Gold Hit & Link: JP Bacon & Co is a video slot developed by Playtech, featuring a banking theme with a humorous twist. The game revolves around JP Bacon, a potbellied pig character seemingly inspired by the famous American banker J.P. Morgan. The slot's visual design showcases a stereotypical bank in the background, with JP Bacon standing prominently beside the reels.
The game's layout is unique, featuring 5 reels with a 4-4-6-6-8 row setup, offering 4608 ways to win. Players can form winning combinations by landing 3 or more matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel.
Symbols in the game include lower-paying card values (9, 10, J, Q, K, A) and higher-paying theme-related icons such as a black hat, money, money vault, credit card, and JP Bacon himself. The Wild symbol, marked with “WILD” text, substitutes for all symbols except Coin Symbols to help create winning combinations.
Gold Hit & Link: JP Bacon & Co offers several engaging bonus features:
- Gold Hit Feature: Triggered by filling a reel with Coin Symbols during the base game. Coin Symbols lock in place for 3 spins, with the counter decreasing by 1 each spin. The feature aims to fill entire reels with Coin Symbols for rewards.
- Free Games: Activated by landing 3 or more Scatter Symbols (pig with “Bonus” text) anywhere on the reels. Players can receive 10, 12, or 15 free games depending on the number of Scatters landed.
- Gold Link Feature: This can be triggered during the Gold Hit Feature or via a Multiplier Wheel during Free Games. It presents a grid with 3 open rows and 5 locked rows, where only Coin Symbols or blanks can land.
- Feature Bet Mode: For an additional cost of 1.5X the current bet, this mode doubles the chances of triggering bonus features.
The game includes various Coin Symbols that play crucial roles in features:
- Cash Coin Symbols: Offer values ranging from 0.5X to 10X the total bet.
- Mystery Prize Coin Symbols: Award Cash Prizes (Mini, Minor, Major, Mega) worth 20X, 50X, 200X, and 500X the bet respectively.
- Gold Link Symbols: Trigger the Gold Link Feature when landing on a reel filled with Coin Symbols.
An interesting aspect of Gold Hit & Link: JP Bacon & Co is its Gold Hit Feature, which adds excitement to the base game by locking Coin Symbols and potentially leading to substantial payouts or bonus features.