Play Mermaid Seas for Free

As you would expect from a slot game with an underwater theme, the reels are filled with aquatic life, such as an octopus, dolphin and turtle, plus you will discover an old shipwreck and colorful corals. You wouldn’t expect to find playing card symbols on a dive, but they are very common sights in slot machines and KA Gaming have given the 10, J, Q, K and A icons a coral effect, surrounding each with seaweed and shells. It’s a very pleasing effect, heightened by the animated bubbles that rise through the game and the soothing soundtrack where you hear bubbles popping as the reels spin.

Keep an eye out for the mermaid, as she’s not only worth up to 400x the amount staked on each payline but is also a wild symbol. She can act as any other, with the notable exception of the shark, to complete combinations. The great white brings in great prizes, with wins of up to 200x the line bet awarded, but he also starts a fun fishing bonus game when landing in any four or more places.

The Tropical Fish feature plays out on a new screen, where a number of clownfish are happily swimming about. You need to click on them in any order to uncover coin awards, either moving the cursor over them or in the mobile optimized version, using a finger to track down each fish. The size of the wins depends on how much you have wagered on the triggering spin, but this is more of an entertaining side game rather than a feature that’s going to land you with massive prizes.

You could win more during the free spins bonus games which are triggered in a unique way. An underwater castle needs to land in any three or more places on the larger reels three, four and five to start the round. If the symbols in all four spots on reels one and two are not of the same type when the feature is triggered, you get five free spins, with all of those four symbol positions filled with a randomly-picked same symbol type.

If the first two reels were filled with the same symbol on the triggering spin, you get 20 free games, during which you may or may not see the same type of symbol fill reels one and two on each spin.

The Mermaid Seas video slot uses the standard command buttons seen across the whole of the KA Gaming range. They work well, are easy to understand and give casual players as well as high rollers plenty of options. All 60 lines are active, so you will need a low limit stake of 0.60 to get started. Holding down the Spin button for a second or so activates the Autoplay function which is a good choice for gamblers who like to sit back, and watch games play out without having to keep clicking a button.

The software used to develop this game, along with the rest of the KA Gaming portfolio, means that it’s available to play on any desktop or mobile device, including iOS Android and Windows smartphones or tablets. With the mobile versions, control buttons are rearranged to suit portrait or landscape screen orientations so you won’t be twisting your thumbs and fingers to operate the game properly.

There’s plenty of other slot machines themed around the underwater world and even a number that have a mermaid in a starring role. Perhaps the best-known of these is Mermaids Millions, from Microgaming. It’s quite an old game, with fairly simple graphics, but over the years it’s gained something of a cult status. A wild Neptune, free spins and treasure chest bonuses are waiting to be discovered at Microgaming online casinos.

While the potential to claim big prizes is always there, because you may be waiting a while to land a winning combination, this is game where low stakes players will need to be cautious. It’s easy to burn through cash before landing a whale-sized win. It’s also a game where a review of the paytable is strongly advised, or at least a few spins of the freeplay Mermaid Seas game, just so that you understand how the uneven reels work together.

Grasp these basics though and you could be enjoying some nice payouts and fun features. Of course, you’ll need to find an online casino that features this range. With KA Gaming slots now available to play across much of the world, you can check out the recommended sites and start fishing for wins right away.