Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle

Overview Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle

Vampires are the name of the game for this newest slot created by the ever productive Thunderkick studio. When books, films, TV shows and indeed slot machines create something that is vampire-themed, the first place they go for inspiration is the classic novel Dracula by the famous Bram Stoker. And it seems this new game is no exception. This is true even down to the titular character, Baron Bloodmore himself, who is modelled very closely after the terrifying and globally renowned Dracula.
Bonus content for this game is rather generous.

One of the first features that players will learn about is the massive mystery symbols bonus, which sees huge 3x3 symbols deposited onto the reels at random during the base game. Also included in the added features for Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle is the game’s free spins round, which awards players several free spins determined by the scatters that they manage to land. Finally, there is the Crimson Cash bonus, which is the game’s re-spin equivalent bonus.

Theme and Symbols

As we have already alluded to, this game is based on the classic vampire story of Dracula. As such, the game is a spooky tour through what according to the book is a mysterious castle full of “long passageways and heavy doors” with each door hiding some unholy scene behind it. For this game, just as Harker is in the book, you are invited inside the castle to look upon its contents. However, unlike the book, you are not talking about real estate but negotiating games prizes.
The background for Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle is the interior of the Baron’s castle which is in a stroke both impressive and deeply unnerving. You will notice that an eerie and pallid light can be seen coming in through the stained-glass windows on both sides of the board. The specific location that the player seems to have been taken to overlooks the main hall from the first-floor mezzanine. Thunderkick has driven the point of a Vampire living here home by colouring the columns and pedants red – the colour of blood.

The playing board has been decorated to represent an ornate mirror or picture frame, the kind of which you might find in this haunted and horror-filled mansion. One of the small details on both sides of the board even includes little skulls, just to make sure that you understood this was a horror-themed game.

As is normal for online slots of this design, symbols are split between card values from 10 to A and a collection of thematic picture symbols. The card symbols are the lowest in terms of value. Above them are the crows, silver wolf, gargoyles and the Baron himself. Out of these symbols, the Baron is the most lucrative, paying 30x your stake for 5 on a pay line. In terms of specials for this game, the first one you are likely to come across is the female vampire character, who can land on all 5 reels and substitutes for other symbols. Then there are the 2 scatters- the skull which is concerned with the free spins and the castle, which is linked to the cash re-spins bonus.

Game Play

Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle is played on a 5-reel, 3-row playing window with 25 pay lines available. To create winners in this game, players must match a minimum of 3 symbols across a pay line starting on reel 1. The betting range for Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle is 10p to £100 per spin. To change your betting level per spin, click on the casino chip button located to the bottom right-hand side of the screen.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button sits just to the right of the reels next to the casino chip button. The auto-spin button can be found just to the left of the main spin button. The volatility for Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle is rated at the higher end of the spectrum. The return to player percentage for Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle is 96.15% which is just a touch above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 25,000 x your total stake.

Features

There are 3 main features of this game. The first feature is the massive mystery symbols bonus. During any spin whilst you are in the base game, large 3x3 format blocks can appear on the central 3 reels. They will arrive as a strange heaven’s gate block and then all transform into the same symbol. This helps with triggering a greater frequency of wins in the base game. They cannot transform into any of the special symbols such as the scatter or wild.

The second feature is the Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle free spins game. To trigger this feature you must land 3 or more of the free spin golden skull bonus symbol on the reels simultaneously. The more scatters that you land the bonus with, the greater number of free spins that you are awarded. The maximum number of free spins you can earn is 20 by landing 5 scatter symbols. To help with scoring more wins in the bonus round, every free spin will come with a massive mystery symbol.
The final bonus is called the Crimson Cash bonus. This bonus is predicated on you landing 5 or more of the Crimson Castle silhouette symbols on the reels at the same time. When this happens, the triggering symbols are frozen to the reels whilst the rest of the symbols are taken off the board. You will then begin a series of 3 re-spins. Every cash scatter that you landed and that you continue to land has its particular cash value between 1x and 50x your stake. When the feature is completed, the values of all the coins left on the reels are totalled and added to your winnings.

To enhance this bonus, however, Thunderkick has added 3 modifiers. The first modifier is the Pattern collect feature. 5 positions on the reels are randomly framed in light. If you manage to fill each of these positions with a cash bonus symbol the amount that is generated in these positions is added together and added to the middle reel total and then doubled. Once this has occurred, the light-framed positions are removed from the board.

The next modifier to this feature is the Spawn feature. This modifier is focused on the influence of the golden bat symbol. If it appears on the reels it will boost the value of the rest of the symbols by a random multiplier.
The last modifier is the copy feature. The copy symbol is the coffin symbol. This symbol copies the total of all the symbols currently on the reels and gives itself that value.

Conclusion

Thunderkick it is generally agreed in online slot circles make very good-looking slots that also deliver in terms of game mechanics. It is heartening to see that that reputation has stayed intact when analysing the quality of this game. Indeed, Baron Bloodmore and the Crimson Castle is a joy to watch and a joy to play, with a tasty top payout and some features that are to die for.