It doesn’t take a movie-buff to spot their Pragmatic Play have taken their inspiration from the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise for their latest slot game release. And with that they have brought us a really top looking slot with massive win potential and a very high variance.

It comes with some decent features, including Wilds, Free Spins, Re-Spin triggers and some excellent multipliers. Also watch out for three fixed jackpots that can win you up to 1,000x.

Pirates and the high seas are not an unusual theme for a slot game – think Quickspin’s Pirate’s Charm or Gonzo’s Quest from NetEnt to a lesser degree. And it’s easy to see why – Pragmatic Play have used great imagery and animation to bring this lot to life. The eerie backdrop is a stormy, misty seascape, with ghostly pirates ships rolling in the waves.

The reelset is a 5×4 one, with 10 different symbols represented by bronze, silver and gold coins, a hook hand, a ship, a parrot, a treasure map and a telescope. There are also two pirate characters, male and female, who offer the biggest payouts (12.5x for five on a line).

There is also a wild symbol (the treasure chest) that substitutes for all others bar scatters. The wild can only land on reels 2 to 5.

There are several good features to look out for in Pirate Gold.

Lucky Treasure Bag Feature– Watch out for the money bags with cash values on them landing on the reels. If you hit 8 or more of these in one spin you’ll trigger this feature. Here, the 8 or more bags will be fixed in place for 3 re-spins. Only more bags, blanks, multipliers or re-spins will land during these plays. At the end of the round once all your re-spins have been used, the total of all your cash prizes is added up and any multipliers are applied (up to 5x).

Free Spins Feature –To set up 10 free spins you need to land 3 or more scatters on the reels. These are the ships compass. Free spins take place on a separate reel set where the two pirate symbols double up as wilds on reels 2 to 5. Landing 3 scatters during this bonus round will set up another set of free spins with no limit on re-triggers.

Fixed Jackpot Features –The Minor (50x), Major (200x) and Grand (1,000x) jackpots are also available by landing jackpot money bags on the reels. 20 are required to land the Grand prize.

This is a top-quality slot for high variance fans. There is a huge payout potential to play for (32,270x), driven by the two big features – Free Spins and Lucky Treasure. Beware though, Pirate Gold will eat through your cash in no time and big payouts will be a big rarity. It’s also a great looking slot game with a nice soundtrack and will likely drive some decent big wins over time.