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  • Graphics

    4/5

  • Gameplay

    2/5

  • Bonuses

    3/5

  • Value

    3/5

Volatility

Gopher Gold is a 5 reel, 5 pay-line video slot game, developed by software provider, Microgaming. The game has a gold mining theme where the gopher is the main character, promising to dig up a wealth of golden payouts. 

Old school slot

Gopher Gold is an older style slots game, where the reels take up almost the entire screen. However, the hint of a mine can be seen behind the reels and piles of gold nuggets surround the game name, which is printed in gold below the reels. 

The symbols are also surrounded by golden borders, which stands out against the dark background. The symbols include the Gopher Gold game logo in gold and surrounded by gold nuggets, exploding dynamite, a mining truck on a track, a pickaxe with a bag of gold nuggets, a hurricane lamp and gold high playing card values on different coloured backgrounds.

The graphics are not super impressive and that is also one of the main things that makes it evident that it is an older slot. Another thing are the missing bonus feature games and extra bonus symbols. It makes the game less dynamic and gameplay becomes more repetitive than other and newer slots. 

The grinning gopher surrounded by gold is the wild symbol. He substitutes for all other symbols to help complete a winning combination. The game logo is the jackpot symbol and landing five of them on an active pay line triggers the maximum fixed jackpot of 12,000 coins. There are no other bonus symbols in the game.

Your shot at the jackpot! 

With all we said above, maybe your first thought wouldn’t be that you have your chance at the jackpot. Despite only one wild symbol, and no other bonus symbols or bonus feature games available, and not being progressive Gopher Gold actually offers you a jackpot. It is a 12,000 coin maximum fixed jackpot, that will offer you plenty of reasons to keep playing. 

Gopher Gold Slot has no bonus feature games which results in a straightforward gaming experience without the distraction of mini-features. With plenty of golden images spinning round the reels and an impressive fixed jackpot to play for, there are plenty of reasons to keep spinning and lots of ways to win big when you play at IrishLuck.

In addition, the payout from right to left as well as from left to right, effectively doubling the number of pay-lines.

Liking Gopher Gold?

Then we have some suggestions for you, in case you would like some inspiration on other popular games. 

Blood Suckers

If you like Gopher Gold but would like some more bonus features, then you should try Blood Suckers. A highly popular slot machine, with a vampire theme also implicated by the name. 

There are two versions and we like them both a lot! The game is produced by NetEnt and takes place in the Victorian period. When it comes to bonus features, you have scatter wins, free spins, wild substitutes and something called a vampire-slaying bonus game. 

In our experience, the game gives out quite a lot of free spins. Especially if you set your wager a little higher than the minimum. Blood Suckers 2 is also worth trying. Here, they added even more bonus feature games including a game where you pick between coffins to see if you can find rewards. But be careful! You might find the ghost instead. And then you are sent back to the main game. 

Major Millions

If the jackpot aspect intrigues you, then might find a progressive jackpot to be something you should try out. Major Millions might be a good option. The slot was made by Microgaming and here you can win the major jackpot! 

A progressive jackpot means that there is a large pot in which money goes every time someone loses money in the slot. So the pot is growing continuously and keeps doing so until a lucky winner takes it all. It’s a simple game with not the best graphics, but it’s super entertaining nevertheless. 

Pros
  • Wilds
Cons
  • No bonus features at all

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