Midas King of Gold

Midas King of Gold: Slot Overview

Play slots for a bit, and the mythological ruler, King Midas, he of the golden touch, is bound to pop up sooner or later. Surely, it has something to do with the connection between turning things into gold and hitting a spin button to (hopefully, with luck) potentially win some dosh – keeping in mind that Midas' wish became a nightmare after the novelty wore off. The guy couldn't eat; he turned his daughter into a statue and ended up hating his gift. No doubt there's a message in there somewhere: beware what you wish for because it might come true? Don't be greedy? Something like that. Anyway, today's example is Midas King of Gold, and it comes from developer Blueprint Gaming, which not only re-dredges a fairly done topic but also smacks of Pragmatic Play's thunderous hit Gates of Olympus.

Not only was turning stuff into gold an impressive, if ultimately destructive, ability, Midas, if this game is any guide, also sported very impressive facial hair. You can clearly see it on the monarch since he stands beside the gaming grid, flicking a coin in his pink, white, and gold palace. Or wherever the heck we are for Midas King of Gold. Sorry to bang on about this, but it really is a lot like Gates of Olympus, and since much of the gameplay is as well, the similarities do not seem to be a serendipitous coincidence.

The gaming grid is made up of 6 reels, 5 rows, and uses a scatter-paying system to create winning combinations. In a nutshell, when 8 or more identical symbols land on the grid in any position whatsoever, a win occurs. This is a highly volatile online slot, with a sizable max win and a 94% RTP. When taking Midas King of Gold for a ride, bets of 20 c to $/€20 can be picked, and activating the Extra Bet increases the chances of getting the bonus while adding a 25% surcharge to the stake.

Symbols are blue, purple, green, and red gems as the low pays, then a bowl of fruit, a chalice, a crown, a chest of gold, and King Midas as the high pays. Scatter wins of 8-9 identical symbols payout 0.25 to 10 times the stake when they hit, going all the way up to 2 to 50 times the bet for a 12+ sized scatter win. No wilds land at any stage, but there are several extras augmenting the show. Symbols in a winning scatter combination are removed from the reels by a cascading mechanic, which drops symbols down to replace them. Cascades end when no new win is formed.

Midas King of Gold: Slot Features

Being a mythological scatter paying slot, there should be few surprises to learn Midas King of Gold wedges multipliers in here. However, the delivery system is relatively unique and can also award cash prizes or free spins as well as multipliers.

Midas Touch

Midas Touch can be triggered randomly on any spin when the touching finger symbol hits. The Midas Touch symbol marks an adjacent position with a gold background. Any winning symbol appearing over the marked position triggers a mini reel to spin (when the cascade sequence ends), revealing a cash prize, free spins, or a multiplier. The multiplier applies to the win on that spin if won. Marked positions are persistent in the base game until they are used and are held separately for each stake.

Free Spins

In the base game, landing 4 scatter symbols awards 15 free spins, while hitting 5 scatters leads to 20 free spins. During the free spins round, any positions marked by the Midas Touch symbols are persistent throughout, awarding cash prizes or multiplier values. Scatter wins can be multiplied by up to 500x. Should 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters hit during the feature, then 5, 7, 10, or 15 extra free spins are granted.

King of Gold Free Spins

Get lucky and hit 6 scatters in the base game, and 15 King of Gold free spins are awarded. This feature is the same as regular free spins, except the lowest multiplier value possible from the Midas Touch mini reels is x10.

Bonus Buy

To shift play to the free spins bonus round, players may pay 100x the bet to trigger the regular free spins round, or 350x the bet for the King of Gold round.

Midas King of Gold: Slot Verdict

Midas King of Gold is a mythologically themed scatter-paying slot, alright, good for gamblers out there who can't get enough of them. At first, interest wasn't exactly frothing over like a busted fire hydrant, giddy with excitement the way Midas must have felt when he first touched something after gaining his powers and watching the golden transformation. Apparently, the first things he tried his abilities on were a twig and a stone. Imagine two practically worthless items transforming before your very eyes into objects of great value. Well, we know how that story turned out.

Fortunately, Midas King of Gold turned out to be less predictable than first thought, after it was put through its paces. One of the biggest differences between this game and certain competitors was that scatter wins at times took a back seat, even when multipliers were bestowed from Midas Touch mini-reels. Some of the thrills were triggered by combining multipliers with cash prizes from the mini-reels - that could be quite fun. So, what was first suspected to be a GOO bandwagoner (which Midas King of Gold still kind of is) turned into something with a shade more originality.

Midas King of Gold's max win is on the higher side for a game like this, too, at 10,000x the bet. So, for a scatter-paying slot with a mythological bent, Midas King of Gold could have been worse. By the same token, if Blueprint Gaming had used a more unique topic to flavour the game, perhaps not only would Midas King of Gold have put greater distance between its competitors, it might have let the positive aspects of the game sparkle brighter.