Gold Strike

Publisher : Games Warehouse
Platform : SkyVegas, Ladbrokes, Betfair, William Hill, PaddyPower
Remote Gaming System : OpenBet, GTS
Game Engine : QuantumDodo
Language : Flash AS3
Resolution : 750 x 600
Year : 2011

Gold Strike is a 5-reel slot game where winning symbols lock in place, and the reels keep spinning for bigger and better wins! The game features 20 win lines, wild symbols and a 3-level gold mine bonus.

With 20 win lines, wild symbols and a 3-level gold mine bonus feature, this Wild West Gold Rush game will have you prospecting for more!

6 or more Dynamite scatter symbols in view awards the 3-stage bonus feature. Find the 'Lucky Strike' symbol in the Tin Can Alley for a chance of finding the location of the Gold Mine on the 'Lucky Strike' map. Once in the Gold Mine, choose one of the detonators to strike it rich and win a big cash prize! All wins can be gambled up to the maximum win in the optional gamble feature.

To win, the player must match 3 or more reel symbols on a win line, or have 3 or more dynamite scatter symbols anywhere in view. All line pay symbols must appear on a win line and on consecutive reels beginning with the far left reel. Only the highest win is paid on each win line. Coinciding wins on different win lines are added. Scatter wins and bonus wins are added to pay line wins.

The Sheriff's Badge symbol is WILD, and substitutes for any symbol except the dynamite scatter symbol.

Any reel win triggers the Lock 'N' Load feature. All winning symbols lock in place and the reels keep spinning until the total win ceases to improve.

6 or more dynamite scatter symbols in view triggers the Tin Can Alley Bonus.

The player selects one of the cans in the Tin Can Alley Bonus to reveal a cash prize. Finding a 'Lucky Strike' symbol in the Tin Can Alley Bonus triggers the Lucky Strike Bonus.

In the Lucky Strike Bonus, the player is shown a map with 20 locations. A 'Lucky Strike' symbol is hidden in one or more of these locations. If the player reveals a 'Lucky Strike' symbol the Gold Mine Bonus is triggered. Finding an 'X' symbol ends the bonus. In the Gold Mine Bonus, the player chooses one of three detonators to blow up a gold mine, and collects a big cash prize.

If the player chooses to, they can gamble their winnings up to the maximum win in the gamble game.

Development

Martin added several improvements to the original B3 game design:

every time a winning symbol animates, a COLOURED SMOKE trail is left behind, which dissipates from view.
a CASCADE OF GOLD NUGGETS was added to the gold mine feature. This, together with an escalating jackpot win tune, creates a tremendous sense of anticipation as the displayed giant win value grows and grows.

Martin completed Gold Strike in summer 2011. The game was then put on hold until OpenBet's game server was ready for integration in summer 2012. Martin completed the integration in a few weeks.

In summer 2014, Martin integrated Gold Strike with the GTS remote gaming system.

Release

Gold Strike was launched on SkyVegas in July 2013. The game remained solely with SkyVegas, until a 6 months exclusivity period ended. Other platforms then took the game into their online portfolios as quickly as they could. Gold Strike continues to be a top-earner, and is now considered a classic online slot game.

Gold Strike is currently available to play on many platforms including SkyVegas, Ladbrokes, Betfair, PaddyPower and William Hill.