Golden Fish Tank

Item: Golden Fish Tank
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1	Reels	5
2.	Paylines	20
3.	Progressive	No
4.	Maximum coins	20
5.	Jackpot	1250
6.	Maximum jackpot in coins	250
7.	Multiplier	No

8.	Scatter symbol	Yes
9.	Free Spins	Yes
10.	Betting range	from $0.2 up to $100
11.	Coin Bet Range	from $0.01 up to $5
12.	Coins per line	1
13.	Bonus Game	Yes
14.	Wild symbol	Yes

Low-volatility games tend to be favorites of certain types of players who prefer a smooth experience with reasonable chances of coming out on top in each session and low swings. With Golden Fish Tank by Yggdrasil, you're getting the benefits of a low-volatility game without the major disadvantage of them not usually paying out big wins on the top end. This game is able to balance things out because of how the bonus feature is handled, and with an extra side bet to make that bonus feature even more valuable, it's easy to see that this game has a lot to offer every type of player.

Game Format

The basics of this game are pretty normal with five reels, three rows and 20 paylines. Betting is set up with coins that start at $0.01 apiece and go up to $2, and you can only bet one coin on each payline. There's an optional side bet that costs another five coins per spin, and it will give you a boost if you trigger the free spins bonus round, but otherwise it doesn't do anything. It's up to the player to decide if this side bet is worth it because it's hard to tell with the way the game is set up.

Wild Symbols

An important source of value in this game is the wild symbol. That might sound like a ridiculous statement considering a wild symbol is the most common feature in video slots today, but things are a bit different in Golden Fish Tank because there are only eight paying symbols. Many video slots these days have upwards of 12, even as many as 15, so the wilds don't have as much of an impact. In this game, however, you'll get a lot better chances to hit winning combination because of the low number of paying symbols.

Winning Combinations

The eight paying symbols in this game come in two groups. The first group is a set of four fish. The yellow and green fish pays 250x, the white and orange and blue fish pays 200x, the blue and green pays 175x, and the purple fish who looks worried pays out 150x. These are all for five of a kind, and they all also pay out for three of a kind or four of a kind as well.

There is also a set of four low-paying symbols based on card suits. The heart pays out 75x, the spade pays 60x, clubs pay 50x and diamonds also pay 50x. To help prevent confusion, there's an atypical color scheme here where the diamonds are dark blue, the spades are purple, clubs are green and hearts are red. This is a normal color scheme for four-colored decks, but some players won't be familiar with them.

Feature-Packed Bonus Round

The free spins symbol with the golden fish is scattered and shows up on each of the five reels in this game. You can get a great bonus round with free spins where you get to choose from a list of extra features if you get three or more. The number of symbols you get determines the number of features you get to choose and the number of free spins you're awarded. You can get between six and ten free turns with between three and five features to choose. Using the Golden Bet side bet adds one feature pick to these numbers.

So here are the six features you can choose from: a sticky wild, a fish symbol that turns wild, a 2x multiplier for every winning combination, up to two random wilds on each spin, stacked fish symbols (one fish chosen to be stacked per spin to maximize your winning chances) and either two or four free spins.

In terms of which bonus features you should choose, we think that the combination of the 2x multiplier on all wins and the 1-2 random wilds is probably required to get the best value. However, the combination of having one of the fish turn wild and having one of the fish show up stacked is interesting because you could end up with stacked wilds as well. A bit of strategy is involved here in choosing the features you want because you have to think about how they'll work together.

In Conclusion

The Golden Fish Tank slot by Yggdrasil has a lot to offer different types of players because of the high hit-rate combined with the tremendous amount of value that's tied up in the free spins. If you like games with a lot of action, especially if there are big payouts available, then this title could easily become one of your favorites.