Gold Pile: New Years Gold

Welcome to the third addition to the Playtech's jackpot series of Gold Pile online slots, this time, featuring probably the most popular of all themes, Asian theme!

This third instalment also comes as a proof that the series will be a worthy successor to the Playtech/Rarestone’s other lengthy Fire Blaze™ Jackpot series (see here), thanks to which, punters feel confident that the next one will be pretty decent as well!

Speaking of this online release, it comes with all of the features you may expect if you have played one of the previous ones, so you will use Gold Meter, Grand Chance and, of course, the Free Spins feature!

Theme and Symbols

Gold Pile: New Year’s Gold comes with a festive theme, however, since being inspired by China, expect to see the reels decorated in Oriental style.

You won't find a Christmas tree or Santa, as the theme features the usual end-year celebrations of a Chinese New Year, showing lots of red and gold!

Behind the reels, you will see a beautiful decoration boasting numerous lanterns, swaying lightly on the street, as well as some recognizable lotus flowers on both sides.

The reels are lined in gold, while on them you will see icons such as blue playing card symbols from 9 to A, as well as theme-related vintage paper roll, gold coins, lanterns, drums and cymbals.

The golden bull represents the Scatter symbol, while the Wild is represented by a red hexagon with a word written in Chinese.

Betting Options and Other Functions

This Asian-themed online slot is played with 5 reels, 3 rows and 25 pay lines. 

But, before you start spinning, you need to set your bets that come with a pretty good range that will appeal to all kinds of punters, starting from 10p per spin, and going all the way up to £500!

The return to player percentage is also good, with its above-average 96.45%, which the variance is probably medium-high, the same as with the game's predecessors.

When it comes to symbols, the lowest-rewarding ones are 9 and 10, paying up to 2x the stake for 5 in a combo, while the highest-paying regular symbol is the cymbals, rewarding up to 12x the total bet.

Not only does the Wild symbol substitute for other regular symbols, but it also pays on its own, giving 4x, 20x or 80x the stake for 3, 4 or 5 of them respectively.

But, the most valuable symbol is the Scatter as it can not only trigger the feature but also pay up to 100x the stake if you manage to land 5 of them on the reels!

Special Features

Speaking of symbols, worth to mention is the fact that all symbols except the Scatter also have their gold version that can only land on the last reel, and…

...should you manage to make a full combo with gold and Wild symbols, you can grab a fixed jackpot prize, with low-paying symbols awarding the Mini Jackpot, and high-paying symbols awarding the Maxi Jackpot, paying 40x and 160x the stake respectively!

However, the chance of landing a gold symbol is determined by the meter to the left of the reels that start at 10%, but if you are willing to increase it, you will need to increase your stake! 

If you are wondering what the other two features are, you should stop if you have tried any of the two previous online releases from this developer, since they are completely the same!

The Grand Chace feature can be triggered in 2 ways, either by landing a 5-in-a-row combo including a gold symbol, without a wild or...

...by landing 5 wild symbols with a gold wild being the fifth.

When that happens, you will get 3 spins where only the last reel spins containing only gold symbols or special Grand symbols!

Should you manage to land a gold trigger symbol, you will get the Mini or Maxi Jackpot, but if you are lucky enough to see the Grand symbol, you will grab the highest Grand Jackpot!

Lastly, this online title also boasts the standard Free Spins feature that is triggered whenever you land at least three Scatter symbols!

When that occurs, you will get 6 extra spins during which the 5th reel will be filled with wild and gold wild symbols.

Landing 3 scatters adds 3 more free spins to your total.

Besides, any wild symbol that lands will remain in place until the end of the round, while the other two features can also be triggered during the free spins round. 

Conclusion

As it happens with all the series, the Gold Pile series also comes with a certain pattern, while the theme is changing.

This online release from Rarestone Gaming’s slot list only makes the series more popular due to its popular Chinese theme that features beautiful visuals and the same pack of features.

If you like the previous two instalments, then this one will surely appeal to you, coming with three interesting features and a chance to win one of three Jackpots!