Join adventurer Kane as he heads off to South Africa with Zulu Gold the latest addition to the Gold series of slots from Elk Studios. This action-packed slot is highly volatile and delivers a top prize of 10,000x the bet.
About Zulu Gold
The adventure takes place across 6 reels with 4,096 winning ways which can expand up to 262,144 winning ways. Optimised for play across all devices, bets range from 10p-£100 per spin and the RTP is set at 95% which is slightly below average.The design pays homage to Zulu culture and traditions. The visuals are sharp, and a typical tribal soundtrack suits the theme well. The reels sit in front of a Zulu throne flanked by ornately decorated pillars with large shields and spears. Symbols are 4 cave paintings on tiles, 4 coloured tiles along with high value elephants, rhinos, buffaloes and Kane himself, he is worth x5 for 6.The golden mask is the wild and substitutes all regular symbols.
Gameplay
The game utilises the Avalanche feature where symbols in a winning combo explode and are replaced by new symbols, another row is added on each avalanche up to a maximum of 8 rows in total increasing the ways to win.When stacked symbols appear they crush all symbols of a smaller size below them barring the scatters or wilds.Landing 3 sunset scatters activates the Multiplier Free drops feature. 3, 4, 5 or 6 sunset scatters awards 10, 15, 20 or 25 free drops with a progressive multiplier in play. 3 or more multipliers in view sees their values added together without limits.Apart from the normal wilds, we also have Charged Wilds and Wild Walkers.The Charged wilds have up to 3 lives and lock in place wherever they land until all lives are used up, each winning combination containing a wild removes 1 life.Wild Walkers move across the reels leaving a trail of sticky wilds in their path which remain for the duration of the avalanches.
Verdict
Elk Studios have excelled with Zulu Gold with its unique theme and innovative features. Action packed throughout and full of atmosphere, there’s plenty of opportunity to bag decent wins thanks to the plethora of bonus features.
