In the Blackbeard Battle of the Seas slot, we encounter a variety of symbols divided into two categories. The low-value symbols are represented by the classic card suits: hearts, diamonds, hearts and spades, which, if they appear in a combination of 3, 4 or 5, pay 0.2x, 1x or 5x the bet respectively.

Moving on to the high-value symbols, we find, in ascending order, the trusty parrots, skulls, treasure chests and the game logo.

A parrot in a combination of 3, 4 or 5 pays 1x, 2x or 10x the bet respectively. The skull pays 1x, 5x or 10x the bet on a combination of 3, 4 or 5. The treasure chest pays 2x, 8x or 15x the bet if it appears on a combination of 3, 4 or 5. The game logo is a symbol that pays the highest a lot, offering 0.2x, 2.5x, 10x or 25x your bet for a combination of 2, 3, 4 or 5 symbols.

To help you make winning combinations, the slot machine also includes Wild symbols represented by coins. They can appear on all reels and replace all other regular symbols to form winning combinations. However, they have no intrinsic value.

As the reels spin, three skulls may appear randomly and be superimposed on the grid, offering players to try their luck and pick one to determine the modifier for that spin, which can be one of the following:

      5 of a kind – you are guaranteed to get one or more combinations of five matching symbols.
      Big Win - Guarantees a big win.
      Super Wild – Adds 1 to 3 Super Wilds to random reels. Super Wilds expand to completely cover the reels.
      Bonus Game – adds 3 bonus symbols to the reels to grant access to the bonus.

Bonus symbols

Blackbeard himself appears on the reels as a bonus symbol or Scatter and is the key to triggering Blackbeard Battle of the Seas free spins. Blackbeard symbols are only available on reels 1, 3 and 5. When three pirates land simultaneously on any main spin, they transform into Pick symbols and players must select one to reveal a bonus game that can be Sea Battle or Supers Turns.

In the Sea Battle bonus game, players face up to four enemy pirates and the objective is to destroy their ships and steal their treasure. These are Bill Bones, Captain Scallywag, Admiral McCracken and Long John Silver respectively. The Sea Battle bonus offers unlimited free spins, which are only completed after defeating all four enemies or after the player's ship is sunk.

The reels work similarly to the main game during the feature, but there are two different Wilds available, namely Blackbeard's Wild and the current enemy pirate's Wild. Both replace all other symbols like regular Wilds, but enemy Wilds, to be fair, do more damage.

Each of the enemies has 3 hit points and you start with 7 HP. For each Blackbeard Wild that spawns, a cannon will fire at the enemy ship, dealing 1 damage. After the enemy ship is hit 3 times, it sinks and you continue to the next level, facing a new opponent.

Likewise, you get one hit for every enemy Wild that appears on the reels, and once you take 7 damage, your ship sinks and the free spins end. Remember that your HP does not reset when you enter a new battle. In the event that Blackbeard's wild and the enemy's wild land at the same time, Blackbeard fires first. It is possible for both Blackbeard and the enemy ship to sink in the same turn.

Defeating enemy pirates increases the value of the free spins multiplier. You start with a 1x multiplier, but defeating Billy, Scallywag and McKraken increases the value to 2x, 3x and 5x respectively. Finally, if the last enemy is defeated, an additional cash prize of 50x the bet is awarded and then the free spins end.

The next bonus, in turn, is not so complicated. If the Super Spins feature is revealed by selecting the bonus, the triggering bonus symbols transform into Sticky Super Wilds, completely covering reels 1, 3 and 5. Any number of free spins, from 3 to 10, are then awarded.

The Blackbeard Battle of the Seas purchase bonus feature offers players the ability to activate the bonus right away. For a fixed price of 80x your bet, a spin with 3 guaranteed bonus symbols is activated and the Naval Battle or Super Spins bonus is randomly awarded.