Pirate Gold

Pragmatic Play has taken to the high seas with Pirate Gold, joining an oddball couple of buccaneers and their dogged mission to unearth a haul of loot that almost certainly doesn’t belong to them.

The 5 reel, 40 payline slot fully embraces everything people love about glorified piracy. The cliched greetings of ‘ahoy matey’, hooked hands, chatty parrots, and mysteriously vague treasure maps have all been shoehorned onto the reels. But aesthetics aside, Pirate Gold also harbors some impressive bonus features and jackpots that could see you making off with more than just the promise of buried treasure.

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Both of the special features in Pirate Gold can be re-triggered
The game design is brilliant and so is the music
The three jackpots add a fresh coat of anticipation to the slot

Despite playing for an hour, the Free Spins feature eluded me
Although the wins were pleasingly frequent, they weren’t as large as the slot promises
The advertised 32,270x maximum win is a bit of a pipe dream, and probably nearly impossible to achieve

TYPE	Video Slot
REELS AND PAYLINES	5 reels, 40 paylines
GAME FEATURES	Multipliers, Jackpots, Wilds, Free Spins
VOLATILITY	High
RANGE OF BET	0.40 to 200
COIN VALUES	0.40, 0.80, 1.20, 1.60, 2.00, 2.40, 2.80, 3.20, 3.60, 4.00, 4.80, 6.00, 7.20, 8.00, 8.40, 9.60, 10.00, 10.80, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 24.00, 28.00, 32.00, 36.00, 40.00, 48.00, 56.00, 60.00, 64.00, 72.00, 80.00, 100.00, 120.00, 140.00, 160.00, 180.00, 200.00
MAXIMUM WIN	32,270 x your bet
PAYOUT	96.5%
SOFTWARE PROVIDER	Pragmatic Play

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Theme and Background

The first thing that I loved about Pirate Gold was the music. It’s incredibly well appointed, with a distinctly epic feel. The intro page lures you in with the sound of seagulls and lapping water, and it was so peaceful that I almost just closed my eyes and indulged in a quick nap.

But that level of tranquility is short-lived, as once you enter the game, the nature noises are overlaid by thematic movie music that makes you sit up straight in your seat in preparation for an adventure.

The grid sits on a backdrop of galleons birthed in some exotic harbor, and across the reels you’ll find a series of symbols consistently linked to the Disney interpretation of piracy. Kudos to Pragmatic Play for leaving the Ace to King symbols at home in favor of hooks, coins, parrots, spyglasses, sacks of cash, ships and treasure maps.

These are also joined by knock-off versions of Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp, our presumed hosts on this epic adventure.

Gameplay

As slots go, Pirate Gold is one of the more feature-rich options out there. It certainly makes many promises in terms of bonus money to be won. But the question that remains is how these features are triggered, and how often this is likely to happen.

Free Spins

You can scoop up 10 Free Spins when you land 3 or more of the ship’s compass symbol. At this point, Mr and Mrs Pirate will transform into wilds across reels 2, 3, 4 and 5.

The best part is that this feature can be re-triggered if you land a further 3 scatters during your free spins.

Lucky Treasure Bag

You’ll notice bags of loot with values written across scattered across the reels. Those values are jackpot prizes. You should hope to land as many of these as possible with each spin, because if you hit 8 or more you’ll activate the feature.

Once this happens a new screen will flash up, all the symbols which aren’t treasure bags will disappear, and you’ll begin with 3 re-spins. The spinning reels will now only contain more treasure bags, multiplier symbols (for 2x, 3x or 5x your bet), re-spin symbols, and empty spaces. The treasure bags landed in the base game will remain fixed in place.

If you land re-spin symbols in the empty spaces, you’ll get to spin again until all your chances run out. If you land a multiplier symbol then your total win is multiplied by that amount. Once the feature ends, all your landed symbol values are totaled and added to your balance. If you’re lucky enough to land a re-trigger during this feature, the game will restart with the same money bags from the previous round.

Jackpots

Pirate Gold gives players the opportunity to win 3 separate jackpots — the Minor, the Major and the Grand. The jackpot totals are calculated on the value of your bet at the time of the win. The Minor pays out at 50x, the Major at 200x and the Grand a whopping 1,000x.

And how do you hit the Grand? Well it won’t be easy because the top prize goes to the player who fills all twenty spaces during the Lucky Treasure Bag feature. Getting closer will earn you a chance at the smaller two jackpots.

Payouts and Wagering Limits

Pirate Gold is partial to the 5-symbol combination. Land these across the variety of symbols and you’ll find yourself with repeated payouts, from small to substantial. The male pirate and his female counterpart will pay out 12.5x, the parrot and pirate ship go for 7.5x, and the map and spyglass will earn you 5x.

The lowest value symbols are the hook and the coins, all of which pay out fairly lowly sums of between 1.87x and 1.25x your total bet.

Pirate Gold promises a maximum win of 32,270 x your bet, which sounds very impressive indeed. So where are the best chances of hitting this payout? The answer is definitely during the Lucky Treasure Bag feature, but you’ll need to hit while playing at maximum bet. While an impressive promise, achieving it will not be a highly likely occurrence.

Final Verdict

87%

Visually Pirate Gold is a treat for the eyes. The graphics are professional and the theme is pleasantly unwavering. I thoroughly enjoyed the soundtrack and even after an hour, I felt no urge to hit mute. Yes, the theme is a little cheesy, but who doesn’t love pirates, rum and hidden treasure? As far as I’m concerned, me hearties, that’s never getting old.

In terms of game functionality, I thoroughly enjoyed the special features, but they weren’t easy to trigger. The frequent wins made up for this to a certain extent, as small payouts were sprinkled over almost every other spin. Pirate Gold promises big wins, but I don’t believe they’re as forthcoming as they seem. So climb on board for the fun and the frequent, small-to-medium wins.

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