The oceanic-cum-mythological August 2019 video slot Golden Tides’ developer is 2by2 Gaming. Featuring four mermaids amid golden tidal currents; twelve symbols (regular logo, treasure chest; golden-dressed, green-dressed, purple-purple, and blue-dressed mermaids; pearl, whelk, A, K, Q, and J) require a three to five-of-a-kind, while five symbols (converted logo; and four transformed golden mermaids) require a two to five-of-a-kind in the 40 rightward winning ways whose regular payouts range from $0.04 to $400.00.

Golden Tides Game Characteristics

A colorful coral reef beneath a golden sun glint is the setting for Golden Tides that has a translucent, partitioned and blue-and-golden 5X3 grid.

The Golden Tides’ coins/line: $0.01, $0.02, $0.05, $0.10, $0.20, $0.25, $0.50, and $1.00. The total bets: $0.40 (minimum), $0.80, $2.00, $4.00, $8.00, $10.00, $20.00 and $40.00 (maximum).

Golden Tides has two special and ten ordinary symbols. Special symbols: the substituting wild is the floral blue-and-golden “Golden Tides” logo; and the free games-activating scatter is a weedy “bonus” treasure chest.

Ordinaries: harp-playing, golden-dressed amber-haired mermaid; green-dressed, brown-haired mermaid; purple-dressed, gray-haired mermaid; blue-dressed blonde mermaid; golden-shelled pearl; pink-and-golden whelk; and bubbly blue A, green K, purple Q, and orange J.

Golden Tides has self-adjusting payouts. The $0.40 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $0.05, $0.15 and $0.40; whelks pay $0.10, $0.25 and $1.00; pearls pay $0.15, $0.35 and $1.20; blue-dressed mermaids pay $0.20, $0.50 and $1.50; purple-dressed mermaids pay $0.25, $0.60 and $2.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $0.30, $0.75 and $2.50; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $0.40, $1.00 and $4.00; and treasure boxes pay $0.40, $2.00 and $4.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $0.04, $1.00, $3.00 and $12.00.

The $0.80 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $0.10, $0.30 and $0.80; whelks pay $0.20, $0.50 and $2.00; pearls pay $0.30, $0.70 and $2.40; blue-dressed mermaids pay $0.40, $1.00 and $3.00; purple-dressed mermaids pay $0.50, $1.20 and $4.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $0.60, $1.50 and $5.00; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $0.80, $2.00 and $8.00; and treasure boxes pay $0.80, $4.00 and $8.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $0.08, $2.00, $6.00 and $24.00.

The $2.00 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $0.25, $0.75 and $2.00; whelks pay $0.50, $1.25 and $5.00; pearls pay $0.75, $1.75 and $6.00; blue-dressed mermaids pay $1.00, $2.50 and $7.50; purple-dressed mermaids pay $1.25, $3.00 and $10.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $1.50, $3.75 and $12.50; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $2.00, $5.00 and $20.00; and treasure boxes pay $2.00, $10.00 and $20.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $0.20, $5.00, $15.00 and $60.00.

The $4.00 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $0.50, $1.50 and $4.00; whelks pay $1.00, $2.50 and $10.00; pearls pay $1.50, $3.50 and $12.00; blue-dressed mermaids pay $2.00, $5.00 and $15.00; purple-dressed mermaids pay $2.50, $6.00 and $20.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $3.00, $7.50 and $25.00; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $4.00, $10.00 and $40.00; and treasure boxes pay $4.00, $20.00 and $40.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $0.40, $10.00, $30.00 and $120.00.

The $8.00 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $1.00, $3.00 and $8.00; whelks pay $2.00, $5.00 and $20.00; pearls pay $3.00, $7.00 and $24.00; blue-dressed mermaids pay $4.00, $10.00 and $30.00; purple-dressed mermaids pay $5.00, $12.00 and $40.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $6.00, $15.00 and $50.00; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $8.00, $20.00 and $80.00; and treasure boxes pay $8.00, $40.00 and $80.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $0.80, $20.00, $60.00 and $240.00.

The $10.00 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $1.25, $3.75 and $10.00; whelks pay $2.50, $6.25 and $25.00; pearls pay $3.75, $8.75 and $30.00; blue-dressed mermaids pay $5.00, $12.50 and $37.50; purple-dressed mermaids pay $6.25, $15.00 and $50.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $7.50, $18.75 and $62.50; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $10.00, $25.00 and $100.00; and treasure boxes pay $10.00, $50.00 and $100.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $1.00, $25.00, $75.00 and $300.00.

The $20.00 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $2.50, $7.50 and $20.00; whelks pay $5.00, $12.50 and $50.00; pearls pay $7.50, $17.50 and $60.00; blue-dressed mermaids pay $10.00, $25.00 and $75.00; purple-dressed mermaids pay $12.50, $30.00 and $100.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $15.00, $37.50 and $125.00; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $20.00, $50.00 and $200.00; and treasure boxes pay $20.00, $100.00 and $200.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $2.00, $50.00, $150.00 and $600.00.

The $40.00 bet: A/K/Q/J pay $5.00, $15.00 and $40.00; whelks pay $10.00, $25.00 and $100.00; pearls pay $15.00, $35.00 and $120.00; blue-dressed mermaids pay $20.00, $50.00 and $150.00; purple-dressed mermaids pay $25.00, $60.00 and $200.00; green-dressed mermaids pay $30.00, $75.00 and $250.00; golden-dressed mermaids/regular logos pay $40.00, $100.00 and $400.00; and treasure boxes pay $40.00, $200.00 and $400.00. Golden symbols: converted logos/golden-framed mermaids pay $4.00, $100.00, $300.00 and $1200.00.

Stacked logos become one reel-tall “wild” that then transforms all present ordinary mermaids into their highly golden versions. Three, four, and five treasure chests offer retriggering 10, 15, and 20 free games (selectable green buttons), with: either golden-framed mermaids only; or, frequently drawn golden-framed/wild mermaids. Non-progressive jackpot: $2500.00.

An HTML5 game, the Golden Tides: supports desktops and mobile devices; has ambient harp instrumental alongside the retro, jingling, jangling, white noise, strumming, and gurgling sound effects; and animated 3D graphics such as glowing, gushing, swaying treasure chest, dolly zooming, and ascending bubbles.

Luck in Golden Tides

Golden Tides, a game of chance, has an RTP rate of 96.04% and a house edge of 3.94%.