Gonzo’s Quest Bonus Features
Fortunately, the quality of the features offered in this game meets the quality of the visuals and sounds. There are two special symbols and two special features in this slot.
Special Symbols
The game contains a ‘?’ Wild Symbol and a Golden Compass Bonus/Scatter Symbol.
The Wild will substitute for all standard symbols in the game to help complete winning combinations. The Bonus symbol is a key catalyst to triggering the game’s main free spins feature.
Avalanche Reels
Unlike normal reels, the ones in Gonzo’s quest do not spin. Instead, they drop down into place on the screen. Should the blocks line up winning combinations, the winning symbols will explode from the screen, leaving gaps in their place. Symbols above them will avalanche down to fill their positions, effectively giving you an extra chance to land more winning combos.
Successive avalanches of the symbols will increase the multiplier meter next to the screen. This means that each consecutive win will be treated to a higher multiplier and grant you better wins.
- 1st Avalanche awards a 1x multiplier on the win.
- 2nd Avalanche awards a 2x multiplier on the win.
- 3rd Avalanche awards a 3x multiplier on the win.
- 4th Avalanche awards a 5x multiplier on the win.
The highest payout in the game is ordinarily 2,500x per line according to the paytable. Should you land this on your fourth avalanche in the base game, you will be rewarded 12,500x your stake instead.
Free Falls
To trigger this main bonus round, you will need to land 3 scatter/bonus icons on reels 1, 2, and 3 simultaneously. This will award you with 10 free spins (free falls).
In this round, the avalanche multipliers increase dramatically for much better rewards:
- 1st Avalanche offers a 3x multiplier on any wins
- 2nd Avalanche awards a 6x multiplier on wins
- 3rd Avalanche awards a 9x multiplier on wins
- 4th Avalanche awards a whopping 15x multiplier on wins
It is this round that you will want to trigger the most, as the rewards are bound to be incredible, especially if you manage to strike up the multipliers.
Gonzo’s Quest Max Win
In this game, the highest win can only be landed over a single line. According to the paytable that is a 2500x stake. There is a way to increase this in the free spin round for rewards of up to 37,500x stake or over €90,000.
First, you will need to make sure that you are betting at the maximum stake per line, by adjusting the bet to the maximum coin denomination of 0.50 at the maximum bet level of 5. That effectively gives you a max line bet of €2.50 or a total bet of €50. You will need to then land the highest paying symbol 5 times across a single payline on the 4th avalanche of the reels in the free falls bonus round. We never said it would be easy, but it sure is possible!
The winning amount can be affected by the amount of money you stake per line, but the multiplier potential remains the same.
More Games by NetEnt
NetEnt has a host of other games to keep you fully entertained, but if you’d like to play more games with a similar math model and features to Gonzo’s Quest, be sure to try Gonzo’s Quest Megaways™ or Gonzo’s Quest VR. If you would like to attempt other slots with fine 3D images and a medium variance maths model, why not try Finn and the Swirly Spinn or Pyramid: Quest for Immortality.
Gonzo’s Quest on Mobile
Gonzo’s Quest on mobile is a sight to behold. The marvel of HTML5 browser technology makes the gameplay as consistent on the small device as it is on a computer screen.
The graphics, sounds, and features all remain intact, while the control interface has been moved around for thumb touch convenience and screen space maximisation. All the extra tools are still available to you, you will just need to find them in the menu.
Betting is far easier from the mobile game, as you can select the value of your total stake instead of fiddling with coin sizes and bet levels.
Gonzo’s Quest Summary
Gonzo’s Quest is the sight of perfection in the slot playing world. It boasts superb graphics that are still world-class 9 years after its release, engaging and thematically apt sounds, and multiplying madness that transforms ordinary wins into amazingly lucrative ones.
The only improvement that could have been done to the slot, has already been done by Red Tiger, in Gonzo’s Quest Megaways™ with the addition of the iconic reel engine from BTG.
The game is set at a medium to high variance level. This means that massive wins are possible, however, you may need to exercise patients to claim them. Triggering the free spin round would be a good start.
