Royal Reels Slots
Royal Reels is a 5-reel, 30-payline slot from Betsoft. True to its name, it deals with royalty symbols, like crowns, jewels, and diamonds. This is one of Betsoft's older slots and has a different feel from the developer's other games. You can find out if this classic vibe has charm or simply feels outdated in the following Royal Reels slots review.
Gameplay
The Royal Reels setup has 5 reels and 30 paylines going across a 5x3 grid. You get wins by landing matching symbols in an active payline, starting from the first reel and moving right. The number of required matches varies based on the symbol, ranging from two matching symbols (A, K, Q, J) to four matches (grapes).
Graphics & Atmosphere
Launched in 2006, Betsoft has gradually improved its development process over the years. It now produces some of the industry's best-looking online slots. Royal Reels is an older game that doesn't really showcase Betsoft's talents. It has a dated look that appears to have come from this developer's earlier days (2006-2010 maybe—although we can't find the exact release date). Despite the dated graphics, Royal Reels offers a nice, classic royal feel thanks to red ribbon, jewels, and gold decorating the screen.
Symbols & Win Potential
Most online slots use royals (A-10) as the lowest-paying symbols. However, Royal Reels embodies its name by placing royals at the top of the pay scale. The A pays the most among regular symbols, delivering 300x your line bet for five matches. It's followed by K, Q, J, 10, cherries, and grapes. As mentioned before, you need 2 matches for a win with most royals (A-J) and 3-4 matching symbols for wins with the lower pays (10, cherries & grapes). A diamond acts as the wild symbol and delivers payouts worth up to 500x the line wager. Other symbols include a crown (scatter) and jewels (bonus). The Royal Reels slots max win is 2,500 coins.
Royal Reels Features
This game's features include two pick'em style bonuses, which you can learn about below:
- Crown bonus - You trigger the main bonus round by landing 3+ crowns on consecutive reels, beginning with the first reel. This triggering mechanism works just like a regular payline win. After launching this bonus, you'll select one of the crowns for a (likely) high-paying instant win.
- Click me bonus - You must get 3+ gemstones in a payline (starting in reel 1) to launch this feature. Click me works like the crown bonus, where you select one of the onscreen gems for an instant win. The only catch is that your payout will probably be worth less than the crown version.
Betting Options
Royal Reels slots lets you adjust your coin size ($0.01-$1), paylines (1-30), and number of coins (1-5). These options make for a total betting range going from $0.01 to $150. Other options include Max Bet (wager $150) and Play Spin (autoplay function that makes reels spin automatically).
RTP & Volatility
The Royal Reels RTP is 92.93%, which is incredibly low by online slots standards. Most online games we review offer between 95% and 96% RTP. No volatility rating is given, but we assume that it's medium based on our playing experiences and the win potential.
Can You Play Royal Reels on a Mobile Device?
Betsoft cut its teeth by developing Flash-based online slots like Royal Reels in the mid- and late-2000s. Adobe Flash was a popular application for slots providers that wanted to provide browser-based games, rather than downloadable software (popular from 1995-2005). Unfortunately, Flash never became popular on Android and iOS mobile devices. To our knowledge, you can't play Flash-based slots through modern smartphones and tablets. Therefore, Royal Reels slots is confined to desktop play.
More on Betsoft
As discussed, Betsoft has been around the online gaming scene for a long time. It has released many slots since launching Royal Reels in its earlier days. Some of its more recent and popular games include Alkemor's Tower, Birds!, Blood Eternal, Dragon Kings, Enchanted Forest of Fortune: Hold & Win, Golden Dragon Inferno, Legend of the Nile, Rise of Triton: Hold & Spin, and Sugar Pop 2: Double Dipped.
Verdict on Royal Reels Slots
Royal Reels won't wow you with its visual aspects, especially when compared to other Betsoft slots. However, it does have other likable aspects such as its two pick'em bonuses and interesting win structure (i.e., royals pay the most). We think that this game still has a place in the modern gaming world and give it a 7/10 rating. The only catch is that you'll have trouble finding Royal Reels—most notably on a mobile device—because it's a Flash-based game. Assuming you can find it, then Royal Reels is worth a few spins if you're into classic slots.