Ever since Microgaming announced earlier in the year that they had reached an agreement to produce a Game of Thrones online slot machine, there has been an immense amount of anticipation. The wait is finally over.
This week saw Game of Thrones go live at all Microgaming casinos, such as 32Red Casino, and it has taken players by storm in true blockbuster fashion.
Most interestingly, as soon as players load Game of Thrones they are prompted with a box asking them to select which mode they would like to play in. There are two formats to choose from – either 15 payline or 243-ways. Playing in 15-payline format offers players the opportunity to play for a maximum of £15 every spin and a maximum win of 75,000 coins is available. Playing in 243-ways format offers players the opportunity to play for a maximum of £30 every spin and a maximum of 121,000 coins is available.
Unfortunately for fans of the television series there is one negative aspect about the Game of Thrones slot machine which has been developed by Microgaming – there are no characters featured as symbols on the reels. Rather than the likes of Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion Lannister, the symbols are pretty basic which disappoints us as every other aspect of the slot is sensational.
The Game of Thrones logo is used as one of the games main symbols and it acts as a Stacked Wild, replacing all other symbols apart from the Iron Throne during base game and free spin wins. The Iron Throne is another important and very rewarding symbol as it acts as the games Scatter and is required in order to begin the free spins feature. Other symbols include the four ‘Houses’ which are Baratheon, Lannister, Stark, and Targaryen, with the final selection of symbols consisting of the Ace, King, Queen, and Jack playing cards.
There are only two bonus features in Game of Thrones – a gamble feature and free spins mode, but like the features in most Microgaming slot machines they are very lucrative.
The Gamble Trail is the title of the gamble/double up feature you will be familiar with from other slots. It can be activated after any base game win and it sees you journey across four locations where you will choose Heads or Tails each time in order to double your winnings, with the choice of moving on to the next location or simply collect your winnings, while you lose all winnings should you choose incorrectly. In order the four locations are 3 Eyed Raven, White Walker, DireWolf, and Dragon.
The free spins mode is certainly where the big wins come from, and we found it actually triggers quite regularly. In order to trigger free spins you first need to land three or more Scatter symbols (Iron Throne) anywhere on the reels, and once you do so you earn the chance to serve one of four Houses.
Baratheon – 8 free spins, 5x multiplier, Baratheon symbol stacked to three.
Lannister – 10 free spins, 4x multiplier, Baratheon symbol stacked to four.
Stark – 14 free spins, 3x multiplier, Baratheon symbol stacked to five.
Targarven – 18 free spins, 2x multiplier, Baratheon symbol stacked to six.
