Pillage & Plunder Slot Review

Pillage & Plunder Online Slot Overview

Pillage & Plunder is a five-reel, four-row Slotmill video slot with 40 fixed paylines and a high-volatility Viking theme. Stakes range from 0.20 up to 60 per spin, and the max win is capped at 15,000 times your bet. The RTP sits in the mid ninety-sixes, depending on configuration, and the gameplay leans hard on wild multipliers, Wild Ships, sticky free spins, and a Longship wild that can turn the centre of the grid into one huge symbol.

When I sat down with Pillage & Plunder, the first thing that stood out was how sharply the mood shifts between base game and bonus rounds. You start in a calm Nordic village with regular spins and Avalanche Wins ticking along. Hit the features and the screen erupts into raids, sticky wilds, and merged reels. Bonus buy options let you jump straight into those high-pressure moments if you do not feel like waiting.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations in Pillage & Plunder

In Pillage & Plunder the visual style hits that sweet spot between cartoon and drama. The base game sits in front of a peaceful Viking village, with longhouses, calm water, and soft lighting setting the scene. Symbols show warriors, longships, treasure chests, and various tools of raiding life, all drawn in sharp lines and strong colours. It looks clean rather than cluttered, which makes it easy to follow the action when the wilds start dropping.

Once free spins or Wild Ships kick in, Pillage & Plunder turns that calm backdrop into a full raid, with flames licking across the village and brighter highlights on the reels. Animations are snappy rather than showy; wild multipliers pop, Longship reels slam together, and avalanching symbols fall into place with a nice bounce. The soundtrack follows the same pattern, moving from low-key Nordic ambience to pounding drums, horns, and battle shouts during big sequences.

RTP, Payout and Volatility in Pillage & Plunder

RTP for Pillage & Plunder sits around the mid-range for modern video slots. One version lists 96.14%, while another goes as high as 96.57%, with text from the developer hinting that the exact figure can move slightly between 96.31% and 96.57% depending on set-up. In practice I found it played in line with other Slotmill titles, with a clear edge for the house but decent long-term return for those sticking to sensible stakes.

The volatility in Pillage & Plunder sits right at the high end. In my sessions the base game could go quite a few spins with nothing more than small line hits and the odd single wild, then suddenly drop a chain of multipliers that wiped out the previous drought. That pattern suits players who enjoy tension and do not mind seeing their balance swing sharply while they chase those bigger Viking raid moments.

Big wins in Pillage & Plunder come from lining up sticky wilds, solid multipliers, and the Longship wild during free spins. The official max win sits at 15,000 times your bet, which is ambitious but believable when reels two to four turn fully wild and carry stacked multipliers. That said, hitting anything close to that figure will be rare, so I treat that cap as a high-end target rather than something that turns up often.

Symbols and Paytable in Pillage & Plunder

In terms of symbols, Pillage & Plunder keeps things straightforward with a mix of themed icons and special symbols. On the regular paytable you get Viking warriors, longships, and piles of treasure acting as the stronger pays, with simpler icons filling out the lower tier. Wild symbols sit on reels two to four and can carry multipliers up to x3, while separate Bonus and Gold Ship symbols trigger their own features when enough land.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x12.5
	4	x3.75
	3	x1.25
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.75
	5	x3.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x2.25
	4	x0.7
	3	x0.35
	5	x1.6
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x1.4
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.4
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.4
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Wild
	5	x25
	4	x3.75
	3	x1.25
	Wild
	Scatter

Bonus Features in Pillage & Plunder

The base game of Pillage & Plunder is built around wild mechanics. Wild symbols land on reels two, three, and four with multipliers up to x3. Wild Ships appear on reels one and five and, when they hit, they spray between one and nine extra wilds onto the central reels. If a new wild lands on a position that already holds one, its multiplier increases by one step, which can set up strong line wins.

Free spins in Pillage & Plunder trigger when three Bonus symbols land, awarding seven spins with all wilds on reels two to four turning sticky for the round. Wild Ships can still appear, dropping fresh wilds that then stick as well, and if those middle reels fill completely they merge into a Longship wild. A Gold Ship version keeps a golden ship fixed, firing extra wilds each spin, and you can buy entry from 10x up to 750x your bet.

Bonus Buy Feature

Gold Ship Free Spins Guarantees a game round triggering 2 Gold Ship Free Spins Bonus at the cost of 750x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x750 Bet
RTP:	96.57%
Volatility:	-
Random Gold Ship Free Spins Guarantees a game round triggering Random Gold Ship Free Spins at the cost of 375x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x375 Bet
RTP:	96.48%
Volatility:	-
Free Spins Guarantees a game round triggering Free Spins Bonus at the cost of 100x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.39%
Volatility:	-
WILD SHIPS Guarantees a game round triggering Wild Ship at the cost of 30x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x30 Bet
RTP:	96.35%
Volatility:	-
2+ BONUS SYMBOLS Guarantees a game round triggering 2+ Bonus symbols at the cost of 10x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x10 Bet
RTP:	96.31%
Volatility:	-

My Verdict on Pillage & Plunder

For me, Pillage & Plunder hits a very sweet spot as a high-volatility Viking slot. The mix of multiplier wilds, Wild Ships, sticky free spins, and that Longship super wild means the game rarely feels dull, even when the balance is swinging. The downsides are clear enough no retrigger on free spins and a pricey 750x Gold Ship buy but if you enjoy high-risk sessions with real punch, this one earns a steady place in the rotation.

Screenshots