Dead Man's Chest 1 Line Slot Machine
Dead Man’s Chest is the name of a 2006 sequel to Pirates Of The Caribbean, but it’s also the name of a one-line video slot from the OpenBet software platform. Dead Man’s Chest is a pirate-themed 3-reeler which says ‘Ahoy there, young lad: fancy winning some cash?’ If you’re nodding in agreement, and you enjoy playing on a lone payline, the game is available at a host of online casinos.
This might not be the most feature-studded slot on the market – there’s just three reels, one row and one payline after all – but don’t let that deter you. The game pays in both directions rather than left to right, furthering your chances of hitting a win. It’s also exceedingly simple to play, with a wide betting range, an auto play feature and a decent pay-table.
Layout
The Dead Man’s Chest 1 Line slot features a three-reel grid on the left hand side, and to the right, the pay-table, which appears to have been written on wooden boards. As you might expect given there are only three reels, the number of symbols is low: there are just six.
Above the reel grid, you’ll see the name of the game, with plenty of detail having gone into the logo design. The words DEAD MAN’S are formed by bones, for instance, and imprinted onto a discoloured papyrus scroll. The reels themselves are simple, off-white and populated by the various pirate-themed symbols. At the foot of the screen, the dashboard has been designed to resemble the control panel on an actual slot machine. Against the red background, there are white buttons for Spin, Bet Max, Lines and Stake. There’s also a button to regulate the Auto Play: you can play five, ten or 25 automatic spins.
Coin stakes, meanwhile, go from 0.25 to 10, with the player able to wager one, two or three coins. As such, the maximum bet is 30 per spin.
Rotgut Rum and Skulls and Crossbones
Let’s talk about those pesky pirate-themed symbols, shall we? There aren’t many of them, so it shouldn’t take us long. There is a golden doubloon, a skull and crossbones, the pirate’s beloved parrot, an image of an eyepatch-wearing seaman (the captain of the ship?) who bears a striking resemblance to Popeye’s nemesis and a container of rotgut rum with three X’s upon it. The symbols are two-dimensional, cartoonish rather than photorealistic, but you hardly expected Avatar-esque graphics from a one-line video slot, did you? Suffice to say they do the job, but they’re not works of art.
Depending on how much you bet, you can win amounts that vary from a single credit to 150 for combinations of three symbols. The doubloons are the only icons which pay out for combinations of less than three: you can win instant prizes for just one, in fact. When playing with the maximum three coins, you’ll win three credits when just one coin pops up on the reels, or 15 for all three.
One of the best-paying symbols is the skull and crossbones. Three of these awards you 50, 100 or 150, depending on your bet. The multi-coloured parrot pays 25, 50 and 75, while the pirate pays 15, 30 and 45. With one coin, the rum receptacle pays 10, with two it pays 20 and with three, it’s 30. There’s also a pirate ship icon, which doesn’t crop up too often. When you manage to land three in a line, though, it pays the game’s jackpot. Unfortunately, the pay-table doesn’t let you know what the jackpot is, but one supposes it is at least higher than 150.
When you hit a win, you’ll hear a little jingle of a sound effect and a congratulatory message will flash on the meter above the reels (Doubloons ahoy, Jolly Roger etc).
And, well, that’s about it: no wilds, no scatters, no multipliers, no free spins, no bonus game, no randomly-awarded prize, no gamble game, no progressive jackpot. Safe to say Dead Man’s Chest 1 Line is as basic at basic gets, but at least you’re unlikely to ask, ‘Um, so what happens when…?’
All Aboard the Jolly Roger
Dead Man’s Chest 1 Line is not the best video slot ever invented, but it’s not the worst either. If you’re a fan of three-reel, one-line slots, and you’re tickled by the pirate theme, open up those spinnakers and sail onwards towards your destiny.
