Limited to just one extra feature in the base game, Dead Man’s Tail is really all about getting to the trail-based bonus round. Here is how it all works.
Coin Multipliers In Base Game
In the base game landing 3 gold coins on the reels on the same spin will get you a multiplier prize. The 3 multipliers on the visible coins are added together. This basic event livens up the base game from time to time whilst you’re waiting for the Dead Man’s Trail Bonus feature to trigger.
Coin feature in base gameDead Man’s Trail Bonus
So, onto the main event, and when 3 of more Bonus symbols – represented by the Pirate Ship at full sail – land on the reels together so this will activate the Dead Man’s Trail Bonus. A new screen is revealed featuring a map with a trail. Your piece will move around the board by the number of places revealed each turn, from 1 to 9. Each time you land, a new action is triggered depending on the type of tile landed on.
Tiles come as Standard Tiles that reveal a prize value, all of which are added together and paid out at the end of the round, Skull and Crossbones Tiles that signal the game is over, Start Tiles that re-sets the board, or Chest Tiles that delivers one of the following:
A Scout – adds a 100 or 1,000 value to one of the standard tiles on the board.
One Eye – increases the value of a standard tile by multiplier of 2x to 5x
Commander – increases the value of ALL standard tiles by 3 or 5
Collector – adds sum of ALL standard tiles in play to the total win so far.
Collect and Command – adds the sum of ALL standard tiles to EACH standard tile AND the total win so far.
Reset – replace End tiles (Skull and Crossbone) with standard ones, extending gameplay
Super Reset – replaces the End tiles with Mystery Chests
Coin Win – at random a value of 25x to 50x is added to current win total
Persistent Scout – same as standard Scout but triggers after EVERY turn
Persistent One-Eye – like standard One Eye but triggers after EVERY turn
Persistent Commander – like standard Commander but triggers after EVERY turn
And that’s it. If you think there are similarities with the Money Train bonus rounds then you’d be right. But in this case, which modifiers come into play depends on your moves around the board, which adds a further jeopardy as you can see what might come up next.
