Goldfish Pokies
Colourful tropical fish and aquarium ornaments fill the 5 reels of the Goldfish video pokie, although anyone who knows about keeping these creatures should ignore the fact that marine and freshwater fish have been mixed together. But that’s being picky, so we shall move on and review how these friendly pets work to bring in rewards and how multiple extra features like wild substitutions, free spins, multipliers and mini-games are awarded.
A total of 25 paylines run from the left side and in the base game, prizes are won by seeing 3, 4 or 5 of the same symbol landing on adjacent reels across an active line. Bet options range from just 0.35 to a high limit of 150.00 per spin, and the reason that the minimum isn’t 0.25, matching the number of lines is that because there are so many extra bonus games, a feature bet of at least 0.10 is needed.
Behind the reels, fish swim happily by, making this pokie an attractive game, at least for anyone who likes fish, and some nice animations accompany any winning combination created by the fish symbols, although everything is presented in a fairly simple cartoon style, so players looking for stunning 3D graphics won’t be impressed.
Playing Goldfish
At the lower end of the pay table we find an aquatic plant, fish net and some coral, which are all worth the same, while a hermit crab and turtle will each pay out a little more when they land across paylines.
In rising order of value, there’s a black and green angelfish, some kind of blue fish, a pink and purple one and the red and white clownfish, but the star of the tank is of course, the goldfish, which only needs to land on reels 1 and 2 from the left to be worth a prize, and a full line of 5 pays out 10x the amount of the clownfish. It’s also a wild symbol, so the goldfish is able to act as all except the fishfood if it’s able to create a winning combination, or extend a line across extra reels.
Goldfish
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Bonus Features
The list of mini games is pretty impressive and it’s these that make Goldfish such a unique game. Most of the bonus rounds occur randomly and start with a fishbowl appearing on the reels, which a fish will then jump in to. The bonus game that then plays out depends on which fish decided to make the leap, with the green fish taking players to an aquarium where they need to pick a bubble to collect a real cash award. One of the bubbles will pay out the prizes from all others.
The purple fish also has a bubble-themed feature as it will blow 3 bubbles out, each containing a number. These will then arrange themselves into a number that will be a multiplier of the line bet. The red fish will trigger a game where players select a castle, treasure chest or clam and then any other fish will swim up and kiss it, awarding a different prize depending on which planted the kiss.
A free spins game begins when the blue fish makes the jump, and symbols will pay out when landing in any positions of adjacent reels, not just on paylines. If there’s no winning spins players are awarded a multiplier of 10x the triggering bet. The goldfish also awards free spins, and players pick a bubble to earn between 5 and 20 games, during which any wins will be multiplied by between 2x and the top award of 10x.
Fishfood Fun
The fish food symbol will launch yet another bonus game when it lands in any 3 or positions at once. In this round, players will need to click on the flakes of food, revealing their colours and each time 3 matching colours are found, a bonus prize is awarded. Finding 3 gold turtles will give players a further pick and some big payouts can come from this fun round.
The Verdict
Watching fish swim by is a relaxing experience and playing the Goldfish video pokie is a peaceful way to spend some time as well. The symbols may be a little lacking in style, but they are colourful and can line up to pay out some nice rewards in the base game.
But Goldfish is all about the bonus rounds, and these are all well-designed and animated mini games, where prizes are guaranteed, so triggering a round is certain to lead to a payout of some sort, even if it’s just a consolation prize. It’s available at the many online casinos where WMS Gaming supply their pokies.