Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME

If you like fishing and happen to have an affinity for leprechauns, you’re in the right place because our review of the Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME slot by Gameburger Studios just happens to be filled with plenty of each.

Distributed by the renowned Games Global, it seems the team at Gameburger Studios has found yet another casino game to feature its lovable leprechaun character in, after having previously featured in titles such as 9 Pots of Gold Megaways, Mining Pots of Gold, and of course the original Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz.

This latest high-volatility iteration, Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME, offers an RTP of 96% (raising to 96.25% in the bonus buy), along with a maximum payout of 5,500x bet.

Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME Base Game

The Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME slot is technically the 5th game in Gameburger Studios’ “Fishin’ Pots of Gold” series of games.

The other titles include Fishin’ Pots of Gold, Fishin’ Bigger Pots of Gold, Fishin’ Christmas Pots of Gold, and Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz.

Each of the games in this series are very similar, but there are some differences between them all, with each new title appearing to build on and improve from the previous one.

As you continue reading through this review, you’ll learn all about the specific features that Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME has to offer.

Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME Offers Players 4,096 Ways to Win

Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME Base Features

Although the first 3 games in this series offered just 10 paylines, Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME and its most recent predecessor are both equipped with 4,096 ways to win across a 6×4 grid.

With this payout configuration, you simply need to collect enough matching symbols anywhere on adjacent reels, beginning with the leftmost reel in order to trigger a payout.

There are a total of 11 regular paying symbols in this game, including 9-A, butterfly, bobber, boots, tacklebox, and fish symbols. The highest possible payout for these symbols ranges from 1x bet for 6 matching 9’s up to 5x bet for 6 matching fish.

There is also a mushroom Wild symbol, which appears on reels 2-6 during the base game and reels 2-4 during the free spins.

The Wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols with the exception of Scatter, cash, and collect symbols.

Collect Symbols Will Collect the Value of all Cash Symbols in View

Collect Feature

Whenever a collect symbol appears on the reels along with one or more cash symbols, the Collect feature will be triggered.

When this happens, each collect symbol that’s visible on the reels will award the value of all the visible cash symbols. During the base game as well as the Gold Blitz, cash symbols can appear on all reels.

Similarly, collect symbols can appear on reels 1 and 6 during the base game and Gold Blitz.

Respin Feature

On any given spin, should you land a collect symbol on the first and last reels without any cash symbols present, those reels will lock and the rest of the reels will respin.

A total of 2-5 respins will be awarded, with only cash symbols and blank symbols being present on the middle reels.

At least one cash symbol is guaranteed to land when the respin feature is active.

Land 3 or More Scatters to Trigger the Bonus

Rising Rewards Jackpot Feature

Whenever you land cash symbols without any collect symbols present, you will accumulate tokens.

And whenever you accumulate tokens, at least one jackpot will be increased up to 1x your bet.

The increased jackpot intervals are as follows:

• 1 Token: 1 jackpot increased
• 2-5 Tokens: 1-2 jackpots increased
• 6-15 Tokens: 2-3 jackpots increased
• 16-24 Tokens: 3-4 jackpots increased

By accumulating tokens, you’ll have a chance of triggering the Jackpot feature, where cash prizes and jackpots can be awarded.

When the jackpot feature is triggered, at least one jackpot will be awarded (every cash prize and jackpot that’s revealed is awarded).

The rising jackpots are as follows:

• Mini – begins at 5x bet
• Minor – begins at 10x bet
• Major – begins at 100x bet
• Mega – begins at 2,500x bet

Rising Rewards Bonus Multiplier

On the game screen, you will notice a meter that shows the current value of the game’s bonus multiplier.

This value will be applied to every win in the free spins and Gold Blitz features.

The value is increased by 0.5x whenever 2 Bonus Scatters land on any given spin.

The maximum multiplier that can be achieved is 5x and it will reset to 1x upon the completion of the feature.

As you return to the base game from a feature, the bonus multiplier may randomly increase by 0.5x or 1x.

Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME Gold Blitz Bonus

Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME Bonus

The primary feature on this slot game is the bonus choice feature, which is triggered by landing 3 or more Scatters anywhere on the reels.

Depending on the number of triggering scatters, you’ll be presented with the following choices:

• 3 Scatters – 8 free spins or 2 spins in Gold Blitz + 1x bet
• 4 Scatters – 12 free spins or 3 spins in Gold Glitz + 2x bet
• 5 Scatters – 20 free spins or 5 spins in Gold Blitz + 3x bet
• 6 Scatters – 30 free spins or 7 spins in Gold Blitz + 5x bet

During the free spins, a multiplier of 2x, 3x, or 5x will be added to every Wild in view.

Should you land additional scatters on a single free spin, you’ll be awarded 5, 18, 12, 20 or 30 additional spins for 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters respectively.

Gold Blitz

If you opt for the Gold Blitz option instead of free spins, both the collect retrigger symbol and regular retrigger symbol will be available on reel 6.

The collect retrigger symbol awards all cash symbol values as well as 1 additional Gold Blitz spin.

The retrigger symbol awards 1 additional Gold Blitz spin.

In this feature, the collect symbol is guaranteed to land on reel 1 for every spin.

It’s possible to land an extreme 100x bet cash symbol on the reels during the Gold Blitz feature and a win is guaranteed on every spin.

Wild Symbols Have Multipliers of x2, x3 or x5 Attached During the Free Spins Bonus

Bonus Buy

On Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME, you can buy directly into the bonus round as follows:

• 3 Scatters – 30x bet
• 4 Scatters – 50x bet
• 5 Scatters – 80x bet
• 6 Scatters – 120x bet

No matter whether you’re in the base game or in the bonus round, the maximum payout on this game will always be 5,500x bet, but the bonus buy RTP increases slightly to 96.25% compared to the original 96.0%.

Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME Free Spins Bonus

First Impression

Of all the online casino games out there, Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME ranks near the top of the list when it comes to the number of features it has available. This includes the collect feature, respin feature, jackpot feature, multiplier feature, free spins, and Gold Blitz.

When playing this game, I can’t help but think of how well it would perform in a retail casino because in some ways it’s a bit over-the-top. To me, it seems like a game that would grab the attention of people passing by on a casino floor with its constant animations and loud sound effects. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for an online game, but it can at times seem to be a bit overwhelming.

However, given its high-volatility combined with a max win of 5,500x bet and a somewhat high RTP of 96.0%, we suspect there will be plenty of people eager to give this game a few spins online.

At the end of the day, Fishin’ Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz EXTREME is a feature-rich slot game that boasts a modern design and an extremely lovable leprechaun that you won’t be able to get enough of.

*The screenshots taken of games reviewed on this site are taken from Demo Play, as reviews are often written before games are released for real play.