Just For The Win is back in the saddle with Western Gold 2: Double Barrel, a follow-up to their Western Gold slot that’s held its ground in the scatter pays category. Instead of reinventing the concept, this sequel doubles down — literally. It keeps the instant scatter prizes that made the original so appealing, but adds a second feature barrel packed with modifiers and a super free spins round where prizes can stack up spin after spin.
The setup sticks to familiar territory, with a 5-reel, 4-row grid framed by the dusty main street of a frontier town. There are 40 paylines, and wins form when at least three matching symbols land from left to right. Minimum bets start at 10p, keeping the entry point accessible for anyone looking to test the waters. The visuals are clean, with a prize ladder sitting proudly above the reels to show exactly what those golden horseshoes are worth.
For Just For The Win, Western Gold 2 fits into a growing list of feature-heavy games, including releases like Scarabs of Fortune and Sherlock & Moriarty WowPot!. What this slot proves is that the studio isn’t afraid to revisit a successful concept, adding a few new tricks without losing what made the first version work.
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The symbols bring back the Western staples — boots, hats, whips, and revolvers — alongside a set of silver bar icons and a lucky 7 that leads the paytable. You can check out all the symbols below:
Symbol | Payout for 3, 4, and 5 of a kind |
Playing Cards | 0.20x, 0.50x, 1x |
Cowboy Boots | 0.20x, 0.50x, 1x |
Cowboy Hats | 0.30x, 0.70x, 1.50x |
Double Pistols | 0.30x, 0.70x, 1.50x |
One BAR | 0.80x, 3x, 10x |
Double BAR | 1x, 4x, 12.50x |
Triple BAR | 1.20x, 6x, 17.50x |
Silver Sevens | 0.30x, 1.50x, 7.50x, 30x |
Golden W | 0.30x, 1.50x, 7.50x, 30x |
Apart from the table, there is also the wild symbol, which substitutes for regular symbols and shares the same payout as the lucky 7.
Just like the original game, Western Gold 2 revolves around the golden horseshoe scatters. These symbols can land anywhere on the reels, and they don’t need to form paylines to pay out. Instead, they feed into the Cash Barrel, a prize ladder that can potential pays depending on how many horseshoes land at once:
The Free Spins round triggers when three sheriff star symbols land on the middle three reels. You start with three free spins, but landing either a horseshoe or a special Mustang symbol resets the counter to three spins again.
Horseshoes are collected throughout the round, potentially building toward the Cash Barrel prizes. The feature ends when either the spins run out or 12 horseshoes are collected, triggering the top 10,000x prize.
The Feature Barrel is what separates Western Gold 2 from its predecessor. It triggers every time a Mustang symbol lands on reel 5 during free spins. When this happens, the barrel spins and possibly awards one of the following modifiers:
Super Free Spins can be triggered two ways: either by landing the Mustang upgrade during regular free spins, or by landing 3 sheriff star symbols plus wrangler symbols on reels 1 and 5 in the base game.
In Super Free Spins, you still collect horseshoes to build up the Cash Barrel prize, but with one crucial difference — the current Cash Barrel prize is awarded after every single spin.
Western Gold 2 builds on the original’s scatter pays system, adding free spins upgrades and a modifier wheel for good measure. If you’re after more Western-themed scatter slots, you might also want to check out Western Gold (the first one) or Deadwood R.I.P by Nolimit City, both offering their own version of high-stakes frontier action and both available for play at Heart Bingo.