Indian Gold Slot
Beautifully drawn symbols of tambourines, tomahawks, daggers and Indian braves adorn the reels of the Indian Gold video slot machine, that comes from the studios of the ThunderSpin developer. The 5 reels and 20 paylines are set against an equally attractive background image of an Indian village, where a family are sitting outside their tepee, watching eagles fly above the desert landscape. It’s a sight that’s surely going to attract fans of Western-themed online slot machines, while the features such as wild symbol substitutions and a richer free spins game should attract anyone.
The reels spin against a green background that’s stretched across a wooden frame, while chameleons and feathers add authenticity to the view. It’s a mobile optimised slot machine, compatible with iPhones, iPads, and Android-powered devices, but also works perfectly well on desktop PC’s or laptops.
However you decide to access the Indian Gold video slot, you can be assured that it’s fair, with a good return to player ratio and is certified by independent testing companies to deliver randomly-generated results. Winning lines are landing in the standard format, with players needing matching symbols across a payline in an unbroken sequence from the left side, although the bonus symbols will help you to claim more prizes when they are in the right places.
On the Indian Gold Trail
Coin values can range from just 0.01 to 1.00 and you can have from 1 to 10 coins per line, giving a range of 0.20 to the high limit of 200.00 per spin. There’s also the option to practice on free Indian Gold video slots before committing to play for real cash, while clicking the Autoplay button allows you to set the reels spinning for between 10 and 500 times without needing any input.
A review of the paytable reveals that all symbols are based on the Indian theme and there’s a total of 8 standard icons to line up, all of which are nicely designed, complementing the overall quality appearance of Indian Gold. The smallest, and therefore likely to be most frequent, win-lines come from a dreamcatcher, with gamblers claiming prizes of 3x, 5x, or 10x the line stake when it’s on 3, 4, or 5 reels.
Going up in value, there’s the tambourine, Tepee, dagger and tomahawks, plus high-paying character symbols of a man on horseback, girl and the top symbol is of course, the Indian Chieftain. He’s worth 100x the line bet when landing across a payline on reels 1, 2, and 3, while 4 will pay out 200x and a full line of this proud-looking guy will be worth 500x.
Wild West Wild Symbols
We’ve seen plenty of Indian influence on the Indian Gold video slot, but what about the gold? It turns up as a wild symbol, that’s made up of big chunks of the stuff surrounded by decorative golden feathers and is able to act as any other if it can then help to complete matching lines of symbols. The wild symbol isn’t worth anything on its own, so will only be of value in creating additional winning combinations for you, but there are ways in which it helps out which most wilds don’t possess.
If all 3 positions on a single reel are filled with this icon, it becomes an expanding wild, transforming into a golden totem pole and launching a free spins bonus game. Although a scant 7 extra spins are awarded, the triggering totem pole stays in position throughout them, so the chances of getting some winning lines is enhanced, and with up to 3 of this symbol possible, on reels 1, 3 and 5, there could easily be multiple wins before the free spins are completed.
To sweeten this round even further, any wins will be doubled in value, although it’s not possible to retrigger the round, so once you have had 7 spins play out, the base games resume.
Tepee or not Tepee, that is the Question
Although there are lots of western-themed online casino slots available, Indian Gold is arguably one of the better-looking of the genre. Bright colours, quality animations and thoughtful design will attract the many fans of this type of game, and while standard gameplay doesn’t offer anything unusual, once the wild symbol transforms into the golden totem pole, things start to get very interesting.
It’s not absolutely guaranteed that you are going to get some wins during the bonus games, but as there’s already a wild reel in place, you would be pretty unfortunate to not pick up a few prizes before the round ends.
If you want to try out similar games, then you have a huge choice, but a couple that stand out are the 3D antics of a grizzled sheriff in Net Ent’s Dead or Alive, or you could try the John Wayne slot machine, from the Playtech range.
