Gophers are the sovereigns of mining, well perhaps a close second to moles, but it’s these fury creatures which have been given their own themed video slot. Microgaming has included five lines, five reels, Gopher wilds and an impressive $60,000 jackpot.

Gopher Gold Slot Theme

Gopher Gold is set in a good old fashioned goldmine, a setting which is shown in the background and on the slots reels. The designers have thought of every detail, from the gold nuggets scattered around the screen to the line markers which look like the lights which would line a mines ceiling.

Each of the cartoon styled reel graphics offers something different. There are mining gophers, dynamite, pickaxe, mining rail carts, lamps and A, K, Q, J and 10 icons. You’ll need at least three identical icons to win a prize with a full rundown of payouts available on the comprehensive paytable.

A banjo tune, complete with pickaxe and chiming sounds, plays in the background at all times to give an authentic wild west theme. There’s also a good selection of sound effects including the gopher which chortles when involved in a winning combination.

Betting Options and More Functions

Players can choose from 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2 or 5 in coin values which are then multiplied by the number of lines in play. This means 1 penny bets to $/£/€25 are possible with many more options between these two extremes.

You may have noticed a button marked expert on the lefthand side. Don’t let this put you off because it is essential if you are planning to use automatic spins. The expert mode simply adds three optional auto spin buttons; five, ten or users choice.

Gophers Gold Slot Features

Gopher Gold isn’t brimming with features but it does include a wild in the form of the gopher. As there are no other special symbols the wild can replace all other icons in any position whenever a winning opportunity is possible.

Our Take on Gopher Gold

The Gopher is a cheeky mascot on this slot which also comes in handy as a wild. We like the integrated sound effects, animations and the fun graphics. It would have been better with scatters and free spins but in reflection this would have ruined the simplicity of the slot. You can’t knock the prizes either because if you managed to spin in five Gopher Gold logos you can win 12,000 coins which pays a maximum £/$/€60,000!