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Introduction

The ten paylines may seem ordinary, but Gold Hunter isn’t your average five-reel slot. In addition to four minor card and three major themed symbols, there are two wild symbols. One is the normal substitute; the other fills the entire fifth reel with multipliers for extra excitement and winning potential.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

Gold is beautiful, valuable and rare. For much of history, we have been entranced by this precious metal and have gone to great lengths to try to find it, just like in the Where's the Gold slot.

Gold Hunter appeals to this natural instinct by putting you inside a mine, where the dull browns of wood and dirt are interspersed with that unmistakable golden gleam to give you hope that you will find the same riches on the reels. What makes the graphics even more exciting is that each position on the said reels is designed as a cart on the rails, moving along as you transport your treasure - but watch out for the dynamite! 

The sound effects include the beeps and whirrs of a traditional slot, the clink of pickaxes, the rush of the carts moving along, and an occasional shout from a successful miner.

Gold Hunter RTP and variance

One thing both miners and slot players know is that you might look for gold but there is no guarantee of finding it. What the RTP does is give you an estimate of how your returns may average out over an extended play session. This means that whilst Gold Hunter’s 95.5 per cent is a little low by modern standards, it doesn’t mean it is impossible to win big. You also need to consider the high variance, which may make wins harder to find but could also push them higher.

How to play Gold Hunter

If you have your helmet and lamp, it is time to crawl into this mine:

1. One of the first things you will want to check out is the menu, which is the topmost button of several on the right of the screen. This includes most of the important options, including the game history, full-screen mode, settings and autospin.
2. In the settings, you will find toggles to auto-adjust your bet, switch left-handed mode on or off, and press the spacebar to spin or change the language.
3. Under the menu button is an info button that opens the paytable. There are two pages, one with an in-depth breakdown of the game rules and the other with the paytable.
4. There is one more button in this stack on the right. It looks like a pile of coins, so you probably won’t be surprised to learn that clicking it opens a page showing every possible level of bet.
5. Another way of adjusting your bet is in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. The bet button enables you to go directly to any button amount, with the adjuster using plus and minus symbols to go up and down one level at a time. You can also see your current bet.
6. Your choice of current bet is probably going to be based on your total balance, which is also displayed at the bottom of the screen. Set your budget before you start playing, as hard limits are how you keep the game fun and avoid chasing losses.
7. You might think all settings are now in place, but click the tab next to the spin button to reveal turbo mode, autospin (50 automatic spins), bet max, and the music and sound mute buttons.
8. If you have worked through all this, you are ready to click the big spin button. Alternately, go back to the menu to find more extensive autospin controls whereby you can include win and loss limits.

Bet & win sizes

There is a pretty impressive bet range, starting at 0.10 and rising to 200.00.

You win by matching three or more symbols across a payline. As the fifth multiplier reel is automatically triggered when you match four of a kind, you actually match three or five symbols. What each symbol is worth depends on your bet, with the paytable adjusting accordingly but starting at:

• Jack = 0.04, 0.08
• Queen = 0.05, 0.10
• King = 0.06, 0.12
• Ace = 0.07, 0.15
• Lamp = 0.15, 0.30
• Gold nugget = 0.20, 0.40
• Miner = 0.40, 0.80

Gold Hunter bonus features

Wild multiplier reel

The fifth reel in Gold Hunter isn’t a normal reel with regular symbols; instead, it is full of wild multipliers ranging from 2x to 50x. This means that every time you match four symbols, the wild on the fifth reel will complete the line and multiply your winnings. This is an exciting way to increase possible rewards.

Free spins

The free spins round is more like what you would see in another slot, with the chance of free spins always providing an extra thrill. Three scatter symbols will reward you with three free spins, whilst four will reward you with seven free spins.

Gold Hunter review: our verdict

The whole world of Gold Hunter is immersive, with its setting and theme fully realised and tantalising with the gleam of gold. We always like to see a free spins round; however, the really interesting feature is the wild multiplier reel, which is a different and exciting way to improve your chances. Overall, Gold Hunter is an excellent example of a Booming Games demo slot.

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