Introduction to Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX
Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX is a casino slot from Pear Fiction Studios. It’s a prequel to the gangster-themed Chicago Gold, released in the spring of 2021. Chicago is the third biggest city in the US, known for its impressive architecture and world-class museums. But it’s also famous for its history of organized crime, particularly during the Prohibition era (1920-1933). Infamous mafia bosses like Al Capone operated in the area.
This game takes place, just as its forerunner, during the Prohibition era, and you will recognize some of the characters on the reels. However, there are more characters than before, and the Free Spins feature has been replaced with the LockNWinX respin feature. Let’s investigate everything we can about this mafia world.
Theme, Gameplay, and Payouts
Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX is a video slot from Pear Fiction Studios featuring 5 reels, 4 rows, and 25 paylines. The Min.bet is 0.2, and the Max.bet is 50. Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX has high volatility and an RTP of 96.02%. The max win is capped at 5,000x the bet, and the hit frequency is 19.63%, which means that about 1 spin in 5 is a winner.
The game takes place on a quiet street at night. The five dark reels stand in the middle of the cobblestone street, and to the right of them is the front of an American car. In the back are some lighting poles with round bulbs. If you have a look above the reels, you’ll see five pots with their respective symbols: Green Knife, Blue Star, Orange Molotov, Pink Bullets, and Purple TNT. To make a win, you need to land 3 or more matching symbols on one of the 25 paylines going left to right. All wins must start on the leftmost reel, and you can access the game on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
The lower-paying symbols in Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX are hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades. They pay 1x the bet for a 5-of-a-kind win. The higher-paying symbols are red-headed females, police officers, thugs with bats, dark-haired women, and big men. They will give you between 1.6x and 5x the bet for wins containing 5 symbols. The Wild Symbol substitutes all the mentioned symbols in making winning combinations on paylines.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX?
You can win up to 5,000x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX?
The features are Wild Symbols, LockNWinX Pot Symbols, Loot Collect, LockNWinX Feature, Diamond Collect Feature, Jackpots, Boost Feature, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbols
Wild symbols can take the place of other symbols in order to help form winning combinations on paylines.
LockNWinX Pot Symbols
There are five Pot symbols, each with a different color: Green Knife, Blue Star, Orange Molotov, Pink Bullets, and Purple TNT. The Pot symbol of each color is gathered up into the pot of the corresponding color that is located above the reels.
The pot symbols have no direct payout and can only appear in the Base Game; collecting them is primarily a visual feature and has no effect on whether any related features are triggered.
Loot Collect
In the Base Game, the Loot Collect symbol appears only on reel 5, whereas in LockNWinX, it shows up in the special Diamond cell. The Loot Collect can occur on any spin, but does not become active until after 50 spins. It collects all the Cash and Jackpot symbols when it is activated.
In the Base Game, the Cash symbols can have values between 1x and 15X the bet. When LockNWinX is in progress, the Cash values in the cells initially available can range from 1X to 20X. The first row to be unlocked can have values between 2X and 25X, the second unlocked row from 3X to 50X, and the highest unlocked row can have values from 5X to 100X. The Cash values that have been collected are added together, multiplied by the total bet, and then paid out as a win.
In the Base Game, there are eight Loot Collect characters, and in LockNWinX, there are five. The game always begins with the Collect feature unlocked. The Collect character is shown by the Red Dame Lady. If she lands, she will collect all of the Cash and Jackpot symbols from the screen.
The Knife Thrower is the one who represents the Boost Collect. In the Base Game, it is possible to add to or increase Cash values by means of +1X to +10X. While LockNWinX is in progress, the boosts available are +1X, +2X, +3X, +5X, +10X, and +15X. Should the Buy Feature cause All 5 Pots Combined to be activated, the Boost Collect may also make use of +20X, +25X, +50X, and +100X boosts.
The Baseball Bat Thug is the representative of the Respin Collect feature. If this symbol appears, all symbols except Cash and Jackpots are eliminated. You then get a respin on the empty positions, with Cash and Jackpot symbols being able to appear. The respins will continue as long as a Cash or Jackpot symbol shows up. The feature finishes when no further Cash or Jackpot symbols land or when the screen is fully filled, upon which all the values are collected.
The Cop Collect symbol stands for the Multi Collect. Each time the feature is triggered, it can multiply a Cash value by between 2x and 10x.
The Twins Collect symbol stands for the Double Collect. It functions in the same way as the standard Collect feature, with the total Cash value collected being paid out twice. However, Jackpot prizes are awarded only once and are not doubled.
The Zone Collect is represented by the Redhead Collect symbol. When it lands while Cash is present, it can create up to three Boost Zones. Each zone is a square measuring 2X2, 3X3, or 4X4 positions. A random Cash boost of +1X, +2X, +3X, +5X, or +10X is selected for each zone. Empty positions inside the zone receive Cash symbols with the chosen value, while existing Cash symbols have their values increased by the same amount. With All 5 Pots Combined activated through the Buy Feature, the Zone Collect can also use boosts of +15X.
The Railgun Collect symbol is the one that represents Path Collect. If it lands while Cash is showing on the screen, it produces a trail over the reels. Each position on the trail is given a boost amount of +1X, +2X, +3X, +5X, +10X, +15X, or +20X. However, when All 5 Pots Combined is activated, the available boosts also include +25X and +50X. The Cash symbols that are already present on the trail have their values increased, and the empty positions first get a 1X Cash symbol, which can then be boosted to the final amount.
The Big Boss Collect symbol stands for the Maxi Collect. If it lands while Cash is on the screen, it will fill the whole screen with the Cash symbol. In the Base Game, the chosen Cash value can be +1X, +2X, +3X, +5X, +10X, or +15X. The Cash symbols currently on the screen are then increased by this selected amount. Jackpot symbols cannot be altered by any of the Collect features and may not be collected twice. The various pot symbols also appear when the pots to which they correspond have been triggered.
LockNWinX Feature
The LockNWinX feature is a three-life LockNWin bonus game based on a modified grid consisting of five reels and seven rows. It begins with four rows being unlocked and allows more rows to be opened during the feature. Locked rows can be unlocked by collecting keys. Level 1 requires one Key, Level 2 requires two additional Keys, and Level 3 requires three additional Keys. Once a row has been unlocked, it stays active until the LockNWinX feature ends.
Whenever you land a symbol, the spins reset to 3, and you keep on playing until you run out of spins.
The Cash, Jackpot, and Bag symbols may appear on locked rows, but they have no effect and are unable to trigger any features or pay out prizes until the corresponding row has been unlocked. There is a special Diamond cell located above the reels, and it can hold Collect Characters, Keys, or Bags.
If all positions on the screen are filled with symbols, a Collect Character can add a Bag to a column. This enables further Cash symbols to appear. When a Bag shows up, it absorbs all the non-locked Cash in that column. After the Cash has been taken away, the Bag then becomes a Red Cash symbol.
All Cash, Red Cash, and Jackpot values from the unlocked rows are awarded when the feature finishes.
Diamond Collect Feature
Diamonds can be gathered over a number of spins, and more than one Diamond symbol can appear on a single spin. The Diamond feature gathers Diamonds at the bottom of each reel set, and collecting all five Diamonds triggers the All 5 Pots Combined version of the LockNWinX feature, bringing all five Collect Pots into play at once.
Jackpots
The game includes four fixed Jackpot Diamonds: Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega. The Mini Jackpot pays 10x, the Minor Jackpot 50x, the Major Jackpot 500x, and the Mega Jackpot 5,000x the bet.
Jackpot prizes are available in both the Base Game and in LockNWinX, and more than one Jackpot Diamond can appear during a single spin, which means that the game could award a number of Jackpot prizes at the same time.
Boost Feature
The Boost feature costs 10x the bet and can only be activated after all the characters have been unlocked. It increases the frequency of the Collect features by 15 times.
Feature Buy
The Feature Buy option is only available in the Base Game and may also become unavailable when a certain bet limit is exceeded. The LockNWinX Feature with a random pot costs 100x the bet, and it costs you 500x the bet if you want to play the feature with all 5 pots.
Final Thoughts on Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX
Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX puts the traditional gangster atmosphere of Prohibition-era Chicago through a vibrant casino twist. The game features dark streets, old cars, tough thugs, enigmatic women, and explosive symbols, making it seem as if each spin could result in a suitcase full of money or a rather angry gangster demanding to know where it's gone. Fortunately, the game includes Wilds and a number of Collect features, which are intended to assist you rather than having you rush off down a back alley.
The highlight of the game is the LockNWinX feature, which may seem quite a lot when you start reading the rules. However, you will recognize it if you’ve played other LockNWin games from this developer. The feature includes a three-life respin system and offers plenty of opportunities to collect Cash, unlock additional rows, and hit valuable Jackpots. As the seven-row grid increases, you get a good feeling of making progress, and features like Multi Collect, Double Collect, Zone Collect, Path Collect, and Maxi Collect ensure that each bonus round is different. Furthermore, the Loot Collect symbol, together with the Bags, Keys, and Diamond Collect feature, adds even more elements to this already hectic criminal operation.
The RTP of 96.02% isn’t impressive, but it’s definitely alright. The max win of 5,000x the bet isn’t bad either, although it’s on the lower side for highly volatile games released these days. For other games with similar themes, have a look at Play’n GO’s Mafia Gold or Red Tiger Gaming’s Bugsy’s Bar.
Chicago Gold 2 LockNWinX by Pear Fiction Studios combines a gangster theme with a wide array of features.
