Gonzo’s Gold

NetEnt's Gonzo's Gold, released in October 2021, is a game that takes familiar characters and puts them in a whole new gameplay structure. Gonzo is still a prominent visual element, but the core mechanics are different from the cascading wins seen in previous Gonzo titles. Instead, Gonzo's Gold uses a cluster pays system.

Gameplay Mechanics:

• Cluster pays system: Land 3+ matching symbols (or 4+ for low-value) horizontally or vertically adjacent
• Wild symbol: Golden temple symbol substitutes for other symbols to form winning clusters

Bonus Feature – Free Spins with Expanding Symbols:

• Triggered by landing 3+ Scatter symbols (golden temple) – awards 10 free spins and a payout based on the number of Scatters (2x for 3, 20x for 4, 200x for 5)
• Pre-spin symbol selection: Players choose one of 9 question mark symbols, revealing a special expanding symbol for the free spins
• Expanding symbols: When 2+ chosen symbols land adjacent (horizontal or vertical), they expand to cover entire rows or reels
• Retriggers: Landing 3+ Scatters during free spins awards an additional 10 free spins