Goldaur Guardians Slot

Graphics

Think Elven fantasy and you might think Lord of the Rings. Or you might think NetEnt’s Wilderland slot, another fantasy slot that features an Elf as the main character. Goldaur Guardians differs in that there are numerous elves - or Goldaurians - at play here.

They each appear as stacked symbols decked in gold (Oberon), red (Diana), green (Lila) and blue (Alaneo), full colour drawings that will have fantasy fans drooling. Oberon pays x15 your stake for landing 5 of a kind on a payline, proving he truly is king of the Goldaurians.

They also appear on a meter to the left of the reels, the Hero Trail which kicks in during the bonus features. Back on the reels these sovereign elves are accompanied by miniature versions of themselves curled up in sweet little balls, little low-paying sleeping elven babies. Awwww. The twisted wood that surrounds the reel case echoes the Twisted Tree Scatters that trigger the Free Spins game, while the Goldaurians also appear as giant symbols during the Hero Spin feature.

Gameplay

Goldaur Guardians is a high volatility slot so don’t expect too many small wins to keep the game ticking over. But when you play volatile slots online you reach for other worldly wins that might be fewer and farther between but when they land they can be the stuff of legends.

On any spin the Hero Spin feature can activate randomly, stacking any symbol on the Hero Trail on reels 1 and 2 for a single spin. The low symbols disappear from reels 3-5, which also only contain high-paying stacked symbols. Landing a matching symbol stacked on reels 3-5 will have you reaching for the game’s top jackpot of x1,000 your stake. The Twisted Tree Scatter appears on all reels and delivers 5, 7 or 10 for landing three, four or five respectively.

Now every spin is a Hero Spin, with the first symbol on the Hero Trail (Alaneo) activated with up to x40 win potential across 20 paylines. Each time a Retrigger Symbol lands fully on reels 3-5 the next symbol on the Hero Trail activates, until the x1,000 symbol is stacked on reels 1 and 2. And that’s when the high volatility of this slot can really pay off. Literally.

Verdict

Okay, so the fantasy slot genre is saturated. Of course it is, and there’s a reason for that. Because we love playing fantasy-themed slots! The fact that these Goldaurians can deliver the kind of wins that only Gandalf could muster only adds to its appeal.

The truth is that the graphics are lush, the bonuses bountiful and the shot at fantasy very real. What more could we ask for?