Midas Gold

Midas Gold or Midas’ gold? Or your gold after a few spins? Not everything here turns to gold on touch alone, though if you do manage to land the king himself on the reels you do get the chance to win up to 2000 times your bet on a single go. The style reminds me of Disney cartoons here, which might be a good enough reason for some people to check out this slot. On the other hand, the game also reminds me of the countless Ancient Greece slots out there.

Theme

The style is quite beautiful, and the way the reels roll and symbols fall into place is something that should show up in other slots as well. Unfortunately, the lack of proper animations makes the game somewhat repetitive in the long run. As for the overall theme, you do get a feeling that you are waiting for an appointment with the legendary King with the golden touch. The music and audio effects are so-and-so. Usual Red Tiger Gaming quality.

Betting Options and Functions

243 ways to win is the way to go in this slot. For those who are not familiar with this setup: you have five reels, each with three symbol positions, with a winning combination formed whenever matching symbols line up on successive reels from left to right. Three symbols are required for the minimum payout.

The wins then? Quite small. In fact, miserably small. The top symbol pays out eight times your bet. Sure, you can win up to 2000 times your total bet, but the basic wins here are laughably bad

The minimum win is something like a third of your bet with half of the symbols paying double your bet at best. Even when compared to pay per line wins these basic prizes are quite low.

Unfortunately, the variance, in turn, is somewhat high.

Features

Once King Midas shows up on the reels the Midas Touch feature is triggered. This means that the king himself will show up and start touching your symbols. Each symbol type he touches will turn golden, awarding higher wins. Each of these golden symbols is locked in place and the player is then awarded a re-spin. The respins will continue as long as new golden symbols keep showing up on the reels.

If you land the king on the reels again during these re-spins he will choose another symbol, with higher value, and turn them into gold as well. Any of the old golden symbols will be swapped to these new higher value symbols.

Our Take

The game relies entirely on the golden touch. This is the only way to get the reels full of the desired symbols. This is also how the payouts become bigger: the more matching symbols the higher win multiplier you get. However, this also means that the basic game is quite boring, as you are not likely to land such a win on a single spin. If you are looking to win big on a single spin you might as well be playing jackpot games. Try in demo mode if you must.