Goldilocks and the Wild Bears Slot Review 2020

Finding the perfect slot can be tricky. Like Goldilocks with her porridge, you want one that is ‘just right’. Quickspin have attempted to solve this dilemma with their Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot.

In this Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot review, we’ll show you that Quickspin has certainly made a bold attempt at suiting all player niches. We’re sure that even the famously fussy porridge thief herself will be happy to try this game!

 The Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot is played a on a grid with 5 reels and 3 rows. There are 25 paylines in play. The bet ranges that you can place range from a 25p minimum to a £100 maximum.

The maximum win that you can collect is 819x your bet. The game has medium to high volatility so it can provide plenty of thrills. There is an autoplay button that can be set to run for a specific number of spins. There is also an information tab in the bottom left corner of the reels where you can find the game’s paytable and other useful details.

Goldilocks and the Wild Bears Slot RTP

The Goldilocks and the Wild Bears RTP is given as 97.09%. This is pretty high for a slot of this type. Other Quickspin slots with a similar RTP include Rapunzel’s Tower (97.09%) and Big Bad Wolf (97.30%).

The Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot was originally released in 2014 but received a revamp in 2017. This was when Quickspin introduced HTML5 technology to the game. This improved the graphics and made the slot more playable in portrait mode on mobile devices. 

The reels in the Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot are framed with wood and set in front of a fairytale forest scene. The graphics are pretty detailed and impressive, and certainly help to create an immersive atmosphere for the game. There is a slightly weird feeling to many of the visuals, though.

This is certainly not a fairytale world that will appeal to children. The colours and shades are not at all garish, and there is a very muted feel to the greens and browns and this woodland world.

A cute fairytale type tune plays in the Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot at times, and there are more musical and visual flourishes when you manage to pick up wins. The animation is very slick at all times, and this game has a very smooth, classy feel to it that we found very praiseworthy. Quickspin’s designers certainly put a great deal of effort into making this game look and sound as good as possible.

The higher value symbols on the reels are all associated with the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears in some way. You will see all 3 of the bears – Baby Bear, Mama Bear and Papa Bear, as well as a teddy bear, which we will assume belongs to Goldilocks.

The lower value symbols are playing card letters, and the kind of thing that you will have seen in many other slots. There are 2 wild symbols to watch out for. The regular wild is the 3 Bears’ cottage, and multiplier wild symbol is a bowl of porridge. Goldilocks is the games scatter symbol, and we’ll look at how she and the wild symbols can help you win in the next section of this Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot review.

There are 2 features for you to enjoy in the Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot. One is a really entertaining and exciting free spins feature that we really enjoyed. We’ll look at both of the features in detail for you here.

Multiplier Wilds Boost Your Winning Chances

In the Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot, the wild symbols do much more than just substitute for other symbols to create new winning combinations for you. Multiplier wilds can be found scattered throughout the slot’s base game.

If a single wild symbol appears on the reels you are awarded a x2 multiplier. If 3 wilds appear than that multiplier increases to 4x. For 4 wilds on the reels you get a x5 multiplier. Obviously, these multipliers significantly boost your chances of taking home large prizes. This extra value was something that really enjoyed about this slot.

Goldilocks is Generous with the Free Spins

In the Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot, the free spins are triggered when 3 or more of the Goldilocks scatter symbols appear on the reels. When this happens you are awarded a specific number of free spins according to how many scatters appear.  The 3 Bears themselves can also help you during the feature by offering additional benefits. The number of spins that are awarded is as follows:

• 3 Goldilocks Scatters: Papa Bear turns wild
• 5 Goldilocks Scatters: Mama Bear turns wild and awards 2 more free spins
• 5 More Goldilocks Scatters: Baby Bear turns wild and awards even more free spins

A new Goldilocks scatter also appears during the free spins feature in the Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot. If 3 or more of this new Goldilocks symbol appear then the bear symbols will turn into additional wilds for the duration of the bonus feature. Any of these bear wild symbols that appear on the reels will also turn sticky, and lock into place for the rest of the feature.

If you are lucky enough to spin in a sufficiently large quantity of the bear symbols and turn the reels completely wild then you are in for a substantial prize. We really enjoyed this feature, and not merely because of the chance to win large amounts of money. The animation and sound effects during the feature are also very appealing indeed.

This Goldilocks and the Wild Bears slot review will conclude on a positive note by saying that we really enjoyed this game. The visuals and sound are impressive and help to draw you into the game’s world. The bonus features offer plenty of entertainment as well as the chance to take home some lucrative prizes.

We think that Quickspin have produced a game that is ‘just right’ and would suit even the fussiest of golden-haired fairytale characters who like to wander into strange bears’ cottages.

If you enjoy other fairytale-themed slots, you might also want to try Red Riding Hood from NetEnt, or possibly have a look at Quickspin’s Big Bad Wolf or Rapunzel’s Tower.

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