Pirate Gold By Pragmatic Play - Review, Free Play in Demo Mode

Pirate Gold is a pirate-themed slot that has put a lot of effort into its design. Each symbol has been carefully crafted to be on theme, such as the treasure chest and the eye-patch-wielding pirate who seems to be inspired by Jack Sparrow. We loved that the background uses dynamic animation that makes the game feel alive, and we thought that the background music really added to the ambience.

The Pirate Gold slot machine has two separate bonus features that can be triggered; the Treasure Bag feature and the free spins bonus. While the features are well worth claiming, we felt that the base game suffers in comparison due to the lack of features.

Free Spins Bonus Round

Find three or more of the golden compass bonus symbol to unlock 10 free spins. During this round, both of the male and female pirate symbols will transform into wilds if found on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5. You can retrigger the free spins round by finding another three bonus symbols. There are no limits to the number of times you can retrigger this bonus.

Lucky Treasure Bag Feature

If you find eight or more money bag symbols anywhere on your gameboard you unlock the Lucky Treasure Bag feature. This bonus round offers 3 respins while keeping your treasure bag symbols in place. Two additional symbols are added to the game during this round:

• Multiplier – This symbol can come as either 2x, 3x, or 5x and adds to your total multiplier. At the end of the round, your winnings are multiplied by this total multiplier.
• Retrigger – This symbol will start the bonus from the beginner with the same starting position as the initial round.

Each time you find an additional money bag symbol, an extra respin is added to your total. At the end of the round, all of the values on your treasure bag symbols are added together, multiplied by the total multiplier, and added to your win.

There are also three fixed jackpots available to win while spinning the reels of the Treasure Bag Bonus feature:

• Minor Jackpot – 50x
• Major Jackpot – 200x
• Grand Jackpot – 1,000x

If all 20 reel positions are filled, you win the Grand Jackpot prize.

Wilds, Bonuses, and Free Spins

The base game of Pirate Gold is limited in its features, only offering wild symbols as a way to enhance your winnings. There are two special symbols available in the standard game that unlock the slot’s bonus rounds.

• Wilds: The treasure chest symbol is the game’s wild and can substitute for all symbols except the scatter and money symbols.
• Scatters: The free spins bonus round can be triggered by finding three or more “Bonus” scatter symbols anywhere in your game.
• Bonus Feature: The slot’s Lucky Treasure Bag feature is triggered when you land 8 or more treasure bag symbols on your gameboard.

While the free spins and respins features are eye-catching, it’s important to understand the game’s RTP and volatility level. This allows you to select an adequate bet size for your bankroll.

• RTP: Pirate Gold has an RTP rate of 96.50%. This is a higher-than-average return to player rate, making it a suitable game for beginners.
• Bet Sizes: The bet sizes of Pirate Gold range from $0.40 to $200. This makes this game ideal for both low-budget and high-rollers.
• Variance: Pirate Gold is considered a high variance slot, which means that wins are hard to come by but are larger than average when they occur.