Gold Rush

There's gold in them-there hills – with Gold Rush, a fun online slot machine game from Playson that harkens back to the days of prospecting, panning in the rivers of California and sleeping under the stars. While many miners were hoodwinked, you have truly struck gold with this game.

As far as the gameplay goes, there is the standard five-reel, three-row screen with nine pay lines. The setting is down in a mine, with lanterns lighting the background design. Players place bets per pay line, which means not to miss a win, you have to bet on all nine lines. but there's a penny minimum on each coin, betting the field doesn't have to break the bank.

The symbols used include everything you've heard about the great American gold rush, including the miners themselves as well as shovels and other tools. There's even a canary in the (gold)mine! There are also big stone tens, jacks, queens, kings and aces.

With ten dynamite sticks found during the spins, a bonus game triggers where players search for gold in an old mine. There's no losing money on this bonus game, so have fun with it. The Click-Me Bonus is triggered when you see a wagon on the first reel, and it can deliver 12x bonuses on winning spins. The Wild card is a dynamite detonator, and substitutes all symbols by exploding them, which ups the final bonus prize.

As we've come to appreciate from Playson, the player dashboard is very clear, and the game controls (for sound and other info) are a tap or click away. They've also integrated the time into the game's interface in the lower right hand corner, which is good when you're playing full screen.