Pirate Gold Deluxe Slot Review

Introduction to Pirate Gold Deluxe

Pirate Gold Deluxe is billed as an upgraded version of the earlier Pirate Gold slot, but from my perspective it feels more like a step down rather than up. You still get a 5 reel, 4 row video slot with 40 paylines and a swashbuckling pirate theme, playable from 0.20 to 100 credits on desktop and mobile. The main focus has shifted to a Money Bag re-spin feature, while classic free spins have been removed.

When I first loaded Pirate Gold Deluxe I expected extra features, maybe better jackpots or an extra bonus round. Instead, the package is slimmer, even though the graphics look a touch crisper and the backdrop uses brighter, warmer tones. The whole experience sits in that odd space where the game is decent enough to play, yet the word deluxe in the title feels a bit misleading.

Pirate Gold Deluxe Format

Pirate Gold Deluxe runs on a 5 reel, 4 row layout with 40 fixed paylines, so you cannot adjust the number of lines. Visually, it is very close to the original game, with bronze, silver and gold coins spinning alongside hooks and pirate gear. The grid looks cleaner and less cluttered, and the suspenseful orchestral soundtrack fits the pirate harbour backdrop well, but the overall format stays very traditional.

RTP and Volatility in Pirate Gold Deluxe

Pragmatic Play has kept Pirate Gold Deluxe firmly in the high variance camp. The slot is rated 5 out of 5 for volatility, which means long patches of dull base game spins before the bonus finally hits. The default RTP is 96.48 percent, but there is also a 94.48 percent version. That difference pushes the house edge from 3.52 percent up to 5.52 percent, which is a significant jump over time.

You can stake between 0.20 and 100 per spin in Pirate Gold Deluxe, so both low rollers and serious players can find a level that suits them. The headline max win is 15,000 times your total bet, which is a big number on paper, even if very few players are likely to see anything close. From my experience the game feels very swingy, with the balance often hinging on a single strong bonus round.

Pirate Gold Deluxe’s Symbols And Payouts

The paytable in Pirate Gold Deluxe keeps the same symbol set as the original release. At the low end you have bronze, silver and gold doubloons along with a hook. These symbols require at least three of a kind to form a win and pay smaller amounts, up to around 1x to 2x your stake for a full line. They keep the base game ticking over, but they will not carry a session on their own.

The medium and higher value symbols are where things start to get interesting. Telescopes, maps, ships, parrots, the Lady Pirate and the Pirate Captain all pay for just two of a kind, which helps soften the harsh volatility a little. Line up five of these premium symbols and you are looking at payouts between 10x and 25x your stake, with the Lady Pirate and Captain sitting at the top of the standard paytable.

On reels two to five you will see treasure chest symbols overflowing with loot. These act as wilds and substitute for all regular symbols, but not the Money Bag symbols. The wilds have no standalone payout, they simply help complete winning combinations. The gold Money Bags carry random cash values or the minor and major jackpots, and they become the key symbols once the Lucky Treasure Bag re-spin feature triggers.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x12.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	2	x0.1
	5	x12.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	2	x0.1
	5	x7.5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.5
	2	x0.05
	5	x7.5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.5
	2	x0.05
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.3
	2	x0.05
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.3
	2	x0.05
	5	x2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Wild
	Scatter

Pirate Gold Deluxe Bonus Features

The whole bonus package in Pirate Gold Deluxe is built around the Lucky Treasure Bag feature, a hold and win style re-spin round. To trigger it you need at least eight gold Money Bag symbols anywhere in view in the base game. Those triggering bags lock in place, each showing a cash value or a fixed jackpot, and you receive three re-spins. During the feature only blanks, chests and coloured Money Bags can land.

Purple bags lock and copy all values from the original triggering bags. Red bags also lock, but they absorb the values of every bag currently on screen when they land. Green bags do not stick; instead they add a 2x, 3x or 5x multiplier to the total round win. Chest symbols are rare, but they award a full retrigger once the current bonus finishes. Fill all 20 positions and you take the Grand Jackpot of 1,000x.

Bonus Buy in Pirate Gold Deluxe

Something new in Pirate Gold Deluxe is the option to buy the Money Respins feature directly. For a cost of 100 times your current stake, the next spin will land between eight and nineteen Money Bag symbols and award instant entry to the Lucky Treasure Bag round. This skips the slow grind of the base game, although players in some regions, including where I play in the UK, do not have access to this option.

Review Summary for Pirate Gold Deluxe

Calling this slot Pirate Gold Deluxe feels strange to me. The graphics look a touch sharper and the Lucky Treasure Bag feature has some neat twists with the coloured bags and retrigger chest, yet the overall package is thinner. The free spins from the original game are gone, the top win has been cut to 15,000x, and the RTP can be configured down, so on paper it is actually a weaker sequel.

That said, I cannot deny that the Money Bag re-spins can be entertaining when the multipliers line up and a decent grid of bags lands. High volatility fans who enjoy hold and win style bonuses and do not mind long dry spells may still find Pirate Gold Deluxe worth a spin or two. Personally, I treat it as a decent but slightly baffling side step rather than a true deluxe upgrade.

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