Western Gold 2 Slot

JustForTheWin and Microgaming have so far released several great hits. One of them is Western Gold. Undeniably JFTW's biggest hit, the Western slot game, impressed players with its effortless gameplay. Two and more years later than the original release, the studio comes back with Western Gold 2, a sequel that improves upon almost every aspect of its predecessor.

It’s a tale of greed and corruption in a wild west setting that fans of the first one have been waiting for a long time. Once again, it’s a 40-payline slot with a greatly improved winning potential which now stands at 25,000x the bet.

The Western Gold 2 slot is available for free or real money right here in Gala Bingo. If you like western movies or even spaghetti westerns, it’s a great pick.

If you played the first slot, you know what to expect in this one. It's another 5x3 game set in the wild west, with sandy plains in the background. The sheriff and other wild west-symbols make a return, including a badge, some Colts, and cowboy boots. It's a slot game worthy of the western attire, too, thanks to fantastic gameplay features that can take your wins to the next level.

The layout and game have an easy learning curve. The 5x3 grid is slightly to the right with the controls beside it. On the left are two spinning feature barrels that show various awards. One is live in the base game, and the other unlocks in the bonus round. The Wild and triple sevens pay the most – 30x for five on a line. All other symbols pay less or are just there to trigger special features.

Choose a bet from the picker and hit the Spin button to start the wild west action. Alternatively, you can see dozens of automatic spins. The red barrel feature has different scatter prizes. To trigger this Cash Barrel, you need four golden horseshoes. They pay 1x, but landing the maximum of 12 scatters pays 10,000x the bet.

This is the only feature in the base game aside from the regular wild/premium action. The good news is that there’s a bonus and super bonus round too.

See the sheriff's badge – three of these will trigger the bonus round. You start with three free spins in a hold & respins style bonus that has great winning potential. Any scatter or mustang will reset the free spins tally, with the latter only landing on the last reel.

During the bonus round, all scatters are collected. The more you have, the higher up the cash barrel you'll climb. The prize it offers is paid at the end of the bonus round. Additionally, the mustang also triggers the smaller feature barrel, which can shell out various modifiers.

• Reset extra – gives you another spin
• Multiplier boost – raises the multiplier by 1
• Barrel upgrade – boosts the cash prizes
• Cash collect – gives you the current cash barrel prize
• Super free spins – upgrades the bonus round to the Super level

The Super free spins round can also be triggered from the base game with three bonus symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 and wrangler symbols on the last two reels. It plays just like the regular bonus, but the current cash barrel prize is collected and added to the overall win.

With a bit of luck and the right barrel prizes, the maximum winning potential is 25,000x the bet.

Western Gold 2 is a superb sequel to the original. It boosts the gameplay with new modifiers and a Super free spins bonus round. You better buckle up and put the finger on your trigger, partner! This is going to be a wild ride.