City of Gold Pokie Machine
Microgaming are something of a specialist in 3-reel Poker machines and in City of Gold they have released one of the more colourful games, which also manages to squeeze in the opportunities to win a little extra when playing.
The theme is pretty much explained in the title, with an image of an Aztec city dominating much of the screen, and symbols including the bars being presented with a shiny golden hue, plus there’s even a big gold pot of gems to top things off with.
It’s a fairly basic game overall, so anyone looking for bonus rounds won’t find them here, however those players looking for regular wins, a low to medium bet range and a bit of visual appeal could do much worse than set off to the City of Gold in search of riches. Well, a 1,600-coin jackpot anyway.
City of Gold
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Spinning for Gold
City of Gold is laid out in much the same fashion as other 3-reelers, with a payout table taking up most of the right side, a big image and game logo on the other side and the reels themselves consigned to one corner, but it’s a familiar style that’s worked for years, so there’s no reason to complain about it.
Some control buttons are lined up below it all, and these give players the ability to set the bet size to their liking, which in this case means a minimum coin value of 0.25 which can be raised to 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 2.00 or 5.00, and the option to activate 1 or 2 coins, giving a maximum wager size of 10.00.
Checking out the paytable reveals wins that are exactly doubled if players use 2 coins as opposed to a single one, so for the sake of simplicity we shall assume a 1-coin wager. The least valuable symbol is a diced watermelon which carries a prize of 2 coins, although only a single example needs to land on the payline to equal a prize.
Next up is the any bar icon that like the other bars is made to look like it’s made from gold. 3 coins are all the treasures that will be claimed when bar symbols run across the payline, but on the next level we find watermelons again, with 2 of them being worth 5 coins.
It’s on to the single bar symbol after that, with wins of 10 coins for a line, while the watermelon makes a final appearance and pays out 20 coins for a full line of 3.
Double and triple bars feature prize values of 25 and 50 coins respectively, while the line-up of regular symbols is completed by the ever-popular red 7, which rewards players with a lovely 100 coins should it run right along the line.
A symbol unique to this game tops off the paytable, with the golden bowl of gemstones having a dual function. Firstly, it’s a wild symbol, meaning that when it lands on the line along with any 2 identical icons, it will count as that symbol and complete a winning line.
On top of this, it’s also a multiplier, so if a single wild lines up with 2 symbols, the win will be doubled from the base value, but should 2 wilds and any symbol fall across the payline, then the resulting win will be quadrupled in value.
Fool’s Gold or A Real Gem?
This type of game has a wide fanbase, and thanks to a colourful design and decent payouts, it’s certainly popular at online casinos which feature software and games from Microgaming. It’s even one of those pokies that players more used to multi-round, feature-filled video machines could try out and not feel that they have wasted their time, as some good, if simple gameplay might just convince some that 3-reel games are worth a shot.