Stacks OGold Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Stacks O'Gold Review

Step into the enchanted forest to find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and where Irish Luck is always on your side. This lucky Irish themed slot comes from the creative labs of iSoftBet. The reel layout is a little different to the norm with a 3,4,3,4,3 setup. In the background, you can see the enchanted forest with the prized pot of gold and rainbow. The colours are vibrant and inviting, and the animations are smooth. The reels are filled with lucky symbols like 4 leaf clovers, a green Leprechaun top hat, golden horseshoes, coins with animals on them and to get the festivities rolling there are pints of Guinness too.

On the technical side, Stacks O’ Gold has 34 winning ways and an RTP of 96.07%, combined with a medium to high variance. This fun-filled slot boasts Stacked Wilds, Free Spins and Sticky Stacked Wild Reels. When it comes to betting options, even though there are 34 winnings ways, the bet amount (coin value) is multiplied by a fixed 20. The number of ways (paylines) is not configurable. The betting options range from as little as 0.20 per spin, up to 20.00 per spin.

So, without further ado, lets journey into the magical forest to find out if this slot is worth its weight in gold …

A screen of the Stacks O'Gold playing space

Stacks O'Gold Features

Free Spins

To get you on the road to riches, the major feature is the Free Spins and the “Stacks O’Gold” symbols are your ticket to activating the Free Spins. The symbols only appear on reels 1,3 and 5 during the base game, and when 3 of them land in view, it awards 15 Free Spins.

The Free Spins feature is somewhat progressive with 3 stages, and collecting Wilds is the key to completing each stage to unlock the extra benefits.

The first stage involves collecting 6 Wilds on any reel, which then transforms reel 1 into a sticky stacked Wild reel for the duration of the Free Spins feature, plus it awards an extra 2 spins. The action doesn’t stop there, because during stage 2, by collecting an additional 10 Wilds on reels 2-5, it then transforms reel 3 into a sticky stacked Wild for the rest of the feature and gives you an extra 2 spins. If Irish Luck is really on your side and you are blessed with another 10 Wilds on reels 2,3 and 5, it transforms reel 5 into a sticky stacked Wild till the end of the Free Spins session and awards 1 extra Free Spin.

During the Free Spins, the Golden Wild (gold pot) symbol can appear and this helps you fill the pots of gold faster. It immediately fills the current stage’s pot, and you advance to the next stage of your Free Spins adventure and activate the respective sticky stacked Wild reel.

Stacked Wilds

During the base game, at random, Golden Wild Stacks can be activated for that spin which adds a fully stacked Wild on reels 1,3 or 5. As you can imagine, having a fully Wild reel has the potential to bring some impressive wins. Note that the stacked reel only remains for that specific spin in the base game.

Stacks O'Gold 200 Spins Experience

There is the adage, “the proof is in the eating”, and in the world of slots, the proof is in the spinning, which is why we give all the slots we review a minimum of 200 spins. Our 200 spins session started really slow and the medium to high variance of this game was rather evident. Spin after spin, we didn’t get any wins and when we did, they were nothing to get too excited about.

On a few occasions, the Stacks O’ Gold symbols landed on reels 1 and 3 and then the anticipation feature kicked in as we waited for the third symbol to land to trigger the Free Spins. Finally, our patience paid off and all 3 landed, which triggered the Free Spins bonus feature. It wasn’t long into the Free Spins feature and the Wilds started landing and filling the pots at the bottom of the reels. Very soon thereafter, reel 1 transformed into a sticky stacked Wild reel. Suddenly, this slot came to life and more Wilds kept landing. The sticky stacked Wild reel worked its magic with almost every spin by helping form winning combinations.

The anticipation of waiting for the second pot to fill was thrilling but it didn’t look like it was going to happen before the Free Spins ran out.

However, with only 2 spins left, the Golden Wild landed and filled the 2nd pot, which added the sticky stacked Wild to reel 3 and awarded 2 extra spins. Now things were on a roll, and with 2 Wild reels in play, every spin brought some handsome payouts. While we weren’t able to activate the third Wild reel, our Free Spins session ended with an impressive total payout of 3,438. That’s not too bad for an initial bet of only 2.00, which was a healthy 1,719x our stake amount.

Review Summary

Simply splendid. Stacks O’Gold is thoroughly enjoyable and very well executed by iSoftBet. While this slot isn’t overflowing with bonus features, what it does have, works well, keeps you entertained and has outstanding payout potential. This is certainly one of those cases where “less is more”.

The base game, as mentioned, doesn’t offer much but once the Free Spins comes into effect, it’s a completely different experience. If you enjoy playing slots, then Stacks O’Gold is a must-try!

Pros

• Great design and gameplay
• Superb Free Spins feature
• Simple and uncomplicated

Cons

• Medium to high variance, so the base game can be somewhat dry
• Only 1 real “bonus feature”, i.e. the Free Spins

If you enjoy Stacks O’Gold by iSoftBet, you should also try:

Leprechauns Luck from Playtech is another Irish luck inspired slot. It offers Free Spins, a Rainbow of Wealth bonus feature and a progressive jackpot. The graphics of this game are a little bland, but it is still worth taking for a spin.

Leprechauns Magic by Red Tiger is a well-executed Irish themed slot with plenty to offer, especially the Expanding symbols in the base game and the Free Spins. While there is no progressive jackpot, the game boasts a decent sized top payout of more than 5,000x your stake in a single spin.