Play Age of Privateers for Free

It’s fair to say that the boom in sea exploration in the early modern period of history helped to revolutionise the way the world worked. Whether it was improving trade links, changing the way that wars were fought or aiding the colonial conquests of stagnant European nations, the sailing ship had a big role to play in changing the course of history all those centuries ago, just as the first airplanes changed the course of history in the 20th century.

This free Age of Privateers slot machine celebrates the impact of maritime advances by presenting punters with 5 reels that are afloat on an endless tranquil seascape, probably somewhere in the middle of the Caribbean islands - those seafarers obviously know what’s good! On board the ship, players will find everything they need for a successful voyage on the seven seas with icons depicting shipmates as well as a compass, some golden doubloons and a few barrels full of rum.

Sailing the 5 reels and 50 paylines of this video slot is not quite as difficult as navigating a sailing ship around the uncharted waters of the globe, but it could be just as rewarding if your luck is in. Like most pokie games online, it is possible for players to choose how many paylines they play with on the reels, with options to trigger any number of lines between the minimum of 1 and the maximum of 50. With all of the possible lines in play, the smallest bet possible to play with is 50 credits. If you are a high roller, then you will be happy to hear that the game takes maximum stakes of 10,000 coins - you won’t find too many online gambling games with wagers that high!

As a result of such big betting limits, the payouts in the paytable look particularly handsome. The most valuable prize of all weighs in as a 100x total bet multiplier whenever five scatter symbols appear in any position, potentially turning a 10,000 coin bet into a 1,000,000 base game jackpot. It is also possible to find line bet jackpots worth 500x for five captain symbols on an active payline.

Ensuring that spinners don’t get disorientated on their voyage, this slot machine offers up a couple of bonus gameplay features to potentially keep that bankroll on course. For starters, the slot features wild symbols - depicted by the captain icon - which will substitute for other symbols to help complete win lines. Players will also receive the game’s progressive jackpot prize should 20 captains fall onto the reels on a single spin. On top of that, punters can activate a round of 12 free spins by finding three or more wheel scatters, during which all prizes will be boosted with a x4 win multiplier.

If you’re still not satisfied with your prize haul, then you can always go for a gamble with the 50/50 side game feature. This guess-the-card gamble feature can be triggered after most winning spins, so long as the overall prize return is less than 1,000x the value of the bet that was placed.

This slot machine by Novomatic is cool and all, but it could be a lot cooler if it had pirates! Let’s face it, a story with swashbuckling seafarers has a lot more charisma than a narrative about clean cut sailors. You can play some exciting pirate themed slots online such as Pieces of Eight by Mazooma, Barbary Coast by BetSoft and Loose Cannon by Microgaming.

Whether you fancy yourself as a man (or lady) of the sea, or if you have never even been within 100 miles of a beach, this game might just unlock some of the mysteries of the oceans. And by that we mean that it might just unlock the way to a huge progressive jackpot prize.