Columbus Slot

Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 in search of a route all the way around the earth with the secondary objective of discovering fabulous wealth all the way. We now know that Columbus laid the trail for many Spanish explorers who went on to become very rich from the plunder of the South Americas. Now you have a chance to plunder your way to riches with the fantastic Columbus slot machine, based on the famous explorer and his ships.

The game itself is a well put together slot machine that follows the 9 line formula followed by many of the game's cousins. The graphics sit in a plain background allowing the player to focus on the important reels with no distractions. The reel symbols are chunky, gothic scripted poker symbols together with sea-faring signs like compasses and sextants. The soundtrack has had little thought put into it however, but can be turned off either in the game, or on your PC so not to distract too much if it's a little too 'arcade-like' for the relaxed player. The game features wild symbols in the form of Mr. Christopher Columbus himself together with ship symbols that form the scatter signs that will allow you access to this slots bonus game.

For those of you who remember your history, you'll recall that Columbus sailed in a fleet of three ships; the Nina, the Pinta and his flagship, the Santa Maria. Stop in these three vessels on the first, third and fifth reels and you'll sail off into the Free Spin bonus round. Crafty captains discover a new world of cash wins with the enhanced reels in this sub game; the reels still feature the three sea-going craft, only on the bonus reels they also double up as wild symbols too. This means that not only can you re-activate the bonus (giving you an additional ten free spins) from within the sub game, but also more wins are available to you with the additional wilds.

Any bounty you receive on Columbus can be gambled in a completely fair game of double or nothing. On the gamble screen you'll see a deck of cards that are all face down. While the music sounds you make your choice between black and red, and if the ace turned on the deck matches that colour then you've doubled your money. You can have up to five goes at doubling your money (or cash out after any double) for a win of up to thirty two times your original stake.

Both salty slot sea dogs and reel game cabin boys alike can enjoy this superb slot. Sure, there's nothing really unexplored about this game, but with the Free Spin and double or nothing gamble this machine really does provide you with many opportunities for adventure. This fact is really proven by the game's payout percentage which sits just above 97%, one of the best returns of any online slot. If the offer of these potential riches isn't enough to lure you out of your comfort zone into a the sea of slots, we don't know what is!