Golden Tiger

Golden Tiger (Jogo Global) Review

The first thing you'll probably notice is the tiger sitting above the reels. He's wearing sunglasses, laughing and holding a red envelope. The rest of the screen is full of gold, red decorations and symbols associated with Chinese luck and prosperity.

Underneath all that colour is a fairly basic slot from Jogo Global. Three reels, three rows, five paylines. You need matching symbols from the leftmost reel to win, and the tiger Wild can fill in for anything else. There's no complicated pay system to figure out.

Most spins follow that simple pattern, but Lucky Tiger can interrupt at random. The game picks a symbol, then fills the reels with that symbol, Wilds and empty spaces. Any new symbols stay put, and the reels spin again. It stops when a respin adds nothing.

A separate 10x multiplier comes into play if every position on the grid belongs to a winning combination. It's a pretty demanding condition, given that all nine positions need to contribute to wins.

Golden Tiger doesn't have a long list of bonuses. The respins do most of the work, and the 10x multiplier gives you another result to hope for. With just five paylines, it's a small, uncomplicated game, although the 2,500x maximum win leaves room for a big payout.

Golden Tiger slot

Golden Tiger Features

Golden Tiger doesn't have Free Spins or a separate bonus game. Instead, there's Lucky Tiger, which can interrupt an ordinary spin and keep the reels going for several more rounds. The Wild tiger and a 10x multiplier complete the picture.

Lucky Tiger Feature

Lucky Tiger can start on any spin, without needing a particular combination of symbols.

When it kicks in, the game chooses one symbol at random. The Wild can't be selected. For the rest of the feature, only three things can appear on the reels:

• The symbol picked by the game
• Wild symbols
• Empty spaces

Once a symbol is locked, it stays in that spot until Lucky Tiger ends. The empty positions are the only ones that keep spinning.

The symbols that land stay in their positions. If another matching symbol or Wild appears, you get a further respin, with everything already collected remaining on the grid.

The feature ends when a respin brings no new symbols. Only then are the winnings calculated and paid.

There's no fixed number of respins here. You might get just a few symbols before it stops, or watch the grid gradually fill up. That's what makes Lucky Tiger more interesting than the regular five-line game.

10x Multiplier

To get the 10x multiplier, all nine positions on the reels have to be part of a win. Leave even one out, and you won't get it. Not a single position on the 3x3 grid can be left out. If all nine symbols contribute to wins, the game multiplies the total payout by ten.

Even with the 10x multiplier, you can't win more than 2,500x your bet.

Wild Symbol

The laughing tiger appears on the reels too, marked WILD. He can stand in for any of the regular paying symbols, which comes in handy when you're one symbol short of a win on any of the five paylines. With only three reels, even one Wild can make a difference when the other two symbols match.

Wilds also appear during Lucky Tiger. They stay on the grid alongside the chosen symbol and can keep the respins going when new ones land.

The Wild has its own payout too. Three Wilds on a payline award 250 times the paytable unit, before the game's bet settings are applied.

Golden Tiger demo

Golden Tiger Theme & Graphics

Golden Tiger has a Chinese good luck theme, though the tiger himself doesn't look particularly traditional. He's a round, cheerful character wearing sunglasses, with a red envelope in his paw and a big grin on his face.

Red and gold cover almost everything. There are coins, golden ornaments and a decorated frame around the three reels. The symbols include lucky objects and the tiger Wild, while the brighter colours make even the ordinary spins look quite busy.

It's a lighthearted design, with a cartoon tiger rather than the fierce animal you might expect from the title. The animations are fairly simple, and the screen doesn't change much until Lucky Tiger starts.

Golden Tiger Free Play

The Golden Tiger demo lets you get familiar with the five paylines and see how the Wild works with the other symbols. Lucky Tiger is the part worth waiting for, especially when several symbols stick to the reels and you get another respin.

Golden Tiger free play is also a way to see how often the 10x multiplier comes up. You can follow the winning lines and check whether every position on the grid has been included. There's not much to learn about the basic spins, but the respins can take a little longer to play out.

Pros And Cons Of Golden Tiger Slot

Golden Tiger keeps things fairly simple, but Lucky Tiger gives it something extra. Here's what works in its favour and what might put some players off.

Our Verdict

There's not a great deal to Golden Tiger outside its main feature. The five paylines are easy enough to follow, and the Wild helps out with regular wins. I wouldn't choose this game for its base spins alone, though.

Lucky Tiger is a better reason to give it a go. I prefer the way it keeps the symbols in place and lets you see exactly what's missing. You might be waiting for one more tiger or another matching symbol, only for the next respin to come up empty. It can be frustrating, but at least there's something to follow.

I'm less convinced by the 10x multiplier. Having to cover all nine positions with winning symbols is a tough condition, particularly when there are only five paylines. I'd treat it as an occasional extra rather than the main attraction.

For anyone who likes classic three-reel slots, Golden Tiger has enough going on to avoid feeling completely dated. But if you're used to games with several bonus rounds, changing multipliers and lots of different features, this one may feel rather limited. The 2,500x win cap is a nice possibility, although I'd still say Lucky Tiger is the real draw.