Golden Acorn Slot Machine

Spring is upon us and with it comes a moment of renewal, a fresh start for nature and its many inhabitants. The forest fauna and flora has always been a rich source of inspiration for many writers and painters, but rarely for free online slot games.

And yet this is the frame within which Golden Acorn was born, a game rich in natural charms and full of originality.

Let’s discover how to play and enjoy a slot game with such an atypical premise.

All Natural

Golden Acorn is indeed all about nature and the forest world, more specifically. As such, the game takes place deep in the woods, in between luxuriant trees and in a tranquil, peaceful atmosphere.

The reels are integrated within the background and frame with foliage and acorn motives with a golden lining all around. The reel symbols occupy the whole space allocated to them, giving enough elbowroom to the designers to fill them up with many details – more on this later on.

The musical background is, on the contrary, rather artificial and consists of an upbeat tune playing each time the reels are spinning. Joyful and perky, but not exactly reminiscent of the theme of the game. Nevertheless, Golden Acorn strikes with its strong and unusual aesthetics, which will make you want to know more about this uncommon game.

How to Get Started

The developers at Casino Technology have conveniently placed all the useful commands at the bottom of the game screen, nearly packed below the five reels. There are a maximum of 40 paylines in Golden Acorn, which is quite a lot, and therefore it is important to keep in mind that if betting on all the paylines at each spin does maximize your chances of scoring a winning combination, it can also noticeably increase the amount of your wager.

Consequently, you will certainly want to keep an eye on the Credit and Bet displays as you pick a coin value and activate the exact number of paylines you wish to bet on. You can do so thanks to the corresponding shortcuts directly under the reels. Once you are all set, hit the blue Start button and hope for a big win! Should you be lucky, you will have the opportunity to either pocket your new coins or to Gamble them using the corresponding button. Guess correctly the colour of a hidden card and your bet will be doubled! More: guess its suit and it will be quadrupled. Repeat as many times as you dare, but as always keep in mind that a wrong answer will take all your coins away at once. This option is not available when the Autoplay mode is on. Activate it with the appropriate button and choose how many spins in a row you want to bet on, with a constant wager.

Meet the Forest Dwellers

As a forest-themed game, it seems logical that the reels symbols in Golden Acorn represent iconic forest animals. All eight basic symbols of the game do so with detailed drawing of well-known forest dwellers. As mentioned before, the symbols occupy the whole space on the reels and are stacked, which means that they appear in consecutive series of five on each reel.

We begin at the bottom of the paytable with the Woodpecker, the Owl, the Badger and the Squirrel. The usual rules apply: combinations of three or more identical symbols on an activated payline trigger the corresponding cash prize. The Fox, Lynx and Wolf are worth roughly twice as much as the first symbols, so you might want to keep an eye on these beautiful creatures as well.

The last basic symbol is the mighty Bear, who is definitely the king of the forest. Not only do Bear combos start with only two symbols, but also the five-of-a-kind Bear combo is worth no less than 1,000 times your original bet.

Final Specials

Finally, there are two more special symbols in Golden Acorn. The Scatter of the game is a beautiful golden Flower. As expected for a Scatter, the Flower can trigger winning combinations regardless of alignment anywhere on screen.

The Acorn itself acts as the Wild card. It is able to replace any of the basic symbols mentioned earlier in order to help complete or extend a winning combination. A valuable joker to have! Remember that the Acorn can only appear on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th reels.

Simple and Classic Gameplay

Golden Acorn is all about its cute and detailed forest universe full of fluffy animals and deep vegetation. It is original in its theme but when it comes to gameplay it does not bring many surprises for experienced players.

Nevertheless, first-time players will enjoy its straightforward rules and the fact that it doesn't demand much of slot machine strategies.