Captain Treasure, an old-school 9-line pirate slot

Nine lines, 0.09 GP a spin at the smallest bet. That is about as cheap as Joker123 gets, and this game looks its age in a way I find quite likeable.

The symbols are drawn on little squares of torn parchment: 9, 10, J, Q, K and A in coloured letters, then a ship's wheel, an anchor, a rolled treasure map (it looks more like a bundle of banknotes to me) and a cutlass. The line numbers run down both sides in coloured tabs, 1 to 9, and when you press LINES all nine get drawn across the reels at once like a tangle of wool.

The paytable is a single table, which I wish more games did. Reading across the top row for five of a kind: 100 for 9 and 10, 200 for J and Q, 300 for K, 500 for A, 1000 each for the wheel and the anchor, 2500 for the map and 5000 for the cutlass. The cutlass and the map also pay for two of a kind, and the cutlass pays 2 even for one.

Blackbeard is the Wild. His box reads "Substitutes for all symbols and double all wins", so any line he completes is paid twice. The treasure chest is the Scatter: 100 for five, 10 for four, 5 for three and 1 for two.

There is no bonus round in anything I've seen. It's spin, hope for a Blackbeard, spin again. For a newer pirate game with a Mystery Scatter, try Golden Island. The whole catalogue is on the Joker123 sheet.

18+ only. Online gambling is restricted in Malaysia; pick a limit and read responsible gaming if you've never set one. Get a Joker123 game ID when you're ready.