Jolly Roger Wild Kraken Slot Review

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken slot review

As someone who spends a lot of time on pirate slots, Jolly Roger Wild Kraken feels like a natural next step for Play'n GO’s series. You are on a 5x3 grid with 20 fixed paylines, sailing straight into a showdown with a towering Kraken. On paper it looks simple, yet the combination of walking wilds, cannonball multipliers and Instant Treasure gives the game more bite than the calm sea backdrop suggests.

The maths sits in that sweet spot I like for longer sessions. Medium volatility, a default RTP of 96.26 percent and a massive 20,000x max win mean Jolly Roger Wild Kraken can swing hard without feeling unplayable. The base game ticks along with regular line hits and those chest plus key prizes, but the whole slot really revolves around charging the Cannonball Collection Meter and chasing that stacked Kraken in free spins.

How to play Jolly Roger Wild Kraken slot

Getting started with Jolly Roger Wild Kraken is straightforward, even if you are brand new to the series. I set my stake with the bet selector at the bottom, from 20p up to 100 pounds per spin, then hit the big spin button whenever I was ready. Wins pay from left to right on 20 fixed lines, so you do not need to fiddle with payline settings or anything fussy like that.

For a proper look at how the Cannon Free Spins and Super Cannon Free Spins work, I always open the info menu before I commit serious money. There you can see how many scatters are needed, how the walking Kraken wild behaves on reels two to four, and how the chest and key combine in the base game. Once I am happy with the rules, I either spin manually or use autoplay for a batch of spins, keeping an eye on my balance.

Symbols in Jolly Roger Wild Kraken

The paytable in Jolly Roger Wild Kraken sticks to a clear pirate theme. At the low end you have the 10, J, Q, K and A symbols. Five of a kind on a line pays between 1x and 2.5x your bet, so these are mainly there to keep the reels feeling alive. In my sessions they connected often enough that the balance did not nosedive while I hunted for features.

Premium symbols are much more interesting. The compass, crossed swords, cannon and the bearded captain Red Roger pay from 5x up to 10x for five on a payline. The game’s regular wild is the Jolly Roger flag. It substitutes for all normal symbols and has its own payout ladder too, topping out at 20x for five of a kind, which can stack up nicely when mixed with line hits and multipliers in the features.

On top of that you get several special symbols that drive the gameplay. Cannonball scatters land with multipliers of x2, x3 or x5 in regular free spins, and they fill the Cannonball Collection Meter above the reels. A chest on reel one and a key on reel five trigger Instant Treasure, awarding up to 50x your bet. During free spins the Kraken itself shows up as a fully stacked walking wild on the middle reels, often carrying those collected multipliers.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2
	5	x7.5
	4	x3.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x6
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.25
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.15
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	Wild
	Bonus

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken features

Features are where Jolly Roger Wild Kraken really earns its keep. The Instant Treasure is the simplest one. Land the chest on reel one and the key on reel five in the same spin and you get an instant payout between 5x and 50x your stake. In my play it popped up fairly often, usually at the lower end of that range, but it does help pad the bankroll between the meatier bonuses.

The main action is in Cannon Free Spins and the upgraded Super Cannon Free Spins. Triggering the standard bonus needs at least six cannonball scatters, and the number of scatters equals your starting free spins. All triggering cannonballs and any that land later go into the Cannonball Collection Meter with their x2 to x5 values. A fully stacked walking Kraken wild roams reels two to four, grabbing the active cannonball multiplier when it helps form a win. If that Kraken participates in six wins, you move to Super Cannon Free Spins, where four extra cannonballs get random values of x10, x15, x25, x50 or x100 and are added to the meter. This is where you have a realistic shot at those big hits up towards the 20,000x cap, though reaching this stage does not happen often.

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken slot RTP and volatility

From a numbers point of view, Jolly Roger Wild Kraken is set up for steady yet punchy play. The default RTP is 96.26 percent, but operators can pick lower versions such as 94.26 or 91.27, so I always check the info screen before I spin. Volatility is rated as medium around 6 out of 10, and the stated hit frequency is about 33.6 percent, which matched my experience of seeing a win roughly every three spins, with rare shots at the 20,000x prize quoted as 1 in 522,327,568 spins.

Final thoughts on Jolly Roger Wild Kraken

After putting a fair few sessions through Jolly Roger Wild Kraken, I see it as a polished yet slightly safe pirate slot. The presentation is strong, with that booming captain’s voice and a dramatic intro where the Kraken storms the ship, but the base game itself feels pretty standard. Line wins and chest plus key prizes keep the balance ticking, yet I mostly find myself just waiting for enough cannonballs to land.

Where the game shines for me is the tension in Cannon Free Spins. Watching the stacked Kraken wander around reels two to four while the cannon fires multipliers from the meter can be thrilling or infuriating, depending on where it decides to stand. Upgrading to Super Cannon Free Spins with those x10 to x100 multipliers is rare, yet that chase is what kept me coming back. If you enjoy pirate themes, walking wilds and progressive-style multipliers, Jolly Roger Wild Kraken is well worth a spin, as long as you treat the 20,000x potential as a long shot rather than something you will see often.

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