The first image we see of the Buckaneers shows us a man in a long coat and a pirate hat, along with a woman in a red dress, also wearing a pirate hat. We see the sails of a ship… and is that a monster rearing from the deep?
There is obviously way more to this than you might think, so if you’re eager to find out if this is the game for you, get your sea legs in order and let’s take to those high seas to find out more about it.
Developer details
This is one of the available titles you can play from Saucify. They’re also known as BetOnSoft if that sounds more familiar.
Test your seafaring skills with the demo game
We love finding slots that include a practice alternative to playing the real thing. We found one for the Buckaneers slot too, so we were delighted to try it.
A seafaring pirate-filled theme
This much is obvious from the title and the promotional images for the game, so we weren’t surprised to get confirmation when we loaded the game itself.
A fine design
The reels sit inside an ornate gold frame, while the backdrop shows ships on choppy seas. This slot also shows us how to make the most of the standard letter and number symbols. They’re all drawn as if with a feather and ink, with a map in the background of each. This developer is big on detail, for sure!
What should you expect when you spin the reels of Buckaneers?
For starters, there are five of those reels, although you won’t spot any progressives anywhere in view. The male pirate featured on the game logo screen turns out to be a double-height wild, replacing all other symbols except for the scatters. Yes, the plural nature of that word is deliberate, as you’ll shortly see.
The octopus tentacles appear as one of the scatters, while the other shows a treasure chest with the word ‘feature’ emblazoned on the front of the lid. It turns out there is a regular scatter too, shown as a skull with two pistols crossed behind it. This has golden and purple ornate detailing on it.
How many paylines can you find in Buckaneers?
There are 40, and if you go nearly to the foot of the paytable, you’ll see a chart that tells you how they’re laid out.
Plenty of betting possibilities
For starters, you can choose to play anywhere from one through five coins on each line. There are just four coin values, with a penny as the smallest and a quarter as the largest.
Spotting the paytable
This is behind the ‘i’ in the top right corner, so you can easily move through to read it before you play.
Try the bonus Pick a Prize feature
To access this, you must find three, four, or five of those scattered treasure chests lying around on the reels. These give you one, two, or three picks from three, four, or five chests, respectively. You’ll receive a prize from each chest you get to open, so choose carefully and hope for the best outcome.
The octopus scatter may find you some free spins
Again, it pays to find as many scatters as you can here. Three, four, or five of this specific scatter could bring you 10, 15, or 20 of the free games, respectively. There are no multipliers here and you cannot retrigger them, but you can sit back and see how many prizes you might find during the games.
RTP doesn’t appear anywhere
You won’t find any information on this statistic, so as of now, the return to player detail is still unknown.
Our rating for Buckaneers slots
This is an entertaining game, especially given the prize potential, the free spins, and the bonus picking round. We love the look of the game too, which adds to our reasoning to award 8 out of 10 points to Buckaneers.
Winning potential of Buckaneers slots
The paytable reveals that an individual player can net up to 46,425 coins while playing the game.
Demo entertainment is the ideal start
With so much to look forward to, you can still play this game for a while without using your doubloons… or whichever other currency you’re playing with. That’s the beauty of a demo game.
Switching to the real version
Make sure you have logged into your casino account, deposited funds to play with, set your budget, and gone into the real game. Then you can begin…
Meet the Buckaneers on mobile
Whether you play on a tablet or smartphone, you can meet the pirates on your Android or iOS device when you visit your favorite casino offering this game.
