Reel King Pokies
Humpty Dumpty, I mean the king of the reels, has ventured far and wide with the sole purpose of becoming an online pokie! Brought to you by Novomatic, this title started out as a very popular land based machine found in bars and pubs across the UK. Along with Barcrest’s Rainbow Riches game, it also provides the foundation for the relatively new Rainbow King pokie which is also powered by Novomatic. This crowd-pleasing slot is currently picking up fans in Europe too. Reel King is the simplest and most straightforward game to play out of the three. It doesn’t have quite as many bonus features but that doesn’t make it in any way less entertaining. Its deliberate simplicity and its ‘Reel King’ mini pokie machine feature is what makes it stand out from its cousins. The game is available to play across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
Theme & Icons
The themein this free and real money video pokie is fruit machine meets Las Vegas. The poster boy for this game is the crowned Humpty Dumpty lookalike, who also bears a resemblance to the English monarch , King Charles I.Keeping it simple, the game has very few symbols; cherries and blueberries are mixed in with your standard playing card icons, K, Q, J, 10 (the Ace is omitted here unlike in the other pokies described earlier). The jester’s hat is a special symbol and one to watch as it’s the game’s Wild and can take the place of any icon on reels 3, 4 and 5. A second high value icon is the Jackpot, three of these will get you 100x your stake. The majestic Seven symbol is not active during the base game but rules the Reel King feature.With regards to the graphics, animations and soundtrack of the game, it’s all very plain.Graphically speaking, the mini-games which are triggered at random are the highlight of the game. It’s definitely a cut above some of Novomatic’s previous pokiesalthough the soundtrack will be annoyingly familiar to Novomatic players, I for one had to put it on mute.
Reel King
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Gameplay & Features
For those unfamiliar with Reel King, it’s a straightforward 5-reel pokie with 20 adjustable pay-lines. This pokie machine has a wider coin range than the other games in the trilogy and a lower RTP of 94%. The minimum possible bet per line is 1 credit and the maximum is 500 credits, catering for a range of players. The makers of this pokie have opted for a fixed jackpot of 500x your bet over a progressive one.
One of the game’s more interesting features is that after each win, you are given a choice on what to do with your winnings; you can either keep them or gamble them. This is where the gamble feature comes in. Repeated gamblescould get you higher and higher rewards, while at the same time increasing the risk of losing everything, do that and all the kings men won’t put your bankroll back together again!
During gameplay, be sure to stand at the ready for a couple of surprising twists. Firstly, a lot of the symbols are "stacked" across the five reels which means when you hit a winning combination, you are often going to get paid on more than one win-line. However, the key to the success of the Reel King pokieis the bonus feature which is randomly triggered. When you are playing, as each reel lands, you hear a small bell like sound. All five bells activate this feature. When this happens, the reel king himself will take over the reel and greet you with up to five mini games across the reels, that means you could have five kings on the reels at the same time! Each of these mini pokies spin in combinations of coloured sevens reminiscent of the old fruit machines. If each spins a winning combination, it will keep going until each mini-game has exhausted itself. Therefore, the longer your streak, the more bonus spins you will receive. You can win up to 500x your bet with this kingly feature!
Summary
Overall, it’s a basic game which willfill bring back nostalgia for the fruit machines of old. It’s intentional no frills design will certainly allure plenty of players, even more with the Reel King feature. Win or lose, you always have a chance of activating this function which can be quite lucrative. Reel King is such a popular pokie these days as it plays well, pays well and pays often. Although, personally, I believe that Rainbow Riches is the best pokie out of the three as it has the most thrilling features and graphics.