Introduction to Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard
Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard is a casino slot from Infinity Dragon Studios featuring the same pirate couple as in Black Sails Wild Seas. This fearless duo once again ventures out at sea, where giant octopuses lurk in the dark waters. The setup appears similar, but the grid is one row shorter, despite an increase in the number of paylines. However, the biggest difference is that the Free Spins feature has been replaced with a Link&Win respin feature, where each of the four Scatter Symbols represents a special feature mode. If you’re lucky, you can combine them all into a very powerful bonus game.
If you want to get a feeling for how the features work in Black Sails: Kraken’s Hoard, you can check out the free demo at the top of this page.
Theme, Gameplay, and Payouts
Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard is a video slot from Infinity Dragon Studios featuring 5 reels, 3 rows, and 40 paylines. It offers a Min.bet of 0.2 and a Max.bet of 25, with an RTP of 96.14% and medium volatility. You can aim for a juicy max win of 11,851x the bet, while enjoying a hit frequency of 24.58% which means that about 1 spin in 4 is a winner.
The game is set on a rowdy sea. In the foreground are waves moving from left to right, while the rest of the sea looks more like a painting. Dark blue reels cover the middle of the screen, and above them are four treasure chests, representing the four feature modes in the Link&Win bonus game. To the left is a display of the Jackpots with the 10,000x Mega prize at the top. To the right is a skull and crossbones displaying the Bonus Surge, which is the minimum win you will take home when triggering the bonus game. To make a win, you need to land at least 3 matching symbols in one of the 40 paylines, starting on the first reel to the left, and you can play the game on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
The lower-paying symbols in Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard are 10, J, Q, K, and A, which pay between 1.5x and 2x the bet for a 5-of-a-kind win. The higher-paying symbols include bottles, swords, a female pirate, and a male pirate, rewarding between 2.5x and 5x the bet for wins of 5 symbols. The Wild Symbol substitutes all symbols except the Scatter Symbols and Kraken Doublon Symbols.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard?
You can win up to 11,851x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard?
The features are Kraken Wild Symbol, Wild Reels, Bonus Surge, Sunken Jackpot Wheel, Link&Win Feature, and Feature Buy.
Kraken Wild Symbol
The Kraken Wild symbol can replace other symbols to help complete winning combinations. It can substitute for all symbols except Scatter symbols and Kraken Doubloon symbols.
Wild Reels
Kraken Doubloon symbols can land on any reel during the base game. When one appears, it immediately unlocks the matching reel meter and activates a Wild Reel. An active Wild Reel adds Kraken Wilds to random spins, increasing your chances of landing bigger wins. Unlocking more Wild Reels raises how often Kraken Wilds appear and creates more Wild combinations. Once a Wild Reel is unlocked, your progress is saved, and it will stay active every time you return to the game.
Bonus Surge
Landing 2 or more different colored Scatter Symbols activates the Bonus Surge feature. These Scatter combinations charge the Win Boost multiplier, which guarantees a win during the Link&Win feature. The multiplier starts at 20x and can grow up to 200x. As the Bonus Surge builds, the skull and crossbones icon glows brighter and eventually turns gold. Bonus Surge can be triggered together with Link&Win for maximum impact.
At the start of the feature, Bonus Surge may also unlock Treasure Chest upgrades, giving you more win potential from the first spin. Bonus Surge activates on the final spin in Link&Win Feature, adding end-of-feature boosts to increase your total win, even if the guaranteed Win Boost has already been reached. Unlocking Bonus Surge also gives access to the Sunken Jackpot Wheel.
Sunken Jackpot Wheel
During the Bonus Surge feature, Kraken Bonus symbols are added to the reels. When these symbols land, they unlock a spin on the Sunken Jackpot Wheel, which is wrapped in the Kraken’s tentacles. Each Kraken Bonus symbol then transforms into the jackpot prize shown on the Wheel and is paid at the end of the feature. There are four possible jackpots: Major (100x), Maxi (50x), Minor (10x), and Mini (5x). The Grand Jackpot can be won without Bonus Surge by filling all coin positions on the reels, and it pays a massive 10,000x the bet.
Link&Win Feature
There are 4 Coin Scatter Symbols in different colors that can randomly trigger the Link&Win feature whenever they appear. Each coin is linked to a Treasure Chest that upgrades the bonus game with special features. The Link&Win feature starts with 3 spins on a special grid where only blanks, coins, and special symbols can appear. Whenever you land a symbol, the spins are reset to 3.
If you’re lucky, you can combine several of the Chest features in the same bonus game. Landing a Scatter Symbol during the Link&Win Feature may trigger an unlocked feature.
Purple Scatter Treasure Chest Upgrade
The Purple Scatter symbol can trigger the Multi Boost feature. When active, the reels are divided into four colored zones. If the Giant Reels feature is also active, the reels are divided into 6 zones instead. Each zone has its own multiplier, randomly selected at the start of the feature from 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x, and the size of each zone is randomized every time the feature is triggered.
If a zone is completely filled by the end of the feature, all prizes in that zone are multiplied and added to the total win. Zone multipliers can be increased by 1x when a Multi symbol lands in that zone. Multiple Multi symbols can land at once or across different spins, upgrading a zone up to a maximum of 10x. After upgrading, the Multi symbol turns into a coin symbol, and the spin count resets to 3.
Blue Scatter Treasure Chest Upgrade
The Blue Scatter symbol can trigger the Treasure Chest Boost feature. When this power is active, the Blue Treasure Chest can randomly upgrade coin values through the Kraken’s grasp.
Green Scatter Treasure Chest Upgrade
The Green Scatter symbol can trigger the Giant Reels feature. When active, the reels expand into a 5x5 grid.
Red Scatter Treasure Chest Upgrade
The Red Scatter symbol can trigger the Treasure Chest Collect feature. With this power active, the Pirate Ship Collect symbol can land in any position. When it appears, it fires its cannons and collects all coin symbols on the reels, instantly awarding their values.
Feature Buy
You can buy the Link&Win Feature with all 4 feature upgrades for 89.6x the bet.
Final Thoughts on Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard
After sailing through the stormy seas of features, symbols, and tentacles, it’s clear that Black Sails: Kraken’s Hoard is not a slot that does things by halves. It throws Free Spins overboard and replaces them with a chunky Link&Win feature packed with treasure chests, multipliers, expanding reels, and jackpots big enough to make even the Kraken blink. The game keeps you entertained with steady base-game action thanks to Wild Reels that stick around like loyal deckhands, while the Bonus Surge builds tension in a fun, dramatic way. Every spin feels like it could turn into something special, whether that’s a glowing skull, a chest upgrade, or a surprise jackpot wheel spin.
The slot nails the dark pirate theme, although the graphics look pretty cheap. The max win of nearly 12,000x the bet is great considering the medium volatility, and the hit frequency is at a good level, delivering frequent wins.
The game developer has produced a game with the same characteristics as the previous game without making it repetitive. If you want to try out some other cool pirate games, we can highly recommend Octoplay’s Davey Bones and Backseat Gaming’s Pirate Bonanza 2.
Black Sails: Kraken's Hoard from Infinity Dragon Studios delivers a bold, feature-heavy pirate adventure with real bite.
