Pirates Pub

The wild symbol not only awards decent payouts on its own, but it also plays a crucial role in triggering the bonus round. The bonus feature unfolds in two stages, and it's worth noting that stage 1 might not yield substantial winnings. The objective is to land wilds to mark specific positions or upgrade already marked positions. These marked positions then transform into additional wilds or multiplier wilds, providing up to 5 free spins during stage 2. It is during this stage that you have the opportunity to make a significant profit, as the feature has the potential to award up to 5,000 times your initial stake.

The premium symbols in Pirates Pub Slot offer payouts ranging from 6.67 to 33.33 times your initial bet when you land five of them in a winning combination. The game logo serves as the Wild symbol, substituting for other pay symbols to create or enhance winning combinations. Additionally, if you manage to land five Wilds on a payline, you will be rewarded with a payout of 55.56 times your stake.

However, the Wilds in Pirates Pub Slot have more to offer than just substitution and payouts. Here's what they can do:

To trigger the Bonus Round, you need three Wild symbols anywhere on the reels during a single spin. This awards you with a random allocation of 5, 6, 7, or 8 free spins. If you land four triggering Wilds, you receive 8, 9, 10, or 11 free spins, also randomly determined. Finally, if you manage to land five triggering Wilds, you will be granted 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 free spins, once again randomly assigned.

As the Bonus Round begins, the triggering Wilds mark their positions with frames. Any new Wild symbols that appear during the feature will also mark their positions with frames. When a Wild lands in a marked position, the frame is upgraded, and each frame can be upgraded up to five times. It is possible to retrigger the bonus round by landing 3, 4, or 5 Wilds on the same free spin, which grants a random number of extra spins from the respective range.

Once you exhaust your free spins in the first stage of the bonus round, the second stage commences immediately. You are awarded 2, 3, 4, or 5 free spins for the second stage, and once again, the number of spins is randomly determined.

During the second stage, all framed positions transform into Wilds, remaining wild for the duration of the feature. The upgrade level of each frame corresponds to a wild multiplier, with a maximum value of 5x. If multiple Wilds are part of the same winning combination, their multiplier values are added together. Sticky Wilds, which appear as a result of landing 3 to 5 Wilds on a payline, pay the same as regular Wilds but cannot substitute for them.

Lastly, it's worth noting that non-UK players and residents of eligible jurisdictions can choose to purchase the bonus round for 70 times the stake through the Bonus Buy menu, typically located on the left-hand side of the game. The bonus round has an organic hit rate of 1 in 141 spins, which provides useful context for players considering this option.