The Alchemist's Gold Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

The Alchemist’s Gold introduction

Find out whether you have the Midas touch by playing The Alchemist’s Gold by 2by2 Gaming. The Alchemist’s Gold is a bonus-rich game and features 40 paylines across 5x4 reels. With expanding wilds, scatter symbols, mystery symbol reveals, free spins and higher-paying gold symbols, The Alchemist’s Gold is a powerful concoction.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack 

The Alchemist’s Gold by 2by2 Gaming combines chemistry and mysticism with royal symbols and iconography. There is no single overarching theme, which may seem a little disjointed to players who prefer more immersive and clearer theming; what’s more, those who enjoy magic themed slot games probably won't be blown away by this one. 

The symbols are jewels, crowns, bottles of potion, shields, celestial pendants, goblets, bars of silver, and the usual playing cards. The reels are pale blue framed in royal blue, with the game’s title in gold lettering at the top. The background is dark blue with a Bunsen burner in the corner. Whilst the theming may be a tad inconsistent, the symbols stand out nicely and make wins easily identifiable. 

The soundtrack is reminiscent of magic and fairy tales and complements the theme, such as it is, quite well. There is lighter music and additional symbol animation to accompany wins, which lifts the relative darkness of the game’s appearance.

The Alchemist's Gold RTP and variance

The RTP of The Alchemist’s Gold is a decidedly average 96.02 per cent and it is medium volatility. It is suited to most playing styles and budgets, but we always recommend trialling this and other 2by2 Gaming free play slots in demo mode before playing with your own cash at an online casino. 

How to play The Alchemist’s Gold

1. Choose whether to enable the sound effects and music via the blue speaker button.
2. Choose your stake. You can bet between 0.40 and 4,000 per spin. 
3. Decide whether you want to autoplay. You can select 10, 25, 50, or 100 games, but there are no other parameters available.
4. There is no fast play option.
5. Enjoy the game and always play responsibly.

Bet sizes & paytable wins

There are 12 paying symbols including the wild and scatter. Returns for five matching symbols based on the maximum stake are as follows:

5 x crown = 400x
5 x potion bottle = 250x
5 x shield = 200x
5 x pendant = 150x
5 x goblet = 120x
5 x silver bars = 100x
5 x spade, diamond, club, heart = 60x

The scatter symbol is the purple jewel and awards a cash prize in addition to triggering the free spins feature:

5 x purple jewel = 1,000x
4 x purple jewel = 200x
3 x purple jewel = 40x

The wild symbol is the alchemist. It appears on reels two and four during the base game and substitutes for all symbols apart from the scatter.

All wins pay from left to right.

The Alchemist’s Gold bonus features

Free spins

A minimum of three scatter symbols, anywhere in view, are required to trigger the free spins bonus round:

3 scatter symbols = 10 free games
4 scatter symbols = 15 free games
5 scatter symbols = 20 free games

Players can pick from one of two options in the free spins round:

1. All gold free spins

All winning symbols pay according to the gold paytable:

5 x crown = 2,000x
5 x potion bottle = 1,000x
5 x shield = 800x
5 x pendant = 500x
5 x goblet = 400x
5 x silver bars = 300x
5 x spade/diamond/heart/club = 200x

The scatter symbol becomes a gold jewel and also generates increased payout amounts during the all gold free spins:

5 x gold jewel = 2,000x
4 x gold jewel = 400x
3 x gold jewel =200x
2 x gold jewel = 100x

2. Easy feature free spins

When a wild symbol lands on reel two or four, the symbol will expand to fill the entire reel and convert all symbols to gold. 

Free spins can be retriggered with both options and are awarded at the same rate as in the base game.

Mystery feature

Each reel contains stacked mystery symbols that transform during each spin. Mystery symbols cannot be the wild or the scatter.

Alchemist feature

If the wild symbol appears as a full reel on reel two and/or four, there is a chance of the alchemist appearing to turn symbols gold and make them higher-paying.

The Alchemist's Gold review: our verdict

The Alchemist’s Gold by 2by2 Gaming is a confusing hybrid of themes, but the plethora of bonuses on offer makes this easy to look past. It is a high-octane game but the RTP of 96.02 per cent might be just a little on the low side for players who are looking for a decent playing session. If loose theming, average graphics and limited setting options are less important than the number of bonuses available, The Alchemist's Gold might be just the ticket.

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