Like most slot game in the Tom Horn Gaming catalogue, the set-up here is very straightforward. Set against a sun-kissed beach backdrop, the reels include A to 10 royal values as well as a ship sailing along the coast, a close up of a pirate ship and a female pirate. Land 5 of her and you’ll pocket an award of 277 times your stake.
Blackbeard himself is the game’s wild. He can land on all 5 reels and substitutes for everything with the exception of the scatter. Blackbeard can be a lucrative proposition in his own right too as you’ll pocket 277 times your stake if you land 5 in combination.
The treasure chest symbols are the scatters. These appear on reels 1, 3 and 5 only. In the happy occasion that all 3 of them hit on the same spin, then you’ll trigger the Free Spins feature - on offer here are 10 free spins. The treasure chests turn into wilds during these free spins. If you manage to land 3 on the same free spin again you’ll trigger another round of free spins, complete with the extra wilds. That’s your lot as far as features go.
Blackbeard’s Quest sticks to the usual Tom Horn Gaming recipe. The design isn’t as good as in some of the developer’s other titles but the rather basic imagery is clear enough to do the job. Likewise, the rather jaunty backing track.
The only bonus is the Free Spins feature. It’s not exactly earth shattering but the extra wilds can have an impact here. These pirate waters aren’t hugely volatile either. The variance sits in the medium range. If you like the pirate theme, Pirate’s Charm from Quickspin and Skulls of Legend from iSoftBet are good alternatives.