Five Pirates Pokies

8.5

Denis Anipchenko

Expert opinion

Lightning Box Studio (NYX) offers «Five Pirates» online slot machine, devote to a very popular at online gambling market subject. In spite the model doesn't have a stunning graphics or exciting animation, it attracts by interesting bonuses, which promise big payoffs. Please read about all pros and cons of this video slot in the following review by Casinoz.club.

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Online gaming games, developed by Lightning Box Studio, are available for free testing and real game at numerous online casinos powered by NYX. It is possible to test «Five Pirates» slot machine free directly at Casinoz.club. Our video review will help you understanding the rules and features of interface.
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«Five Pirates» online slot machine has five reels. Symbols are located in 5x4 order at the main screen.
There are no active lines here. Combinations are formed of same elements in 1024 ways.
An amount of the bet per round must be fifty fold. The coin value may vary from one cent to seven euro (from fifty cents to three hundred fifty euro per spin).
This video slot is provided with basic symbols, Wilds, Scatters Barrel and Hold N Spin features, as wells free spins with advanced features.
Same ordinary symbols form winning combinations when they drop out at any cells of neighbor reels. All combinations must begin from the first left reel.
Wins are calculated by special indexes from x2 to x2000, provided by the rules for each of the possible combinations. They are multiplied by the coin value. Multiply payoffs are possible in result of a spin. There is no gambling feature here.
Please read about exceptions from the general rules and bonus features below in the review of «Five Pirates».

Screenshot

Symbols, Wild, Scatter

The gaming symbols, imaged at the reels of this video slot, are playing cards from nine to ace, a cannon, a dirk, a map, a macaw, a monkey and pirate’s ship.
There are two special symbols:

1. Wild (long-haired pirate) drops out at the second the fourth reels. It doesn't bring any payoffs, but replaces other symbols in combinations, except the Bonuses.
2. Scatter (skull and crossed swords) is paid on its own and triggers Hold N Spin feature. This round begin when from two to four Scatters appear at neighbor reels from left to right. Five Scatters tigger Barrel Bonus.

Details of all symbols can be found on the pay table.

Bonus games

Let’s discuss prize features of this video slot below:

• Hold N Spin – reels with Scatters are covered with scrolls with roses. They don't participate in spins. All rest reels are spinning up to three times. If new Scatters show up, these reels are also locked and you get three more attempt. If you manage to lock all three reels, Barrel Bonus begins.
• Barrel Bonus – first you need to pick one of five varieties of free spins. They make difference by number of spins and size of extra multiplier: from seven spins with x15 to fifteen spins with x5. Then you have to pick barrels, which may bring a prize or take you to the following level. Prizes are extra free spins and extra multipliers. As soon as you pick a cross, free spins begin.
• Free Spins – prize rounds on the casino’s expense. An amount of the bet remains the same. Extra multipliers earned at previous steps are taken in account. Free spins roll automatically.

Nuances of the rules are discussed at proper pages of the Help.

Jackpots

Lightning Box doesn't draw any progressive jackpots on «Five Pirates» video slot.

Comparison of Five Pirates (Lightning Box) with its counterparts

	Five Pirates	Greedy Fortune Pig	The Stash	Pop Cop	Napoleon Megaways	Burning Classics Royal Edition
RTP	95.49 %	95.50 %	95.95 %	96.16 %	95.49 %	96.10 %
Volatility		Middle	High	High	High	Middle
Lines		10	576	50	15625	20
Drums	5	5	3	6	6	5
Issue date	22.06.2017	13 February 2025	20 April 2023	31 January 2024	30 November 2024	12 December 2024
Scatters
Free Spins
Respins
Progressive multipliers
Jokers
Max payout	2000	8888	10000	10000	50000	2000
Bonus Games
Gamble Feature

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Interface

Except five spinning reels, there are only two buttons, three windows with data and an info line with tips at the screen.
An arrow at the right plays new spins. It is possible to stop spinning reels in advance with help of same button.
A cogwheel opens the menu. It is possible to switch off the sound, select the bet, provided how many spins to roll automatically and look through the rules at the special screen.
The Help consists of a single page with scroller. There you can find the pay table, the general rules of the game, description of the bonuses and other details.
Windows which display current bet, state of the balance and amount of last payoff are situated above the reels.
«Five Pirates» is available in a browser. Mobile version is also available.

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Should You Play Slot for Real Money in New Zealand?

The most interesting feature of «Five Pirates» video slot is free spins with extra multipliers. The pleasant thing is that even two Scatters give a chance for bonus round. Hold N Spin feature helps gathering five necessary icons.
We should also say about low levels of payback and dispersion.

Denis Anipchenko

Editor-in-chief and online gambling expert

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