Pieces of eight is a term most commonly associated with pirates. In reality it dates back to the Spanish Dollar, the worlds first global currency which was known universally as Pieces of Eight. This video slot is based on pirates and their plunder with features which include free spins, wilds and a pirates booty themed bonus round.
Pieces of Eight Theme
The slot uses a strong nautical theme which includes a desert island in the background and a map of the world behind the reels. This map is used in place of individual reel wrappers which looks great whilst maintaining a pirate theme.
Each of the reel icons is pirate themed too, with specific characters and items that you’d expect to see if you were on board a pirate ship. These include anchors, flintlock pistols, telescopes, canons, cutlases, parrots, ships wheels, compasses, deck hands, Blackbeard, Jolly Roger flags and treasure chests.
Betting Options and More Functions
There are multiple betting options open to players which include the ability to change the number of lines (max 25), coins per line (max 5) and coin value (0.01 to 0.10). This provides a 0.01 to $/£/€25 betting range which is plenty wide enough for low, mid and high rolling players.
Pieces of Eight Slot Features
Blackbeard plays as a substitute symbol, AKA wild, which means it can stand in for any other icon if a winning opportunity is possible. The canon and treasure chest are the only exceptions to this rule; thankfully they bring their features anyway.
10, 20 or 30 free spins can be won if three, four or five canon icons appear anywhere on the reels. These play automatically and you are able to win more free spins if three or more canons appear during the feature.
Three or more treasure chest icons will trigger the bonus round which plays on a second screen. This presents five identical treasure chests filled with booty and it’s your job to choose one of them to receive an instant prize.
Our Take on Pieces of Eight Slots
There are plenty of pirate themed video slots around which is why we were pleased to find one with a triple threat offering, namely; decent graphics, entertaining features and a good range of bets which coincide with potentially sizable prizes.
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 25Pay lines
- $10,000.00Max cash jackpot
- 84.5-91.8Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- NoMultiplier
- $0.01 - $25Betting Range
- 0.01 - 0.1Coin bet range
- 10Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 100000Max coins jackpot
- 250Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- YesBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
