The infamous Shelby family can finally be found on the reels of a video slot. Tommy, Arthur, Poly, and her son Michael will be joining you in Peaky Blinders, a five-reel video slot that offers 20 fixed paylines, and delivers 4 additional features players can benefit from. Two features that can be triggered both in the base game and in the Bonus rounds, and two different Free Spins features are waiting for you. Enjoy By Order of the Peaky Blinders feature that delivers respins with all the characters held in place. Also, there is the Shelby Betting Shop feature, where you get instant wins. These two features appear in both Free Spins features on the offer.
As for the rules of the game, when talking about the base game, they are pretty simple. The Pragmatic Play product features five reels, three rows, and benefits from 20 fixed paylines, which pay left to right, starting from the far-left reel. Three of a kind is the minimum for landing payouts. Betting is fixed at 20 coins per spin, but you can alter the coin denomination, giving you bets from $0.20 to $100 per single spin. Even the control panel is pretty standard and offers all the usual options.
The reels are set in front of the Shelby pub, in a dark and dirty street. Of course, the leader of the Peaky Blinders, the deadly Tommy Shelby is the highest-paying regular symbol. He is accompanied by his brother Arthur, his aunt Polly Grey, and her son Michael. Low-value icons are represented by playing cards with razor blades and ammo. The Wild will substitute for all regular icons. There are three types of Scatters and all three of them are needed for the features to be triggered.
Land the By Order of the Peaky Blinders Scatter on reel 5 to trigger the feature of the same name. All character icons and Wilds will be held, while reels perform a respin. After the respin, all Wilds and character symbols will turn into one icon to deliver a payout. The Shelby Betting Shop feature will commence once the Shelby Betting Shop Scatter lands on reel 5. All character icons that are on the reels will deliver cash wins.
Normal Scatters on reels 1 and 3 and the By the Order of the Peaky Blinders Scatter on reel 5 will trigger the By the Order of the Peaky Blinders Free Spins feature. Gamers get 10 freebies and more By the Order of the Peaky Blinders Scatters will appear on reel 5, giving you more respins. Finally, there is the Shelby Betting Shop Free Spins feature, triggered when two standard Scatters land on reels 1 and 3 and the Shelby Betting Shop Scatter appears on reel 5. Gamers get 8 free spins and more Shelby Betting Shop Scatters on reel 5, delivering more instant wins.
Even though it may seem that the 2020 release offers plenty of additional features, it will not be that easy to trigger them. The Peaky Blinders gang will not deliver their wealth that often, but once they do, you can walk away with up to 400 times the bet per single spin, which is far from satisfying. All in all, we expected more from Tommy Shelby and his criminal organization.