Slots O Gold Megaways Slot Review
Most Irish-themed slots pay one way and hoard the rest, but Slots O Gold Megaways pays left to right and right to left on a shifting six-reel grid, and that single piece of generosity does more for it than any amount of glossy leprechaun artwork could. Blueprint Gaming have set it in a sunlit glade, all storybook colour and ornate gold framing, with the real treasure sitting in three progressive plaques banded across the top of the reels.
That combination is the interesting part. Slots O Gold Megaways runs six reels with up to five symbols each, a maximum of 15,625 ways to win, and pays left to right and right to left, which is more generosity than most Irish-themed slots offer. The RTP is 94%. It shares its patch with Wish Upon a Leprechaun Megaways, Genie Jackpots Megaways and Wolf Legend Megaways in the Blueprint catalogue.
Base Game & Features
Each reel can reveal up to five symbols in view, and the number changes on every spin, so the ways count shifts constantly. A win is any run of matching consecutive symbols, regardless of their height. With prizes paying in both directions, the six-reel layout effectively doubles the number of angles a win can arrive from.
All winning combinations are added together, and payouts are multiplied by the stake. Where two wins share a line, only the higher one counts: three wilds as a win in their own right, or those same wilds stretched into a four-symbol run, pays whichever is worth more. That rule quietly matters on this grid, because the wild lands on the middle reels where runs overlap most.
Both-ways paying is the detail that shapes everything else here. A run of two, three, four, five or six matching symbols counts from either edge of the grid, which puts a premium on the middle reels where symbols can complete runs in two directions at once. It also means the low royals, useless on a one-way grid, contribute far more often.
The wild substitutes for other symbols on reels two, three, four and five only, and can’t stand in for scatters or bonus symbols.
Rainbow Gold
The Rainbow Gold symbol is the wild with a twist. As well as substituting for everything, it reveals a random symbol, so every appearance carries a small element of surprise. Land them all in view and the reveal can turn an ordinary spin into something considerably better.
Symbol Values
Payouts are multiples of the total bet, and the symbols pay as follows:
- Pot of Gold tops the table at 50x for five, then 7x for four, 1x for three and 0.5x for two
- Green Hat pays 10x for a full run, 2x for four, 0.5x for three
- Harp: 10x, 1x and 0.3x for five, four and three respectively
- Horseshoe starts late, paying nothing for three, then 0.5x for four and 2x for five
- K leads the royals with 1.5x for five, 0.8x for four, 0.3x for three
- A follows at the same five- and four-symbol pays (1.5x, 0.8x) but 0.2x for three
- J jumps oddly: 7x for five against 0.2x for four and 0.2x for three
- Q, 10 and 9 share the bottom tier, worth 7x for five, 0.4x for four and 0.1x for three
The Pot of Gold is the only symbol that pays for two, which matters more than it sounds on a both-ways grid. Five-of-a-kind is the ceiling, since there are only five symbol positions per reel, and the top prize of 50x the bet is modest by Megaways standards.
The mid-tier tell is the Horseshoe: it pays nothing at all for three, so a run of two from either direction is dead weight. The J is the strange one. Its five-symbol prize of 7x sits far above every other royal, yet its shorter runs pay the least in the game.
Slots O Gold Megaways Bonus Features
Rainbow Respins
Land the Leprechaun symbol and a Rainbow Respin follows. It’s the game’s signature feature, and with the wild paying both ways a single respin can chain together wins from either direction. The respin sits somewhere between a nudge and a free spin: the grid holds, the reveal does its work, and whatever the wilds produce is paid on the same both-ways rules as a regular spin.
Because the wild only occupies reels two to five, a respin never directly completes a six-symbol run. What it can do is thicken the middle of the grid, where two, three and four symbol wins pay from both edges. That’s the whole craft of the feature, and it’s enough.
Jackpot King
The Jackpot King is a promotional progressive that can arrive at random during any spin, whatever lands on the reels. Once in, the round runs in three stages. First you spin to collect crowns, and the more crowns you gather, the bigger the multiplier of your total bet.
A pick stage follows: choose from the King’s Treasure and your prize grows with each successful pick. The final stage is the Wheel King, a spin of a prize wheel where the progressive pots live. That’s the round every other stage exists to reach, and it’s where the game’s real ceiling sits, because the line pays above will never get you there on their own.
Three progressive meters run across the top of the reels throughout play, climbing constantly as stakes feed them. The values you see at any moment are a snapshot: they’ll differ at every stake level and from one minute to the next, and the pot that looks smallest at breakfast can be the one worth chasing by dinner.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 6.9/10
This is a game you play with one eye on the pots above the reels and the other on the middle four, because everything that happens between jackpot teases is small, frequent and both-ways. Somebody chooses it for the glade as much as the maths: it’s a genuinely pretty slot, and the random-ticket Jackpot King means every spin carries a little lottery in its pocket.
The both-ways paying is the strength, and it’s not cosmetic: it makes the low royals matter and gives every respin two chances to build something. The weakness is the paytable, because 50x for a full row of the best symbol is thin, and the mid-tier pays thinnest of all.
It suits jackpot chasers who don’t mind a modest grid game while they wait, and cheerful Irish dressing is part of the appeal. Anyone after big line wins will find this glade grows small potatoes; the real gold here sits in the plaques, not the reels.
Slots O Gold Megaways FAQs
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How many paylines does Slots O Gold Megaways have?
Slots O Gold Megaways has up to 15,625 ways to win. The exact number changes on every spin because each of the six reels can reveal up to five symbols in view. -
What is the grid size of Slots O Gold Megaways?
It’s a 6-reel Megaways slot with up to five symbols per reel. The number of rows varies from spin to spin, which is what drives the shifting ways-to-win count. -
How do you trigger Rainbow Respins in Slots O Gold Megaways?
The Leprechaun symbol sets the respin off. It works alongside the both-ways pay structure, so a single respin can complete winning runs from either edge of the grid. -
What is the Jackpot King bonus in Slots O Gold Megaways?
It’s a promotional progressive that can arrive at random during any spin. You collect crowns for a total bet multiplier, pick from the King’s Treasure to grow the prize, and can reach the Wheel King for a shot at the progressive pots. -
What does the wild do in Slots O Gold Megaways?
The wild substitutes for other symbols on reels two, three, four and five only. It can’t replace scatter or bonus symbols, and when every Rainbow Gold symbol is in view it reveals a random symbol. -
Does Slots O Gold Megaways pay both ways?
Yes. All prizes pay left to right and right to left on any of the Megaways, which effectively doubles the directions a winning run can form. -
When is Slots O Gold Megaways released?
Slots O Gold Megaways’s release date is 2 August 2018. -
Who makes Slots O Gold Megaways?
Blueprint Gaming. It runs on the Megaways engine under licence from Big Time Gaming, alongside other Blueprint Megaways titles such as Genie Jackpots Megaways and Wolf Legend Megaways.
