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Gold Rush Frog Slot Review

People think the African palate is unrefined because it’s normal for people to chow down on mopani worms, fermented milk, and balut (fertilized duck or chicken egg with a partially developed embryo inside).

But that doesn’t mean Africans won’t give the European palate a run for its money. Africans have been stuffing their faces with frog legs for ages, after all.

But invariably, if you mentioned that particular cuisine, you’d immediately associate the practice with beret-wearing, champagne-quaffing types who say “Oui” a lot and have Expressionist paintings on their walls. 🧑‍🎨🍾

But it just goes to show that the humble frog has mass appeal; and some more than others. Get ready to meet the most popular Lithobate in gambling as we get to grips with Gold Rush Frog slot from BGAMING – permanently exclusive to BitStarz players only! 🐸

Gameplay

Our Stetson-hat-wearing homie and his purdy lady have taken up residence on a grid that features Trueways instead of traditional paylines – something we first saw with Elvis Frog Trueways slot back in 2022. Let me explain the concept real quick.

Trueways mechanics play out across 6 reels and you’ll win if you land similar symbols in any position on the grid, as long as they’re on adjoining reels from left to right. Only the longest combination of these symbols strings will pay.

Watch out for the Lightning symbol because when that hits, it’ll divide the reels into smaller sections, which means up to 262,144 ways to win.

This game offers a very high volatility rate so while the €250,000 max win is alluring by anyone’s standards, I reckon it could’ve been even higher. The largest multiplier you can score is 5,000x and all currencies are available for betting.

Looks-wise, Gold Rush Frog slot is colorful and has a large grid and symbols, making it a real looker on a mobile device. Landscape mode will mirror what you’d see on a desktop or laptop, while portrait mode is still perfectly usable.

The Wild symbol is our fly-eating pardner and he replaces all symbols that aren’t Scatters. You’ll see him doing his thing on reels 2 to 5.

Scatters appear on reels 4 to 6 and you’ll need em to trigger the Free Spins round. The high-paying symbols are Mrs. Frog, a cactus, a guitar, and a revolver.

Features

COIN RE-SPIN:

Coins are what you’ll need to initiate this feature – 6 or more of them in the base game, to be precise. Only Coin symbols will appear during the round and they can carry a value of 1x to 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x, or 100x.

Another symbol you’ll see now is the Lightning one I mentioned earlier. When it lands, it’ll do so in a small, medium, or large format that is empty. Now, a big format symbol splits into two middle-sized ones and a medium one into two smaller ones. Small ones stay as they are.

These newly-formed units are empty and new symbols can drop into them on the next spin. If that happens on an indivisible small unit, then one of the larger ones is randomly chosen and that unit will be divided into two.

Now, coming back to the Coin Re-spin feature itself. Once you trigger it, you’ll get 3 re-spins and only Coin and Lightning symbols will land on the grid. Triggering Coin symbols will be locked in place and every time a new Coin or Lightning symbol lands, it’ll reset the counter.

You’ll keep going until you run out of spins or you fill all of the positions with Coin symbols, in which case you’ll have won the Mega Jackpot worth 1,000x.

The other Jackpots you can win are the Mini (20x) and Major (100x) ones. You’ll need to land their corresponding symbols on the reels to achieve this.

But if you don’t score any of the above, fear not: you’ll be paid out the cumulative value of all Coin symbols, which can still be very lucrative.

FREE SPINS:

Land 4, 5, or 6 Scatters on the reels and you’ll start the feature with 12, 15, or 20 spins. Hitting extra Scatters means you’ll re-trigger the spins in the following way: 3 more Scatters = 5 spins, 4 additional Scatters = 12 spins, and 5 extra Scatters = 20 spins.

And I think I’ve run out of synonyms now.

During the Free Spin round, every Wild will carry a multiplier with a value of 2x, 3x, or 5x which is applied to all winning combos.

CHANCE X2:

The Chance x2 feature doubles your bet and increases your chances of nailing the Free Spins or Coin Re-spin rounds.

BUY BONUS:

Pay 100x your bet and you can opt to trigger either the Free Spins round or the Coin Re-spin feature.

Performance

I can’t complain about how Gold Rush Frog slot performed; it was seamless and error-free throughout the hundreds of spins I sent its way.

Maximum Win

Not bad stats these: €50 a shot could land you the €250,000 top prize if you match it with the largest multiplier, which happens to be 5,000x. If fifty bucks is too rich for your blood, you can always bet from €0.20.

Conclusion

There’s a reason why our French-fearing friend is so popular in the slot world; it’s because he graces some of the grooviest games around (I had to travel back to the Seventies to make that alliteration work) and Gold Rush Frog slot is no exception.

It has the features that we love, along with the Buy Bonus and Chance x2 options so you can sidestep the tedium if you’re on a crappy roll. It’s got the kind of stats we love – my only gripe is that the max win could’ve been a bit more generous given the volatility rate.

Then there’s the mobile experience, which is exceptional. It’s a truly well-rounded game and appeals to a broad spectrum of players.

While I did enjoy the Coin Re-spin feature, my favorite element was the multiplier Wild that appeared during the Free Spins round. When coupled with 12, 15, or 20 spins, the results could fatten the old wallet up rather nicely.

The final selling point of Gold Rush Frog slot is that BGaming has made it permanently exclusive to BitStarz. Now if that’s not reason enough to try it out, then I don’t know what is.

Slot Details

Software: BGAMING
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: Trueways
Reels: 6
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.
: 96.79%
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins / Re-spins
Max Multiplier: 5,000x
Max Win: €250,000
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