Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea Slot Review

Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea slot is played on a 5 reel, 3 row, 10 payline machine. Land 2, 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols or wilds on a payline from left to right, starting from reel 1 to form a winning combination.

You can set sail at stake levels of between 10p and £100 per spin. Click on the Total Bet tab and adjust to suit. Autoplay is available if required too. Before you start playing, you will need to choose a Reality Check Interval (up to 120 minutes).

The Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea RTP is 95.07%. This is lower than most slot games but average for a Novomatic release. These waters are fairly choppy as far as variance is concerned. The  volatility is in the medium to high range.

The hit frequency is 30% meaning just under a third of spins will give you a winning combination. The max win is 2,136,4 x your total stake per spin.

Theme – Audio and Design Features – set sail on the high seas

The pirate theme is a classic one and Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea comes with design to match. The follow up to the classic Captain Venture slot machine, it’s set against a backdrop of tropical turquoise waters. It has the feel of the 1950 Treasure Island film visually.

Accompanying the action is a jaunty backing track that fits the pirate theme pretty well. The design isn’t the sharpest you’ll see but it’s not the worst we’ve seen from a slot from the Novomatic catalogue.

The reels here feature gemstones that are embellished with A to 9 motifs. Joining them are a bottle of grog, an anchor and a treasure chest. The male and female pirates are the highest paying symbols. Land 2, 3, 4 or 5 of them to land a payout of 0.2, 2, 8 or 40 x your total stake.

Captain Venture is the wild. He replaces everything apart from the scatter (and the anchor and treasure chest in their modifiers which we’ll look at below). The skipper also pays 1, 5, 40 or 100 x stake if you land 2, 3, 4 or 5 across a payline. There’s also a ship’s wheel scatter which triggers the main feature.

You can join Captain Venture and his crew whether you’re playing on a desktop, tablet or smartphone device. The Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea mobile slot is solid enough. It’s no thing of beauty but it’s all clear enough, even on the smaller screen.

Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea Bonus Features

Most slots form the Novomatic catalogue are simple affairs as far as gameplay is concerned. There’s a lot more going in Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea than you might imagine. For starters, there are 4 randomly triggered base game modifiers. There’s also a classic free spins feature, complete with multipliers. That makes a total of 5 bonus features.

Random features

As mentioned, there are 4 randomly triggered bonus features in the base game.  Here’s what they offer:

• Sea Change feature: on any spin, the reels can sink into the water below. When they rise again, new symbols are added to the reels. A new payout consideration is then made with the newly added symbols in position.
• Anchor Drop Re-Spins feature: these can trigger following any spin that includes the anchor symbol. The reels with the anchor symbols spin again to offer another chance of creating a winning combination.
• Treasure Chest Bounty feature: a treasure chest can appear at random on any spin. This adds extra gemstone symbols to the reels to boost your chances of landing a big win.
• X Marks the Spot Re-Spins feature: on any spin, a treasure map can appear. Land a Captain Venture wild on 1 of these spins to trigger the modifier. First, a wheel spins to determine how many re-spins you’ll receive. During those re-spins, the wild captain from the triggering spin will roam to new positions on the game grid and highlight them. Depending on where on the reels the highlighted positions are, you’ll receive a multiplier boost of 1x, 2x or 3x.

Mystery Multiplier Free Spins feature

Land 3, 4 or 5 ship’s wheel scatter symbols on the same spin and you’ll pocket an award equal to 5, 20 or 75 x your total stake. You’ll also activate the Mystery Multiplier Free Spins feature. A wheel spins to reveal how many free spins you’ll play. The most I’ve seen is 14 free spins awarded.

The wheel appears again after each free spin to uncover a multiplier which is applied to any winning combination you might have landed on each free spin. The multiplier ranges from 2x to 6x but can be increased up to 10x. Look out for Captain Venture during the feature as he can increase the value of those multipliers. Retriggers are possible for additional free spins.

Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea Review Summary – entertaining seafaring action

There’s a bit more going on in the Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea slot than you might expect from a Novomatic game thanks to the quartet of modifiers. The random features certainly add an extra layer to the base game action.

The bigger wins will come from the random multipliers in the Mystery Multiplier Free Spins feature. This is where the max win of 2,136,4 x your total stake will come from.

It’s not the best-looking slot you’ll play. Nor is it the most innovative. For a Novomatic title, it’s a decent enough all-rounder though and one to consider if you like the pirate theme. Another option is Rage of the Seas by NetEnt which offers 27,440 x stake wins.

Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea FAQs

What is the Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea RTP?

The Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea RTP is 95.07%. Below the average, it’s standard for a Novomatic game. The variance is medium to high with the bigger wins coming from the features.

What is the Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea max win?

The most you can win is 2,136.4 x your total stake per spin. It offers a 30% hit frequency rate so you won’t have to wait long for a winning spin.

Are there any Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea free spins?

Yes, the Mystery Multiplier Free Spins feature sees you spin a bonus wheel to win free spins. On each free spin, a random multiplier is applied. Look out for Captain Venture who can boost the multiplier value.

What are the Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea random features?

This pirate adventure comes with 4 randomly triggered base game features. These can award new symbols, extra matching symbols and a pair of re-spin options.