Old Gun

Base Game & Features

Old Gun is playable on a wooden frame containing 6 reels and 5 rows. Backseat Gaming’s latest title is playable with a minimum bet of £/€0.10 and a maximum of £/€100 per spin.

Old Gun is a functioning Scatter Pays slot, so there isn’t a fixed number of pay lines per spin. Land 8 matching symbols on the grid and you will receive wins up to 300x your bet. The game has a mouth-watering maximum win potential of 12,500x the bet. 

Backseat Gaming has released two versions of Old Gun with differing RTP ratings, 96.29% and 94.24%. Please ensure you check the version your chosen casino has before spinning. With it being a highly volatile game, you can expect fewer small wins and the occasional big win.

Each winning combination in a spin will be removed from the reels, creating extra space for new symbols to drop in from above. This feature is known as the Avalanche Feature, which continues until no more wins occur.

Dynamite Symbols

Dynamite symbols are collected by the Total Win Meter once the reels have stopped spinning and no wins have been made.

Landing 2 Dynamite symbols means the values are combined when added to the win meter. The value of all winning symbols is applied before a win gets rewarded. The value will be between 2 times and 200 times your bet.

Fire in the Hole

The Fire in the Hole feature can become active at any point s during the base game. The values of all Dynamite symbols get boosted in accordance with the Progression Ladder.

Bonus Buy

• BonusHunt Featurespins – Pay 2x the bet, where each spin is 3 times more likely to trigger a bonus game.
• Dynamite Featurespins – For 15x the bet, at least 1 dynamite symbol will land to land per spin containing a multiplier worth between 2x and 25x.
• Explosive Featurespins – For 50x the bet, at least one dynamite symbol with a multiplier worth between 2x and 100x lands per spin.
• Dynamite Dave’s Long Fuse Spins – 100x your bet
• Dynamite Dave’s Short Fuse Spins – 200x your bet

Dynamite Dave’s Long Fuse Free Spins

Landing 4 Scatter symbols during the base game will reward you with 10 Free Spins.

During the bonus round, the Progression Ladder can help increase the minimum value that a dynamite symbol can have. The ladder consists of 5 stages. The only way to climb the ladder is by collecting Scatter symbols. For every level achieved, you receive +5 Free Spins.

• Level 0 – The beginning level with a minimum multiplier value of two times.
• Level 1 – Triggered when two additional scatters land and has a minimum multiplier of five times.
• Level 2 – Three additional scatters are required, and it has a minimum multiplier value of ten times.
• Level 3 – Triggered when three scatters get collected and a multiplier worth a minimum of 25x.
• Level 4 – Five additional scatters trigger the final stage. This stage has a minimum multiplier of 100x.

Dynamite Dave’s Short Fuse Free Spins

Landing 5 Scatters in the base game will award 10 Free Spins. This round is similar to Dynamite Dave’s Long Fuse Free Spins, however, you may begin on levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the progression meter.

Pros and Cons of Old Gun

Pros:

• Solid RTP of 96.29%
• Generous max win cap of 12,500x your bet
• 2 Unique Free Spins rounds with the use of Multipliers
• Bonus Buy options available
• 2 Exciting base game features

Cons:

• Overused Wild West theme
• Lower RTP modules available

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• Wild West Gold (Pragmatic Play)
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Conclusion

Old Gun is not Backseat Gaming’s first rodeo with the scatter pay mechanic. However, they have done a brilliant job of ensuring that Old Gun has its own feel and is unlike previous titles.

Our favourite aspect of Old Gun is the ladder which you must climb to gain better rewards. The ladder helps you track your progress and feel like you are going places. There is nothing worse than playing a game that has impossible achievements. 

One clear improvement that Backseat Gaming decided to implement is the possible value of multipliers. Multipliers in Old Gun can reach up to 200x, much higher than we have seen previously from the same provider.

Backseat Gaming has smashed it out of the park with its latest release. We thoroughly enjoyed our first experience playing Old Gun and can confidently say we would give it another go in the future. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come from Backseat Gaming. Exciting times ahead!