Play Ghostly Hallows for Free

Once I loaded onto my mobile, the first thing that hit me was the misty backdrop along with an undead pirate captain and his cannon to the side of the reels. The Ghostly Hallows slot machine reels continue the theme with a haunted glow to the treasure chests, pistols, skull, and other pirate themed symbols on the 6x5 grid.

Bright jewels add sparkle to the reels while the haunting soundtrack of this slot from Backseat Gaming helped immerse me into this cartoonish world where the fast pace suited an action-packed theme.

I soon found out that the Ghostly Hallows slot has the potential to pay big prizes in the base spins, as well as during bonus rounds, as cascades repeat without limit, multipliers land, and a ship launches free games where it’s easier to grab those valuable multipliers.

It’s a high volatility game, which is a format I prefer. You may not get as many wins, but when they hit, prizes from the Ghostly Hallows slot machine tend be high in value, and the returns are good, at 96.30%. Because of this, I’d certainly advise that you play at a level where your bankroll can take a few hits in a row.

You can play with anything from 0.20 to 50 credits, winning the following portions of the bet when at least eight matched symbols land anywhere on the grid –

There’s no shortage of features here and here’s what I found as I played the Ghostly Hallows slot online –

• Tumbles - This is one of the best features of slots, and I love the way that tumbles, avalanches, cascades, or whatever else they are called can lead to win after win from one paid game. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, this is what happens. All symbols in the win vanish, and those above drop down to take their places as new ones appear from the top of the reels, and tumbles repeat until there are no further wins.

• Multipliers - Up to five colorful multiplier clouds can land on any spin or tumble. I’ve got to say that my only real issue with the Ghostly Hallows slot machine is that it seems to be an all or nothing feature, with runs of no multipliers, or several at once.

They hold random values of x2, x4, x8, x16, x32, x64, x128, x256, x512, or x1,024 and all multipliers on a spin or series of tumbles collect in the cannon to the side. The dead pirate gathers these with a nice animation that I thought added to the fun, as well as the excitement as values build. You’ll need to land a cannon symbol on the reels to collect the accumulated multiplier though.

• Bonus Rounds - Free spins are another popular feature of online slots, and you get 10 Cannon of the Damned bonus games whenever three pirate ships sail into view at once. They play out in the same way as the base games, but instead of resetting at the end of any tumbles sequence, multipliers remain persistent until a cannon appears and collects all in view. I found this feature still tended to land either no multipliers or a bunch at once, but fortunately cannon appeared near the end for a nice win. They are not guaranteed though, so you could build a healthy multiplier value and not claim it.

While I got the Cannon of the Damned feature, I didn’t manage to trigger the enhanced free spins rounds, but here’s what you can expect if you have better luck than me. Four bonus symbols unlock 10 Ghostly Pirate's Trail spins, with the same mechanics but now multipliers don’t reset, even after triggered by cannon symbols.

It’s a topic I enjoy, and done with a great style, with an animated captain and haunting soundtrack.

Tumbles can lead to win after win, plus there’s the chance to grab generous multipliers at any point, which I found adds a huge amount of tension as they build.

There’s a fast pace here, so I didn’t have to wait around for reels to slowly come to a stop – perfect for those who want to get to the results quickly!

A high volatility suits my preference for greater risk and greater rewards.

Blame Pirates of The Caribbean, but I’m a sucker for the topic of dead buccaneers, and fortunately there are several games that fit the bill. Perhaps my favorite is the Ghost Pirates slot from SkillOnNet, which has been around for while but keeps relevant thanks to 3D-effect graphics and multi-layered gameplay where coins and keys unlock their own features. The Cursed Seas slot by Hacksaw Gaming is another feature-rich pirate adventure for fans of the genre.

As I mentioned, you won’t see multipliers on every spin, and it can be frustrating if they land, but no cannon appear and you don’t collect their values. But perhaps that’s part of the excitement and I certainly didn’t let that put me off having fun as I played the Ghostly Hallows slot machine.

I like games where you don’t have to wait for features, and with tumbles on every win, you shouldn’t need play for long before there’s the chance of several win in a row. However, the high volatility can make it harder to see more than three or four tumbles in a sequence.

Ready to plunder up to 20,000x the bet? It’s an ambitious target but if you enjoy the pirate theme, in-game features, and enhanced gameplay in bonus rounds, then the Ghostly Hallows slot is ready and waiting at desktop and mobile casinos.