There’s nothing overly flashy about the design here. Set against an ocean backdrop, you’ll see playing card suit symbols on the wooden reels alongside a treasure chest, a cannon, a parrot, a pearl and a sailing ship. The skull and crossbones is the most lucrative symbol. This will get you 5 times your stake if you land 5 in combination.
The female pirate skipper is the wild. She substitutes for everything apart from the scatter. Above the main set of reels you’ll see 4 smaller sets. These are activated if you land a full stack of the pirate wild on the main set. The wild copies to the smaller reels. This takes the number of potential paylines up to 250. This is known as the Expanding Wild feature.
The main extra here is the Free Spins Bonus feature. It’s triggered in the usual manner by landing 3 or more of the gold doubloon scatter on the same spin. 8 or 12 free spins are awarded for 3 or 4 scatters with 3 extra free spins added to your tally for each extra scatter on the triggering spin.
Each time part of the pirate wild lands during the free spins, it expands to fill the whole reel. Re-triggers are possible too which means up to 30 free spins.
Like many Barcrest slot games, you’ll have the chance to up your stakes and play in Big Bet Mode feature. This collection of linked spins will set you back £20, £30 or £50. For that extra investment, you’ll benefit from stacked wilds, lower value symbols are removed and wilds come with a 5x multiplier boost.
This is one of Barcrest’s better recent arrivals. The sound and visuals aren’t overly flashy but they do the job. The gameplay play offers more variety than you might expect though, especially if you have the funds for Big Bet Mode feature as a 5x multiplier can lead to wins of 1,250 times your stake on each of those linked spins.
This pirate adventure is an enjoyable. If you like this ever=popular theme, then it’s worth joining the crew of the Pearl of the Caribbean. If you fancy walking the plank, Bombs by Playtech is a game to look out for.