Pirate Gold is a very solid pirate-themed slot from Pragmatic Play and was launched in all casinos on May 23, 2019. You’ll find two main characters, a male and a female pirate, who remind you of a certain Jack Sparrow (and his girlfriend if he ever had one), and the reels are filled with all sorts of pirate stuff like treasure maps, hook hands, coins and money bags.

The game features 5 reels, 4 rows and 40 ways to win. You can place your bets on any device between 40 pence and £200. The graphics and sound effects are also well done, and you can look forward to a free spins feature that can be retriggered “indefinitely”. Pirate Gold slot also includes 3 fixed jackpots that can be won in the bonus game for collecting money bags.

The RTP of Pirate Gold is 96.5%, which is slightly above the industry standard of 96%. This means that the house edge on this game is 3.5%, and you should also be aware that this is a slot with high volatility. You will need a bankroll that can handle the fluctuations. Therefore, it is a good idea to adjust your bet level accordingly.

What are the symbols?

Pirate Gold slot includes a pirate and a pirate as the highest value symbols. On the reels, you will also find parrots, treasure maps and other pirate-related symbols. You need to land between 2 and 5 matching symbols on a payline to win:

• Male Pirate – Pays 12.5x for 5 on a payline.
• Female Pirate – Pays 12.5x for 5 on a payline
• Parrot – Pays 7.5x for 5 on a payline
• Pirate Ship – Pays 7.5x for 5 on a payline
• Treasure Map – Pays 5x for 5 on a payline
• Telescope – Pays 5x for 5 on a payline
• Hook Hand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Coins – Low value symbols that pay between 1.87x and 1.25x for 5 on a payline

What are the bonus features?

In addition to the regular symbols, you will also see money bags on the reels. Each money bag comes with a cash value. When you land 8 such bags, the Lucky Treasure Bag bonus feature is triggered. The money bag symbols then become sticky for 3 re-spins.

When the re-spins are played out, only empty symbols or money bags will appear on the screen alongside multipliers or re-spin symbols. Each money bag you land resets your re-spins. When the bonus feature is finished, all your wins are combined up to 5x with or without multiplier.

Free Spins in Pirate Gold

The free spins feature of Pirate Gold slot is triggered when you land 3 scatter symbols on the reels at the same time. This gives you a 1x win upfront and then your 10 free spins are played out. You will be redirected to a new set of reels and the two high value male and female pirate symbols will act as wilds on all reels except the first one.

You can retrigger the free spins feature by landing 3 new scatters in a single spin. There is no cap on the number of free spins you can get yourself here. It is also possible to trigger the Lucky Treasure Bag feature within the Free Spin feature for some nice wins.

What is the jackpot (maximum win)?

You will find 3 fixed jackpots at Pirate Gold that you can win in the Lucky Treasure Bag feature. It’s all about how many money bags you can land at once, and you can win the 50x Minor Jackpot, the 200x Major Jackpot or the 1,000x Grand Jackpot. The Grand Jackpot is won when you manage to fill the entire screen with money bags.

However, the Grand Jackpot is far from the biggest win you can get from this game. Still in the Lucky Treasure Bag feature, the maximum win is 32,270 times your bet. This amounts to £6,454,000 if you play at the highest possible stake, and it’s an absolutely solid potential, even for a very volatile game.

Pros

Free spins with “unlimited” re-triggers.
Re-Spins feature with 3 fixed jackpots
High volatility and maximum win up to 32,270x

Cons

Not the most original theme