GOLD

GOLD is a special mole in BONK! The Mole Show, the pixel-art whack-a-mole roguelite.

Level 1

Marks the chain GOLDEN: everything scored after it is worth 4x and pays extra XP. A long Golden chain ends with applause (Audience).

The Golden bonus reaches back: what the chain scored before the Gold is worth 1.75x.

A big Golden chain pays a JACKPOT bonus and plants Gold moles in the rows ahead.

Touches a nearby normal mole and turns it into Gold (one touch every few rows).

Chemistry recipe	With	Effect
JACKPOT BLAST	BOMB	A Golden explosion turns a nearby normal mole into Gold.
GOLD RUSH	MAGNET	The Magnet fetches Gold and King first, from anywhere on the board.
GOLDEN BROOD	NEST	A Nest may hatch a golden baby: it pays Golden.
ROYAL TREASURY	KING	Cashing the King during a Golden chain hides part of the payout in a future TREASURY row: pop it to collect.
GOLDEN SWEEP	WIDE HEAD	If the side of your Wide Head touches a Gold mole, every BONK of that strike joins the Golden chain.
GOLDEN RETURN	BOOMERANG	Pop a Gold on the way out and the boomerang returns gilded: every special it popped fires again and sheds a Golden spark.
GOLDEN PRONGS	PITCHFORK	Moles a prong hits turn Gold. Land BOTH prongs and the whole chain goes Golden.
DOUBLE JACKPOT	COIN	A gold-face Coin next to a Gold mole doubles its Golden window and pops the Gold.
MOLTEN GOLD	FUSE HEAD	Ignition melts gold: every Gold mole in the fire turns the 2 nearest normals within 2 holes GOLDEN.

JACKPOT BLAST: Enormous explosions create two Golds.
GOLD RUSH: An attracted Gold pops itself: it keeps the Golden chain going.
GOLDEN BROOD: Popping the golden baby pays a bonus on the chain that hatched it.
ROYAL TREASURY: The treasury row always holds a Gold mole.
GOLDEN SWEEP: The sweep also gilds up to 2 normal moles ahead.
GOLDEN RETURN: The gilded return also plants a fresh Gold mole in the column.
GOLDEN PRONGS: A two-sided hit gilds the next strike as well: keep the rhythm and the fork stays golden.
DOUBLE JACKPOT: The coin lands again: a new Coin drops into the rows ahead.
MOLTEN GOLD: 3 normals turn golden and each one is BONKed at once.

A special mole takes one of your 4 mole slots; once owned it starts appearing among the normal moles.
At Level 2 you choose its final form: JACKPOT or MIDAS, or one of its 9 chemistry recipes.
Its BONKs count as the GOLD family.
It is in the base pool: it can be offered from your first run.