Kings may not be the most powerful cards in a deck, but they are certainly valuable. Novomatic chose to recreate a topic that is perhaps the most common one together with fruits and they designed a video slot called 4 Reel Kings. Is this just another poor attempt to make something special out of the overused topic or the developer stepped up and managed to make this game entertaining?
Theme
While the title is named after kings, kings are not the only ones involved in the game. The theme is simple – a card deck. The background is blue with the repeating emblem.
The symbols that are used range from 10 to K, but you will also find a bag of gold, the jester hat, lucky sevens, which appear in bonus games only, cherries and a plum.
The background music doesn’t exist, but the sounds do when you press “Start” as well as when the reels are active and during the winning combination as well! These are traditional sounds you will hear in many slots.
Betting Options and Other Functions
This release is somewhat unusual. Even though it features the classic symbols, there are 4 sets of reels and each of them has a 5x3 layout with 20 fixed paylines! After each spin, the game switches to another one and you go in circle. Well, there are four kings in a deck and obviously, you need to give it a go four times.
The minimum bet is 0.01 per line or 10.20 in total for each spin. The wagering can be increased to 100.00 and all of that is adjusted just under the reels. Every control is clearly marked whereas you can win up to 50,000.00! Auto play is also an option, but there are no fancy setups here. You just press it and stop it when you decide to take over.
Features
Although this game is straightforward, some entertaining features are installed to keep the players engaged. First of all, a wild symbol or the jester hat substitutes for any other icon. Other than that, the game contains:
• Gamble
• The Reel King Bonus
After you land a winning combination you have an option to collect the money or gamble and increase your profits!
If you decide to push your luck all, a new screen appears with yellow steps and the light that goes on and off. Click “Gamble” again to turn the light on. You can go until you reach the top of the steps or stop whenever you wish. If you stop it when the light is off, you will lose your win.
As for the bonus game, it is activated randomly and between 1 and 5 funny-looking kings appear with the slots beneath them. Here is when the number 7 appears. Press “Start” to stop it. Each combination of 7s will award you with the certain amount of money! If the reel stops at an empty symbol that king disappears from the screen. You go on until every king disappears but all of your winnings count!
Our take on 4 Reel Kings
In a nutshell, this is a classic slot x4, which does make it more interesting. The gamble feature is always welcomed, whereas wins during the bonus game are almost certain. This game is perfect for those who are into more traditional machines.
Video Slot game data and features
- 5Reels
- 20Pay lines
- $1,000.00Max cash jackpot
- 94Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- NoMultiplier
- $0.2 - $40Betting Range
- 0.01 - 2.0Coin bet range
- 1Coins per line
- YesProgressive
- 500Max coins jackpot
- 20Max coins
- NoScatter Symbol
- NoFree spins available
- NoBonus Game
- NoBuy feature