Area Surge City of Gold Slot

Like space, the internet seems to be an endless void filled with stuff, with no limit to how much you can pack into it. The number of online casino sites grows daily, and to help facilitate all this, you need game makers, also known as software developers.

I run The Ministry of Stuff, and introducing new stuff gives me great pleasure. Ladies and Gentle Moose, for your entertainment over the next few moments, here is the slot review for Area Surge City of Gold by AreaVegas Games. This new stuff will now be examined and added to the Ministry’s stuff-o-meter.

To assess the new stuff, I play Area Surge City of Gold for real money and divulge my experience. My report will cover software and gaming, including programming, design, features, and potential payouts. Will you be drawn to play this stuff or simply stuff it? 

To help you decide, this slot review comes with the official demo of Area Surge City of Gold. You can play the free slot on any mobile and use it to help you decide if you’d like to play Area Surge City of Gold for real money.

The Area Surge City of Gold slot is set in the depths of a Mayan jungle and perhaps references El Dorado. The backdrop to this game shows a rich golden sunset over the treetops, with a monumental pyramid carrying cash values and jackpot prizes. This pyramid is surrounded by gold coins at the base of it. The slot is a 3-row, 5-reel slot with 20 paylines.

The Area Surge City of Gold slot plays like every other slot online. If it’s the first game you play, then know it's 99% automated, and you only need to press the spin button.

Firstly, when the game loads, set your total bet because Area Surge City of Gold comes with the bet set to a default $2. This might be too high or too low for some players. Select the Total Bet button and load the pricing options. Bets start at a low cost of $0.20 per spin and rise through many values to a max bet of $50.

With the bet set, you are now ready to play. This means continuously pressing the spin button until you win enough to call it a day. To win, you must land matching symbols across any of the game’s 20 paylines.

Three or more will form a winning return. The higher-valued symbols include the Wild, the explorer, his ‘bit on the side,’ a bag of coins, a clock, and binoculars. The low symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A.

Let’s now look at the other stuff that helps you land features, unlock bonuses, and potentially lead to more money being won.

Pyramid / Sun Coin: Appearing on the 5th reel only, this symbol is part of the Cash Upgrade feature. When it lands, the following spin will activate the Cash Upgrade. During this feature, the Sun Coin flips to become the Pyramid Coin, then upgrades the multipliers and places them on the pyramid holding the cash values. In the base game, seven values are upgraded. In the bonus, ten are upgraded. The upgraded values remain until they are collected.

Cash Collect: The prize symbols (treasure chests) for the jackpots appear across reels 1 to 4. If these symbols coincide with a Sun Coin, the feature is unlocked. Gold bar symbols work in the same manner.

Free Spins Bonus: Activate this bonus by landing three bonus symbols. In return, you will get ten free spins. At the beginning of this round, you will have a Cash Upgrade. These upgrades also come with an additional free spin.

Pick Feature Game: This feature triggers randomly after a spin and offers a pick-me game. To win, you must match three prize icons.

Having been impressed by the 5 on the Farm slot from the same series, I loaded this game with an eagerness equal to unleashing a long, over-held bowel movement. I loaded the game, set my bet per spin to $1, and played 50 autoplay spins.

The gameplay is straightforward and holds very old-school qualities, but there are several nice touches. The Cash Upgrade landed plenty of times, as this is the bonus symbol. It took one spin to win $0.50 and 15 spins to land a big win of $19.40. 

On spin 35, I struck a win of £22.50, and the spin after triggered the ten free spins bonus game. On the second spin of the bonus, I land $11.50, with the Mini Jackpot being part of the prize. I then hit a $12 win thanks to the Mini Jackpot again. The bonus round ends with a total win of $35.55.

So far, I am up $53.30, and with 15 spins left, I decided that it’s better to end on a high than risk the lot.

The RTP of Area Surge City of Gold is 96.50%. The volatility is programmed to a high setting, which didn’t seem to be the case while I was playing. The payout is capped at a jackpot that is 5,000 times the betting value. If you play at $50 per spin, the biggest win can be $250,000!

My experience of the game was a positive one. The design is very cringe and comes with many nostalgic old-school qualities. But I won over $50, so the design isn’t going to keep me up at night.

This is the second slot game by AreaVegas that I have played, and both games have impressed me so far. If you want to try other Mayan-themed slots, then I recommend the following:

• Rich Wilde and the Aztec Idols by Play’n GO
• Jungle Jim: El Dorado by Microgaming
• El Dorado Infinity Reels by Yggdrasil

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