Black River Gold Slot

Black River Gold from slot developer ELK Studios is the fourth in the Elk Gold series of games and comes with two unique features, The Compass and Revolver, along with big symbols and a bonus game.

About

Black River Gold is a medium variance video slot with an RTP of 96.1%. The game is played on 6 reels with 4,096 ways to win and bets range from 20p up to £100 per spin across devices.

This Western themed video slot is set deep within the Rocky Mountains and sees the return of Kane, (although slightly older) after he didn’t quite making his fortune during the gold rush. The reels are encased in a wood and metal frame with symbols including J-A royals, a choker, revolvers, whiskey glasses, sheriff badges, gemstones, golden nuggets, diamonds and Kane himself, he is the most valuable symbol and awards 1.8, 2, 2.5 or 3x your stake for 3, 4, 5 or 6 on a payline.

The Wild is a red rose and substitutes all symbols barring the compass scatter.

Gameplay and Features

Winning combinations begin from reel 1 and you need 3 or more matching symbols adjacent to each other. Every win creates an avalanche where winning symbols explode and new symbols fall into place. Another row appears which give you more ways to win, this can reach 8 rows and 262,144 ways to win and symbols appear as 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4 in size.

Each of the 5 reels can have boosted symbol stacks and re-spin symbols can appear giving free spins and sticky symbols.

When a revolver symbol appears this triggers the Revolver feature and symbols beneath it are loaded to make the revolver a bigger version of the symbol it holds. By filling all 6 bullet spaces the revolver becomes a huge wild.

When a compass symbol lands, matching symbols across the compass turn wild. When the compass reaches the bottom, it also becomes a wild symbol.

By landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatter symbols the bonus game comes in to play and this awards you 10, 15, 20 or 25 free spins.

During this feature, the Safety Level is triggered, every win adds an extra row, up to a maximum of eight. Any wilds are stored at the bottom and remain sticky until they form part of a win. More free spins are awarded if three or more scatters are found.

Black River Gold comes with superb graphics and a toe tapping, western style soundtrack. I really enjoyed the game, it’s the 4^th in the series and brings a slightly older cowboy Kane back to our screens. With the help of the added revolver feature, free spins and sticky wilds, you could see wins of up to 5,000x your stake.