Pirates Frenzy Slot Review
Most ten-line slots sell you the whole game on every spin. Pirates Frenzy holds a sixth reel back and charges you 1x your stake to switch it on, which means the game you’re actually playing is the one you can afford. It’s a bold way to build a simple slot: the paytable literally doubles at its top end, and the 50 free games sit on the far side of a reel you have to keep paying for.
The numbers: an RTP of 96.12%, a maximum win of 250,000x the total bet, a 5×4 grid with ten always-active paylines. Blueprint Gaming have plenty of pirate and adventure titles in their catalogue, and this one shares its optional-reel thinking with Thai Flower Power Play and King Kong Splash: Power Play.
The dark-sailed ship out on the water isn’t just scenery. It’s the scatter, and three of them are your way into the free spins round.
Base Game & Features
Wins form in the conventional way: two to six matching symbols from the left across any of the ten paylines, which are permanently active. Line wins are multiplied by the value bet on the winning line. Wins across different lines are added together, and only the highest combination on each line pays.
Six-of-a-kind wins are possible, but only with the sixth reel running. The Wild can’t substitute for scatter or bonus symbols, and it does nothing else in the base game. Its real job begins in the free spins round, where the Pirate symbol takes over.
One wrinkle on the highest-win rule is worth spelling out. Three wilds on a line could pay as a three-symbol win in their own right, or complete a longer four-symbol combination; only whichever of those two pays more is awarded, never both.
Paying Symbols
The paytable is led by the Parrot, with the Anchor and Bottle close behind, then Treasure Bags and the royals. Values are multiples of the line bet:
- Parrot – 2: 5x, 3: 50x, 4: 200x, 5: 2,000x, 6: 4,000x
- Anchor – 3: 30x, 4: 150x, 5: 1,000x, 6: 2,000x
- Bottle – 3: 20x, 4: 100x, 5: 500x, 6: 1,000x
- Treasure Bags – 3: any, 4: 50x, 5: 200x, 6: 400x
- A/K/J/10 – 3: 5x, 4: 25x, 5: 100x, 6: 200x
Worth noticing is the Parrot’s two-symbol pay, which most symbols don’t offer, and the Treasure Bags’ three-symbol award of any value bag rather than a fixed multiple. The royals pay the same across all four symbols, so an A and a 10 are worth exactly as much as each other.
Power Play Bet
The sixth reel is deactivated by default. Selecting the Power Play Bet switches it on for an additional 1x your stake on every spin, which is a steep-sounding surcharge until you see what it buys.
Two things change. First, up to six of a kind becomes possible on every line, and the top of the paytable doubles from the five-symbol pay to the six-symbol pay for every symbol. Second, the extra reel gives you a better chance of triggering the bonus round, including a shot at the six-scatter award of 50 free games.
Six scatters pay far more free games than five, so the extra reel changes the shape of the bonus as well as the size of line wins. The cost is the same 1x whether the reel is helping you or not.
Pirates Frenzy Free Spins
Three or more Bonus Scatter symbols anywhere in view open the Free Spins Bonus. The scatters don’t need to sit on a payline; they pay on any position, and scatter wins are added on top of reel wins. Multiple scatter features can be won in a single game. The award scales with how many you land:
- Three scatters – 10 free games
- Four scatters – 15 free games
- Five scatters – 20 free games
- Six scatters – 50 free games
The round runs on the same ten lines and the same bet as the triggering spin, Power Play included or excluded exactly as it was. The spins play out one after another until the total is used up, and the accumulated bonus winnings are then paid in full.
The Pirate Collector
During the round, the Pirate symbol becomes active as a wild that substitutes for everything except scatters and bonus symbols. It’s also the richest symbol on the reels, paying more per combination than the Parrot does in the base game:
- Pirate (during feature) – 2: 10x, 3: 100x, 4: 500x, 5: 5,000x, 6: 10,000x
Its second job matters more. Any spin where a Pirate lands, it collects the prize value of every Treasure Bag also in view, and each Pirate on screen does this independently. A single spin with two Pirates and three bags can therefore pay the bag values twice over.
The bags themselves carry values of 20, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 500, so a screen well stocked with them is where the round’s biggest single-spin results come from. Three bags also pay as a line win in their own right, worth any bag value on the screen.
The round can’t retrigger. What you trigger is what you get, which puts real weight on the scatter count at the moment of entry.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
Pirates Frenzy is a quiet, sunny slot that hides one sharp decision: every spin asks whether the sixth reel is worth paying for, and the honest answer most sessions is no. Play it with the reel off and it’s a small, tidy ten-liner on a beach; the reason to choose it over a dozen brighter pirate games is that the free spins round, when it finally arrives, pays like something much bigger.
The Pirate collector is the best thing here, because multiple Pirates each sweep every bag on screen, so one well-timed spin can multiply the same prizes two or three times over. The worst thing is that the round can’t retrigger, and the 50 free games you’re chasing cost double on every spin of the wait.
This is a game for players who enjoy a simple reel-payer with one clear lever and the patience to hold a doubled stake while scatters drift in. Anyone after stacked modifiers, wheels and second bonus rounds will find the beach empty. The crab in the sunglasses, at least, is having a fine time.
Pirates Frenzy FAQs
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What is the RTP of Pirates Frenzy?
Pirates Frenzy runs at an RTP of 96.12%, based on long-term payback and gameplay. -
How do you trigger free spins in Pirates Frenzy?
The Free Spins Bonus opens when three or more Bonus Scatter symbols land anywhere on the reels. Scatters don’t need a payline; they pay from any position, and scatter wins are added to any line wins. -
How many free spins do you get in Pirates Frenzy?
Three scatters award 10 free games, four award 15, five award 20 and six award 50. The round can’t retrigger, so the triggering number is the total you get. -
What does the Power Play Bet do?
It activates the sixth reel for an additional 1x your bet per spin. This allows up to six-of-a-kind wins and improves the chance of triggering the bonus round, including the possibility of landing six scatters for 50 free games. -
What does the Pirate symbol do in the free spins?
The Pirate is the wild during free spins, substituting for all symbols except scatters and bonus symbols. Each Pirate on screen also collects the prize value of every Treasure Bag in view, so multiple Pirates can pay the bag values several times over. -
Can free spins retrigger in Pirates Frenzy?
No. Free spins can’t retrigger during the feature. The round plays out every awarded spin and then pays the accumulated bonus winnings. -
What are the Treasure Bag values in Pirates Frenzy?
Treasure Bags carry values of 20, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 500. During free spins, each Pirate on screen collects the value of every bag in view, and three bags also pay as a line win worth any bag value on screen. -
How many paylines does Pirates Frenzy have?
Ten lines, always active. Free spins are played on the same lines and bet as the triggering game, including whether the Power Play Bet was on or off. -
What is the maximum win on Pirates Frenzy?
The maximum win from a single game is 250,000x the total bet. That ceiling applies to the game as a whole, base game and free spins combined.
