Black Gold Megaways

Traveling through the vast deserts of Texas, it is a matter of time before we dig in the right place and a geyser of black gold makes our existence more beautiful…

Released in November 2019, Black Gold Megaways is the latest release of the well-known provider Stakelogic, stacked with cascading reels, 5 random features, free spins round with a win multiplier…

…and just amazing maximum win.

It features six reels with one horizontal reel on the top, 2-7 rows and up to 117.649 ways to win thanks to Megaways engine licensed by Big Time Gaming.

Since this is the first one Stakelogic installment that features this engine, we hope that it will meet all the criteria of the video slot community.

Shall we check it out together?

Theme and Symbols

We are placed in the canyon full of oil somewhere in the American West with cactuses, vultures, typical desert rocks and oil towers.

Cartoon style graphics and a level of visible animation are remarkably done. Followed by a catchy country soundtrack, there’s no doubt that you will enjoy the production of this title.

Paytable starts with royals (9-A) which are of course the symbols of the lowest value.

Symbols of the greater value are lanterns, mining helmets, black bulls and oil tycoon which will pay 50x bet for 6 of a kind landed.

The red and yellow dynamite sticks are the wilds, while the scatter is represented by the golden oil tower.

Betting Options

Before we test our luck and try to find the underground reservoir we will need to set our bet parameters.

The bet range starts at 0.20 and goes all the way up to 20 coins per spin.

The first important thing is that the maximum win is set on 21.195x the bet. Sounds tempting, right?

As in the case of other titles that feature Megaways engine, this title features a cascading reels mechanism.

When you land a winning combination, symbols that were connected are removed from the grid and new ones are dropped in their place.

And this is great, because…

…you can earn some extra wins for the price of one spin.

The theoretical return to player (RTP) of 96.02% which is slightly above average in the light of modern slots.

Features

As you could expect from the Megaways title, it’s filled with the different features.

Wilds

As we stated in the symbols segment, we have 2 types of wilds:

• The regular wild – acts as a replacement for all of the regular symbols (except the scatter);
• The multiplier wild – besides the classic role of the wild, it comes with x2, x3, x5 and x10 multipliers;

Free Spins

In order to trigger this feature, you will need to land 4 scatter symbols anywhere on the grid and you will be awarded 12 free spins.

Each additional scatter that you land will award 5 extra free spins.

During the free spins phase, a progressive multiplier takes the stage. It starts at x1 and increases by x1 for every winning cascade.

If you succeed to land 3 or 4 golden oil tower scatters on the horizontal reel, you will be awarded 5 or 10 additional free spins.

Bonus Features

If you haven’t noticed, there is one more reel at the very top of the grid. This is a bonus reel and it has 5 bonus feature symbols.

Land 1 of these symbols in the middle bonus reel, one or more valves placed below the grid will open up and spray oil on the reel above the valve.

There are 5 specific features that can be activated:

• Multiplier – 2 multiplier wilds will randomly land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5;
• Random – a random number of regular wilds will be placed on last 5 reels;
• Stacked – 1 or 2 stacks of regular wilds will be added on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5;
• Double Up – all wins, including cascade win will be doubled;
• Destroyer – all of the regular symbols will be removed from the grid. This can happen only if there is no reel win;

Gamble Feature

After any win you can double your winnings by guessing the card color, or quadruple your winnings by guessing the card suit.

Also, you can lose all your winnings by making a wrong guess.

Conclusion

Although this is their first title that features Megaways engine, Stakelogic has done a pretty good job when they created Black Gold Megaways.

Great cartoon-style graphics, a bunch of interesting features of which the bonus feature certainly stands out and simply amazing winning potential…

…this title has all!

Everything is done as it should be…

…try it and you won’t be disappointed!

Don’t forget to check reviews of other Stakelogic releases as Book of Charms Quattro or Wonky Wabbits.