Ruby Pearl Slot Review

Ruby Pearl Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The set up in the Ruby Pearl slot is very straightforward. The action takes place on 5 reels, 4 rows and 50 paylines. To create a winning combination, land 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols or wilds from left to right on a payline, starting from reel 1.

That high number of paylines means that the minimum stake size is relatively high. You can dive into these waters at stakes that range from 50p to £250 per spin. To adjust your stake, click on the + or – button next to the coin size below the reels.

The Ruby Pearl RTP is 96.74%. Any return to player rate that is closer to 97 than 96% is pretty good and the number here is well above average. With its colourful visuals and rather gentle soundtrack, you could be forgiven for thinking that was rather soft on the variance front.

It most certainly isn’t. The volatility here is extremely high. On a scale of 1 to 5, the volatility comes in at the maximum of 5. The max win is 1,000 x stake per spin. In the free spins, the potential 17x multiplier can lead to 17,000 x stake wins per free spin.

Theme – Audio & Design Features –  dive down to the depths of the ocean

With an underwater theme, the flora and fauna of the seabed feature in the design of the Ruby Pearl slot. Set against a backdrop of the bubbling depths of the ocean, there’s a rather soothing and genteel soundtrack playing while you spin which is nicely done and rather unobtrusive. There’s nothing flashy about the design in Ruby Pearl but it’s bright, colourful and easy to make out.

The blue reels are made up of brightly coloured A to 9 royals and a collection of sea creatures. In order of value are the starfish and seahorse, each of which pay 3x stake if you land 5 in a line. They’re followed by the stripy yellow fish and the turtle which award 4 and 5 x stake respectively if you land 5 on a payline. The top standard symbol is the shark. If you’re lucky enough to see 5 of these swim on the same payline, you’ll pocket an award of 10 x stake.

The giant whale is the wild. This can land on all 5 reels and substitute for all the standard symbols when it makes up part of a winning combination. It also brings the multipliers into play when it appears during the free spins. The wild whale is a lucrative symbol in its own right too. Land 5 wilds on a payline for an award of 20 x your total stake.

You can dive into these waters whether you’re playing on a mobile, tablet and desktop device. There’s nothing complicated about the gameplay here. Combine that with the simple design and you have a very straightforward mobile slot.

Ruby Pearl Bonus Features

The gameplay in Ruby Pearl is straightforward. There’s only 1 bonus feature but the combination of free spins and multipliers can deliver some top action.

Free Games feature

To trigger the Free Games feature, you need to land 3 or more pearl shell scatter symbols anywhere on the reels on the same spin. You’ll start with 8 free spins with a 2x multiplier active. There’s scope to add to this haul via the pick me bonus which precedes the free spins.

Then choose 3 of the pearl shells on display. These will reveal:

• Extra free spins: 3, 5, 7, 10 or 15
• Multiplier: 2x, 5x or 8x

That means you could end up with a maximum of 40 free spins. The maximum possible multiplier is 17x. To land a multiplier boost during the free spins, there must be at least 1 wild whale symbol somewhere on the reels on that free spin.

Unlimited retriggers are possible here too. Landing 3 pearl shell scatters on the same free spin during the bonus feature adds another 20 free spins to your total.

Ruby Pearl Review Summary – these are volatile but rewarding waters

Skywind has kept things nice and simple in the Ruby Pearl slot. There’s nothing complicated about the gameplay as there’s only 1 bonus feature which put off a lot of players.

The free spins can be highly rewarding thanks to the potentially large multipliers. In an ideal scenario, you would pick the 2x, 5x and 8x multipliers. Add this to the initial 2x multiplier and you’ll play with a 17x multiplier. With 1,000 x stake max win per spin, the potential 17x multiplier can lead to 17,000 x stake wins on each free spin.

Highly volatile and with a high RTP of 96.74%, it’s a decent game from Skywind. It bears a lot of similarities to Playtech’s Great Blue slot in terms of theme and gameplay. In the free spins (the Sea Shells Bonus feature), you pick from sea shells to win free spins and multipliers. The difference here is that you can win 20,000 x stake per free spin vs 17,000 x stake in Ruby Pearl.