- An interesting slot with a fun, pirate theme
- Free spins bonus is split into two stages
- No base game features is a bit of a shame
Pirates Pub slot is a new game from Pragmatic Play with a joyful pirate theme. The reels take up the majority of the display, with 5 of them in total and 3 rows to give just 9 pay lines. Simply look out of the following base symbols in order to get a win. They are ranked in terms of their value:
- Diamonds or Hearts
- Clubs or Spades
- Fish
- Beer or Potion
- Swords or Hat
- Coin
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Pirates Pub Slot Bonuses and Features
Wild Symbol. There is also a wild symbol, shown as the logo of the game, that substitutes for all other symbols in a winning combination. It can appear on any reel, and it more valuable than any other symbol when it forms a win on its own.
Free Spins Bonus. In order for this to trigger, you need to land 3, 4 or 5 wild symbols on the same spin. Just 3 wild symbols will give you 5, 6, 7 or 8 free spins, 4 wild symbols will give you 8, 9, 10 or 11 free spins and 5 wild symbols will give you 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 free spins. The bonus is split into 3 stages.
Stage 1. During this stage, the wild symbols that triggered the bonus leave a mark on their positions. Whenever another wild symbol lands in that position, it upgrade the value of the marking, up to a maximum of 5 times. You can also land 3, 4 or 5 wild symbols on the same spin to retrigger the bonus and get up to 15 more free spins.
Stage 2. The second stage starts once all free spins have been used up. 2, 3, 4 or 5 more free spins are now given. These work as regular wilds but are also sticky, meaning they stay in place for the rest of the bonus. Markings from the first stage turn into wilds with a multiplier that corresponds to the mark the position had. They also stay on screen. If multiple multipliers are part of the same win, their values are added together. There is no way to retrigger the second part of the bonus.
Bonus Buy. This is only available to people outside the U.K. You can buy the bonus outright for 70x your stake, giving you 3, 4 or 5 wild symbols.
Conclusion
Pirates Pub slot from Pragmatic Play is quite an interesting game. It has no base game features which will frustrate some and does make things rather dull, but the free spins bonus is quite involved with 2 stages. The first stage is about building up some good multipliers for the second stage where wilds are sticky and bigger wins are more likely. You can win up to 5,000x your stake in total which is pretty average for a fairly volatile game. Overall, I think the addition of some base game features would have really helped here, but I do like the main bonus and if you can buy it that would make the slot far more appealing.
Nice Bonus But No Base Game Features
Pros
- Good main bonus.
- Fun theme.
Cons
- No base game features.