Quick Stats
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| ProviderIt’s a Joker | Reflex Gaming |
| Game Type | It's a JokerVideo Slot |
| RTP is a medium-high volatility Halloween-themed 3×3 pokie by Felix Gaming, released 1 October 2018, played on a compact 3-reel 3-row grid with 5 fixed paylines flanked by two bonus reels that spin on every spin — one awarding up to 5 free spins, the other awarding up to a 25× multiplier. RTP is 96.98%. Maximum win is 400× stake. A random Joker Wild can appear in the centre grid position at any point, substituting to complete combinations. It's a Joker is Felix Gaming's most popular title. | 95.5% (source page body text only — not independently verified; check in-game) |
| Volatility | High |
| Reels / Rows | 5 × 3< |
| Volatility: Medium High | Desktop & Mobile |
What Is Guido’s Gold? desktop & mobile
Guido’s Gold is a Mexican desert-themed pokie from Reflex Gaming, a UK-based studio founded in 2004. Originally a land-based machine developer, Reflex moved into online slots in 2015 and has since distributed games through partnerships with NYX Gaming and later Yggdrasil’s YG Masters programme. Guido’s Gold is one of the studio’s earlier online titles, built around a cartoon lizard who’s stumbled across gold in the desert and is now collecting crickets as a side hustle.Developer:
Felix GamingThe 5×3 grid with 10 paylines is modest by modern standards. The game doesn’t try to do too much — one Wild character, one bonus trigger, and a single Free Spins mode with a cricket-catching mechanic. That simplicity is either a feature or a limitation depending on your preference. Players who enjoy multi-layered features and persistent base-game mechanics will find this lean. Players who want a focused, easy-to-follow session with a clear bonus structure will get exactly that.
Game Type:The $1.00 maximum bet is notably low. This is a micro-stakes game by design — at max bet, you’re wagering $1 per spin across 10 paylines. That’s relevant to both the session experience and any win values you’ll see from the paytable.
RTP and VolatilityGame Tags:
The stated RTP is slots95.5% , which the source page’s body text mentions but the stats field does not populate. No independent review database — SlotCatalog, CasinoCity, GamblersPick, or LCB — publishes an RTP figure for this game. Until you can verify it in-game, treat that 95.5% as unconfirmed. If accurate, it sits modestly below the industry average of 96%.
Volatility is high, consistent with what you’d expect from a low-payline, bonus-dependent game structure. With only 10 lines on a 5×3 grid, the base game’s win frequency is lower than games with 20–50 paylines. The meaningful payouts are concentrated in the Free Spins feature, specifically when cricket symbols land and produce boosted wins. A $20 session at $0.50 a spin (40 spins) should feel quiet in the base game with periodic spikes when Guido Wilds cluster and, ideally, a Free Spins trigger at least once.
The $1.00 max bet is a genuine constraint on session value — at high volatility with a $1 ceiling, even a strong bonus result will produce a limited cash return compared to games where max bets run $50–$200.Quick Stats
Betting RangeDetail
InfoGuido’s Gold runs from Provider$0.01 to $1.00 per spinFelix Gaming (founded 2016; Bulgarian studio; Curaçao licensed). The 10 fixed paylines are always active. This is a micro-stakes game — even at max bet, your total exposure per spin is $1.00. For players used to standard $0.20–$5.00 ranges, this ceiling is unusually low and limits the practical value of any win multiplier or bonus payout in cash terms.Game Type
Video Slot — Classic FormatAutoplay is available, though the specific preset options are not published in independent sources — check the in-game controls. There’s no published information on whether stop-loss limits are available during Autoplay.RTP
96.98%How to Play Guido’s Gold — Step by StepVolatility
Medium-High-
Reels / Rows
- Set your bet.3 × 3 (main grid) + 2 single flanking bonus reels Use the controls to choose a stake between $0.01 and $1.00. All 10 paylines are always active.Paylines 5 Fixed
- Check the paytable.Min Bet Open the information panel before your first spin. The paytable covers 13 symbols across two tiers — five playing card royals (low-paying) and eight theme symbols including four coloured crickets, a sombrero, the game logo, chili sauce, and crossed maracas. Guido the lizard is the Wild and sits apart from the standard paytable.$0.25 per spin Max Bet
- Spin the reels.$7.50 per spin Press Spin or activate Autoplay. Most wins form left to right on consecutive reels. The Guido Wild can substitute for any standard symbol to complete or extend combinations.Max Win 400× stake
- Watch for Guido Wild clusters.Release Guido appears as a standard Wild in the base game, substituting for regular symbols across all reels. Landing two Guido Wilds in a base-game combination produces its own payout. 1 October 2018 Features
- Triggering Free Spins. Land three or more Guido Wild symbols anywhere on the reels to trigger the Free Spins feature. The Guido Wild acts as both the substitution Wild and the scatter trigger simultaneously. Joker Wild (random centre-reel appearance; substitutes all symbols), Left Bonus Reel (free spins up to 5, active on every spin), Right Bonus Reel (multiplier up to 25×, active on every spin), combined free spins + multiplier events Theme
- During Free Spins.Halloween / Horror / IT-inspired Clown Guido becomes more active on the reels and catches cricket symbols as they appear. These cricket catches produce boosted wins above the standard paytable values. The four differently coloured crickets likely carry different boost values — confirm the specific values in the in-game paytable before playing.Platform Desktop & Mobile (HTML5)
Try this:What Is It’s a Joker? With a $1.00 max bet ceiling, even a $0.20 stake gives you meaningful run for 5 to 10 minutes. Start with 30 base-game spins at $0.10 to observe Wild frequency before settling on a preferred stake.
It’s a Joker is Felix Gaming’s most popular slot, and it’s easy to understand why. The concept is elegantly simple: take a classic 3×3 fruit machine, dress it in horror-movie aesthetic (the villainous clown, the drain backdrop, a floating paper boat that’s clearly a nod to Stephen King’s IT), and add two perpetually-spinning bonus reels on either side of the main grid that can deliver free spins and a multiplier on literally every single spin.Symbols and Paytable
That last part is the game’s genuine innovation. Most slots hide their free spins and multipliers behind specific scatter counts or bonus triggers. Here, both run as background mechanics on every spin — you’re not waiting to trigger the feature, you’re living with the possibility of it on every round. A left reel showing 3 free spins next to a right reel showing a 15× multiplier doesn’t require you to collect anything — it activates immediately, playing your next 3 spins with wins multiplied by 15×.- <
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- Simple enough for complete beginners to understand in under two minutes
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