Pirate Golden Age Slot Review

Pirate Golden Age Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Pirate Golden Age has a 5×3 reel setup and 20 fixed paylines. All symbols pay from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. Only the highest win is paid per line.

Playable from just 20p per spin, you can choose to bet up to £100 per spin if you wish. As with all Pragmatic Play slots, simply use the + and – buttons on either side of the spin button below the reels to adjust your total bet. Autoplay is also an option but not in the UK.

The Pirate Golden Age return to player rate is 96.49%, which is well above average and typical of a lot of slots from this provider. But please note that this slot is highly volatile (5/5). This means that it will pay out less often on average but the chance of landing bug wins in a shorter timeframe is higher.

The maximum win is 3,000 x your stake. This isn’t too high but it’s certainly not the lowest we’ve seen either. Mystery symbols in the Free Spins feature will be your best chance of landing the top prize. We explain how that all works further down.

Theme – hunt for buried treasure

The theme here is all about pirates with the reels being set on the shore of an island. There’s a crab moving to the right of the reels to add to the overall effect and a large skull to enhance the theme. There are no sound effects away from the reels though, it’s just the music that imposes itself onto you.

Visually it’s ok with the bold and colourful symbols grabbing your attention. In terms of the soundtrack, it’s very dramatic but also repetitive, so you’d be forgiven for hitting the mute button after a while. If you’re thinking this could be a slot that reminds you of Pirates of the Caribbean or something, you’d be mistaken. It’s quite basic compared to a lot of other pirate-themed slots.

On the reels, the A-J Royals are the lower-paying symbols. These are joined by the higher-paying, bombs, anchors, parrots, and numerous pirates. The pirate with the gun symbol pays the most, awarding 6.25, 20 or 75 x your stake for 3, 4 or 5 in combination. This is quite generous as you don’t always see high-paying symbols that are truly high paying, but these are.

The game’s Wild is a pirate’s skull, and it pays up to 75x for 5 in combination. Here’s a rundown of the symbols you’ll come across in the game:

Symbol	Payouts/Info
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.15, 0.5 or 1.5 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.15, 0.5 or 1.5 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 1 or 3 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 1 or 3 x bet
Bomb	3, 4 or 5 = 0.6, 1.75 or 6.25 x bet
Anchor	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2 or 12.5 x bet
Parrott	3, 4 or 5 = 1.5, 5 or 20 x bet
Pirate with a Knife	3, 4 or 5 = 2.5, 7.5 or 30 x bet
Female Pirate	3, 4 or 5 = 4, 12.5 or 50 x bet
Pirate with a Gun	3, 4 or 5 = 6.25, 20 or 75 x bet
Wild	Substitutes for all except Bonus + pays up to 75x
Bonus	3+ triggers Free Spins feature + pays up to 200x
Mystery	All transform into the same paying symbol or Wild

Pirate Golden Age Mobile

Produced using HTML5 technology, Pirate Golden Age can be played on mobiles, tablets, laptops and/or PC devices. The 5×3 setup is ideal for mobile play on iOS or Android.

Pirate Golden Age Bonus Features

There’s just 1 main bonus feature here and that’s the Free Spins feature. Mystery symbols play a big part in this bonus round, which can lead to additional free spins. Let’s explain how it all works for you.

Free Spins feature

Land 3 or more Bonus symbols in the base game to trigger the Free Spins feature. The round starts with 7 free spins, but you will also be awarded a payout when triggering this feature:

• 3 Bonus symbols = 2 x stake payout
• 4 Bonus symbols = 20 x stake payout
• 5 Bonus symbols = 200 x stake payout

Whenever a Mystery symbol lands in the bonus round, they all transform into the same paying symbol or Wild. After each spin, the Mystery symbols are collected in a meter, which you’ll see to the right of the reels. At the end of the bonus round, the collected symbols in the meter come back to the screen in random positions.

It’s also important to note here that if more than 1 Mystery symbol lands in the same position as other Mystery symbols, for each time that happens a win multiplier increases by 1x. That multiplier will then apply to all winning lines that pass through it.

Pirate Golden Age Review Summary – a disappointingly basic slot

If you’re hoping this Pirate Golden Age slot is going to be full of innovation and fun bonus features, you’re going to be disappointed. The game’s extremely basic and it comes with just 1 bonus feature. This is also very basic and just a typical Free Spins feature with a Mystery symbol that can enhance the experience a little. It’s all pretty underwhelming if I’m being totally honest.

I must admit that it didn’t take me too long to land the Free Spins feature, so that’s a positive, right? If you’re a fan of the Pirate theme then you may enjoy this one. But I’m fairly confident you’ll be moving on to bigger and better things soon after. Why not give our free demo a try first? This will give you the chance to try it before using any of your own funds at a top online casino.

Overall, it’s another pirate-themed slot. There’s not much else to add. It’s highly volatile and comes with max wins of 3,000 x your stake, which is very difficult to land. It’s not the worst slot around, but it’s nowhere near the level needed to compete with the best slots.