The Gunman of Goldwood Slot Review

The Gunman of Goldwood Slot Game

When I first fired up The Gunman of Goldwood, it felt like stepping into a moody frontier painting. The wooden street, heavy sky, and ringing bell scatter set a grim sort of Wild West mood, far away from comedy cowboys. The 5 by 3 reels float at the centre of the screen, framed by weathered buildings and muted colours, while the soundtrack leans into tension rather than twangy singalongs.

Under that surface, The Gunman of Goldwood keeps things straightforward on paper. You get 10 fixed paylines, standard wins from the leftmost reel, and stakes from 0.10 up to 100 per spin, so I could happily test it at low and higher levels. It is a high volatility slot with a top prize of 7,500 times the bet, helped along by wild multipliers, expanding wins, and a Bet plus menu.

Symbols and Payouts in The Gunman of Goldwood

In The Gunman of Goldwood the paytable sticks to ten standard symbols that must land in order along one of the ten predefined lines. All wins adjust with your chosen stake, which I always like to see, as it keeps the numbers clear. I found the pays fair for a high risk game, with low symbols topping out around twice the bet and premiums pushing much higher.

The low paying icons in The Gunman of Goldwood are the classic 10, J, Q, K, and A, dressed up with a bit of frontier ornament. At five of a kind, the 10, J, and Q pay from 0.5 to 2 times the stake, while K and A nudge that ceiling to 2.5 times. They do not look huge alone but combine well with multipliers.

Up the ladder, The Gunman of Goldwood uses gravestones, liquor bottles, daggers, pistols, and the gunman himself. At five in a line, those pay 5, 6, 7, 8, and 50 times the bet, with the gunslinger starting from just two of a kind. The special symbols are the W wild and the bell scatter, which do not pay on their own but drive multipliers, expansion, and free spins.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x5
	5	x8
	4	x4
	3	x2.5
	5	x7
	4	x3.5
	3	x2
	5	x6
	4	x3
	3	x1.5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	Scatter
	Wild

The Gunman of Goldwood Slot Bonus Features

The wild symbol in The Gunman of Goldwood replaces everything except the bell and carries hefty win multipliers. Any payline that includes one wild gets doubled, two wilds give four times, three wilds give eight times, and four wilds crank that up to sixteen times. On top of that, a random Duel feature can appear after a win, turning every symbol in the winning combo into an expanding reel highlighter.

When Duel fires in The Gunman of Goldwood, each highlighted symbol grows to cover its whole reel and pays only in that state, one reel after another. Wilds can even expand more than once when they sit in overlapping wins. Free spins need 3, 4, or 5 bells for 8, 12, or 16 spins, with a random wild on reels two to four every round, Duel always active, plus optional Bet plus and feature buy shortcuts from the base game.

How to Win at The Gunman of Goldwood Slot

I play The Gunman of Goldwood like any classic 5 reel, 3 row slot with lines. First I set a stake between 0.10 and 100 that suits my bankroll, then hit the revolver spin button or set a batch of auto spins. Wins need matching symbols from the leftmost reel along active paylines, as laid out in the info screen, while the random number generator decides every outcome.

The Gunman of Goldwood Slot RTP & Volatility

Stat wise, The Gunman of Goldwood is not a gentle ride. The default return to player sits at 94.31 percent, which is a little under the old standard, and the volatility is high, so I met long patches of empty spins between the better hits. The upside is a respectable 7,500 times stake maximum exposure, helped by those x16 wild lines and full reel expansions lining up during free spins.

The Gunman of Goldwood Slot Verdict

For me, The Gunman of Goldwood nails the gritty side of the Wild West theme without going overboard. The painterly backdrop, shifting light between base game and bonus, and that ever present bell give it a tense, lawless vibe. On the feature front, wild multipliers and the Duel expansions kept even small base wins interesting, while free spins with a guaranteed wild each round can snowball into chunky payouts.

That said, The Gunman of Goldwood does borrow familiar mechanics, so seasoned slot fans will have seen expanding wins and line multipliers before. The main drawback for me is the below average RTP, which makes Bet plus modes and the feature buy feel more like tools for pacing than value. Still, the combination of sharp visuals, simple maths, and a punchy 7,500x cap makes it worth a few showdowns.

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