Midas Golden Touch Free Spins — Sticky Respins & Wild Multipliers
The free spins bonus is where Midas Golden Touch earns its 10,100× maximum. Triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols (the golden gates), you receive 10, 15, or 20 spins. Every spin starts with a guaranteed random wild on reels 2, 3, or 4. Every win triggers sticky respins — winning symbols lock while everything else respins until no new matches appear.
How to Trigger Free Spins
You need 3 or more golden gate scatter symbols anywhere on the reels in a single base game spin. Three scatters award 10 free spins, four scatters give 15, and five scatters unlock the maximum of 20. There is no Bonus Buy in the original Midas Golden Touch — you cannot purchase entry to the feature. Player reports on forums consistently describe the trigger as infrequent: expect anywhere from 80 to 300+ base game spins between bonuses. This is typical for a high-volatility slot without a bonus buy option.
The Sticky Respin Mechanic — Step by Step
When you land a win during free spins, every symbol that forms part of the winning combination locks in its position on the grid. The remaining symbols — those not part of the win — respin. If the respin produces new matching symbols adjacent to the locked ones or forms a new winning combination, those new winners also lock, and the remaining symbols respin again. This chain continues until a respin produces zero new winning symbols. Only then is the total accumulated win calculated and paid. A single starting win can snowball into a grid-filling combination through this mechanic.
The Guaranteed Wild in Every Free Spin
At the start of each free spin, one random wild symbol is placed on reels 2, 3, or 4. This wild stays for the duration of that spin and any subsequent sticky respins triggered by it. Because wilds substitute for all regular symbols and carry the ×2 to ×32 multiplier, this guaranteed placement raises the floor on each individual spin. Even if the wild itself does not land on a winning line initially, the sticky respin mechanic gives it additional chances to connect with locked symbols on later respins.
Retriggering — Can You Get More Spins?
Yes. If 3 or more scatter symbols appear during the free spins round, you receive an additional 10 free spins. There is no published cap on retriggers in the original Midas Golden Touch, though in practice multiple retriggers in a single bonus session are rare. Each retrigger extends the round with the same mechanics — guaranteed wilds and sticky respins — increasing the total win potential.