Pirates’ Plenty slot review

Pirates’ Plenty slot: the essentials

Pirates’ Plenty comes from Red Tiger, a studio founded in 2014 that NetEnt bought in September 2019 and that has sat within the Evolution group since December 2020. It was released in 2018 and plays on five reels and three rows with 20 paylines.

What sets it apart is a slow-building objective. While you spin, you collect pieces of a treasure map; finish it and the game adds a sixth reel. That gives the base game a sense of progress that many 5×3 slots lack.

The RTP sits a little under the 96% mark that many newer slots publish. High volatility means the game saves much of its value for features, so quiet runs are part of the design.

How the features work in the Pirates’ Plenty slot

Pirates’ Plenty has three linked features. One clears the reels, one builds over time and one is a classic scatter-triggered round.

The Monkey Wild

When the Monkey Wild appears, it clears low-paying symbols off the reels. The gaps are then filled by high-paying symbols, which raises the chance that the spin forms a better-paying line. Think of it as a reel clean-up rather than a simple substitute.

Treasure map pieces and the sixth reel

During the base game you collect pieces of a treasure map. Once every piece is collected, a sixth reel, the Treasure reel, is added to the grid. That reel is what triggers the Mega Wild Ships feature, the game’s big base-game moment.

Red Tiger’s description doesn’t set out every detail of what the ships do on each spin, so read the in-game rules for the version you open. The help screen is also where you’ll see how the sixth reel affects line wins.

Ocean Spins and the key hunt

Three Ocean Spins symbols award ten free spins. During the round you look for keys that open treasure chests, and the chests hand out extra wilds and more free spins. The round therefore has its own small collection goal inside it.

Payout values, symbol rankings and the number of map pieces needed are shown in the game’s paytable. We haven’t listed them here because they aren’t in the developer’s published description.

Map progress and interrupted spins: what to check in your app

Any slot that builds progress across spins raises a practical question for phone players: what happens if you close the app, lose signal or switch games? Pirates’ Plenty’s published description doesn’t say whether map pieces carry over between sessions, so the honest answer is to check before you rely on it.

The Gambling Commission’s technical standard on interrupted gambling (opens in a new tab) sets out how operators must handle games cut off part-way through, which covers dropped connections mid-spin.

1. Open Pirates’ Plenty in your casino app and tap the game’s information button.
2. Find the section on the treasure map and read whether progress is stored per session, per stake or permanently.
3. Check whether changing your stake resets the map; some collection games track progress separately at each stake.
4. Read the rules on interrupted play, so you know what happens to a spin if your signal drops.
5. If anything is unclear, ask the casino’s live chat before playing, and keep a note of the answer.

Never raise your stake or keep playing just to finish a map. The sixth reel doesn’t change the house edge, and chasing it is one of the easier ways for a session to run past its budget. Our guide on what happens to a bet if your app crashes covers the wider picture.

Pirates’ Plenty RTP in pounds: cost per 100 spins

The RTP tells you the long-run average return. Turning it into pounds is simple: multiply what you stake by the 4.93% house edge. The table uses blocks of 100 spins because that is a realistic short session on a phone.

Those are averages over a huge number of spins. On a high-volatility game a 100-spin block can easily return nothing like the average, in either direction. The expected figure is useful for setting a budget, not for predicting a session.

A £20 session on Pirates’ Plenty at 10p, 50p or £1

Here’s how far £20 stretches at three common stakes, and what an hour would cost on average if you spun at the fastest pace UK rules allow. With a 2.5-second minimum per spin, that pace is up to 1,440 spins an hour.

Two points stand out. First, the hourly figures at 50p and £1 are larger than the £20 budget, which shows how quickly fast play eats through money even at a 95% RTP. Second, a collection feature rewards spin count, and £20 buys far more spins at 10p.

Playing Pirates’ Plenty on iPhone and Android

Like other online slots supplied to UK casinos, Pirates’ Plenty opens inside a casino app or mobile browser rather than as its own download; most current slots are built in HTML5 for exactly that reason. You’ll find it, where offered, in a licensed operator’s slot lobby, not as a listing in the App Store or Google Play.

Because the grid grows to six reels once the map is complete, screen width matters more than on a fixed 5×3 game. The developer doesn’t publish an orientation setting, so see how the expanded grid displays on your own phone and turn it sideways if the symbols look cramped.

Collection meters and keys are small on-screen elements. If you struggle to read them, phone accessibility settings such as zoom or larger text can help; our guide to casino app accessibility features runs through the options on iOS and Android.

For choosing the app itself, compare install size, iOS version and support in our best slot apps ranking.

UK slot rules you’ll see in Pirates’ Plenty

Every online slot offered in Great Britain follows the same Gambling Commission design rules, so Pirates’ Plenty in a UK app behaves a little differently from versions shown elsewhere.

• Stakes are capped at £5 a spin if you’re 25 or over and £2 if you’re 18–24; read our stake limits page for how operators check your age band.
• Spins last at least 2.5 seconds, with no turbo or slam-stop, under the game design rules.
• There’s no autoplay; you start each spin yourself.
• Returns equal to or below your stake can’t be presented as a win.
• You can’t play several games at once in the same session.

The Commission’s slot stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab) is the official source for the age-based limits. At the £5 ceiling, a 5,000× win would be £25,000, while at 10p it is £500.

Other Red Tiger slots to compare with Pirates’ Plenty

Red Tiger is best known for daily drop jackpots and Megaways remakes, and several of its games are reviewed on BestApps. The table lines up the published figures.

Mystery Reels shares the 20-line, 5,000× frame with a higher published RTP. Dragon’s Fire is the closer match for volatility. More studios are in our slot providers section.

Pirates’ Plenty slot review: our verdict

Pirates’ Plenty is a sensible pick if you like a base game with a goal. The treasure map gives each spin some purpose, and the Monkey Wild adds a reel-clearing feature on top. The trade-off is a below-average RTP and high volatility.

For a broader view of what makes a slot suit a phone, see our guide to slots on mobile or return to the slots hub.

Where to play the Pirates’ Plenty slot on a UK app

We can’t promise that any app stocks Pirates’ Plenty at a given time, so search the lobby before you register. The partner offers below aren’t linked to this game; they pay spins on selected slots instead. Only new customers aged 18+ can claim them, and terms apply.

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18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.