Akbar and Birbal

Akbar and Birbal Overview

The stories of Akbar and Birbal are well known across the Asian world, especially in India. They are usually humorous and exciting adventures that contain within them a strong moral lesson. These stories are read to children to encourage them to behave in a more moralistic way. Akbar and Birbal are the inspiration for this new online slot game designed by Endorphina and form the foundation for the game's aesthetics and symbols, as well as its terrific selection of bonus features.

Speaking of Akbar and Birbal's bonus features, these are both interesting and various. They mainly revolve around the Raj Birbal symbol, as he represents both the scatter and wild for this game. As a wild, this symbol replaces other symbols on the reels to form more wins. However, as a scatter, this symbol is responsible for triggering the free spins round. This round comes with multipliers and golden coins. Finally, there is also a gamble feature. All bonuses will be explained in further detail later in the review.

Akbar and Birbal - Theme and Symbols

Akbar and Birbal are, in fact, based on actual historical figures and the children's stories inspired by real-life situations that occurred in the 1500s. Birbal or Raj Birbal was a Hindu advisor to the Mughal Emperor at the time, Akbar. Birbal is remembered in history and story mainly for his wit and intelligence. The stories usually follow the format of Akbar asking something of Birbal, and Birbal explaining the answer in an entertaining and informative way. It is these characters and their stories that Endorphina has based this slot game around.

The background for this slot is a palace balcony looking out into a starry night. From the balcony's perspective, players can see round roofed Mosques and tall minarets. The balcony itself is furnished with comfortable looking chaise lounge chairs and delicate cushions. This beautiful seating area is enclosed at either end by the exotic fronds of ferns. The whole setting, due to the nighttime atmosphere and lack of people, is very calming.

The board for this game is a simple golden edged rectangle with a deep blue interior. The colours work well with the various symbols and the dark blue of the nocturnal sky above the reels.

The symbols for this slot are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols for this slot are the J, Q, K and A in royal card symbols. On the other hand, the higher paying symbols are the Sword/Knife, the Pistol, the Ring and the Elephant. However, the image of Akbar is the most valuable on the reels. Birbal has a double role as both the scatter and the wild for this game when it comes to specials. When entering the free spins round, an Akbar gold coin is also used to increase the attached multiplier.

Game Play

The Akbar and Birbal slot is played on a 5-reel, 3-row playing board with 20 pay lines available. To create winners in this game, players must match 3 or more symbols in combination from left to right on the reels.

The betting range for Akbar and Birbal is 1p to as much as £200 per spin. To change your betting level per spin, use the bet adjuster tool located at the bottom of the playing window.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button is located to the bottom right of the reels. You can set up auto spins in the game's menu.
The volatility for this slot has been rated in the medium end of the spectrum. The return to player percentage for Akbar and Birbal is 96.08% which is about average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 1,250x their stake.

Features

As we have already mentioned, the Birbal symbol is the key to most of the features in this game. As a wild, he replaces other symbols to help create more wins (if there appear less than 3 on the board at any one time).

However, as a scatter, Birbal can trigger the free spin game. You do this by landing 3 or more of the symbol on the reels at the same time. The free spins round gives you access to unlimited free spins. Throughout these spins, you can collect golden Akbar coins. The more of these you acquire throughout this round, the larger the multiplier prize granted to you at the end of the feature.

Finally, this game also has a gamble feature that allows you to double the size of your win up to ten times in a row. This feature is triggerable after each win that you trigger.

When this occurs, you will be given 5 cards facing down. To win, you must choose one that is higher than the dealer's card. If it is higher, then you double your win. If it's lower, you lose all your winnings for that spin. The more consecutive wins that you get, the larger an attached multiplier will grow too.

Conclusion

Although there doesn't seem to be a clear moral that comes out of this game (apart from maybe bet what you can afford), Akbar and Birbal still take you on an exciting adventure and one that has a much more original theme than most slot games. The RTP and volatility aren't half bad either, so you should trigger at least a few decent features per game. The only real letdown is the relatively low top prize, but you can probably still come away with a few smaller wins.