Who doesn’t love the prospect of a pirate ship? After all, there’s a reason that the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise became such a smashing good hit, and it isn’t simply because it was starring Johnny Depp (although that’s a large part of it). Pirates are intriguing characters, and women, especially, love the swashbuckling, devil may care attitude inscribed in their very existence. With Bluebeard’s Bounty Slots, you’ve got a 3 reel Classic that sports a single payline, and given that it’s from the presses at Wager Gaming Technology (WGS), you can be certain that this slot was a labor of love.
So, who was Bluebeard the Pirate, exactly? He was, long ago, known as perhaps the very first of the mainstream pillagers, who would sail the treacherous seas in search of loot and gold. Once he either discovered or pilfered them, he would take them to an unlisted island and hide them for future reference. You never know, after all, when you might be captured by a rival pirate and be in need of gold shekels in order to secure your release. The destination is very far, but never fear - Bluebeard is probably there to release your chance at winning some riches in the real money version of the slot that bears his namesake.
The symbols on the reels consist of esoteric emblems as well as the usual things you’d expect from a pirate’s stash. There’s the skull and crossbones icon, as well as ship cannons, numeral seven (7), gold bars, parrots, swords, cherries and a few others.There’s actually a scatter symbol here, too, so don’t be too surprised that a small Classic Slot would have one. It is represented by the Bluebeard’s Bounty Slot game logo.
When it comes to wagering on the payline, you have a choice between betting 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents, $1, $5 or a maximum of $10 per coin. With a max of 3 coins allowed in total (you can always choose fewer than this if you so please), this comes out to $30 in full. There’s a reason you have the ships cannon symbol on the reels; you’ve got to be able to protect your loot from other ravaging pirates on the high seas.
As for the Bluebeard’s Bounty money pit of interest, it is quite possible to get to it in the real money game. Play the Instant Flash version if you want - but do not tally too long in that cashless purgatory, as you don’t want to hit a streak of good luck on symbol combinations, and be unable to collect the commensurate cash. Remember - there’s 1500 coins at stake, and this can end up delivering a whopping $45,000 cash win if you’ve chosen to play 3 coins per spin and bet the top $30 wager. The triple jackpot bonus symbols that show up shall determine the financial caliber of your victory in this regard.
As for the symbols on the reels that we’ve only just barely touched on, let us now discern the payout values. If you play just two coins on the Bluebeard’s Bounty Slots payline, then you can win 800 coins if three game logo symbols line up. If you play a single coin and three Bluebeard’s Bounty game logo symbols appear across the reels, then your payout is 300 coins. Next in the upper echelons of the higher paying symbols, we have the powerful ships cannon; for a 3 coin wager and three of a kind on the reels, you win 150 coins. If you play 2 coins instead, and still manage to get three ships cannon icons lined up, you win an award of 100 coins. For a 1 coin wager and three ships cannon symbols on the reels, your payout is 50 coins.
Next up we have the green numeral 7 symbols. For a 3 coin wager and three green 7 symbols on the reels, you win 90 coins. For a 2 coin wager and three of a kind of the green numeral 7s, you win 60 coins, and for a single coin wager and three of a kind, you get 30 coins. The skull and crossbones are next, and a 3 coin wager with a lucky result of three skull and crossbones icons brings you a prize of 60 coins. A 2 coin wager and three of a kind gets you 40 coins, and a 1 coin wager and three of a kind is worth 20 coins.
A pirate is a swashbuckler extraordinaire, after all, and so he should have the obligatory crossed swords that represents those who duel for a living then their honor is at stake. The crossed swords symbol is featured as a paying icon in Bluebeard Bounty slots, such that a 3 coin wager and three of a kind can result in an adequate 60 coin payout. Play just 2 coins at the start of a round, get three crossed sword symbols, and enjoy a 40 coin payout. For a single coin down and three crossed swords icons, you win 20 coins as a reward.
There’s a blue parakeet on board, and it talks up a storm while serving as a paying symbol. For a 3 coin wager, three blue parakeet icons results in a 30 coin payout. For a 2 coin wager, three blue parakeet symbols gets you a 20 coin payout, and for a single coin down, three of a kind is worth 10 coins. The black double bars symbol is well represented here, too, and for a 3 coin bet, three black double bars across the reels gets you a 30 coin payout. For a 2 coin wager, three of a kind is worth 20 coins, and for a single coin bet, three of a kind gets you 10 coins.
Finally we bring up the rear with the final symbols. Starting things off is the single black bar; for a 3 coin wager and three of a kind on the reels, you get 15 coins. For a 2 coin wager and three single black bar symbols you win 10 coins. For a 1 coin wager and three single black bars on the reels, you get 5 coins. Now on to the cherries symbols: for a 3 coin wager and three cherries across the game reels, you win 15 coins. For a 2 coin wager and three of a kind, you win 10 coins, and for a single coin wager and three cherries icons you get 5 coins - the same line up and payouts as are afforded the single black bar symbol. If you get Bluebeard the Pirate icon on any reel anywhere, while playing 3 coins you receive an extra 6 coins. While playing 2 coins, you receive an extra 4 coins, and while playing a single coin, you receive an extra 2 coins.
