Sea of Riches Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Sea of Riches Review

With the Sea of Riches slot, iSoftBet makes its first foray into the niche of Cluster Pays slots, taking players on a swashbuckling adventure to the treasure island to hunt for big wins. It's not obviously the best theme choice, but the plethora of random modifiers and an exciting bonus game will surely keep punters hooked onto their screens.

Sea of Riches Slot - Reel Screen

Sea of Riches - Slot Outlook

The first thing that catches the eye in the Sea of Riches slot is quite out of ordinary design, at least by iSoftBet standards. Actually, we doubt anyone would tell this is iSoftBet's game if it wasn't stated. Here, a massive 6x6 grid dominates the view, while behind it an eye-catching scenery of a tropical island surrounded by vast blue waters makes up the backdrop. However, it's imagery that's easy to find in many other pirate-themed slots, yet it gets the job done. It feels even a tad more cliched once you notice a typical buccaneer standing to the right of the reels, with his big musket, Ara parrot, spyglass, and the most important component of corsair dress-code - wooden leg.

The math model in Sea of Riches is a far cry from what's found in other iSoftBet releases. It's not that the developers mastered the art of balancing, but the game should be suitable for most gamblers.

While the RTP is solid at the industry's average of 96%, the volatility is in the medium range, meaning that wins will occur fairly often. The trade-off though is max. exposure, which is only 2,416x the stake, so don't expect to get showered in diamonds. Meanwhile, stakes vary from 0.2$ to 200$ per spin, which should appeal to both high-rollers and less risky players.

To score wins, you'll need to land at least 5 instances of the same symbol vertically or horizontally adjacent, while full combos are achieved with clusters of 15+ symbols. In the Sea of Riches slot, the low-paying symbols are represented by a set of coins engraved with anchors, rum bottles, hooks, bombs, and skulls.

High-pays, in turn, are made up of 4 shiny gems of various shapes in colors, which is quite weird for a pirate-themed slot. There's also a Wild symbol included, helping you to form winning combinations by substituting for any other regular symbols.

Sea of Riches - Bonus Features

Sea of Riches is a slot where players will benefit from a broad range of lucrative modifiers and bonus features. To the right of the reels are sitting two meters, namely Treasure Map and Captain's Compass. Those are the key to triggering the features and thereby the success.

Keep an eye for map-in-a-bottle symbols. Whenever those appear anywhere in view, they get collected and contribute to the Treasure Map meter. Charging it to the full requires collecting 25 symbols, and once you do, you'll advance to the next level. There are 4 levels in total, each offering different Wild Seas modifiers, which can trigger randomly on any losing spin:

• Level 1 - Wild Kraken: Kraken jumps out of the sea to turn from 5 to 10 symbols into Wild.
• Level 2 - Wild Storm: a tornado sweeps across the reel set, leaving from 3 to 9 Wilds on its path.
• Level 3 - Wild Whale: a whale splashes the reels with its tail, adding a cluster of 5 Wilds.
• Level 4: Wild Ghostship: a ghostship appears on the reels, adding from 2 to 5 Multiplier Wilds to the grid.

The Captain's Compass, in turn, is charged when winning combinations are formed, with each symbol charging it by 1. Once it gets charged, one of the following modifiers kicks in:

• Rolling Rum: adds 1 - 3 barrels to the reels to transform up to 6 symbols into the same instances of a randomly chosen symbol.
• Musket Mayhem: shoots the reels and removes from 5 to 12 symbols, triggering a cascade.
• Cannon Blast: shoots 1 - 3 cannonballs onto the reels, removing up to 3 rows and triggering a cascade.
• Swarm O'Parrots: parrots fly across the reels, removing from 10 to 15 symbols and triggering a cascade.

Charging the Compass to the full with 48 symbols will trigger the Stormin' Free Spins feature.

A wheel will then appear to award from 5 to 15 spins. During the bonus game, random Multipliers up to 10x can be awarded on any spin.

Sea of Riches - Slot Verdict

With a debut like this, iSoftBet is highly likely to succeed in the new niche. Sea of Riches makes use of all the grace of Cluster Pays mechanic and adds a new layer of excitement with a wide variety of extras. All up, if you're into action-packed games, Sea of Riches might be a decent option.

Pros

• Wide array of random modifiers and bonus features
• Decent RTP and medium volatility

Cons

• Relatively low 2,416x potential