5 Lions Gold Slot Review

5 Lions Gold has a colourful, stylish design that may feel familiar if you’ve played lots of other Asian-themed slots. 

The golden reels stand out brilliantly against the blue background, and the symbols’ contrasting colours ensure that they’re all easy to tell apart. 5 Lions Gold’s audio has a traditional Asian sound, and it’s a lot of fun to listen to while you play, with a pleasantly upbeat feel. 

There are 13 symbols in total: 11 paying symbols, a Wild, and a Scatter. The Dragon awards the biggest (but still very small) prize: up to 7x your bet. 

The Lion symbol is Wild, and it appears on reels 2, 3, and 4 only. It substitutes for all symbols except the Scatter. The Scatter also appears on reels 2, 3, and 4 only, and it can trigger the Free Spins feature.

In 5 Lions Gold, you can choose from seven Free Spins options with varying multipliers, and the Golden Reels Jackpot prizes award three separate payouts. You could also win any of the bonuses randomly with the Caishen Random Award.

Free Spins Feature

Land three Scatters to trigger the Free Spins feature. You have seven options to choose from: 

• 6 free spins with 15x, 30x, 40x Wild multiplier
• 10 free spins with 10x, 15x, 30x Wild multiplier
• 13 free spins with 8x, 10x, 15x Wild multiplier
• 15 free spins with 5x, 8x, 10x Wild multiplier
• 20 free spins with 3x, 5x, 8x Wild multiplier
• 25 free spins with 2x, 3x, 5x Wild multiplier
• Mystery number of free spins and Wild multiplier (selected from above options)

At the start of each free spin, the multiplier value is randomly selected from your chosen range. All winning combinations containing one or more Wild symbols are multiplied by the multiplier value selected at random.

Land three Scatters on a free spin to start a new Free Spins feature once your current round ends. You can pick a new option before it begins, and the feature may be retriggered any number of times. 

Golden Reels Jackpot

There are three jackpots in 5 Lions Gold: 

• Minor — 15x bet
• Major — 150x bet
• Grand — 2,000x bet

Random reels (up to the full five) turn golden on each spin. The jackpot awarded is based on the number of golden reels:

• 3 reels — Minor
• 4 reels — Major 
• 5 — Grand

Caishen Random Award

A random feature can be awarded on each spin. If the Free Spins feature is awarded, it plays as normal. 

The Jackpot Bonus Game involves picking symbols to reveal a jackpot — match three to win the corresponding prize.

5 Lions Gold is a decent 5x3 slot with an Asian theme, an eye-catching design, and a couple of strong features. The flexibility to choose your own Free Spins feature is impressive, and the three jackpots can boost your winnings nicely. There’s also a generous top win of 7,342x. 

However, the high volatility and potentially below-average RTP may frustrate some players. If you’re fine with both of those factors, though, 5 Lions Gold could work for you.

Rating: 7.5