Plucky Pirates Slot Machine

Ahoy me hearties! Hoist the mainsails and scuttle the jib with this mobile optimised 5-reel slot machine from Nektan software. Plucky Pirates has 9 paylines and the top treasure bounty is no less than 2,500 golden doubloons – or game credits if you prefer. That said, this slot machine isn't exactly full to the gunwales with bonus gameplay features other than a standard set of free spins and a wild symbol.

Pocket-sized Pirate Adventure

Spinners can escape on a seafaring adventure with this pirate themed game wherever and whenever they want. That is because the slot machine was specially designed for portable playing devices such as tablets and smartphones. Therefore the game has a very modern set-up which doesn't include the traditional slot machine control panel. Instead, players have to use their thumbs and fingers to tap in their wagers and spin the reels. It's actually quite simple to use – probably easier than sailing an actual pirate ship, we would imagine.

For example, in order to place your bets, you just have to tap the “Stake & Lines” option and then scroll down on each rolling menu to determine your desired number of paylines and the size of the stake per line. Players can choose to have up to 9 lines in play while the available bet sizes range from 0.01 to 1. Admittedly, that doesn't make for a great degree of scope for big bettors since the maximum possible bet per spin is only 9 coins.

Plenty of Treasure to be Found

Despite those relatively small betting options, this game does offer a decent top jackpot. In fact, the biggest win on offer at Plucky Pirates will multiply the line bet value by 2,500x. This is rewarded when five “Plucky Pirates” logo icons are connected on an active payline. Of course, such an event won't occur with every spin, but there are plenty of other decent payouts from less valuable symbols.

Five treasure chests will reward no less than 1,000x the value of the wager on the winning line and the crossed sword symbols will offer a multiplier worth 750x. Then there are the pirate ships, five of which will pay out a 500x multiplier while a quintet of red-beard pirates will reward 300x.

The most common symbols are the usual playing card values such as 10, J, Q, K and A – all of which should provide some frequent pay outs to keep your betting balance moving in the right direction. Such symbols offer a range of multiplier values from as little as 50x for five-in-a-row to 150x for five.

Special Symbols

Every pirate needs a trusty companion, and players of this game will find their own with the wild parrot symbol. This icon is very helpful since it will complete winning combinations by substituting for other game symbols. As they say – parrots do make for good imitators!

Things are also kept interesting by the promise of free spins. Keep an eye out for those scattered cannon symbols because if three or more appear on the reels then you will be blasted into a round of free games. This allows all of you slot machine pirates the perfect window of opportunity to collect as much bounty as possible without having to depart with any of your well-earned golden doubloons!

Swashbuckling Spins

This slot machine may not be the most extravagant of games in terms of bonus features – in fact, it's a bit of a damp squib in that respect. Nevertheless, Plucky Pirates keeps puts up a good fight when it comes to visual effects. As a matter of fact, the game is craftily designed for mobile use with its uncluttered game screen and sharply defined game symbols. The overall aesthetic is bright and airy, with the game symbols set on transparent reels in front of a desert beach background.

What's more, the symbols themselves are suitably designed to draw out the pirate theme with old style fonts and authentic touches such as skull and bone flags and eye patches. There is even some music which plays with every spin make the spinning adventure all the more swashbuckling.

A Slot that Doesn't Go Overboard

This game lives up to its name by presenting a plucky little slot machine. It hasn't got the biggest bonus blasting cannons in the seven seas, but it does present a game which is very pleasing to the eyes. What's more, spinners can tap into this gambling entertainment whenever they wish to thanks to its mobile compatibility and easily navigable controls.