Jolly Roger Introduction
Ahoy there mateys, raise the main sail, shiver me timbers.... Jolly Roger is a free online pokies game provided by Play 'N Go software that's all about the dangerous and daring life of a pirate. This game is very much inspired by the romantic notions about the golden age of piracy, and its themes of cursed gold, cutlasses and cannons will be familiar territory for anybody who has watched a Pirates of the Caribbean film.
Available to play on browsers and tablet/mobile devices, Jolly Roger is an exciting five reel pokie that offers a great range of prizes, plus novel extras such as bonus treasure chests that offer guaranteed winnings. As with any proper pirate adventure, you will embark on a hunt for the pieces of a treasure map that will, when assembled, lead you to assorted buried treasures.
There are also wild and scatter symbols, the Jolly Roger and Parrot symbols, that can double your winnings, and then some!
The Jolly Roger
In real life, the Jolly Roger is a generic name for the flags that were once flown by pirates to identify themselves and strike fear into the hearts of their targets. Although there are a number of recorded designs throughout history, with the earliest recognisable examples dating back to the early 1600s, the most commonly known version is the infamous skull and crossbones, painted in white against a black backdrop.
When pirates would display this flag, it was to announce their intentions to their quarry - namely, that they should surrender what was theirs so that it could be taken, or be prepared to fight and possibly even die for it. Thanks to the revisionism of books and films, plus the daring, if short and brutal existences of those that lived the life, the golden age of piracy is thought of in quite different terms today.
Big Booty
Here in the present we tend to think of pirates in more favourable ways - freedom, danger, fast money and so on - and the glamorised image of their live fast, die young lifestyles is the perfect theme for a pokie. The game features a clean design that makes it easy to find and keep of track of key information such as lines selected, total bet and prize amounts.
Most of the symbols and general art style are colourful and decidedly cartoon-ey, with novel animation touches including a looping pirate ship sailing across a moving sea at the top of the screen. There is also a novel extra feature in the form of auto play, where the game plays itself, removing the need for all that time-consuming human input.
Auto play duration has easy-to-define parameters including the maximum number of spins, wins or losses to prevent players from accidentally spending money. This pokie offers a wide range of prizes for two, three, four and five-of-a-kind matches, as well as 15 line combinations for numerous ways to win. The special Jolly Roger symbol doubles your winnings and can function as a substitute for any other, except the scatter symbol.
Scatter wins are multiplied by your total bet and as a result can lead to some seriously big prizes. With its wide range of stakes and prizes, Jolly Roger is a game for everyone, scurvy dog or no.
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