Royal Potato

Royal Potato Overview

Print Gaming is a new studio to the industry with only a handful of slots to its name. This one will be their third release, and what an interesting release it is. Based on the hidden wonder and majesty of the potato, Royal Potato celebrates the humble root vegetable as one of the most beautiful and influential foodstuffs on the planet. Mechanically, this game is a 5-reel 4-row playing board game with an exciting range of features and a promising RTP of 96.27%. The volatility for this game is rated in the medium to high range.

The features included in Royals Potato begin with the Superspinners feature. This bonus concerns the 14 SuperSpinner positions on the reels. If a winning line crosses through one of these SuperSpinner positions, then the prize is multiplied by the number on the SuperSpinner. Next is the Royals Levy feature. This feature is sometimes triggered randomly when a King or Queen symbol lands. Each King or Queen reveals a random prize, which is then multiplied by the sum of the SuperSpinner values in view. Finally, there is also a free spin round, and a bonus buy option.

Theme and Symbols

To say that this game has a unique theme is high praise indeed, as it is so difficult to come across games with truly new and interesting ideas when it comes to the aesthetics of their slots. However, Print Gaming has managed it here, turning the humble potato into an amazing mythical theme that is enchanting and entirely new. Each potato in this game has been anthropomorphised to represent a different character. The animation style also looks like nothing we have ever seen before, making this a truly exciting and novel experience.
The background for this game is the happy citadel of potatoes. The loamy soil seems to be home to plenty of contented looking potatoes, relaxed and satisfied in their cosy holes in the ground. Above them are much larger potatoes brandishing staffs and wearing helmets. These look to be the guards of the happy potato colony, looking out for the welfare of every golden root. The graphics, too, are of a very high standard.
The playing board is a dark interior surrounded by binding roots and seeds that look part of the earth in which these vegetables live.
The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols for this game are the four flower icons in purple, blue, green and orange, paying up to a maximum of 3x the stake. These are followed by four mid-paying characters: Kennebec, Russet, Yukon, and Desiree. These are in the range of 6-12.5x the stake. Finally, the two high-paying symbols are the king and the queen. The Queens are the most valuable, paying up to 50x the stake for the top combination. The special symbols are the special and the bonus potatoes.

Game Play

Royal Potato is played on a 5-reel, 4-row machine with 30 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.
The betting range for Royal Potato is 20p to £40 per spin.

To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.
Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium to high range. The return to player percentage for Royal Potato is 96.31%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 30,000x your stake.

Features

The first feature in this game is the SuperSpinners feature. Between the reels, you’ll notice that there are 14 SuperSpinner positions. If a winning line crosses one of these active SuperSpinner lines, the prize value is multiplied by the number displayed on the SuperSpinner. If the winning line crosses more than one of these lines, then the multiplier values are added together and applied to the prize value in succession.

The next feature is the Royal Levy feature. This is a feature randomly activated when King or queen symbols fall onto the reels. When activated, each king or queen symbol reveals a random prize, which is then multiplied by the sum of the super spinner values in view.

Next is the free spins game, triggered when players land 3, 4 or 5 of the scatter icons on the reels at the same time. This will award players with 10, 12 or 14 spins, respectively. However, this round is a little different as it starts with a bonus jumbo wild in the middle of the reels. When wins are achieved using this symbol, it then grows, making it easier to score wins. Each time the jumbo symbol grows, more spins are added to your tally.
Finally, the bonus buy option allows players to buy their way into the free spins round.

Conclusion

Novel, fun and with a theme that will be universally enjoyed, Royal Potato is a very appealing game. It also has decent win potential and some features that will blow you away. All in all, this is a terrific game by the new studio and one that will have players lining up to play.