Jolly Roger Wild Kraken

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken: Slot Overview

When taking to the ocean in an online slot, two key dangers to be aware of are pirates, those dastardly villains on top of the waves, and the deadly Kraken lying deep below. Both of these menaces have made their way into Play'n GO's watery slot Jolly Roger Wild Kraken, where buccaneers and tentacled beasties meet amidst Instant Treasure awards, Cannon Free Spins, Super Cannon Free Spins, and a rather sizable pile of potential loot.

The game puts on a nice-looking show, though there's nothing very new about its appearance. The symbol area has been placed on the deck of a ship as it cuts through blue waters towards land. It's a view piraty players will have witnessed before, no doubt, and while Jolly Roger Wild Kraken won't hurt your eyes for looking, it won't dazzle them with crazy original artwork either. A gruff 'Arrr' voice gives the game a touch more sparkle, though, throwing in commentary every now and then.

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken shoots its cannon balls and wags its tentacles across a 5-reel, 3-row gaming matrix. The reelset makes use of 20 paylines, and regular winning combinations may be 3 to 5 OAK in length, all starting from the leftmost reel. The game boasts impressive winning potential (in theory, at least), which has been joined by a medium volatile math model and an RTP of 96.26% as the highest return value amongst five different configurations. Wager-wise, players may select stakes from 20c to $/€100 a spin.

The pay symbols are 10 to A on the bottom row of the table, then a compass, swords, a cannon, and a pirate on the top line. Winning combinations of 5 OAK are worth 1-2.5x the bet amongst the royals and 5 to 10 times the bet for the high pays. Wild symbols can land on all reels. The wild substitutes for all symbols except the scatter. A winning line of 5 wild symbols is worth 20 times the stake.

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken: Slot Features

Instant Treasure awards keep the base game alive while peering from the lookout for Cannon Free Spins and Super Cannon Free Spins, where a Kraken walking wild and multipliers are unleashed.

Instant Treasure

The Chest and Key symbols land on the leftmost and rightmost reels, respectively. They appear in the base game only, and one of each at most may hit. When a Chest and a Key hit simultaneously, they trigger the Instant Treasure feature, awarding 5x to 50x the bet.

Cannon Free Spins

The Cannonball scatter symbol may land on any reel in the base game and in Cannon Free Spins, possessing a multiplier of x2, x3, or x5. Landing 6 or more scatters triggers the Cannon Free Spins feature. The number of free spins awarded depends on the number of triggering scatters. Before free spins begin, all triggering scatters and their multiplier values are collected in the Cannonball Collection Meter.

During free spins, a fully stacked walking wild Kraken appears on the grid. The walking wild stays on the grid for the duration of the round and moves randomly on reels 2, 3, and 4 on each free spin. A Cannonball Multiplier is active on each free spin, taken from the collected scatters in the Cannonball Collection Meter. The walking wild gets the value from the active Cannonball Multiplier when part of a win on that spin. The active Cannonball Multiplier is consumed on each free spin when it is not part of a walking wild win. If a scatter symbol lands, it awards +1 free spin and is collected by the Cannonball Collection Meter. Up to 49 free spins may be won.

Super Cannon Free Spins

Super Cannon Free Spins are triggered when the walking wild Kraken hits and substitutes in a win 6 times during Cannon Free Spins. Any remaining Cannonballs in the Cannonball Collection Meter are carried over from Cannon Free Spins to Super Cannon Free Spins when triggered. A total of 4 Super Cannonballs are awarded in the Super Cannon Free Spins feature. Before super free spins start, a Pick feature appears with a random award of x10, x15, x25, x50, or x100 multipliers. The win multiplier is applied to the 4 awarded Super Cannonballs. These 4 Super Cannonballs are added to the Cannonball Collection Meter. The number of Super Cannon Free Spins depends on the number of Cannonballs in the Cannonball Collection Meter.

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken: Slot Verdict

Out of the large number of pirate slots a player could possibly choose from the casino shelf, why might they decide to set sail with Jolly Roger Wild Kraken? Well, the presentation isn't bad. It's probably not the most original-looking pirate slot you've ever clapped eyes on, but Play'n GO has captured a measure of salty sea spirit. The main rules are easy to follow if simplicity is a want, especially in the base game, which tacks away, dropping line wins every so often, with Instant Treasure prizes of up to 50x dangling on the line to break up the flow and provide a lure to power on.

Free spins are where the voyage gets more interesting. They're a little tricky to explain exactly, but the round breaks down to trying to win with the Kraken wild 6 times, not only because the Kraken makes use of multiplier values from the collected scatters but because this is how the super free spins are accessed. In the super free spins phase, the multiplier values can be much, much higher and might be helpful for getting at or near, or some way towards, Jolly Roger Wild Kraken's 20,000x max win. Since Kraken wild wins are the gateway to super free spins, that Kraken symbol at times does its irritating best to float away from matching symbols. Other times, it strings hits together. Spose that's just the way it goes. Never know, you might get the all-important 6 Kraken involved wins to progress deeper into the bonus.

Without the major max win number on board, Jolly Roger Wild Kraken would have lost a chunk of its appeal. It's worth adding that the max win potential claims made by Play'n GO remain questionable, as we rarely see evidence of them being achieved within the gaming community - a sentiment that has yet to change. What is left over is a fairly unimaginative look, though the features aren't bad. Whilst Jolly Roger Wild Kraken might not be a flagship release in the pirate slot genre, there are positive things to mark down on a map.