Realm of Riches seems to be a medieval themed slot from RTG, a game that takes the royalty bit and it adds a good measure of treasures, knights and stone towers, to complete the atmosphere. The treasure is quite obvious actually, with lots of gold coins spread around at the bottom of the reels and part of the background image. The golden aspect is used in a few other areas as well, so it seems like the title truly applies to this kingdom, which seems full of riches.
The game’s prizes will partially live up to the expectations, awarding a maximum of 10,000 coins while you’re playing it (up to $50,000). The smaller random progressive prize offered here is displayed at all times on top of the reel area, but it’s not integrated into this game. You will have fun playing it, with free spins being among the features, along with the scatter and the wild symbols. The slot has 5 reels and 20 paylines.
Features of Realm of Riches
Realm of Riches uses a combination of re-spin and free spins features that have a good potential when it comes to profits. You don’t get any multipliers, but that would be the only thing I’d complain about.
The Crown symbol, made out of gold and with red velvet on it, plus various gems encrusted all around, will act as the wild feature and it is capable of substituting for the other symbols. Whenever this wild is part of a payline where another symbol is needed in order to form a new or better combo, it will act as a substitute and will help you get more payouts from the game. It has its own prizes, reserved for those occasions when multiple Crowns are on the same line. They start at 2 coins and go up to 10,000 coins (5 wilds).
The second major feature is a Shield, made out of gold and beautifully decorated in two colors, and which is used here as the scatter symbol. The presence of 2+ scatters triggers a payout, which will offer you up to 50 times the bet value.
Re-Spin Feature
With 2+ scatter symbols, you don’t just get a cash prize, you also get to take advantage of a re-spin. It doesn’t keep all scatters in place though, only the ones which start from the left and go towards the right, on consecutive reels. The rest of the reels are given another spin, and then payouts are awarded again.
Free Games Feature
If as a result of the re-spin feature you end up with a minimum of three scatter Shields on the reels and going from left to right, you will gain access to the free games. The number of games is 10, 15 or 25. You will find that the wild expands and covers the reel fully, when it makes an appearance during free spins.
Betting options and jackpots
Those interested in spinning the game’s reels in order to go after the big prize, will find that there are 20 paylines that have to be covered with one coin wagers, each one going up to $5. It is possible to get the line wager down to just $0.01, just don’t expect to get the same type of payout out of it. $100 is the maximum total bet that the game allows to be placed.
It’s a rewarding game, offering as much as $50,000 from the best combination that it has to offer (10,000 coins). The presence of the progressive jackpot helps it as well, but it’s not 100% part of the game (awarded randomly and without implication from the game’s features).
Design and symbols
The Medieval design looks good on this slot, with the focus being obviously more on royalty and riches than on the knights and the weapons of those times. They’ve created elegant looking symbols, so the game has a distinguished look. Even the playing cards have beautiful decorations placed behind them and they are different in each case.
Symbols: Crown (wild, 10,000x), Decorated Shield (scatter, 50x the bet), Queen (2,500x), Soldier (1,000x), Knight’s Helmet (500x), Tower (500x), Ace (250x), King (250x), Queen (200x), Jack (200x), Ten (100x), Nine (100x).
Is It Worth Playing?
The game has payouts that are above average for RTG, but it has a few cons I’m not too happy about. The requirements to gain access to a free spins round are quite high, requiring both that you first pass through a re-spin and then to have the minimum number of scatters starting from the left. I’d say it doesn’t quite measure up to many other titles from RTG, but give it a go if you enjoy the theme choice.
The Realm of Riches slot machine is offered through the RTG platform, so if you want to play it for real or just to practice, look out for casinos that use it.
