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Provider | Snowborn Games |
Reels | 5 |
Rows | 3 |
Paylines | 20 |
Bonus Rounds | 2 |
Bet Range | 0.20 - 25 |
Volatility | High |
Max Win | 10,000x |
Bonus Buy | Yes |
RTP | 96.00% |
Our Rating | 8.3 |
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Game Overview
I thought that cats as an internet meme were long dead and buried? Think again, my good friend, as Snowborn Games, on the Microgaming platform are here to show you that they are not yet dead and buried but have plenty of life left in them yet! After all, Pirates of the Caribbean? Pah – that was decades ago. It’s all about pirates of the feline variety nowadays, you know, and when you mix in 20 fixed pay lines in the Cats of the Caribbean slot, a minor dose of 96% industry-average RTP, and a maximum payout of a chunky 10,000x, your bet, I say to thee – why on earth not!
Features? Cats do not accept being outdone in this department, it would seem, as the Cats of the Caribbean online slot includes base game modifiers, four sets of free spin trigger symbols, a “Cat Pots” bonus wheel with four fixed prizes ranging between 20x and 10,000x your total stake, as well as a bonus buy feature and an upgraded payline set up for the free spin features – none of this switching out the reels for a shadier set in this game, oh no; Games Global adds another ten paylines to the mix instead.
Is it all too good to be true? Can you really throw away so many accepted conventions of online slot design and replace them with player-friendly, prize-winning alternatives without a compromise or two? I think we all know the answer to that, but alas, why not fire up our free demo slot of Cats of the Caribbean and see what you can find?
Cats Of The Caribbean Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
Let’s start with the theme, as always – Games Global has done a terrific job of making their feline-themed adventure on the high seas look every bit as polished as a top-tier release from any of the so-called “big boys” of the online slots industry – it reminds me a lot of Quickspin. Still, the addition of device-specific buttons on the left-hand side of the screen is a welcome inclusion for those with lesser-known brands of smartphone or tablet. As a user of a 21:9 smartphone, I often find that many games don’t quite fit perfectly, and this button sorted things straight into line. As for the cats and pirate aspects, these two themes have been done to death, admittedly, but when was the last time you remember seeing them come together like this? It’s quirky, fun, and unique – what more could you ask for?
Games Global have taken the time to make sure their paytable stays in sync with the current wager setting, making it a breeze to see how much each symbol is worth for three, four, or five-of-a-kind combinations. The wild even has its own boosted return of 10x your stake for a full pay line of five-of-a-kind, double its nearest rival in the form of … well, everybody, essentially. Captain Red, Captain Catnip, Captain Claw, and Big Tabby all return 5x your bet for all five on a pay line, sharing the top of the paytable as you might imagine a group of seafaring pirate cats to do. Probably. They are followed by a variety of necessary ship-related items such as a parrot, some poisonous rum, a hook – lest anybody loses a paw and needs to ensure he demands the same respect as a certain other hook-handed scallywag, and even a telescope! You see, they thought of everything – cats don’t require maps, compasses, or any other pesky human stuff.
The betting range starts at €0.20 per spin, topping out at a more-than-plenty €25.00 per round if you have a bankroll bigger than the average person’s house!!
Base Game & Modifiers
The base game is fast and furious action – provided you aren’t living in a jurisdiction such as the UKGC like myself, who prohibited the ability to even play in quick play mode a while back. Absolute killjoys, that lot nowadays – and to think, we once longed for their excellent player-friendly rules and regulations… now we curse them and worry if they might eventually ban slot machines altogether. Sigh.
It’s a five-by-three reel slot with 20 fixed pay lines, as mentioned at the beginning of this review, but there are plenty of extra features to keep you entertained between the various free spins modes in the Cats of the Caribbean video slot!
Wild Cannon Modifier
Each time a wild lands on the screen, a cannonball will be added to the box in the bottom-left corner. The modifier itself can activate when you have two balls or as many as fifteen, and when it does, it will fill the reels with additional wild symbols in random positions until all of the cannonballs are used up. If a ball hits the same spot two or more times, it will add a multiplier to the position, so the more balls you can get before the feature hits, the better!
Cats Of The Caribbean Slot Bonus Feature
Okay, I have some questions; First of all, why doesn’t Big Tabby get his own free spins bonus round? With how democratic these guys were about divvying up the paytable numbers, this seems like a slightly unusual omission – don’t you think?!
Also, why don’t I get the option to purchase the Captain Claw free spin feature either?! I can buy Captain Red and Captain Catnip, but not Captain Claw? Seriously, these guys are not as bright as I first imagined – there’s going to be a mutiny, I tell thee. Mark my words, young Guybrush!
Free Spins Feature
Hitting the free spin features requires hitting any three of the four multicoloured free spin symbols – notice I did say four? Did they secretly forget to include Big Tabby at the last minute? Or is his feature somewhere hiding that you must find or unlock later on? I hope I work it out eventually!
Until then, the mode you trigger is determined by which symbol lands on the fifth reel when the final scatter falls into place:
- Captain Red – 15 Free Spins, Up to 5x Maximum Multiplier per Position, and 90 Guaranteed Wild Symbols added before play begins.
- Captain Catnip – 12 Free Spins, Again, a 5x Maximum Multiplier can be added to a single position if five wilds land on one spot. 40 Guaranteed Wilds.
- Captain Claw – Only 10 Free Spins, same 5x Maximum Multiplier, and the number of wilds drops to just 25 now… I understand why they didn’t bother putting this as an option on the bonus buy feature now!
Cat Pots Bonus
Catch three scattered cat pot bonus wheels, and you win entry to the Cat Pots Bonus round! These only show up on the middle three reels, so you need to be extra lucky to land all three of them together. If you do, it works much like a progressive jackpot in that you are guaranteed to win one of the four different prizes – sadly, also, like a progressive jackpot, it will almost always be the lowest one of the bunch!
The prizes are fixed in the Cats of the Caribbean online slot as follows:
- MEGA Cat Pot: 10,000x Stake
- MAJOR Cat Pot: 500x Stake
- MIDI Cat Pot: 50x Stake
- MINI Cat Pot: 20x Stake
Cats Of The Caribbean Slot Review Final Thoughts
This is the first slot I have played from Snowborn Games, and It’s a solid start for the fledgling software house! Great presentation, excellent payout mechanics, and a wide variety of bonus rounds and features make for a fun and addicting little game. One you’ll want to come back to over and over!
- Game Types:
- Pirate Slots
- High Volatility Slots
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