Western Gold 2 Double Barrel Slot Review

Western Gold 2 Double Barrel Slot, Details & Wager Limits

The Western Gold 2 Double Barrel slot is a 5 reel game with 40 fixed paylines. Wins are paid by matching at least 3 symbols from left to right, starting from reel 1. The only exceptions are the Wild and Blue & symbols, where 2 of them matching is enough to land a winner.

Stakes range from 20p to £20 per spin. Although the range is good, those who prefer to bet closer to the £100 mark per spin may think twice about this one. To change the total bet, select the chip icon above the spin button. Choose from 9 values between 20p and £20.

Players in most territories apart from the UK can also make use of the autoplay function. You can choose 10, 25, 50 or 100 autospins. These will continue until you either run out of the number you’ve set or when the Free Spins feature is triggered.

The Western Gold 2 Double Barrel RTP is 96.15%, which is pretty much the average for an online slot. It’s just above the 96% average actually, but there’s not much in it at all. The hit rate is 35.18%, which is pretty generous. This means that well over a third of your spins on average will result in a winning combination.

The maximum win is 25,000 x your stake. This is best achieved during the Super Free Spins feature, but please bear in mind that it’s a super highly volatile slot. Big wins are of course possible, but they won’t land as frequently as a slot with lower variance for example.

Theme – a typical Wild West setting

The theme in the Western Gold 2 Double Barrel slot game is typically your usual Wild West setting. It’s not set in front of a saloon bar if that was your first guess. It’s set out in the countryside, with desert and mountains stretching long into the distance.

You’re welcomed to the game by a man with an incredibly deep voice, and the audio is much like the music and sound effects you’d come across in a Wild West movie with guitars and harmonicas featuring heavily. If you’re a fan of the theme, the whole soundtrack fits very well and adds to the overall experience.

On the reels, you’ll notice the lower-paying symbols – cards, cowboy boots, cowboy hat, and guns. The bars are higher-paying, with singles, doubles and triples all available. The highest paying symbols are the Wild and the Blue 7. They pay 0.3, 1.5, 7.5 or 30 x your stake for 2, 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

The Wild is a gold W, and much like in other slots, substitutes for all symbols with the exception of Free spins symbols, Wrangler symbols, Mustang symbols, and Scatters. More on those in a moment when we explain how the features work.

Symbol	Payout
Cards	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Boots	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Hat	3, 4, or 5 = 0.3, 0.7 or 1.5 x stake
Guns	3, 4, or 5 = 0.3, 0.7 or 1.5 x stake
Single Bar	3, 4, or 5 = 0.8, 3 or 10 x stake
Double Bar	3, 4, or 5 = 1, 4 or 12.5 x stake
Triple Bar	3, 4, or 5 = 1.2, 6 or 17.5 x stake
Blue 7s	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 1.5, 7.5 or 30 x stake
Wild	Substitutes for all except free spins, wrangler, mustang + scatter
Mustang	Resets the free spins counter + triggers Feature Barrel
Free Spins	3 in view triggers 3 free spins
Wrangler	2 in view triggers Cash Barrel + pays a random cash prize
Scatter	4+ pays from 1 x up to 10,000 x

Western Gold 2 Double Barrel Mobile

The Western Gold 2 Double Barrel slot is available to play on all Android and iOS devices and looks really good on smaller screens. But with so much going on in the Free Spins feature, a larger screen is preferred for the best experience overall.

Western Gold 2 Double Barrel Bonus Features

There are a few bonus features here with some interesting modifiers, but it’s all about the Free Spins and Super Free Spins features where big wins are very much possible. Let’s expand on all of the features for you so that you can get a better understanding of the overall gameplay.a

Scatters

Normally we’d briefly explain the scatter in the symbols table above, but there’s so much more to these ones that it deserves its own section. In the base game, if you manage to land at least 4 Scatters, you will get paid out. You can land up to 12 and the return is awarded as a multiple of the total bet.

Here’s a useful table that tells you how much you’ll be paid out by landing a certain number of scatters:

Free Spins feature

Landing 3 Free Spins symbols in the base game will award 3 free spins that being with a multiplier of 1x. You may come across a Mustang symbol on reel 5, which resets the Free Spins counter and triggers the Feature Barrel if it lands.

What is the Feature Barrel I hear you ask? Well, it’s what you will see slowly rolling away to the left of the reels in the base game. As stated in the base game, the Feature Barrel will unlock once the Free Spins feature is triggered.

There are numerous modifiers on the Feature Barrel. Here’s what they all mean:

• Cash Collect – awards the cash prize of the Scatters currently collected on the Cash Barrel.
• Barrel Upgrade – upgrades all prizes on the Cash Barrel.
• Multiplier Boost – upgrades the multiplier by 1x.
• Reset Extra – Increases the Free Spins counter reset value by 1.
• Super Free Spins – upgrades the current feature to the Super Free Spins feature.

Super Free Spins feature

This feature can be triggered in the Western Gold 2 Double Barrel slot either in the base game or the Free Spins feature. You need to land 3 Free Spins and 2 Wrangler symbols in the base game to trigger it.

The current Cash Barrel figure pays out at the end of each spin, which is the main difference from the normal Free Spins feature. The feature barrel can also come into play if a Mustang symbol lands on reel 5.

Buy Free Spins feature

If you’re outside of the UK, you can choose to buy the Free Spins feature or the Super Free Spins feature for 85 x or 500 x your stake.

Western Gold 2 Double Barrel Review Summary – Horseshoes and Mustangs make all the difference

The Western Gold 2 Double Barrel slot has had a clear upgrade from the original Western Gold slot. There’s been a good 18 months between the 2 releases, so there’s been plenty of time to add in the improvements. After testing the slot fully during our review, we’re happy with the overall gameplay.

The bonus features are a hit here, and that extra barrel really does make all the difference as it can open up the chance for even bigger wins. You may also remember that the max win in the original slot was 10,000 x your stake, whereas this one is a lot more at 25,000x. This is no doubt tempt more players to Western Gold 2 Double Barrel.

Overall, it’s been done really well. The theme is nicely done, the soundtrack is enjoyable, and the features are solid.

If you’re into your Wild West theme, check out a couple of alternatives that are sure to get your juices flowing. First up is Tombstone RIP by Nolimit City. With max wins of 300,000 x and ridiculously high volatility, it’s not for the faint-hearted but it can be an amazing slot to play if you don’t mind the 9.08% hit frequency.

The other game to consider is the Wild Duel slot by Peter & Sons. These guys are known for doing things a little differently and they don’t disappoint here. With a great Wild Duel feature with random, expanding and sticky Wilds, it’s a fun slot to play.