Age of Pirates

Overview Age of Pirates

Is your fantasy to sail the seven seas in search of buried treasure, wild adventures and lands exotic and new? Then this new release from online slot experts Spinomenal, is exactly the game you have been looking for.

Spinomenal is back with a new pirate-themed slot full of guns, treasure chests, eye patches and the whole classic Treasure Island bit. This game is played on a 5x3 reel set with a maximum of 50 pay lines. Spinomenal have kept things simple and entertaining for this new slot but have gone in big time on the features.

These features include wilds both regular and stacked, attached multipliers and multiple free spin rounds. Information about this slot seems to be a bit thin on the ground, whether that’s because Spinomenal hasn’t released that many details or that people are still getting to grips with the game we are not sure.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this slot couldn’t be any clearer, it's pirates, pure and simple. From the crashing waves in the background of the slot to the expertly illustrated Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean - looking stacked wilds, Spinomenal has committed completely to this theme. This particular take on the pirate motif is one of the dark and foreboding thrills. Think more Master and Commander rather than Baby Shark for instance.

The background is made up of 8 spliced images, each of which depicts a slightly different but similarly coloured pirate scene. You can see various parts of pirate ships from masts and sails to bird’s nests. In addition, there are crashing waves, and bruised skies. The effect Spinomenal seems to be going for here is one of stormy chaos which creates a sense of danger and excitement for the gameplay.

The gameboard on the other hand is a gold-looking construction. It looks a little like something that might be displayed in the captain’s quarters as a display of wealth and power. Its gold edges and intricate metalwork give an implication on value. The interior of the board, rather like the rest of the screen, has been kept dark to make the symbols pop dramatically from the playing window.

In terms of symbols, at the lower end, there are the A to 9 in royals. Each of these like the board have been fringed in a layer of gold to imply their worth. In addition to these symbols are the regular wild, which is depicted as two pistols crossing over each other with the word ‘wild’ written in gold. The stacked wilds on the other hand come in a variety of designs including a man hanging from a ship by his hand, a ghostly pirate ship, a blonde female pirate brandishing a pistol and a bearded pirate with an eye patch steering the ship's wheel. The scatter for this game is the compass which has the words ‘free spins’ labelled on it.

Game Play

Age of Pirates is played on a 5-reel 3-row playing board with 50 pay lines. To create a win in this game, players must match a minimum of 3 symbols across the board on a pay line, starting from reel 1. The betting range for Age of Pirates is 50p to £500 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can use the bet changing tool located just to the left of the spin button.
To change the coin value, you can go to the game’s settings. Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be viewed via the question mark symbol just to the left of the stake adjustor. The spin and auto spin buttons are located directly underneath the reels. The volatility for Age of Pirates at this juncture is still unknown.
The return to player percentage of Age of Pirates is 96.29% which is a little over average for a game of this design. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is also not disclosed by the slot providers Spinomenal.

Features

The special bonuses for this game are split between base game features and special spins features. In the base game, players can generate more wins with the help of standard one position wilds as well as stacked multiple position wilds. Each replaces other symbols (bar the scatter) to help create wins.

The next selection of features is triggered when players trigger the free spins. To do this, players must land 3 of the special compass scatters somewhere on the reels on the same spin. Doing so will bring up a map on which 4 destinations represent the 4 different free spins rounds. Each time that you trigger the feature you move onto another destination and play a different free spins round.

Each round has its own special modifier that is active when you are playing that round. The first special round is the Jack Rackham Moving Reels free spins. This special round has reels that chop and change positions after every spin to help create new winning combinations.

The second special free spins round is called the Blackbeard Moving Wild spins. These as you can tell from the title, are spins that have roaming wilds active on them. After each spin, the wilds active on the reels will change position, and thereby create more wins.

The third free spins round is called the Anne Booney Extra Wilds spins. For this round, players play their spins with an extra dose of wilds sprinkled across the board to help form wins.
Lastly, there is the Mary Read spins. Here expanding wilds trigger wins by growing into new formations when part of a win.

Conclusion

Swashbuckling fun mixed with an expansive selection of features, Age of Pirates is a good option for those that enjoy the classic pirate theme and slots with plenty of bonus content. All in all, Age of Pirates is a solid slot from a trusted provider, whose history inspires confidence in the success of this new game. The gaps in disclosed data regarding the volatility and top win are a little concerning, however.