Quick verdict: Gold Strike is Blueprint Gaming's January 2024 Money Collect slot, built around a 6x4 grid and a Dual Select Bonus that lets players choose between an unlimited wild multiplier round or a guaranteed cash-collecting round. With Fortune Blitz layered on top as an active modifier and a confirmed 10,000x max win, it's a feature-dense Money Collect title that gives players real choice in how they chase the bonus.
The Story
Blueprint Gaming released Gold Strike in January 2024 under the tagline "can you strike gold?" — a straightforward Money Collect slot with no licensed IP or deep backstory, built specifically for genre fans according to Blueprint's own "Money Collect slot players" target market listing. Blueprint's game data lists this title's family tree as "New," positioning it as a fresh entry built around genuine player choice in its bonus structure rather than a single fixed feature.
Theme, Gameplay & Symbols
Gold Strike plays out on a 6-reel, 4-row grid offering 4,096 ways to win. Low-paying symbols are the standard playing-card royals; higher-paying symbols draw on a gold and treasure theme, with Cash symbols active across reels 1 through 6 and Collect symbols on reels 1 and 6 serving as the key trigger points.
Presentation & Sound
Visually, Gold Strike commits to a polished gold-and-treasure aesthetic — shimmering coin and gem symbol art with a clean, modern reel frame that suits its position as a 2024 release. The Dual Select Bonus screen, where players choose between Wild Strike and Cash Strike, is a clear visual highlight, with distinct colour coding for each path. The soundtrack matches with an upbeat, treasure-hunt-style score, and a satisfying coin-chime sound effect whenever a Cash symbol is collected or the wild multiplier increases.
How to Play Gold Strike
- Set your stake using the bet selector. Blueprint Gaming's own published main game range runs from £0.10 to £10 per spin, though exact limits can vary by operator.
- Spin the 6x4 grid. Wins pay across up to 4,096 ways depending on matching symbols landing on adjacent reels.
- Watch reels 1 and 6 for Cash symbols — landing a Collect symbol on either reel, or both at once, awards every active Cash symbol on the grid.
- Land 3 or more Bonus symbols to trigger the Dual Select Bonus, where you choose between Wild Strike Spins or Cash Strike Spins.
- In Wild Strike Spins, cash and collect symbols are removed and every wild that lands increases an unlimited wild multiplier; landing 2 or more scatters awards extra spins.
- In Cash Strike Spins, only cash and collects are active, guaranteeing a money collect win — each Cash symbol adds to a trail that can trigger extra spins and a Money Collect Multiplier, up to 5 Cash Strikes with a multiplier as high as x10.
- Watch for Fortune Blitz activating, which switches play to only Cash, Collect and Bonus symbols being active, making every result either a cash win or a bonus trigger.
Features & Mechanics
Gold Cash is the base mechanic: Cash symbols sit active across all 6 reels, and landing a Collect symbol on reel 1, reel 6, or both simultaneously awards every Cash symbol currently in view. Landing 3 or more Bonus symbols triggers the Dual Select Bonus, where players choose between two genuinely different paths rather than a single fixed round.
Wild Strike Spins removes the cash and collect symbols entirely and replaces the focus with an unlimited wild multiplier: every wild that lands during the round increases the multiplier further, with 2 or more scatters awarding extra spins to extend the run. Cash Strike Spins takes the opposite approach, keeping only cash and collect symbols active and guaranteeing a money collect win — each Cash symbol landing adds to a Cash trail, and filling it triggers an extra spin plus a Money Collect Multiplier, with up to 5 Cash Strikes possible and a multiplier reaching as high as x10.
Fortune Blitz is a base-game modifier that, when activated, restricts the reels to only Cash, Collect and Bonus symbols — meaning every spin during the modifier resolves as either a cash win or a Dual Select Bonus trigger, cutting out the standard paytable symbols entirely for a short, high-intensity stretch of play.
Blueprint's game data page also lists a Bonus Buy option at £7.50–£750, letting players pay to enter the Dual Select Bonus directly. The UK Gambling Commission has prohibited bonus-buy features at UK-licensed casinos since 2019, so this option is very likely disabled or unavailable when playing at a UK-regulated operator, even though it appears in Blueprint's global bet-range listing. Check the game's info screen at your chosen operator rather than assuming it's active.
Volatility & Win Potential
Blueprint Gaming publishes two RTP configurations for Gold Strike: 94% and a higher 96%. Which build is live depends on the operator, so it's worth checking the in-game info screen at whichever site you play. Blueprint confirms a max win of 10,000x stake for this title, though it doesn't display a specific numeric volatility rating on the game data page. The Dual Select Bonus's two genuinely different paths — an unlimited wild multiplier versus a guaranteed but capped Cash Strike sequence — give the game two distinct sources of variance rather than a single clean profile.
Pros & Cons
- Pro: The Dual Select Bonus gives genuine player choice between a guaranteed cash round and a higher-variance unlimited wild multiplier round.
- Pro: A confirmed 10,000x max win backed by two distinct, well-specified bonus paths.
- Pro: Fortune Blitz adds a further active modifier layer without needing a separate bonus buy to access it.
- Con: Two RTP configurations mean the figure at your chosen operator isn't guaranteed without checking the in-game info screen.
- Con: No published numeric volatility rating from Blueprint for this title.
- Con: The Bonus Buy option is very likely unavailable to UK players given the UKGC's 2019 restriction on bonus-buy features.
Final Verdict
Gold Strike stands out among Blueprint's Money Collect titles for the genuine choice built into its Dual Select Bonus — Wild Strike and Cash Strike each offer a meaningfully different risk profile, and Fortune Blitz adds a further layer of active-modifier variety on top. At a confirmed 10,000x max win and up to 96% RTP, it's a strong pick for Money Collect fans, even with the Bonus Buy option likely off the table for UK play. Worth a look via the free demo below to try both bonus paths before wagering anything for real.
