The Spanish Armada

This online video slot is for those who enjoy history, who are intrigued and amazed by glorious, honorable, historical battles, armies and fleets. 

Take a spin and step into one of the greatest sea battles! 

Although the planned invasion of England was not successful, Spanish Armada – the fleet of 130 ships still intrigues and fascinates, and this time, it can also bring some cash. 

“The Spanish Armada” is designed and developed by Belatra Games software provider. 

Theme and Symbols

The famous and glorious Spanish Armada was the inspiration for this online video slot, so the whole game is about ships and equipment, historical war, and characters involved in it. Besides the fact the idea was amazing, the graphic is pretty but simple without any creative surprise on the reels or behind them. 

Cannons and Cannonballs will play common roles of Wilds and Scatters, while twelve regular symbols will bring solid payouts. There are powder kegs, swords, helms, silver and golden coins, treasure chest, figureheads, and magnificent ships pictured on three symbols. Two important historical characters will also bring regular payouts - Sir Francis Drake, who was second-in-command of the English fleet in the victorious battle against the Spanish Armada, and Duke of Medina Sidonia - commander of the Spanish Armada.

The soundtrack from the background can definitely help a bit with reviving the atmosphere of a battle. 

Betting Options and Other Functions

“The Spanish Armada” offers a common layout with five reels and four rows, where 100 paylines are crossed. Winning combinations are created by symbols landing from left to right on the lines, and only the highest combination per line is paid.

Players set the bet per line from 1 to 10, which defines the bet per game from 50 to 500 in credits and in cash. Symbols’ payouts in the dynamic paytable reflect the current bet, so higher payouts come with a higher stake. 

Besides the highest paying one, the other eleven regular paying symbols give payouts for three and more identical icons on the line. 

The lowest payouts come with Powder Keg and the crossed Swords that pay 0.1x, 0.2x, and 1x the current bet. 

Helm, silver and golden Coins, Treasure Chest, and two Ship symbols multiply the bet per game by 0.1 for three and by 0.4 for four matching icons, while full winning combinations are paid differently. Helm and silver Coins pay 1x for five matching icons, Treasure Chest and golden Coins give 1.5x, while Ships pay 2x the total bet. 

Two important characters from the Spanish Armada give higher payouts. Sir Francis Drake and Duke of Medina Sidonia pay 0.2x, 1x, and 5 times the bet. Also, Figurehead on the bow multiplies the current bet by 0.4, 2, and 10. 

The Spanish Armada is the highest paying regular symbol which offers payouts for two and more matching icons. It pays 0.04x, 0.5x, 2x, and 20x. 

Special Features

Cannonball is a Wild symbol that does not pay but still substitutes for all regular symbols in order to form longer and better aid winning combinations. 

Cannon will act as a Scatter symbol, which pays the most in the game – 5x, 20x, and 500x. Three or more Scatters landing anywhere on the reels trigger seven Free Games. Before Free Spins run, the number and positions of the Wild symbols are shown for the feature. There can be three to ten Wilds on the screen. 

For those willing to gamble, there is an option to turn on one of two possible Risk Games – ‘Card double with the dealer’ or ‘Red-or-black’. In the first one, a win can be doubled if the player’s opened card is higher than the dealer’s, but if it is not, the win is lost. In the other Risk game, the win can be doubled if the player guesses the color of the next card correctly or even quadrupled if the player’s guess about the suit is correct. The wrong guess in both cases nulls the win. Players can gamble after each win. 

In “The Spanish Armada”, the potential Jackpot can be won on the Jackpot Wheel of Fortune. It appears when the colorful meter above the reels is filled. 

Conclusion

If we compare it with modern designs on the market and the amazing interactive features that slots offer, this online slot machine is simple, and there are no special features to heat the atmosphere and revive the history. Still, Wilds are there to boost winning combinations, while Scatters will give some additional free chances to grab some wins. 

“The Spanish Armada” is a mobile-friendly online video slot, but it gives RTP far below average – only 92,29%.