbols on the reels can turn into Colossal Wilds. Up to two Colossal symbols can turn into Colossal Wilds in a single spin. When calculating wins, high-winning Colossal symbols and Colossal Wilds count as high-winning/Wild symbols as follows:

Free Spins

In the main game, 3, 4, 5 or 6 Scatter symbols appearing on the reels in a row, starting from the leftmost one, without any gaps, activate 10, 12, 15 or 20 Free Spins or Super Free Spins after all wins have been counted. The expanded reels and increased multiplier obtained in the main game do not carry over to Free Spins or Super Free Spins. The playing area in Free Spins and Super Free Spins expands with each Avalanche, and new rows are carried over to the next spin until the maximum height of 8 rows is reached.

Free Spins mode

Free Spins mode is activated when 3 or more regular-sized (1×1) Scatter symbols appear on the reels during the main game. The global multiplier starts at x2 and increases by 2 with each Avalanche. Once all Avalanches have played, the multiplier resets to x2 at the start of the next spin. If 3 or more Scatter symbols appear on the reels in a row starting from the leftmost one without any gaps during Free Spins or Super Free Spins, you are awarded an equal number of additional Free Spins or Super Free Spins.

Super Free Spins mode

The Super Free Spins feature is activated when at least one of the Scatter symbols that trigger the free spins is a Colossal Scatter symbol. The initial value of the global multiplier, as well as the value by which it increases, depends on the size of the Colossal Scatter symbol that triggered the Super Free Spins, according to the table below.

In-game features can be activated using the Raise feature. Within the Raise feature, one of the following features can be activated in one round of play:

Free Spins Upgrade

In Free Spins mode, if Free Spins are re-activated and at least one of the Scatter symbols is a Huge Scatter symbol, the Free Spins are upgraded to Super Free Spins. The upgrade occurs at the start of the next spin. The number of Super Free Spins awarded in this upgrade is equal to the number of Scatter symbols that triggered the Super Free Spins and is added to the number of Free Spins remaining in the counter before the upgrade. The current multiplier value from the Free Spins is carried over to the Super Free Spins. If this value is less than the initial value of the Super Free Spins that were activated, the multiplier value is increased accordingly. Free Spins and Super Free Spins are played at the same stake as the round that activated the Free Spins or Super Free Spins, and the Free Spins and Super Free Spins end when the Free Spins counter reaches 0. When the Free Spins or Super Free Spins end, the total winnings from the Free Spins or Super Free Spins are added to any winnings from the round that activated the Free Spins or Super Free Spins, and the game returns to the round that activated the Free Spins or Super Free Spins.

Elevate Feature

In-game features can be activated using the Raise feature. Within the Raise feature, one of the following features can be activated in one round of play:

Paylines

There are up to 262,144 betting options available in Gonzo’s Quest 2. Matching symbols in any position on three or more adjacent reels, from the leftmost to the rightmost, without gaps, pay out the selected betting option. Only the longest matching combination for each symbol is paid. A malfunction voids all payouts and games. See the Unfinished Game Rounds section for more details.

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