Pop O'Gold Slot - Review, Free & Demo Play

At first glance, the gameplay of Pop O'Gold may seem easy, as this slot has a classical style of the gameboard with 5 reels and 3 rows, overall this game can be rather tricky for less experienced players. That is because Pop O'Gold features a StickyPop mechanic, which is a creation of AvatarUX provider. Other than that, Pop O'Gold has 16,807 paylines with many other bonus options that make this slot rather volatile, and novice players can easily get overwhelmed with such a large amount of features Pop O'Gold has, which is why we strongly recommend playing the demo of this slot before you decide to play for real money; The demo will help you learn how to play this Irish-themed slot.

Whichever version of Pop O'Gold slot you play, you can get started by following these several steps:

• Launch Pop O'Gold, wait for the slot to load and click “Play”
• Before setting your stake, first decide if you want to activate the Ante Bet feature, as it will increase your stake by 25%
• Now, choose how much you will be betting: overall the lowest stake in Pop O'Gold is €0.20 and the highest is €125 (€100 with Ante Bet off)
• Press the list symbol in the right lower corner, and go to the “Game Info” and “Game Rules” sections. Be sure to familiarise yourself with the info in these menus: about features, symbol value, win ways etc
• If you wish to start playing with one of the bonus features, then press the “Buy Bonus” icon and choose which feature you want to buy and trigger. Otherwise, click the spin/autospin button whenever you’re ready to play

While Pop O'Gold has a lower-than-average Return to Player value, said value is not too low, because most video slots have a 96% RTP. Meanwhile, the RTP of Pop O'Gold is set at 95.96% which is barely below average.

The volatility in this slot is high, so you will be paid rarely but in larger sums, thus if you are fine with a higher risk and wish to get paid better, this is the volatility for you.

A Hong-Kong based provider AvatarUX was established in 2018 and ever since they have made over 20 different, good slots, such as HipHopPop, LolliPop PopWins, Zombie aPOPalypse MultiPop and others. As you may have noticed, the “Pop” in all the titles of this provider’s name is not just a signature or/and quirky thing, but also a reference to the special mechanics that slots from AvatarUX have - PopWins, which was developed by this company.

In addition to creating such a unique feature, AvatarUX also has other accomplishments: a very good reputation as a reliable provider, many fans from all parts of the world and of course the fact that AvatarUX has won different awards, like Slot Supplier Rising Star, Game Innovation and many more.

StickyPop

Like almost all the slots from AvatarUX, Pop O'Gold features a StickyPop mechanic. With it, all the winning symbols will transform into sticky ones, that become locked on reels till the end of the spin cycle. After the symbols become sticky, every other symbol on the reels will be removed and replaced with a new random symbol via respin, creating more opportunities for a win.

Furthermore, the symbols that became part of the winning combo will expand the reel by going up and creating a single free space below, on which new symbols can land during a respin. When you unlock extra reels with the StickyPop feature and expand them to full height will give you a multiplier of 2x which will increase by 1x for every win you get during a spin cycle.

Split Symbols

The Split Symbol feature may occur when a random symbol(s) or symbols can land on the reels with a split multiplier. It will increase the symbol value by the number it carries - 2x or 3x. Also, any symbol in Pop O'Gold can be a Split symbol.

Boosted Reels

At the start of any spin, there is a chance that 2 or more reels will become boosted, on which all the symbols that land there will have a Split multiplier. Overall up to 5 reels can become Boosted and the chance for reel boost is higher in the Free Spins feature.

Free Spins

You can activate the Free Spins feature by matching 3, 4 or 5 Scatters - these give you 5, 8 or 12 free spins, respectively.

The Free Spins feature also has a sub-feature called “Enhanced Gamble Wheel” - in it, you can gamble for a chance to win more free spins. Here’s how it works - before the Free Spins feature starts, you can select the Enhanced Gamble Wheel option and spin the wheel. By default, you begin this feature with 5 free spins, and if you win once you’ll get 8 free spins, and if you win the second time the number of spins will be increased to 12.

Moreover, the Gamble Wheel can land on a golden field, which gives you an opportunity to win 10 free spins on the first gamble and 14 free spins on the second gamble.

If you lose this Gamble feature, you will not get any free spins and will get back to the base game.

It’s also possible to get 2 extra free spins if you fully unlock the game in the Free Spins feature. Besides, you will get a 2x global multiplier that will be increased by 1x for each win until the end of the free spins.

Bonus Buy

Pop O'Gold features several Bonus Buy options, which help you gain access to some of the bonus games right away, after the purchase. You can buy the following options:

• Magic Bonus - allows purchasing 5 free spins and triggering the Free Spins feature. The price of this option is 100x of your stake.
• Max Magic Bonus - gives you an opportunity to activate the Free Spins feature with 12 FS. This option will cost you 400x of your stake.
• Enhanced Gamble Wheel - allows you to activate the Gamble Wheel feature to get up to 14 free spins. This option costs 100x.

Ante Bet

Ante Bet is a special feature that allows you to double your chances of entering the Free Spins feature. However, activating Ante Bet will also increase your total stake by 25%.

As we've said before, we highly recommend checking out the demo of Pop O'Gold, because it can help you learn how to play this Irish-themed slot. Besides, the demo allows playing Pop O'Gold for free, while retaining the same bonus games and gameplay as the slot version you play at a casino.