Wolf Gold slot review
Pragmatic Play’s 2017 title is a medium-volatility classic.
Six full moons lock the reels in a desert canyon. Wolf Gold is Pragmatic Play’s 2017 medium-volatility classic, with two bonus features and a win landing about four spins in ten. The action is typically steady and the ceiling is modest.
Highlights
- Provider: Pragmatic Play
- Volatility: Medium
- RTP: 93.99% (94% in Alberta)
- Min. bet: $0.25
- Max bet: $200 ($125 in Alberta)
- Max win: 2,500x
- Paylines: 25 fixed
- Features: Stacked Wilds, Free Spins with Giant Symbols, Money Respin, Mini/Major/Mega jackpots
Pros and cons
Gameplay
There are 25 fixed paylines, paying left to right. The buffalo tops the paytable at 20x your bet for five, followed by the eagle at 16x, the horse at 12x and the cougar at 8x. The A to J cards pay 2x. The wolf Wild subs for everything except the Scatter and the moons.
The canyon Scatter lands only on reels 1, 3 and 5. Three of them pay 1x and start free spins.
Six or more moon symbols anywhere start the Money Respin. The moons lock, everything else clears, and you get three respins, with every new moon resetting the count.
How the free spins work in Wolf Gold
Three Scatters give you five free spins, and reels 2 to 4 merge into one 3×3 Giant Symbol. A giant buffalo or Wild covers nine positions at once. Match it on reel 1 and that’s four of a kind on three lines. Three more Scatters add three spins, with no cap on retriggers.
Tracking sites put the round at about 1 in 123 spins, with an average payout of around 41x your bet. Five spins is short, so the giant reel carries the round.
Wolf Gold RTP and volatility
RTP is 93.99% in Ontario and 94% in Alberta, and it runs at medium volatility. That means small line wins happen more often and shorter dry spells than on a high-volatility slot.
It also means a 2,500x cap, lower than most modern high-volatility titles. The minimum bet is $0.25 across 25 lines, a cent a line.
How the Wolf Gold jackpot works in the Money Respin
The three jackpots are fixed multiples of your bet, not progressive pots, so what the paytable shows is exactly what they pay. The Mini (30x) and Major (100x) show up as labels on individual moons. The Mega pays 1,000x and only comes from filling all 15 positions in a Money Respin, the rarest result in the game.
Every new moon resets the respins, so a round that keeps landing moons keeps going. Most rounds end well short of a full board, and every moon you’ve locked still pays out.
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Final verdict
Wolf Gold has lasted since 2017 because it’s balanced. The art is clean, hits come relatively often as a medium volatility title, and the Money Respin is easy to follow from the first moon to the payout.
If you want frequent hits and a relaxed session you can read at a glance, this is the one. Five-figure multipliers live elsewhere.
FAQ
What is the RTP of Wolf Gold?
93.99% in Ontario, and 94% in Alberta.
Is Wolf Gold high or low volatility?
Medium. Expect frequent smaller wins and shorter dry spells.
How many free spins do you get in Wolf Gold?
Five for three Scatters, plus three more for every three Scatters you land during the round.
What is the max win on Wolf Gold?
2,500x your bet.
How do you win the Mega jackpot in Wolf Gold?
Fill all 15 positions with moons during the Money Respin. The Mega pays 1,000x your bet.
