In the world of online casinos, few games have captured the imagination of players quite like Gold Express Hold and Win. Developed by a team of innovative game designers at 1X2 Gaming, this slot machine is an immersive journey through the Wild West, where players can experience the thrill of the gold rush in every spin.
Theme and Design
The moment you launch Gold Express Hold and Win, you’re transported to the dusty streets of the American frontier. The game’s theme is quintessential Western: tumbleweeds blow across the screen as a steam train rumbles by on the demo mode left-hand side, while a gleaming gold-filled locomotive chugs along on the right-hand side. Players can choose from five different background settings – including Daytime Desert, Sunset Train, Golden Gold Rush, Moonlight Canyon, and Nighttime Sky – each offering its own unique visual flair.
The game’s symbols reflect this theme perfectly: low-payout symbols include four playing card ranks (9 to Ace) adorned in gold trim, while high-paying icons depict a Mailbag overflowing with treasure, an Ammunition Box filled with gold coins, a Bag of Gold Nuggets bursting at the seams, and – topping out at 20 times the line bet for five-in-a-row – the steam train itself.
Symbols and Payouts
Each symbol has its own payout structure. For example:
- Low-pays:
- 9 = x5
- 10 = x6
- Jack = x7
- Queen = x8
- King = x9
- High-pays:
- Ammunition Box (4 of a kind) = x20-50
- Mailbag (3, 4 or 5 of a kind) = x25-60
- Bag of Gold Nuggets (4 of a kind) = x30-70
Wilds
Gold Express Hold and Win features two wild symbols: the standard Wild (displayed as a gold bar with a picture of a train on it), which can substitute for any other symbol in the game to create winning combinations; and the Train Scatter, depicted by an old steam locomotive. When three or more Scatters appear anywhere on the reels, they initiate one of several exciting features…
Scatters
As mentioned earlier, three or more Train Scatter icons trigger various bonus events:
- 3-5 Train Scatters: Award a fixed cash prize and activate Free Spins mode (up to 20 free spins).
- 2-4 Train Scatters: Unlock the Jackpot Round.
- Additional features activated by specific scatters during gameplay include Double or Nothing, which allows players to gamble their winnings; Hold Bonus, where winning combinations are locked in place for a second spin with random symbol modifications applied.
Bonus Features
Beyond its Free Spins and other triggered events mentioned above, Gold Express Hold and Win boasts several interesting mechanics:
- Jackpot Round: Whenever 4-6 Train Scatters appear during gameplay (with an Ammunition Box or Bag of Nuggets), the game shifts to a special mode where players earn up to $12,000 by collecting gold nuggets from randomly selected symbols.
- Hold & Spin Bonus: The standard free spins round with locked wins allows random symbol modifications on each spin.
