Play Black River Gold Slots Online

ELK Studios provides the software for the Black River Gold slot machine, which has 6 reels and 4,096 ways to win. The fourth game in the ELK Gold Series, this online slot game is inspired by the Wild West and is playable on all smartphones for just 20p per spin. With avalanche wins, the rows can increase to 8 rows, giving you up to 262,144 possible winning combinations. Additionally, there are huge symbols up to 4x4 in size, a revolver symbol that can turn completely wild, a compass wild that turns other symbols wild, sticky wilds that remain in place during free spins, and an increase in the amount of rows and possibilities to win. The maximum win is 5,000 times the bet every spin, and the RTP is 96.1%.

How to Play Black River Gold Slot Games

Additional Black River Gold Features

Black River Gold has 3 extra features. Boosted symbol stacks can appear on any of the five reels, and if a respin symbol lands, you'll get a free respin with sticky symbols. It's all about the Bonus Game feature, where you can get endless free spins and symbols that change.

Avalanche trait

All contributing symbols explode when you get a winning combination, making room for fresh symbols to drop in. An additional row of symbols is placed at the top and is known as the 'avalanche feature.' A series of continuous avalanches may result in eight rows. The chances of winning grow with each additional row:

4,096 possible winning combinations in 4 rows

15,625 ways to win from 5 rows.

46,656 possible outcomes in 6 rows.

117,649 ways to win in 7 rows.

262,144 possible outcomes in 8 rows

Other ELK Studios Gold Series slots like Cygnus have the Avalanche function.

Revolver attribute

Smaller symbols below big symbols, which can be up to 4x4 in size, can be absorbed. This results in it turning into a Revolver and activating the Revolver function. The Revolver's winning potential is increased when it is fully wild.

Be on the lookout for the Wild Compass icon. Symbols also become wild symbols when they line up in the Wild Compass. It turns into a wild symbol when it reaches the bottom row.

Bonus Game component

When three or more bonus symbols appear on the reels, the Bonus Game feature is activated. Your eligibility for free spins is determined by the quantity of bonus symbols that trigger them:

10 free spins with 3 bonus symbols.

15 bonus spins with 4 bonus symbols.

20 free spins with 5 bonus symbols.

25 bonus spins with 6 bonus symbols

Every win increases the number of rows and ways to win, increasing the total to 8 rows and 262,144 ways to win from the initial 4 rows and 4,096 ways to win. In contrast to the original game, there are always more rows and chances to win. The Safety Level feature is what is used for this.

All wilds are gathered and held at the bottom of the reels during the free spins. When they are a part of a winning combination, they change into sticky wilds and continue to be in play. Finally, the feature can be reactivated by landing three or more bonus symbols, granting you an additional 50 free spins overall.

RTP for Black River Gold Slot, Information, and Wager Limits

There are 4,096 chances to win on Black River Gold's 6 reels. When three or more matching symbols appear on neighbouring reels starting on reel 1, you have a winning combination. An avalanche happens after each victory, giving you another row and more opportunities to win. It has up to 8 rows and 262,144 winning combinations.

The Black River Gold slot machine is accessible to players of all financial levels because the smallest bet per spin is 20p and the maximum is ￡100. With its Auto Spin feature, you can set the number of spins to anything between 10 and 100. You can select Quick play in the Settings tab to expedite the spins. Additionally, there is a reality check period of up to an hour.

With a variance rating of 9, Black River Gold's RTP of 96.1% is typical for an ELK Studios slot machine. The maximum win per spin is 5,000 times the total bet, with a hit frequency of 24.1% (i.e., almost 1 in every 4 spins will produce a winner).

The Western-themed Black River Gold slot machine is set around the turn of the 20th century. Kane (who can be found in several ELK Studios slots) goes out to build his wealth in a new and civilised world as the Western age is coming to an end because he was unable to do it there.

The reels are mounted inside a metal frame with rugged mountains as the background. As you spin the reels, a vintage Western soundtrack plays. Playing card symbols A, K, Q, and J are included. Additionally, there are revolvers, whiskey tumblers, broaches, and sheriff's badges. Diamonds, gold nuggets, and gemstones are also to be found.

The highest valued symbol is Kane, the main character, who pays out 1.8, 2, 2.5, or 3 times your wager for combinations of 3, 4, 5, or 6. The wild symbol, a red rose, can be used in place of any other symbol other than the scatter and wild compass symbols.

All symbols can appear as Big Symbols, which entails seeing super, mega, and epic symbols that are, respectively, 2 x 2, 3 x 3, and 4 x 4.

In addition to desktop and tablet versions, there is a mobile slot called Black River Gold. This is due to the fact that ELK Studios, which mostly concentrates on mobile games, develops all slots using HTML5 technology.

The UK Gambling Commission has verified that this game, which is provided by Blueprint Gaming, has been independently tested and meets the criteria necessary for UK players. You should contact The Phone Casino and follow our complaints policy if you have any issues playing this game or any other game.

Unlike the previous three, Black River Gold is a difficult location to place. You would presume it to be in North America, but there are dozens of Black Rivers in that vast stretch of land. There are some clues, though. The first is a towering mountain range in the background, with metal framing, foregrounding a misty tree-filled valley. As before, 24 symbols drop into the grid in a 6-reel, 4-row arrangement which can expand through the Avalanche mechanic and features. 

Winning combinations are formed of three or more matching symbols left to right. There are no paylines as such; instead, winning symbols can land in any position providing 4,096 win ways with the default 4 rows in play. Then, winning symbols are removed to let new ones fall into place, which not only fills the gaps, but adds an extra row to the grid. At maximum, the game can be expanded to 8 rows high, increasing the number of win ways in the process: 

5 rows – 15,625 ways to win. 
6 rows – 46,656 ways to win. 
7 rows – 117,649 ways to win. 
8 rows – 262,144 ways to win. 
Joining the spruced up new Kane Steel requires setting stakes and/or a betting strategy. Bets are available from 20 p/c per spin or all the way up to ￡/€100 should the need arise. RTP remains the same as before at 96.1% along with high volatility, whilst hit frequency comes in at 24.1%. One stat conspicuous by its absence is the bonus game frequency. So far there has been a tendency to get less frequent as the series has progressed, so what the official rate is in the Black River Gold version is anyone's guess. A qualified guess is that it's likely in the region of 1 in 300-400 spins. 

Firing up the paytable makes you wonder whether Kane is playing sheriff with all those badges on screen. Or is he dodging the law? Either way, the symbols are made up of J-A royals that actually look like playing cards, a choker, a badge, a whiskey glass, and a gun make up the low and mid pays. On the higher side, we get an emerald, a gold nugget, a diamond, and Kane as the most valuable.

A new alteration has also been made to the big symbols. This time around, if a big symbol has an empty space beneath, it turns into a gun cylinder symbol (the part that holds the bullets). Known as the Revolver feature, when the revolver appears, symbols beneath it are loaded up making the revolver a big version of the symbols it holds. If all 6 bullet spaces are filled, then the revolver just turns into a big wild symbol. 

The next special symbol is the Compass. When it lands, matching symbols across it become wild. So, if the needle is pointing east-west, then matching symbols on its left and right become wild. Also, if the compass reaches the bottom row, it turns wild too. Wilds can substitute for any other symbol except compasses and scatters. 

Finally, what it all comes down to - the Bonus Game. Land 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatter symbols anywhere in view to trigger 10, 15, 20, or 25 free drops respectively. During the bonus game, the Safety Level comes into play, so each win adds another row (up to 8) as during the base game, but now they don't fall back to 4 rows on new drops. Wilds that appear are stored at the bottom of the grid and remain sticky until they are used in a win. Finally, free drops can be retriggered by landing three or more scatters.

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The theoretical average return to player (RTP) is up to 96.1%. This RTP represents the long-term expected payback of the game which has been calculated by an independent testing company and monitored monthly. 
Malfunction voids all plays and pay outs. 
 

A bet is placed only when it has been received by our server from your handset using our software. Once a bet has been placed it is final and binding and cannot be cancelled or changed. For the avoidance of doubt, a bet remains valid even if the result cannot for any reason be displayed back to your handset (due, for example, to a network failure, interruption of communication, or if you receive a phone call). Malfunction voids all plays and pay outs.