El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways Slot Review
Every lost city has to be found somewhere, and this one hides a scatter choice instead of treasure. El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways hands you the multiplier decision most tumble slots make for you – long spins at 1x or a handful at 10x – and that single choice is what separates it from the rest of Pragmatic Play‘s jungle output.
It runs on six Megaways reels with up to 200,704 ways to win, high volatility, an RTP of 96.58% (a 96.47% setting also exists), and a maximum win capped at 20,000x the bet. Stakes run from 0.20 to 300 per spin. It sits in the same family as Great Rhino Megaways and Buffalo King Megaways, with the tumble-and-multiplier formula the studio also uses in Mustang Gold Megaways. Whether the city pays out is another matter entirely.
Ways to Win and the Paytable
The six reels change height on every spin. Reels one and six carry up to seven symbols, the middle four up to eight, and the top row of reels two to five spins independently, right to left. Wins pay for left-to-right adjacent symbols of any size, and the ways counter shifts constantly as the reels rebuild.
At full stretch there are 200,704 possible ways. In practice the counter lands well below that most spins, and the spread from one result to the next is wide. Only the highest win is paid per winning combination on the same pay way; when multiple pay ways win, all of them are added together.
The paytable is jungle stock, and the values below are multiples of the total bet:
- Headdress Woman – 1x for two, 2x for three, 10x for four, 25x for five, 50x for six
- Jaguar – 1x for three, 2x for four, 2.5x for five, 5x for six
- Toucan – 0.3x for three, 0.5x for four, 1x for five, 2.5x for six
- Frog – 0.3x for three, 0.5x for four, 0.8x for five, 2x for six
- Snake, A, K – 0.2x for three, 0.4x for four, 0.6x for five, 1.5x for six
- Q, J, 10 – 0.1x for three, 0.2x for four, 0.4x for five, 1x for six
The gaps between tiers are steep, and the royals need help from tumbles to amount to much. The ceiling on any single combination is modest by the standards of the format.
The wild appears only on reels two to five, on the top row, and substitutes for every symbol except the scatter. The scatter lands on all reels and pays nothing itself; four of them anywhere open the bonus.
The Tumble Feature
Every winning spin sets off a tumble. Winning symbols are paid and removed, the symbols above fall into the gaps, and new ones drop in from the top. Replacement symbols arrive at the same size as the initial spin result, before any tumbles.
Tumbling continues for as long as each new arrangement produces another win, and the whole chain is added to the balance once it ends. Nothing in the base game modifies the wins themselves – a tumble chain pays face value on every step.
Tumbles are the engine of the base game. A single spin that catches a run of them can build a win well beyond what the initial combination paid, and on a grid this wide those runs have room to travel. That’s where almost all of the base game’s interest sits.
Free Spins and the Multiplier
Four or more scatters anywhere on the reels trigger the Free Spins Round, and the first thing that happens is a choice. Four options are offered, and the scatter count sets the scale of each:
- 4 scatters – 15 free spins at a 1x starting multiplier, 10 free spins at 5x, or 5 free spins at 10x
- 5 scatters – 19 free spins at 1x, 14 free spins at 5x, or 9 free spins at 10x
- 6 scatters – 23 free spins at 1x, 18 free spins at 5x, or 13 free spins at 10x
- Random – a random number of free spins with a random starting multiplier
During the round, every tumble increases the win multiplier by 1x, and after each tumble the win of that tumble is multiplied by the current total. Special reels are in play during the free spins feature. The round’s total win is awarded once it completes.
The choice is the interesting part. A 10x starting multiplier on only five spins front-loads the risk, while 15 spins at 1x relies on the multiplier climbing through tumble chains to matter at all. Six-scatter triggers get meaningfully more of both.
Scatters keep working inside the round too: three of them add another five spins, and the counter never closes. One hard edge sits alongside that generosity – hit the win cap mid-round and everything stops, the total is awarded, and the spins still owed are cancelled.
The Ante Bet
Before spinning, the bet multiplier can be set to 20x for normal play or 25x. At 25x, the stake increases by a quarter and the chance of triggering free spins naturally is doubled, with more scatters present on the reels.
There’s no bonus buy here, so the ante is the only way to lean on the trigger. Whether the extra scatters justify the higher stake is a bankroll question rather than a maths one, since the RTP doesn’t move.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
This is a waiting game with one good decision in it. You grind tumble chains in the jungle, the scatters arrive rarely, and when they finally do, the game hands you the multiplier choice – that choice is the reason to pick this over the studio’s other Megaways chases, and it’s the best thing here. Unlimited retriggers mean a round that catches fire can keep growing.
The weakness is the paytable. With the top symbol paying 50x and the royals paying scraps, the base game rarely produces anything memorable between bonuses, and everything rests on the free spins arriving.
That profile suits the patient – anyone who wants regular wins in the base game will find the jungle quiet. For players who like the long build and enjoy picking their own risk in the bonus, the city is worth the trek.
El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways FAQs
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What is the RTP of El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways?
96.58%, with a 96.47% configuration also available. -
Is El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game, so wins tend to be less frequent but larger when they land. -
How many ways to win does El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways have?
Up to 200,704. Reels one and six can show up to seven symbols and reels two to five up to eight, with the top row of the middle reels spinning independently. Wins pay for left-to-right adjacent symbols of any size. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways?
Bets start at 0.20 per spin and top out at 300.00. -
How do you trigger free spins in El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways?
Land four or more scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. Before the round starts you choose one of four options: more spins at a lower starting multiplier, fewer spins at a higher multiplier, or a random combination of both. -
Can free spins retrigger in El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways?
Yes. Three scatter symbols during the round award five additional free spins, and there’s no limit to how many times this can happen. -
What does the ante bet do in El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways?
It raises the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x. In exchange, the chance of triggering free spins naturally is doubled, with more scatter symbols present on the reels. -
What is the maximum win on El Dorado The City Of Gold Megaways?
20,000x the bet. If a free spins round’s total reaches that cap, the round ends immediately, the win is awarded and any remaining free spins are forfeited.
