Golden Ticket

The Wombat says: Roll up, roll up and put your furry backsides on a ringside seat for Play’n GO’s Golden Ticket slot.

This is The Greatest Showman of slot games, with a circus vibe. Just don’t let the bearded ladies get anywhere near my furry face – or it’ll be like Velcro on Velcro…

Slot Facts

Golden Ticket is a 5×5 slot game from Play ‘n GO themed on a Victorian circus theme. This is a medium volatility slot in which you have to line up three matching symbols horizontally or vertically to make a win. This game includes Avalanche Wins for successive pay-outs off a single spin. A multiplier nudges up 1 after each win.

Intro

If you like the shiny yellow stuff, you´ll love it (you could also play Ecuador Gold as well by the way, where there are Aztecs, there’s gold).

Now, this game comes with a warning: If you don’t like clowns, look away because there’s a vintage-looking one welcoming you to the big top with creepy open arms, along with a smartly-dressed ringmaster and the strong man who’s sporting a rather revealing leotard.

Is that leopard print we spy on that buff bloke? Well, as Mrs. Wombat always tells me: “If you’ve got it, flaunt it”.

Anyway, we’re here to talk about the game, not what I wear around the house at weekends…

Look and Feel

Screenshot

A Wurlitzer organ grinds away in the background, as you enter the greatest show on earth.

As the red velvet curtain comes up, you’ll see that the reels are set in an old-fashioned fairground from the 1800s and you’ll hear a chattering crowd in the background. Well, the game;s designers are also behind games like Gemix and Gemix 2 so what did you expect?

Golden Ticket slot looks the business – from the illustrated characters to the right of the reels to the game’s reel icons – they all perfectly conjure up the vintage circus vibes from years gone by! Well done Play’n GO!

Golden Ticket Slot Game Play

Golden Ticket slot has five reels and five rows – it’s more like a grid. This is no three-reel fruit machine like the Hit it Hard slot from ELK Studios (mind you, that comes packed with a ton of features).

It also has a unique game mechanic: match three or more symbols either horizontally or vertically and you’ve got a win.

The winning symbols will then collapse (with other icons dropping in from above) and the more columns you collapse, the better – as if you manage to get rid of the entire board, you could scoop as much as 200x your total wager.

Spins start at 0.20 and go up to a chunky 40.00 if you want to take your chances like a novice trapeze artist who’s got a wombat for a partner.

Your symbols on the reels are all circus-themed, including; the strong man’s weights, a pair of juggling batons, the ringmaster’s hat and a Golden Ticket. You might also spot the three circus characters.

The Golden Ticket that gives the game its name is the Wild symbol.

Free Spins and Bonuses

As the reels spin, you’ll see the letters of the word ‘bonus’ behind the reels on two random columns. Get rid of these columns during the cascade drops and you’ll set off the bonus.

Next, you’re in an old-fashioned shooting gallery, with lions, ducks and balloons. And of course, clowns. Always the clowns!

The aim of the game here is to hit five or more matching symbols and these can be anywhere on the grid. Bonus Round prizes can also be multiplied by up to five times their value!

Shoot down ten of the clown faces and not only will you have the bejesus scared out of yourself, but you’ll get a pay-out worth a whopping 35x times your stake. Sometimes it’s worth facing your fears, right, Wombat Fans?

Conclusion

Who needs a trip to the circus when you can get all the fun of the fair with the Golden Ticket slot? We loved the Bonus round and not just because it rewarded us for shooting down those pesky clowns. (FYI: no clowns were injured in the playing of this game.)

If you don’t see this Wombat around town for a while, it’s because he’s run away to join the circus. This game is a cracker.

Wombat Score: 5/5

Top marks!