It features the amazing 196 608 win ways on a standard 5×3 playing field.
An almost desolate scenery. A wild horse herd roamed amidst the cliffs and canyons. It’s a unique wilderness setting, near as remarkable as the bulk of features built in the game. GS is a High Volatility machine with an RTP of 96.17% and a maximum prospect of 6000x the total bet.
Personal testers’ opinion about Golden Stallion slot
There is no denying – this is one rare/unconventional slot. Although the symbols are animated not to our liking, and the portrait format of the playing field seems too small, the creative way of presenting the wild horse topic alongside several unorthodox features is commendable. We often criticize the developers, who clone, reskin, steal, repeat and weary us with the same slots’ elements.
Now, here we have the other extreme, which makes us narrow down the distinction between clear + unique and excessive + unique. Above all, from a slot, the players expect originality, simplicity and generosity. All 3 of those, not apart. The Golden Stallion online slot seems to have originality, but simple rules and regular gainfulness are not inherent here.
The paytable is complicated, to say the least.
- Its 1st part shows the symbols’ values for 3/4/5 OAK, applicable for the regular base spins.
- In the 2nd part are separately exhibited the symbols’ values for 6/7/8/9 OAK, applicable for the FS.
The values are somewhat pathetic, though: Wilds and GS symbols (are both top icons) and pay 1.20x or 2x the total bet for 5OAK and 9OAK, respectively. The cheapest symbol on the money board is the J-card with 0.40x or 0.80x the total bet for 5OAK and 9OAK respectively. - In the 3rd part are shown the Golden symbols’ values, applicable during the special Golden Spin feature. Here the Wilds and the GS icons are valued as 7x for 5OAK and the J-cards as 2.40x – the total bet also for 5OAK.
OMG, we had trouble calculating what is what and what is when especially when we changed our game strategy and altered our bets.
Despite the ample potential built-in the slot, during testing, our team reached a maximum of 208x the total bet in the Free Spins, but the average payoff from all our sessions was around 100x the total bet.
That will say: after all the studying and practicing with the Golden Stallion slot, when the time came for playing with real money, and the game fails to present to us its true power. Therefore, we leave neutral recommendations for games with real credits and negative advice regarding wagering bonuses.
Features
The base game – how it works?
- You start playing at 20 pay lines.
- The horses in the background – alone or in groups begin to rush to the playing field and, with their hind legs, are rearing of excitement or stomping from irritation.
- During every base spin, there is a chance for the horses to create green frames at the specific reel they stomp in front of.
- The green frames later in the Golden Spin feature will display identical mystery symbols.
- The waiting for the Golden Spin feature (in spins terms) is shown on the sheriff’s badge.
- It could be between 7 and 22 spins, and you can look at it as a count-down target.
- The Golden Spin feature will appear in 9, 8, 7, 6 etc. spins.
- It is certainly motivating – to know how long you will be waiting till 1 good reward.
The problem is that the slot seems to forget to give any prize during the countdown spins, or the win is so minuscule (according to the 1st part of the paytable) that your balance is in constant resuscitation – waiting for the next Golden Spin ‘fix’. And then a massive reward is needed. Otherwise, the high variance and long game cycle will swirl and gulp your balance in a quick tornado style.
The Golden Spin feature – how it works?
- You reached Nr. ‘0’ on the act of counting with the sheriff’s badge.
- You have collected several green frames, all of which now transform into Question marks, i.e. Mystery symbols, which will become 1 identical symbol in their turn.
- The combos created on the Golden Spin are paid according to the 3rd part of the paytable, which holds higher values. However, due to the many identical symbols – better prizes are achievable.
- Although the function can deliver up to 140x the total bet (for a full screen of Wilds), in most cases, the prizes of the Golden Spin are between 0x and 35x the total bet.
The bonus round – how it works?
3 bull skulls trigger the bonus – a non-value symbol, possible to land only on reels 1/3/5.
- Step 1 – Only determine the winning ways that will be utilized in Step 2. No prizes are awarded here. You are granted 3 Horseshoe rounds, in which no other than Horseshoe symbols are falling. During these 3 rounds, wherever a shoe lands on the grid, it marks the cell. If a shoe lands on an already marked cell, it will split the cell in 2, and next time in 4. This is how a specific win ways number is created (up to 196 608 win ways – the developer claims).
- Step 2 – You already know how many win ways are granted for your FS session of 10 rounds. Matching regular symbols now will make combos via those UltraWays. Because the 2nd part of the paytable shows only values till 9OAK, we realize that you cannot get more than 9 identical symbols on a pay line. Therefore, the FS cannot be re-triggered.
Settings
- Provider – Northern Lights Gaming (Microgaming)
- Payment lines – 20 fixed lines (in the usual spins) and 196 608 win ways (in the Free Spins)
- Volatility – High
- The default range of bets – 0.10 to 500 CAD
- Playing field – 5х3
- The maximum winning is – 6000x the total bet
- Bonuses – Spin count down, Mystery Symbols, Golden Spin, Horseshoe feature and Free Spins
- Free Spins – Yes
- Progressive Jackpot – No
- Gamble feature – No
- RTP – 96.17% (allows getting a positive expectation of winning at the casino)
