Description
With its standard five-reel, three-row layout including 25 fixed Paylines, 3 Kingdoms Battle of Red Cliffs from Pragmatic Play is an epic high-seas adventure! Join a trio of fearless warriors: Sun Quan, Liu Bei and Cao Cao, as they battle for supremacy in imperial China.
These are the names of real generals from the Eastern Han dynasty, and the Red Cliffs battle genuinely took place during the winter of 208/9 AD. Your mission is to gather your troops and emerge victorious against these three warlords, who are poised to thwart your every move!
Expect bold, bright and detailed 3D graphics with plenty of purple and gold; the whole thing looks realistic, with the ocean backdrop featuring bobbing junk ships. Then there’s the Chinese music, the perfect backing track. What’s more, you’ll find plenty of bonus features in 3 Kingdoms Battle of Red Cliffs to sustain your interest.
How to play
You can alter your coin value from 0.01 up to 0.50, and decide how many coins you bet on every spin. Play with anywhere from one to 10 coins for each line, and from 25p to a whopping £125 per spin.
Land a winner featuring one of the stern-looking generals on the reels during the base game to bag one point. These red, green and blue warriors are the higher-paying icons, each of whom grants up to 200 coins per Payline. Among the less valuable symbols is a sword on a shield, a ship with paper sails, helmets and Chinese letters.
3 Kingdoms Battle Of Red Cliffs special features
Special symbols
The billowing red regal banner bearing the Chinese dragon serves as the Wild, and it substitutes all of the game’s other symbols apart from the Scatter.
Meanwhile, the ornate Chinese temple is the Scatter, and it whisks you directly to the free spins round (described below) when it lands on Reels 1, 3 and 5 on the same spin.
Bonus games
Free spins
When this triggers, you’ll receive a choice of free spin and Wild combos as follows:
- Vanity – This bags you 20 free whirls, and the red warrior turns Wild in Reels 2 through 5
- Intrigue – Land 10 freebies as both green and red warriors turn Wild
- All-Out War – Just five free spins offered here, with all three of the coloured warrior symbols acting as Wilds on Reels 2 through 5 on each free whirl
Add to your haul of free spins if you get Scatters on Reels 1, 3 and 5 during the feature. Extra freebies are played in the same way as the triggering spin.
Progressive feature
This launches once you manage a tally of 40 points. Choose from a line-up of envelopes for the chance to win a cash prize from 2x to 100x your bet.
Return to Player (RTP)
The RTP or Return to Player in 3 Kingdoms Battle of Red Cliffs is fairly unremarkable, at a standard 95.6% to 96.5%, and this is a high-to-medium variance slot.
Verdict
Pragmatic Play has taken a real historical event and converted it into a modern, appealing game in 3 Kingdoms. The payouts may not be massive, but there are plenty of chances to win nonetheless.
And while Oriental-themed slots are certainly common, rather fewer incorporate thrilling battles on the ocean wave. You should find that the vivid graphics here transport you to a different place and time.
3 Kingdoms Battle of Red Cliffs possibly isn’t the ideal choice for new players given its complexities, but it’s action-packed throughout, and potentially lucrative, with solid gameplay to support the awesome design.
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