Join a band of intrepid pirates on their seafaring conquests in Apparat Gaming’s online slot The Black Book of Pirates: The Compass of Tortuga. Rolled out in October 2022 this pirate-themed game showcases premium visuals, greatly enhanced with an intense musical score. Though this is a “book of” title, it comes with plenty of improvements and a host of winning opportunities. Expect prizes to arrive with the help of Substituting Wilds, Scatter Pays, a Mini Game and a Free Spins Feature packed with Expanding symbols.
The 5x3 playing area is set against the backdrop of a clear blue sky and crystalline sea, with only a hint of a ship visible. There are only 10 fixed paylines across which players can stake from 10 to 1,000 coins on each spin. Tapping Spin will get the reels going and opting for Autoplay will have them whirling automatically for a chosen number of times. You’ll need 3, 4 or 5 symbols of the same type to appear across a payline on adjacent left to right spaces so you receive prizes.
Premiums include Swords, a Gun, Female Pirate and a Captain granting 750, 2,000 and 5,000 coins for 5 of a kind. Low-value icons are represented with Playing card symbols 10 through Ace, awarding 100 and 150 coins when 5 appear on a winline. The Black Book icon stands for both Wild and Scatter, thus bringing more than one benefit. When working as Wild it completes wins by replacing all other symbols but the Bonus in Free Spins. When a minimum of 3 lands, Free Spins commence and prizes of up to 1,000 coins are granted.
Though 3 Scatters in view trigger Free Spins, before this feature begins, a mini game called Respins of Tortuga takes place. All triggering Scatters turn into Compasses and stay on the grid. During 3 Respins, you collect more Compass icons. Each of them resets the spin counter and carries a number that indicates how many freebies it will bring you. Once no new Compasses land and Respins get used up, the game ends. All Compass values are summed up and one icon is chosen to work as the Bonus symbol throughout Free Spins. Whenever this symbol lands, it expands to fill the entire reel and boost your gains.
This highly volatile slot offers an above the average RTP of 96.14%, so players should be in for a fairly balanced gameplay. The game can be accessed on mobile, tablet or desktop, so pick a device that best suits you and have a go at this riveting adventure.
