El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways Slot Review

El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The mechanic used in the El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways slot is slightly different from what’s on offer in most Megaways slots that offer up to 117,649 ways to win. In this game, reels 1 and 6 can include up to 7 symbols while reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 can include up to 8. At their maximum configuration, you’ll have 200,704 ways to form a winner.

Those winners are created by landing 3 or more matching symbols or wilds from left to right on adjoining reels, starting from reel 1. They don’t have to be next to each other, anywhere on the reels will do.

Stake levels here range from between 20p and £100 per spin. Click on the minus and plus buttons to change your stake accordingly. There’s an Autoplay function and Quick Spin mode which may not be available in your country.

The El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways RTP is 96.58% which is above average. If we were to rate the volatility on a scale of 1 to 5, it would be the maximum 5. This is a high risk slot. It can deliver potentially massive maximum rewards of up to 20,000 x your total stake though.

Theme – Audio & Design Features – head to a lost jungle civilisation

The lost golden city rather than the short-lived BBC soap opera from the Costa del Sol is the inspiration for the El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways slot. El Dorado was the name given by 16th century Spanish conquistadors to a mythical tribal chief who, as an initiation rite, covered himself with gold dust. It’s since come to mean a lost city made of gold that’s hidden in the jungles of central America.

There’s a colourful feel to the design here. Tropical forest and impressive jungle pyramids form the backdrop to the action. Accompanying the bold imagery is a cracking, drum heavy soundtrack and the hum of the jungle. It all works very well. It’s almost identical to the original El Dorado The City of Gold slot (also by Pragmatic Play).

The reels are made up of A to 10 royals which spin alongside snakes, birds, frogs and leopards. The tribal woman is the most lucrative symbol, paying 50 x your total stake if you land 6 in combination. The tribal man in the green headdress is the wild. he can land on the middle 4 reels and replace all the standard symbols.

El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways has been fully optimised for play on all types of devices including mobiles and tablets as well as computers. The bright design and silky-smooth animations play well even on the small screen.

El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways Bonus Features

With 3 bonus features, free spins and multipliers are the main elements of the bonus round in El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways. Each time you land a winning combination, the multiplier rises.

Tumble feature

After a winner is created, the Tumble feature is triggered and a tumble takes place. The winning symbols are removed from the grid and replaced by new ones. A new payout consideration then follows. If a new winner lands, another tumble follows. The tumbles keep on coming until there’s one where no new winner is created.

Free Spins feature

To trigger the Free Spins feature, you’ll need to land 4, 5 or 6 scatter symbols on the same spin. You’ll then have the pick of the following free spins and starting multiplier combinations. No matter what combination you select, each time you land a winning tumble, the multiplier increases by 1.

Multipliers don’t reset following winless tumbles either, they keep on rising throughout the feature. Unlimited retriggers are possible too. Landing 3 scatters will add 5 more free spins to your total. Anyway, each option has a different starting multiplier which rises with each tumble. Here are the options you’ll be presented with (depending on the number of triggering scatters):

There’s also a Random Pick option where you could receive any combination of free spins and starting multiplier from that scatter level.

You can double the chances of triggering the Free Spins feature by activating the Ante Bet feature. Instead of a spin costing 20 coins, it increases to 25 coins. For example, a £1 spin rises to £1.25. For that extra investment, extra scatter symbols are added to the reels to boost your chances of hitting the bonus. To activate this, just click on the slider to the left of the reels.

Finally, players in some territories will have the option to pay a fee and buy the Free Spins feature. It’s not a cheap option though, coming in at 100 x your total stake. It’s not possible to buy the free spins when the Ante Bet is active. This option isn’t available in the UK either.

El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways Review Summary – identical gameplay to other slots

There’s plenty going on in the El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways slot. The base game is quite lively courtesy of the tumbling reels. The action can really spark in the free spins where a good run of tumbles can get the multipliers flying.

The ability to choose your free spins and starting multiplier adds an extra layer to the gameplay. However, it’s been seen before in other Pragmatic Play Megaways games like Christmas Carol Megaways and Great Rhino Megaways. In fact, all 3 slots offer identical RTP rates and max wins (20,000 x stake per spin).

That’s not to say El Dorado The City of Gold Megaways is a bad game, it just isn’t unique and doesn’t stand out in any way. If you want Megaways titles that are different, Wheel of Fortune Megaways by IGT would be my recommendation.