Play Gold Cash Big Spins

Cash, gold bars and enormous Wild symbols are the three basic building blocks of Gold Cash Big Spins. Inspired keeps this title on the simpler side, building it around 6 reels, 4 rows, 50 paylines and just one attraction, which happens if 3 or more Bonus coins trigger Big Spins, where Wilds lock into place and certain wins determine when the remaining spin count drops. The concept is uncomplicated, though the bonus rules give the familiar money theme rather more to do than simply sit there looking expensive. 

Gold Cash Big Spins doesn't spend much time establishing a story. The screen is essentially a collection of banknotes, gold bars, card symbols and glowing Wilds set against a dark background, with large amounts of gold doing most of the visual work. 

The symbols have a deliberately traditional casino look, especially the coloured card ranks and stacks of cash. We wouldn't call the presentation particularly modern, but everything is easy to read and the larger symbols stand out clearly across the 6 reel grid. 

Most of the movement comes from the Wilds and the Big Spins feature rather than elaborate character animation. The soundtrack follows the same straightforward approach with familiar casino effects tied to wins and bonus activity. There's very little scenery to admire here, unless stacks of bullion happen to count as interior design. 

Four card values occupy the bottom slot of the pay table, while the cash stack and golden stacks of increasing values come next. The Wild is unique and has its own pay values. 

• Wild: The Wild substitutes for every regular paying symbol except the Bonus Scatter. Wilds can appear on all reels in the base game and on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 during Big Spins. 
• Bonus Scatter: Landing at least 3 Bonus Scatter coins triggers the Big Spins feature. Each triggering Scatter also gives one pick before the free spins begin. 

Big Spins 

Bonus Scatter symbols equal to three or more will launch the main game feature. One pick is given for each Bonus Scatter involved in the activation of the game, and each pick comes with a revealed Big Spins award of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. 

After picking the numbers, free spins start with the collected Big Spins. The surprising thing about the feature is its way of counting the spins. One spin will be deducted only if the win equals at least 20x the bet level used. 

Lower wins will not decrease the spins, allowing the player to play several more rounds until the displayed spins start to decrease. 

That is quite unusual in comparison to most online slot games where each bonus spin is deducted from the counter no matter what the outcome. 

Sticky Wilds 

Wild behaviour changes during Big Spins. Any Wild that lands stays locked in the same position for the rest of the feature. 

The more Sticky Wilds that accumulate, the more positions remain covered on later spins. Since Wilds substitute for regular symbols, several locked symbols can have a sizeable influence across the 50 paylines. 

Spin Chance 

Spin Chance can become available when the remaining balance falls below the currently selected stake. The feature uses the balance that remains for a chance at another paid spin at the previous stake level. 

It's separate from the main bonus mechanics and doesn't alter the standard reel layout or the Big Spins rules. 

Gold Cash Big runs like most classic online slots, on 6 reels, 4 rows and 50 paylines. Regular combinations need at least 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels, beginning with the leftmost reel and continuing from to the right. 

That gives us a fairly conventional line based structure despite the wider grid. Matching symbols don't need to appear on every reel, though combinations can extend across all 6 for the highest regular payouts. 

Once Big Spins starts, the reel structure stays the same, but locked Wilds can begin occupying more of the available positions as the feature continues. 

The rules remain easy to follow, which suits a game where most of the attention is meant to stay on the free spins counter and the growing number of Sticky Wilds.

There are a few online casino games we've covered that make sensible companions through their cash themes, Sticky symbols or bonus focused mechanics. 

• Cash Bonanza: Cash imagery takes centre stage again, with a feature driven setup built around collecting value rather than an elaborate narrative. 
• Ultra Hold and Spin: The theme differs, but the connection comes from symbols remaining in place while the bonus continues. 
• Magnificent Link Flamecrest Phoenix: Another feature heavy title where locked symbols and prize collection become more important once the main bonus begins. 

Gold Cash Big Spins is a little easier to appreciate once the Big Spins feature starts. The base game doesn't have much interest in showing off, with cash, gold and straightforward paylines doing most of the work, but the bonus has a genuinely unusual counting rule. 

We like that smaller free spin wins don't automatically reduce the remaining Big Spins total. That changes the pace and gives Sticky Wilds more time to build across the reels. The pick stage before the feature also adds a bit of uncertainty without making the rules messy. 

Visually, though, the game feels older than some of Inspired's newer releases. We'd have liked a little more personality around the gold theme. Still, the mechanics are clear, and the bonus does enough to keep this from becoming 6 reels of bullion sitting around waiting for retirement.