Many avid online casino gamers might consider the video slot Druidess Gold Top 20-worthy, if only for the unique reel arrangement and the Ring of Protection bonus game that can trigger a highly profitable Mega Spin. The slot was developed by Nyx, now owned by Amaya. Loosely based on Celtic mythology, the Druidess Gold Top 20 slot plays in an elegant case of marble, surrounded by dense forest and using characters and artefacts of magical power in its symbols.

Nominally, the Druidess Gold Top 20 slot is a five-reeler, but although Reels 1, 2, 4 and 5 have three rows each, Reel 3 is actually a grid of 4X4 windows: the Reelfecta SuperReel. Druidess Gold also uses 1,296 Ways to Win instead of paylines. Combos run from Reel 1, but are formed by matching symbols in any position on adjacent reels. A match to identical symbols on Reels 1 and 2 anywhere in the 16 windows of the SuperReel will create a three-of-a-kind win, with further matches in Reels 4 and 5 winning even more. More than one matching symbol within the SuperReel means the combo prize is paid for each occurrence.

Poker Symbols Mixed with Occult Artefacts

Players can adjust coin denominations and bet between 50 and 250 credits per bet, with proportional increases in prizes. Credit prizes listed below are based on a 50-credit bet per spin. Base play in the Druidess Gold Top 20 slot employs 10 symbols, five of them the card values 9, J, Q, K and A. Five higher-value symbols are themed. A shield, sword and crystal-topped wand icon wins prizes of equal value to those of the glowing candle; up to 75 credits, for five matches.

The spell book’s top prize is 100 credits, the raven and full moon wins up to 150, and the hooded druid working a spell wins the top score of 250 credits. The Druidess Gold Top 20 slot’s Wild, not surprisingly, is the druidess herself, bearing a rose. She can substitute for any symbol except the Bonus Scatter.

Bonus Scatter Activates Progressive Free Spins Feature

Druidess Gold Top 20 slot’s Bonus Scatter is the Celtic rune of protection, a three-pointed star. It occurs only on the outer 12 windows of the SuperReel, and five or more to trigger an instant win as well as the Ring of Protection Bonus feature. The win for five or more Scatters is a multiple of the whole spin bet: up to 500X for 9 or more.

When the Ring of Protection feature is activated, however, the bonus round becomes progressive. Any Wild appearing on the outer ring of the SuperReel is a golden Wild, and the player starts with a guaranteed 3 free spins. On each spin, either another golden Wild will appear in the outer ring, locking into place and triggering the next free spin, or a poison vial will crop up, ending the round on whatever prizes the player has accumulated. Of course, each locked Wild combines on each spin with any identical symbols on Reels 1 and 2, plus 4 and 5 if relevant, to make more winning combos.

Mega Spin can have Big Wins

If the player fills all 12 outer SuperReel windows with golden Wilds, after the maximum of 12 free spins, the Druidess Gold Top 20 slot’s Mega Spin is activated. The whole of the SuperReel turns Wild for 1 spin, paying out 16 times for any matches with identical payline symbols on Reels 1 and 2, or continuing into Reels 4 or 5.