Gold Strike Introduction
The Wild West isn’t a new location for pokie producers to choose, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t still plenty of entertainment and action to be found in them thar hills. Gold Strike from Games Warehouse also offers something a little different from the standard pokie selection, with its interesting gamble feature and bonuses. You can play it here at Online Pokies 4U - just like the many other free online pokies we have on the site.
Time to Go Wild
Gold Strike is a 20-payline, five-reel pokie that is set amidst a desert landscape. It features seven main symbols, along with five playing card symbols. There are two themed symbols, a Gold Strike logo and a pistol pair, along with a couple of special symbols featuring some bonus dynamite sticks and a wild sheriff’s badge.
Get Ready to Lock 'N' Load
Prepare for some sharp shooting action if you trigger the Lock 'N' Load feature within the base game. Every time a winning combination lands, the symbols involved will freeze in their place and you’ll be given a respin. If more of that symbol land after the respin, they will be frozen as well, triggering another respin. The spins will continue until only non-matching symbols appear on the reels.
You’ll then receive your payouts, punctuated by the appropriate sounds of gunshots.
Explosive Action
The dynamite bonus is the game’s main feature, triggered if you land a minimum of six of the explosive scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. This may sound like quite a tricky feat to achieve, but it’s made much simpler thanks to the fact that the dynamite symbols are stacked on Gold Strike’s reels. The bonus is key to a potentially lucrative Tin Can Alley Game, where you can choose a tin can and shoot it to win a prize.
Find the exciting Lucky Strike nugget and you get the chance to play another two rounds. You can also play the Lucky Strike Bonus, where you get to look for a Lucky Strike symbol amongst 25 squares positioned on a map to win a prize, or enter the Gold Mine and pick from a choice of three detonators which will blow up boards at a mine entrance. What will be the explosive outcome of your decision?
Ready for a Gamble?
If you’re feeling lucky you can choose to enable the Gold Strike gamble feature, which comes into play when you reach a set winning level. You don’t have to put all of your eggs in one basket, however, as you can choose your wager depending on how lucky you feel at the time. This gamble feature can be key to rocketing, wins but do remember that your bankroll can disappear just as quickly if your wagers are big.
The Verdict
Gold Strike may not be the most visually sophisticated pokie available to play, but it’s fun factor more than makes up for the simplicity of the graphics. There’s plenty of action on offer to keep you entertained, whether you're Lock ‘N’ Loading or blowing your way into gold mines for big wins.
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