The Royal Family

Get to rub shoulders with nobility on the slot from Yggdrasil. The Royal Family was released in 2018 as part of the LeoVegas Originals and is now bound to go global. Inspired by Vikings Go Berzerk, it comes with a Royal Chest containing a variety of prizes, collectable features and a free spins round that can be triggered in three different ways and can lead to wins of up 1,981 times your bet.

Slot Details

The Royal Family is a video slot with five reels, four rows and 25 fixed pay lines. Wins are awarded for three to five matching symbols on a line from left to right only. You can join the illustrious royals on desktop or mobile from 0.10 to 200 credits per spin. The game has medium variance with an RTP of 96.10%

Set in medieval times, the royal castle is in the background of an opulent game window that is dominated by members of the royal family. Frame with heavy red drapes, the reels have at the bottom two collection spots for each where your feature prizes will be stored until you trigger the free spins. A lively, regal soundtrack completes the slot design.

The pay symbols start at the low end with the card suits – diamond, clubs, spades and hearts – awarding 1.6x to 2.8x your bet for a single five of a kind. They are followed by princes, queens, kings and knights, each marked with a card royal – J, Q, K and A respectively. Hit five on a line to win 6x to 10x your stake.

A female harlequin is the wild symbol, substituting for all regular symbols while a golden chalice acts as the Free Spins scatter. A Royal Chest is the bonus symbol, appearing on reel five only and awarding a range of different prizes.

The Royal Family Slot Features

Get ready for on opulent feature menu as Yggdrasil added the same modifiers, bonus round and collectable prizes as on Viking Go Berzerk. Core to winning or triggering any of the features are the Royal Chest that appears on reel five only, the Collection Meters at the bottom of the reels and the Free Spins scatter. Each can trigger the main event, the Free Spins round with sticky wilds.

The most simple way of triggering the bonus round is via the scatter symbols. Three, four or five golden chalices will award 8, 16 or 24 Free Spins respectively, which cannot be retriggered as such but more spins can be won from the Royal Chest should it land during the feature. All four character symbols can turn into a sticky wild when they appear on a free spin and will then stay locked in place until the end of the round.

The second option to trigger the free spins or win a range of prizes is delivered by the Royal Chest. Any time the chest lands on reel five it will move to the front and toggle through a horizontal band of different prizes. Whatever stops in the centre is your prize. In total there are 15 prizes available.

• Coin Wins: Available winning amounts are 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 750, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000 and 2,500. In real money that converts to 4x – 100x your total stake
• Free Spins: Available are prizes for 8, 16 and 24 Free Spins respectively

Any won free spins are played at the bet size that triggered the Royal Chest. A chest landing on a free spin will award different prizes – 2, 3, or 4 extra free spins or 1, 2 or 3 extra sticky wilds. There is no limit to the number of free spins. Filling the screen with wilds will pay 250 times your bet for each spin.

You might have noticed by now the Collection Meters at the bottom of every reel, which are the third path to the coveted free spins round. Each has two positions and filling one meter will trigger an initial 8 Free Spins with the extra features that were collected on the respective reel. Should two collections are completed simultaneously, then the rounds are played in consecutive order. There are a total of 12 such collectable features, you could call them round enhancers, five of which are rare and only one can be collected per reel in every cycle while the other seven can be collected on any reel. A special symbol can land randomly on the respective reel to add one item to the collection.

Rare Collectable Features:

• Reel 1 – Sword : 2 extra free spins, x2 multiplier or 2 starting wilds
• Reel 2 – Crown: x4 multiplier
• Reel 3 – Golden Egg: 2 starting wild reels
• Reel 4 – Necklace: 6 starting wilds
• Reel 5 – Key: 9 extra free spins

Common collectable Features:

• +1, +2 or +3 free spins
• 1, 2 or 3 starting wilds
• One low pay symbol is removed from the reels

Final Verdict

Just like the original, The Royal Family is a very playable slot that comes with ample features and modifiers to keep you well entertained. It is slightly low on win potential, the maximum you can win in the free spins is 1,981 times your bet. However, it is good enough to deliver wins in the 100x to 500x range at any time.

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