Wolf Gold Slot

Wolf Gold is the game that put Pragmatic Play on the map. It came out in 2017 with a North American wilderness theme — wolves under a full moon, buffalo, eagles and red canyon rock — and it is still one of the most recognisable titles the studio has made. Its reputation rests on two things: a money symbol respin round with three fixed jackpots, and a free spins round that merges the middle of the screen into one oversized symbol.

• Free spins
• Giant symbol
• Money respins
• Fixed jackpots
• Wild

Studio

Pragmatic Play

Released

2017

Layout

5 reels, 3 rows

Ways to win

25 fixed lines

Volatility

Medium

How It Plays

Five reels, three rows and twenty-five paylines that are fixed — you cannot switch any of them off. The stake is set as a single total amount rather than by separate coin and level controls, and it commonly runs from 0.25 a spin upwards, though the range you see depends on the build the casino has installed.

Wins are paid for three, four or five matching symbols starting on the leftmost reel and running rightwards along a line. Only the highest combination on each line counts. The money symbols and the scatter sit outside that system entirely: they pay by landing anywhere on the screen rather than in a line, which is why the two feature rounds can trigger on a spin that otherwise looks blank.

Symbols

The regular symbols split cleanly in two. The low end is the usual run of card ranks — nine, ten, jack, queen, king and ace — rendered as carved wooden signs. The high end is the animals: a mountain lion, an eagle, a buffalo and the wolf itself, with the wolf as the top regular symbol. The gap between the card ranks and the animals is wide, so a screen of low symbols pays very little even when several lines land at once.

Three symbols do not follow the paytable. The wild substitutes for the regular symbols to complete a line, but it does not stand in for the money symbol or the scatter. The scatter is the canyon landscape and counts wherever it falls. The money symbol is a coin stamped with a howling wolf, and it carries a cash value printed on its face rather than a fixed multiplier.

Bonus Feature

The Money Respin round is the feature the game is known for. It starts when six or more money symbols land on the same spin. Everything else clears off the screen, the money symbols lock into place, and you get three respins in which only more money symbols or blanks can appear. Each new money symbol that lands locks in and resets the counter back to three, so the round runs on as long as it keeps feeding itself.

When the respins finish, every value showing on the screen is added up and paid at once. Two of the three jackpots — the Mini at 20 times the total bet and the Major at 100 times — can turn up as money symbols during the round and get added to the total the same way. The Mega jackpot of 1,000 times the total bet is handled differently: it is only awarded if money symbols fill all fifteen positions on the screen, which is the hardest thing to do in this game.

The second feature is free spins, triggered by three scatters. It awards five spins, and during them reels two, three and four merge into a single giant symbol three positions wide and three tall. Whatever that block lands on counts as nine matching symbols at once, so a single giant wolf or buffalo can carry every line on the screen. Three more scatters during the round retrigger it. Five spins is a short round, and the giant symbol is the whole reason it is worth having.

Controls

The panel sits along the bottom edge. The total bet is set with a plus and minus pair or from a list of stake steps, and because all twenty-five lines are fixed there is no line count to adjust — one number covers the whole spin. The three jackpot values are shown above the reels and update with the stake, since they are multiples of the total bet rather than fixed cash amounts.

Autoplay runs a set number of spins and lets you stop the sequence on a single win over an amount you choose or once losses reach a limit you set. There is a turbo option that shortens the spin animation, and a paytable button that opens the full symbol values and the rules for both feature rounds for the exact build you are playing.

Every game also carries an information panel with its rules and its return-to-player figure for the build running here. That panel is the accurate source; a number copied from elsewhere may describe a different build — see how to read RTP.

Pros and Cons

Wolf Gold suits a player who wants two clearly different features rather than one. The money respins are a slow, visible build — you can see the values accumulating and count the positions still open — while the free spins are quick and decided almost entirely by what the giant symbol lands on. The base game between them is fairly plain, and long runs of low card symbols are normal.

It is a poor fit if you are here for the Mega jackpot specifically. Filling all fifteen positions is rare, and the two smaller jackpots are the ones that actually turn up. It is also not the game for anyone who wants decisions to make: past setting a stake there is nothing to choose, and no gamble round to take a win into.

18+ or the legal age where you live. This game carries a house edge like every other. Play only with money you can afford to lose.

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Questions

How does the Money Respin round start?

Six or more money symbols have to land on one spin. They lock in place, you get three respins, and every further money symbol resets the count back to three. When it ends, all the values on the screen are paid together.

What are the three jackpots worth?

Mini is 20 times the total bet, Major is 100 times, and Mega is 1,000 times. Mini and Major can appear as money symbols during the respins. Mega is only awarded for filling all fifteen positions with money symbols.

If the jackpot has not dropped for a while, is it due?

No. Every spin is worked out independently of the ones before it, so nothing builds up and nothing comes due. A long gap makes the next result no more likely than the last.

How many free spins does it award?

Five, from three scatters, and three more scatters during the round retrigger it. Reels two, three and four merge into one giant 3x3 symbol for the whole round.

Can I turn some of the paylines off?

No. All twenty-five lines are fixed and always active, so the only thing you set is the total stake for the spin.