SWORD OF SHOGUNS

HOW TO PLAY SWORD OF SHOGUNS

As we mentioned, the base game of the Sword of Shoguns slot by Thunderkick is quite simple. You will be attempting to form a winning way of at least 3 identical symbols on adjacent reels. The trick is that the reels must be consecutive and start from the leftmost reel but the vertical positions of symbols do not matter.

There are 6 reels in total with varying amounts of rows because row sizes vary. This reminds us of Megaways but there are no cascading wins and not as many winning ways. Speaking of which the number of pay ways is up to 5040. All unique winning ways reward a payout and multiple ways are combined.

As for the regular symbols, there are 11 of them in total. The 6 low-paying ones appear as card symbols 9, 10, A, J, Q, and K. Furthermore, the high-paying symbols appear as a samurai sword, fan, armor, helmet and the samurai himself as the highest-winning symbol. The regular paying samurai sword symbol is not to be confused with the Sword wild and scatter.

Casino Bloke Best tips for Sword of Shoguns

• 1The Sword symbol acts as both a wild and a scatter in Sword of Shoguns
• 2Three Sword symbols trigger 5 to 12 free spins and additional three Sword symbols retrigger them up to 7 extra spins

PAYOUTS

As with any slot before playing, we must first place a bet to score a payout. The wagering range for the regular bets is €0.1 to €100. The maximum you can win in the Sword of Shoguns slot is 25200x the bet. Both of these values provide a high-rolling experience that is extremely volatile. Expect lower hit rates but grander payouts on average. The RTP of the game is 96.15% which is just above the 96.00% industry average.

Additionally, the player can also opt for an alternative betting option by purchasing the free spins. This style of betting has the player pay 120x their bet for potentially much grander payouts. The maximum win still remains.

Lastly, regular symbol payouts vary based on the low-win and high-win symbols. The most you can win by landing the maximum 6 identical symbols in a winning way is 1x to 1.3x the bet for low-wins. High-win symbols can get you 2x to 5x the bet in the same circumstances. We must note that these values are quite low and you would need to trigger multiple winning ways per single spin to compensate.

SWORD OF SHOGUNS (THUNDERKICK) – CASINO BLOKE’S VERDICT

Thunderkick has brought us a visually stunning release decorated with beautiful Japanese motifs. The game’s graphics and soundtrack are excellent, but does the game hold up mechanically? In truth, we are sad to see a lack of extra features in the base game besides the varying rows and wilds. We would have liked to see additional ways to score and not just the expanding symbols in the free spins.

That said, the free spins are quite powerful and can payout a lot. Especially when you start chaining expanding symbol wins and re-triggering extra spins with scatter wilds. Overall, the Sword of Shoguns slot is nothing revolutionary but it is still a decent game if you like the slot’s aesthetic and a very high volatility playstyle.