Golden Ticket 2

Theme and Design

Lots To Take In With Lots of Fun Animations and A Busy Soundtrack 

Play n Go have really gone to town on this slot and it looks and sounds fantastic. Whilst the original had great visuals too, this one has more razzmatazz, animations and explosions to fit with the equally frenetic gameplay. The circus soundtrack is also more exciting in my opinion, building in speed and volume as you hit more features.

In keeping with the circus theme, your eyes are drawn this way and that as events unfold. As the screen shot shows, the backdrop is a circus ring, illustrated in great detail. To the right you will see a circus performer – it will change after random spins from the clown to the juggler and the ringmaster. To the left is a meter that fills up and releases wild multipliers as described in our review. Meanwhile, stardust falls and the crowd whoops and whistles to invoke the atmosphere of a real circus. Top stuff!

RTP and Variance

Golden Ticket 2 has 5 available RTP settings – 96.5%, 94.5%, 91.5%, 87.5% or 84.5%.  Whilst most slot sites will run the game at one of the highest settings – usually 96.5% or 94.5% - some choose a lower option. So, it is worth checking the game info screen before you start spending your money. I verified the RTP at several sites we use for testing and found it to be running at 96.5% at MrQ (Lindar Media) and Barz Casino (White Hat Gaming).

This sequel is also a high variance slot, much more volatile than the original which was medium variance. That means an uneven win distribution but potentially lucrative sequences when wild multipliers and free spins combine. If you enjoy this type of volatility then you should also try Shamrock Miner, Boat Bonanza or Hooligan Hustle, also by Play n Go.

Maximum Win

The top win here is 5,000x. Whilst this is OK, there is much bigger potential in other games form Play n Go. I also recommend Kiss Reels of Rock (50,000x), The Last Sundown (36,000x) or Raging Rex 2 (30,000x).

Symbols and Paytable

Golden Ticket 2 is a grid game with 5 reels and 5 rows where wins are triggered by landing 3 or more identical symbols in a row horizontally or vertically.

There are 9 pay symbols in total. The low payers are the circus props – unicycle, jugglers props, throwing knives, juggling knives and ringmaster props. These are valued at from 0.1x for 3 of the unicycles up to 4x for 5 of the ringmaster props. The premiums value symbols are the clown, magician and ringmaster valued at from 0.5x for 3 clowns up to 10x for 5 ringmasters. What I like about this game is that you can also score a payout of 0.25x, 0.5x or 5x for a MIX of 3, 4 or 5 of any of the 3 premiums.

Look out as well for the circus tent that is the wild. Not only does it substitute for pay symbols to complete paylines but it also pays out at 1x, 3x or 50x for 3, 4 or 5 on a line.

Features and Gameplay

Golden Ticket 2 is a significant upgrade on the original when it comes to features with lots of opportunities to unlock higher value potential. If you are looking to win big, these will help you.

Clear the Board With Avalanche Wins To Earn 500x!

First up, every win is followed by an avalanche – winning symbols are removed and existing symbols drop down to fill the spaces. Unlike other Avalanche Wins games, here new symbols DO NOT drop in at this point. Instead, you just keep clearing more symbols with each drop. Clearing the entire grid gets you a 500x prize! You can find a similar feature in ELK Studios Dreamzone slot.

Also, with each avalanche a progressive multiplier increases by 1x, just like in games like Gonzo’s Quest or Bonanza (Free Spins Round). In this way the win for clearing the board can be as high as 5,000x!

Add Multiplier Wilds by Completing the Wilds Meter

Look for the Wilds Meter to the left of the grid. Any win with premiums will contribute to filling this. Wins with 3, 4 or 5 symbols add to the first, second of third segment in the meter. Once filled, 1 or 2 multiplier wilds are dropped onto the grid to help trigger wins.

Which value multiplier you get depends on who appears to the right of the grid.

The ringmaster will award the highest value multiplier so look to unlock this feature when she is overseeing the action.

Clear The ‘Bonus Row’ to Unlock THREE Free Spins Options With Variable Volatility

One row of the grid always has the word ‘BONUS’ printed behind it – it could be any as the word moves up and down with each spin. To enter free spins you will need to clear this row of the grid completely with avalanches. You have a choice of THREE configurations which give less spins but higher multipliers or vice versa. These are your options:

• 5 spins with high variance and 3x multiplier
• 7 spins with medium variance and 2x multiplier
• 9 spins with low variance and 1x multiplier

The win meter is still significant here – filling it will get you a GUARANTEED win spin with a super-sized 2×2 symbol. Remember, with avalanches it will remain until it forms part of a win so it’s a useful addition.

Finally, re-filling the win meter will unlock ANOTHER win-spin and the win multiplier DOES NOT re-set for the new spin.