Yo-Ho Gold! Slot by 3 Oaks Free Demo and Review

Yo-Ho Gold! Review

3 Oaks really are the masters of Hold and Win slots, and it seems to us that they just don’t want to stop producing them anytime soon. The Yo-Ho Gold! slot, which we’ll take a look at in this review, is one of those Hold and Win games that go all-in on the central Hold and Win feature, and it’s actually a rather complex affair this time around. We’ll get to that in due time, however. For now, we should start by saying that the action takes place on a classic playing field with 5 reels, 4 rows and 25 betways.

The theme of Yo-Ho Gold! is all about pirates, which is a theme that we’ve already seen plenty of times on the online slot gaming scene. And yet, we have to give some credit to the designers here, as what they came up with is a marvelously colorful package that’s incredibly easy on the eyes!

Let’s now say a few words about the math model of Yo-Ho Gold! Its volatility is high, and you can win up to 25,225x your bet if you get lucky. The game’s betting range is geared mainly towards low rollers, as it goes from £0.20 to just £10 per spin. Unfortunately, the theoretical RTP of Yo-Ho Gold! is below average, clocking in at only 95.62%.

Yo-Ho Gold! Slot – Reels Screen

Yo-Ho Gold! Slot Features

There are 8 pay symbols in the Yo-Ho Gold! online slot, and you can look forward to 4 low-paying symbols and 4 high-paying symbols. For the former, there are your usual card ranks from Jacks to Aces, and they all pay 2.5x your bet for a set of 5. Then, there are parrots, monkeys, and two pirates. The top-paying pirates are worth 7.5x your bet for a five-of-a-kind combination, which isn’t bad at all.

There are quite a few special symbols in Yo-Ho Gold! as well. First, there are Skull Wilds that can substitute for other symbols and also pay out on their own. Then, there are Coin Bonus symbols, Bonus symbols, and Permanent symbols that all come to their own during the Hold and Win feature.

Yo-Ho Gold! Slot – Hold and Win Feature

Now – to trigger the Hold and Win feature, you have to land either 3+ Coin Bonus symbols or 2 Coin Bonus symbols with a Permanent symbol.

Then, you’ll get to your usual Hold and Win setup with 3 respins and Sticky symbols. Each new symbol that lands then also resets your respins tally back to 3, and the twist is that there are various Bonus symbols and Permanent symbols that can help you out in various ways.

First, there are Bonus symbols that produce special effects of all kinds, and there are four of them in total. The Payer symbol reveals a random reward and then adds it to all the other symbols on the reels. The Collector symbol reveals a random reward and then collects all values on the reels to itself. The Multiplier symbol then reveals a random reward and doubles the values of up to 8 other symbols, while the Extender symbol reveals a random reward and opens up a new row (to up to 3 in total).

As for the Permanent symbols, there are just two of them, but the nice extra here is that their effects repeat with each respin. The Permanent Payer symbol reveals a random reward and adds it to all other symbols on the reels at the end of each respin, while the Permanent Collector symbol reveals a random reward and then collects all values on the reels to itself at the end of each respin!

Aside from that, we should also mention that there’s the Double Chance bet option that you can activate for 1.25x your stake and that doubles your chances of triggering the Hold and Win feature. Then, there’s the Buy Bonus option, which triggers the Hold and Win feature in exchange for 100x your bet.

Review Summary

If you’re into Hold and Win slots with complex Hold and Win features, you’ll definitely want to check out Yo-HO Gold!. Its theoretical RTP is on the lower side of the spectrum, but its plethora of Bonus symbols and huge jackpot should make up for that for most players. And if Hold and Win slots just aren’t your thing? Well, in that case, you should just skip this release altogether!