Howling For Gold (Booming Games) – Review & Demo Play

Howling For Gold Slot Review

I have put plenty of spins through Howling For Gold and it delivers the classic Booming Games rhythm. The 5x4 setup runs on 25 paylines, with a high volatility model, 96.1% RTP, and a max win of 10,000x. Stakes span 0.20 to 50, so I could test low and push higher when the balance allowed. The wolf, forest, and full moon theme is tidy, the pace can swing, and the feature mix of Wilds, Mystery Symbols, Free Spins, and Feature Buy gives solid routes to hit decent rounds.

Howling For Gold Symbols and Paytable

The lower paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. Five of a kind pays between 3x and 6x. The higher paying set uses wildlife: purple rabbit, blue deer, green cougar, red bear, and yellow wolf, with five-of-a-kind hits paying from 10x up to 50x. I found mid-tier lines carry the balance during quiet spells, while wolf and bear clusters can spike a screen. Pays require left-to-right adjacency, and stacked setups do appear often enough to stitch together tidy lines.

The Wild Symbol shows a howling wolf and substitutes all except the Scatter. Three, four, or five Wilds pay 3x, 10x, or 50x on their own. The Scatter is the full moon with Bonus text; hitting three or more pays 1x, 2x, or 5x and triggers free spins. The Mystery Symbol is a golden wolf paw. When it lands in the base game, it flips to a single paying symbol type across all positions, which helps clear dead boards and set up reel-length hits.

Howling For Gold Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x3
	5	x25
	4	x6
	3	x2
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x1.6
	5	x12
	4	x4
	3	x1.2
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x0.8
	5	x6
	4	x2
	3	x0.6
	5	x4
	4	x1.4
	3	x0.4
	5	x4
	4	x1.4
	3	x0.4
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	Bonus
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x1
	Wild
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x3

Howling For Gold Slot Features

Wild Symbol in Howling For Gold works as a standard substitute and brings direct pays of 3x, 10x, or 50x for 3, 4, or 5. It is vital during features as each Wild also feeds the upgrade metre. The Mystery Symbol can trigger in the base game, dropping several paws that convert into the same symbol. In practice, this can bridge gaps on two reels and pull a four or five-line connection, which is where I saw many of my better base outcomes.

Free Spins start by landing three or more Scatters anywhere. Three, four, or five Scatters award 8, 10, or 12 spins and a cash hit of 1x, 2x, or 5x. Retriggers add 2, 3, 4, or 5 spins for 2 to 5 Scatters. This bonus is progressive with five levels. Starting levels depend on the trigger: Level 1 with three Scatters, Level 2 with four, and Level 3 with five, which gives an early step on the upgrade ladder and helps momentum.

During Free Spins, Wilds fill a metre above the reels. Each filled metre upgrades symbols one tier and grants +1 spin: rabbits to deer, deer to cougar, cougar to bear, and bears to yellow wolves at Level 5. This is where the slot can push towards the 10,000x ceiling, though there is no multiplier in play. If I wanted to skip the wait, Feature Buy offered three options: 100x for standard entry, 250x with one upgraded symbol, or 500x with two upgrades active.