Boom Pirates: Wonderways Slot Review

How to play

Boom Pirates video slot is an interesting game and it has similar modern controls and layout that characterise Foxium slots. For the bet value, you can bet a minimum of €0.20 and a maximum of €50.00. In terms of paylines, as standard, the game has 1024 ways to win. However, with the Wonderways feature, this can be increased to a staggering 10,077,696 ways to win!

The game also has a varied reel layout. As standard, it has a 5x4 reel layout. However, this can be expanded via bonus features to a maximum of 6x9. There is also a decent Autospin feature where you can set the number of automatic spins up to 100. In addition to this, you can select a loss limit or a single win limit to minimize your losses.

Symbols and payouts

Boom Pirates has five low-paying symbols in the base paytable. These are the main playing cards found in most video slots - Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10. All of these symbols have the same lowest multiplier of 50x for 3x symbols based on the total bet value. They also have the same maximum payout which is 500x if landing 9 of the same symbol.

The high-paying symbols are different characters and pirate items - an explosive barrel, a cannon, a parrot, pirate Ben, and pirate Mary. As the pirate captain, Mary has the highest payout in the game - landing 9x of this symbol gives you a prize of 2.500x! There is also a special Scatter symbol that is used to trigger the free spin bonus rounds - you can find more info on this symbol in the below section. All payouts in the game are based on the total bet, divided by 100. 

Best Boom Pirates bonus feature

Boom Pirates is an exciting game with a non-standard reel layout and some cool Boom Pirates bonus features. These include free spins, Boom Pirates reel expansion, and Mary’s Swashbuckling Attack!

The Boom Pirates feature will activate additional rows and reels and can increase the overall ways to win up to a ridiculous 10,077,696! This feature triggers randomly during the base game.

Mary’s Swashbuckling Attack is awarded randomly on non-winning spins. She will swing in and change some of the symbols to give a random 5x symbol payout!

If you want extra gameplay, you can unlock Boom Pirates free spins via the Yo Ho scatter symbols. The scatter symbol can appear on reels 1, 3, and 5. If you get 3x symbols, you win 10 free spins! During the bonus games, 3 more scatter symbols will award an additional 5 free spins! Also, additional reels and rows can be randomly activated and will stay active until the end of the spins.

There is also the Foxify feature which allows you to increase the chances of triggering the Boom Pirates free spins bonus. Keep in mind that if you choose to activate this feature it will double your bet value. Also, you can buy 10 free spins for a predetermined price! This is a great way to start your game and potentially hit some jackpots.  

RTP & volatility

Foxium has a cool set of slots like Lucky Bakery and Stumpy McDoodles - they all have decent RTP ratings. Boom Pirates is no different as it has an RTP of 96.19%. This is pretty good as we would expect video slots to normally have a minimum RTP of 95%. We cannot see any published volatility information about this game, unfortunately.