The BONUS symbol
The help page gives the BONUS symbol four sentences. It only appears on the top row of horizontal reels, which are the additional reels sitting above reels 2 to 5. When it appears, it turns itself and all symbols with a gold frame on the field into WILD. In free games, WILDs converted from BONUS stay on the reels until they are part of a winning combination.
The last one reads: the symbols converted by BONUS into WILD will not remain on the board even if there are remaining chances after winning. The help page does not explain how this fits with the free-game sentence, so we quote both as printed.
Wilds from gold frames
The Wild, a stepped temple marked WILD, replaces all symbols except the Scatter, and the help page says it only appears through the conversion of BONUS and golden frame wild symbols. A gold-framed symbol that is part of a win turns into a Wild of the same height, 1 to 4 spaces, and drops down. The Wild carries a number for how many cascades it can last, and each win that uses it takes 1 off. The help page also says the Wild will not be removed unless that number is at least 2.
What it shares with Golden Empire
Comparing the two help pages, several rules read the same:
- 6 reels and 5 rows, extra reels above reels 2 to 5, up to 32400 ways
- Symbols on reels 2 to 5 may take 1 to 4 spaces and count as one
- The same Scatter rule: 4 give 8 free spins and each extra Scatter adds 2
- The same free-game multiplier that grows by 1 per cascade and does not reset
- The same paytable values, from 2.00 down to 0.05
Cascades and the free-game multiplier
After each spin the winning symbols are removed, the rest drop down and new ones fall in; the top reels refill from right to left. Everything is paid once the chain ends. In free games the multiplier starts at X1 and rises with every cascade until the free games finish. Four or more Scatters during free games add 8 more spins, plus 2 per extra Scatter.
Keeping your play in check
The paytable is shown for a bet of 1 and moves with your bet level. Choose a budget first, play a small bet while you learn how the BONUS tile looks on screen, and close the game when the budget is spent.
Golden Empire 2 paytable
Pays for 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 matching symbols on a way at a bet of 1, as printed on the help page.
| Symbol | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden mask | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| Golden bird emblem | 1.60 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 0.40 |
| Jade face carving | 1.20 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.30 |
| Blue stone idol | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.25 |
| Stone leaf carving | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.20 |
| A | 0.60 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.15 |
| K | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| Q | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| J | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| 10 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
Rules and paytable taken from the in-game help pages in October 2026.