The oriental December 2018 game Golden Ox is in the developer Ainsworth’s “Golden Link” game family that also includes the video slots Golden Dollars (February 2019), Golden Wisdom (September 2019), and Golden Tiger (May 2019). Fortune Ox (by Ainsworth) is also relatable.

Featuring logograms, Chinese culture, gold, cosmology, and Feng Shui ideology themes; Golden Ox has: two scatters, free spins, fourteen symbols, sticky oxen, 25 fixed winning lines, rightward ways, four jackpots (after four to nine logograms, or collectible oxen), free re-spins, seven bonus bet multipliers, and nine total bets.

Regular games: two symbols (plum and Feng Shui coins) pay from X0.08 to X8 for two to five-of-a-kind; and ten symbols (“free games”, bonsai, fish, firecrackers, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) pay between X0.2 to X10 for three to five-of-a-kind.

Free games: twelve symbols (“bonus” logogram, plum, Feng Shui coins, bonsai, fish, firecrackers, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) pay between X0.2 to X250 for three to five-of-a-kind.

Golden Ox Game Characteristics

The Golden Ox’s fancy-framed and red-partitioned 5X3 grid contains pastel pink reels whose red background features lattice wave patterns amid decorative red-and-golden Chinese lanterns.

The Golden Ox’s total bets: $1.25 (minimum), $2.50, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00, $15.00, $25.00, $37.50, and $50.00 (maximum).

Golden Ox has three special symbols: a substituting red-and-golden “wild” logograms; free mode-activating green-and-golden “free games” (scatter); and free re-spins activating golden ox (scatter).

Eleven ordinaries: golden plum; three red-ribboned golden Feng Shui coins; Feng Shui coin-leafed golden bonsai; teal-and-golden fish; golden firecrackers stringed to a yin-yang; and lattice wave-patterned purple A, orange K, yellow Q, blue J, green 9, and crimson 10.

Below are the payouts for the Golden Ox’s regular games.
The $1.25 bet: 9/10/J pay $0.25, $0.50, and $2.50; K/Q pay $0.25, $1.25, and $5.00; A pay $0.25, $1.75, and $6.25; firecrackers pay $0.40, $2.50, and $7.50; fish/bonsai pay $0.40, $3.75, and $7.50; “Free Games” pay $1.25, $6.25, and $12.50; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $0.10, $0.50, $5.00, and $10.00.

The $2.50 bet: 9/10/J pay $0.50, $1.00, and $5.00; K/Q pay $0.50, $2.50, and $10.00; A pay $0.50, $3.50, and $12.50; firecrackers pay $0.80, $5.00, and $15.00; fish/bonsai pay $0.80, $7.50, and $15.00; “Free Games” pay $2.50, $12.50, and $25.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $0.20, $1.00, $10.00, and $20.00.

The $5.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $1.00, $2.00, and $10.00; K/Q pay $1.00, $5.00, and $20.00; A pay $1.00, $7.00, and $25.000; firecrackers pay $1.60, $10.00, and $30.00; fish/bonsai pay $1.60, $15.00, and $30.00; “Free Games” pay $5.00, $25.00, and $50.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $0.40, $2.00, $20.00, and $40.00.

The $7.50 bet: 9/10/J pay $1.50, $3.00, and $15.00; K/Q pay $1.50, $7.50, and $30.00; A pay $1.50, $10.50, and $37.50; firecrackers pay $2.40, $15.00, and $45.00; fish/bonsai pay $2.40, $22.50, and $45.00; “Free Games” pay $7.50, $37.50, and $75.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $0.60, $3.00, $30.00, and $60.00.

The $10.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $2.00, $4.00, and $20.00; K/Q pay $2.00, $10.00, and $40.00; A pay $2.00, $14.00, and $50.000; firecrackers pay $3.20, $20.00, and $60.00; fish/bonsai pay $3.20, $30.00, and $60.00; “Free Games” pay $10.00, $50.00, and $100.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $0.80, $4.00, $40.00, and $80.00.

The $15.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $3.00, $6.00, and $30.00; K/Q pay $3.00, $15.00, and $60.00; A pay $3.00, $21.00, and $75.000; firecrackers pay $4.80, $30.00, and $90.00; fish/bonsai pay $4.80, $45.00, and $90.00; “Free Games” pay $15.00, $75.00, and $150.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $1.20, $6.00, $60.00, and $120.00.

The $25.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $5.00, $10.00, and $50.00; K/Q pay $5.00, $25.00, and $100.00; A pay $5.00, $35.00, and $125.000; firecrackers pay $8.00, $50.00, and $150.00; fish/bonsai pay $8.00, $75.00, and $150.00; “Free Games” pay $25.00, $125.00, and $250.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $2.00, $10.00, $100.00, and $200.00.

The $37.50 bet: 9/10/J pay $7.50, $15.00, and $75.00; K/Q pay $7.50, $37.50, and $150.00; A pay $7.50, $52.50, and $187.50; firecrackers pay $12.00, $75.00, and $225.00; fish/bonsai pay $12.00, $112.50, and $225.00; “Free Games” pay $37.50, $187.50, and $375.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $3.00, $15.00, $150.00, and $300.00.

The $50.00 bet: 9/10/J pay $10.00, $20.00, and $100.00; K/Q pay $10.00, $50.00, and $200.00; A pay $10.00, $70.00, and $250.000; firecrackers pay $16.00, $100.00, and $300.00; fish/bonsai pay $16.00, $150.00, and $300.00; “Free Games” pay $50.00, $250.00, and $500.00; and Feng Shui coins/plums pay $4.00, $20.00, $200.00, and $400.00.

3+ “free games” prompt eight blue-hued free rounds, where (odds): 9/10/J pay X0.2, X1, and X2; A/K/Q pay X0.2, X1.2, and X4; fish/firecrackers pay X0.2, X1.6, and X5; bonsai/Feng Shui coins pay X0.2, X2, and X8; plums pay X0.2, X3, and X10; and “bonus” logograms pay X25, X100, and X125.

6+ oxen yield three free re-spins, wherein 1+ re-appearing oxen reset re-spins. These sticky credit-display oxen singly offer: betX1 (minimum win: $1.25), betX2, betX3, betX5, betX10, betX25, or betX50 (maximum win: $2500.00).

Jackpot-triggering “bonus” logograms: 4-5 logograms offer a $125.00 mini jackpot; 6-7 logograms offer a $500.00 minor jackpot; and 8-9 logograms offer a $1250.00 major jackpot. Collecting a 15-of-a-kind of oxen offers a $37500.00 grand jackpot.

The HTML5 game Golden Ox has mobile/desktop versions and 10/25/50/75/100 auto spins, with $1.25 to $5000.00 loss limits and $25.00 to $850000.00 single win limits.

Sound effects: whirring, siren, retro, ringing, dinging, gong, oriental and bamboo music, and strumming. The animated 3D graphics: dolly zooming, spinning, glittering, gushing, and falling logograms.

Luck in the Golden Ox

A game of luck, the Golden Ox’s RTP rate is 94.13%. House edge: 5.87%.