Pragmatic Play · 2023
Five reels of Norse Vikings make up Pub Kings, a Pragmatic Play video slot with 20 fixed paylines. This page covers the figures and bonus modes.
Five reels of four rows land across the screen, and three or more matching symbols on one of the 20 fixed paylines, read left to right, form a win. The Norse and pub themes mix Viking characters and a Viking Barmaid with the card symbols A, K, Q, J and 10. There is no WILD symbol, so line wins need matching symbols on a payline.
Scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5 start the bonus side of this slot. Three of them trigger Free Spins Level Up, where each reel has its own Viking character. After every spin, each reel collects its own Viking symbols on screen toward the next level. Separate beer counters then decide which character wins each reel's award at the end. Free spins cannot retrigger.
Seven rows, one table
Provider, RTP, volatility, grid, top win and launch: what each figure means for every stake you place.
| Game detail | What you see |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP (return to player) | 96.05% / 96.08% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x4 |
| Max win multiple | x5,000 |
| Max win, max bet | A$1,200,000 |
| Release date | 01/08/2023 |
Grow your Level awards
Wondering how the bonus starts and what it pays out before you spin?
Three SCATTERs on the reels start 10 free spins. After every spin each assigned symbol on screen is collected; 6 collected reaches Level 1, then +3 per level up to Level 7. Beer counters pick the winner: up to 5000x on reel 1, 500x on reel 5.
Base Game spinsLevel Up awards
Each spin plays out on a 5x4 grid with 20 fixed paylines, read left to right. SCATTER appears on reels 1, 3 and 5. Landing exactly 2 SCATTERs gives a random chance of a Level 1-5 random award (2x-600x) from a randomly selected reel.
Game lobbyLine wins, awards
Browsing the Lobby
King Betting shows the lobby game as it plays, screen by screen, before you decide.
Buy takes you straight into the 10 free spins for 100 times the bet, which is A$1,000 at the A$10 example bet.
| Bonus buy | A$ amount | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins at 100x | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Spins on the reels pay back a share of each stake over time, which is the return to player per A$100 staked. Which version runs here is shown in the game rules.
| RTP version | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.08% | Yes |
| Variant 2 | 96.05% | No |
Round Guide
Read this before your first spin, when you pick a bet and set a limit.
Reels start turning once you pick a bet between A$0.20 and A$240 on the 5x4 grid with 20 fixed paylines.
Matching symbols pay when at least three land on a payline, counting from reel 1 to the right. The grid has no WILD, so every win comes from matching symbols.
SCATTERs appear only on reels 1, 3 and 5. Landing exactly two gives a random chance at a 2x to 600x award from one randomly selected reel.
Three SCATTERs on reels 1, 3 and 5 start 10 free spins in Level Up. Buying Free Spins costs 100x your bet and starts the same bonus mode.
Every spin costs the bet you chose, and nothing in a round tells you when to stop. Set your limit before the first spin.
Reels land in a new arrangement on every spin, and no one can tell in advance when three SCATTERs will show on reels 1, 3 and 5. How often the bonus round comes is not known before you play. Whatever the RTP, the result of one session is random.
Each spin on the reels pays out according to one RTP version, and the game rules are the only place that shows which version a session runs on. Figures for both versions sit in the table, but the rules are where you confirm which one is live before you spin.
Top wins on the reels stop at a fixed multiple of the bet, so the largest payout you can reach grows with the stake. The ceiling is reached very rarely. Read the top prize as a limit on the payout, never as a result you can expect.
Pub Kings trial run
Worried about losing money before you know how the reels pay out?
The reels spin in the demo at no cost, and they pay nothing. The real game needs an account with King Betting and a player aged 18+.
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Pub Kings questions
Useful when you are deciding on a bet size, before you press spin for the first time.
Each spin on the 5x4 grid takes a bet from A$0.20 up to A$240. The table examples use A$5 and A$10, but those are examples and not the limits of the game. The highest bet is the most you can stake on one spin.
Symbols land on a 5x4 grid across 20 fixed paylines, read left to right. SCATTER symbols appear only on reels 1, 3 and 5. Learn both before you stake real money on the Base Game.
Wins land less often on Pub Kings, which has high volatility, but they can be larger than on lower volatility slots. How often the bonus comes cannot be known in advance, and the result of one session cannot be predicted.
Three SCATTER symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 trigger 10 free spins in the Level Up mode. Landing exactly two SCATTERs in the Base Game gives a random chance of a Level 1 to 5 award. The free spins can also be bought for 100x the bet.
Every spin on the 5x4 grid pays back a share of the stake, and the RTP sets that share over a very long run. Pub Kings comes in two RTP versions, 96.05 and 96.08. Returns are shown per A$100 staked.
A spin on the 5x4 grid can pay up to 5,000 times the bet. At A$10 that is A$50,000, and at the highest bet of A$240 it reaches A$1,200,000. The maximum is a ceiling, and no one can know in advance whether a spin reaches it.
Pub Kings is for players aged 18+. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or join BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before you open a session, and do not add money to chase a loss.
Choose your stopping point before the first spin, and keep to it even when a big win arrives.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account so the limits apply before you start, not during a losing run.
Take a break or self-exclude as soon as Pub Kings stops being fun, without waiting for a win or a loss.
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