Prince of Thieves Slot Review
Sunlit Sherwood, all massive dark trunks and crowded canopy, with a set of reels parked in a mossy clearing as if the outlaws hauled them in by cart. Strip the storybook paint away, though, and Prince of Thieves is really a one-symbol game: everything below its top pay is small, honest change, so the whole design leans on wilds and 1,024 ways to keep the forest floor worth standing on. It’s a gentler, stranger machine than the legend suggests.
It comes from King Show Games, and it sits alongside Fishing Bob – 1024 Ways Hot Roll Jackpots and Stinkin’ Rich on the studio’s shelves. The specs are plain: a 5×4 grid, 1,024 ways to win, high volatility and a 95% RTP. Whether the legend holds up spin to spin is what follows.
Base Game and Ways Wins
Every way is played on every spin, so there are no paylines to choose and nothing to adjust but the stake. Wins land for matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left. With four rows across five reels, the ways multiply out to 1,024, which is where the count comes from – every position on every reel is in play.
That layout does two things worth noticing. Four rows mean more visible positions than the usual three, so near-misses and two-of-a-kind character wins turn up constantly. And because ways pay left to right only, the first reel matters most: a spin without a paying symbol on reel one can’t win, whatever lands behind it.
The cast does the paying, from the Prince himself down through Prince John, Maid Marian, Little John, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Friar Tuck, with royals filling the bottom of the table. The six character symbols all pay from two of a kind; the royals need three. Two-of-a-kind character wins are small change, but they keep the forest floor ticking over between the bigger catches.
Symbol values, as multiples of the total bet:
- Prince of Thieves: 0.625x, 1.25x, 2.5x and 250x for two, three, four and five of a kind
- Prince John: 0.375x, 1x, 2.5x and 5x
- Maid Marian: 0.35x, 1x, 2.5x and 4.375x
- Little John: 0.3x, 0.75x, 1.875x and 4.375x
- The Sheriff of Nottingham: 0.25x, 0.625x, 1.5x and 3.75x
- Friar Tuck: 0.2x, 0.5x, 1.25x and 3.75x
- A and K: 0.25x, 1x and 3.125x for three, four and five
- Q and J: 0.125x, 0.5x and 2.5x
- 10 and 9: 0.125x, 0.25x and 1.875x
It’s a top-heavy table. The Prince of Thieves symbol towers over everything beneath it, and the rest of the characters cluster close together, so the step down from the hero to the supporting cast is a cliff. At the demo’s 1.20 stake, five Princes returns 300.00 – fifty times what the runner-up character manages. The royals are filler, paying modestly and often, which is exactly their job on a 1,024 ways grid.
Upper and lower Robin Hood symbols are wild, landing on reels two to five and substituting for everything except the Bonus symbol. There are two of them, stacked as separate symbols top and bottom of the reels, which doubles the surface area the wilds can cover. Four of the five reels carrying wilds is what keeps the base game moving.
The placement matters more than it looks. A wild on reel two completes any character pair already sitting on reel one, turning the constant two-of-a-kind hits into three-of-a-kind ones. Wilds on three consecutive middle reels can bridge several ways at once, which is where the mid-table symbols – Marian, Little John, the Sheriff – start paying like a top symbol does elsewhere.
The wilds carry one exception worth knowing. They won’t stand in for a fifth Prince of Thieves symbol, and when that combination comes up the game awards a fixed payout of 7.50 at a 1.20 stake instead. It’s a deliberate cap on the one five-of-a-kind that would otherwise dwarf the rest of the table.
Wins are all calculated against the active bet, so the figures above hold wherever the stake sits. The 1,024 ways banner sits above the reels throughout, a quiet reminder that any spin can pay from a lot of directions at once. Malfunction voids all plays, as ever.
Triggering the Bonus
Three or more Bonus symbols anywhere on the reels starts the bonus. That’s the whole trigger, and there’s only one, so the base game and its wilds carry everything until it arrives. The Bonus symbols don’t carry pays of their own; landing three simply starts the round.
“Anywhere” is the operative word. Bonus symbols don’t need to sit on adjacent reels, line up from the left, or land on any particular row – three scattered positions anywhere across the 5×4 grid will do. That’s a wider trigger than a payline-locked scatter, which matters on a grid this size: there are twenty positions in play, and any three of them holding a Bonus symbol is enough.
It’s a lean setup by modern standards. No side bet, no second feature to chase, no wheel hiding behind the main event. Everything between bonus hits rests on the ways grid, the character symbols and those Robin Hood wilds – and with wilds on four of five reels, there’s usually something forming when the reels stop.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 6.2/10
This is a slot you play for the long view of Sherwood, not for fireworks. The base game is the entertainment: wilds on four of the five reels mean something is always a whisker from completing, and that constant nearness is the reason to sit down with it at all. The legend gives the whole thing an easy, familiar warmth.
Its strength is that generosity of wilds – few games this simple hand the substitute four reels to work with, and it shows in how often the mid-table characters actually pay. Its weakness is everything else: one bonus, one trigger, and a paytable where a single symbol is worth fifty times its nearest rival, so most wins arrive small and the top of the table stays a rumour.
It’s for players who enjoy watching a grid work rather than chasing a feature ladder – the patient kind, happy in the greenwood. Anyone needing a stacked bonus roster will find the forest quiet. Those who stay get a handsome, honest ways game that robs politely and gives most of it back.
Prince of Thieves FAQs
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What is the RTP of Prince of Thieves?
The RTP is 95%. That’s the total expected return, counted against the active bet. -
Is Prince of Thieves high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game. Wins can take their time arriving, so it’s one for a patient bankroll. -
How many paylines does Prince of Thieves have?
It doesn’t use fixed paylines. Instead there are 1,024 ways to win, and every way is played on every spin. -
What is the grid size of Prince of Thieves?
It’s a 5×4 grid, five reels and four rows, with wins paying for matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left. -
Who makes Prince of Thieves?
King Show Games. It’s one of a roster that also includes Fishing Bob – 1024 Ways Hot Roll Jackpots and Stinkin’ Rich. -
When is Prince of Thieves released?
Prince of Thieves’ release date is 4 April 2024. -
How do you trigger the bonus in Prince of Thieves?
The bonus starts when at least three Bonus symbols land anywhere on the reels. It’s the game’s only feature, so there’s nothing else to trigger. -
Do the Robin Hood wild symbols appear on every reel?
No. The Robin Hood wilds only show up on reels two, three, four and five, in upper and lower versions. They stand in for every symbol except the Bonus symbol. -
Do symbols in Prince of Thieves pay for two of a kind?
The six character symbols do, starting at two of a kind. The royals – A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 – need at least three to pay. -
What is the most valuable symbol in Prince of Thieves?
The Prince of Thieves symbol. Five of a kind pays 250x the total bet, comfortably the biggest single prize on the table. -
Can the Robin Hood wilds complete a five-of-a-kind Prince of Thieves win?
No. When that combination forms, the game pays a fixed 7.50 at a 1.20 stake rather than the full 250x line.
