The imagery on show in River Queen has a real southern US feel - the visuals are among the best we've seen from a Novomatic slot. Imagine a slot version of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and you'll get the picture.
Set against the deck of a classical steamboat casino, the reels feature stylised playing cards from A to 9, stacks of poker chips, dice, a 4 of a kind poker hand and the moustachioed, riverboat gambler. The southern belle (aka the beautiful woman) is the game's wild, substituting for everything apart from the scatter - land 5 of her in a single payline for a 1,000 coin payout. Fill the screen with a full complement of 20 belles and you'll pocket a bumper haul of 1,000 times your stake.
The steamship is the game's scatter - land 3, 4 or 5 of these anywhere on the reels and you'll be awarded a payout of 100, 1,000 or 10,000 times your line bet. You'll also trigger the Free Games feature and with it 10 free spins. A new wild (the overhead view of the steamship) that stretches vertically over 2 symbols is added to the reels for the feature. With each spin, the steamship sails across the reels and lands in a new position, turning those positions wild.
As you'd expect given the theme, these particular waters can be a little choppy as far as volatility is concerned - we found the variance to be in the medium to high range with the best winning opportunities coming via the free spins round. You can quickly fly through your cash but get lucky with the steamship wilds and you can still sail away with a decent amount of treasure. If you like boat theme games, there are plenty on offer with Bally’s Titanic an epic choice.