Gold Pile: New Years Gold - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Gold Pile: New Years Gold review: introduction

The first thing you will notice about Gold Pile: New Years Gold is its extra fifth bonus real. Every standard symbol has a gold variant that can appear on the fifth real, promising big prizes and jackpot wins.

The symbols are all Asian-inspired, the most valuable of which include cymbals, a snare drum, Chinese lanterns, gold coins and a scroll. The familiar playing cards make up the lower portion of the paytable.

Gold Pile: New Years Gold contains an array of special symbols, including a wild and a scatter that awards free spins. Better still, the Grand Chase feature rewards five-of-a-kind combinations with free spins and a potential jackpot prize.

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Theme, graphics & soundtrack

Gold Pile: New Years Gold is a feast for the eyes. Its reels burst with dramatic golds, reds and all the decadent trappings of wealth. The background shows an ancient village draped in softly floating lanterns and a deep crimson sunset.

These lanterns are the slot's most noticeable design feature, drifting behind the reels and illuminating with the embers of the dusk. It is a wonderfully calm backdrop and quite spellbinding.

We are also big fans of the music, which has a mysterious and almost ethereal quality that suits the magical backdrop perfectly. When a slot is this well designed, it is difficult to complain that the theme is fairly ubiquitous; however, Asian-themed slots are common.

Nonetheless, Gold Pile: New Years Gold excels with an enchanting background and captivating music.

Gold Pile: New Years Gold RTP and variance

Playtech had not released the variance figure for this slot when we wrote our review, but we do know that the RTP is 96.45 per cent. The top win of 1,000x is smaller than we would have liked, but still an attractive proposition.

How to play Gold Pile: New Years Gold

With its extra fifth reel and an array of bonus features, Gold Pile: New Years Gold can seem daunting at first. We have written this short guide to help you get started:

1. Begin by pressing the red and gold information button located to the bottom-left of the screen.

2. Read through all the information on display, including the paytable, bonus features and paylines.

3. Close the menu to get back to the game.

4. Use the + and - icons attached to the total bet box to adjust your wager accordingly.

5. Auto spin is located to the bottom-right of the screen, where you can set up to 100 automated spins.

6. If you want to speed up the gameplay, tap the turbo spin button next to the spin button.

7. Decide on a sensible budget, then tap the spin button to get going.

Bet & win sizes

Gold Pile: New Years Gold has a minimum bet size of 0.10 and a maximum of 50. The top single line win on this slot is 12x, which is awarded for five cymbals.

The full paytable for five-of-a-kind symbols is:

• Cymbal = 12x
• Drum = 8x
• Lantern = 8x
• Gold coin = 6x
• Scroll = 6x
• Ace = 4x
• King = 4x
• Queen = 2x
• Jack = 2x
• Ten = 1x
• Nine = 1x

Gold Pile: New Years Gold has a top payout of 1,000x, which is on the small side. Unfortunately, this doesn't make it any easier to win.

Gold Pile: New Years Gold bonus features

Gold Pile: New Years Gold has plenty of bonus features to offer. Let's see how they work:

- Free spins

All you need to trigger the free spins bonus round is three scatter symbols in any position. Scatters take the form of a golden bull with coins around its neck, so keep a lookout!

- Gold Pile

Every standard symbol has a golden equivalent that will appear on the special fifth reel. Any five-of-a-kind winning combination that features a gold symbol can trigger the mini or maxi jackpot.

- Grand Chase

Winning combinations that feature a gold symbol can also trigger the Grand Chase feature, which gives you three free spins. During the spins, the fifth real will only contain gold symbols and an extra special grand symbol, which awards the grand jackpot.

Conclusion

Gold Pile: New Years Gold is a sumptuously designed slot with some truly compelling bonus features. Not only is it gorgeous to look at but also it has some mesmerizing background music that really sets it apart.

Free spins would usually be enough to recommend a slot, but the addition of the Grand Chase and Gold Pile features make this a truly standout game. With so many different jackpot prizes on offer and a variety of ways to win them, there are always more reasons to keep spinning.

While Asian-themed slots are hardly original, Gold Pile: New Years Gold features enough gameplay twists to keep the experience fresh.

If you enjoy Asian-themed slots with a New Year's slant, we highly recommend giving the Happy New Year slot a try.