Samurai Code

Theme and Design

A Slick Design For Fans of Samurai Culture

We are inside what looks like a Samurai training center for Samurai Code, with wooden interior and swords hanging from the ceiling alongside drapes bearing Japanese writing. There are plenty more samurai icons, burning red suns and treasure chests to take in on the reels. And a suitably Japanese-sounding soundtrack. Nothing too clever, but pleasant nonetheless.

RTP and Variance

Samurai Code has 3 available RTP rates – 96.08%, 95.07% or 94.07%. Which you play at will be at the discretion of your casino operator. It’s best to play at 96.08% for the best chance of a positive return on your wagering. However, many UK slot sites now choose lower rates to improve their house edge.

Wherever you play you can check for yourself by hitting the ‘I’ button under the reels then scrolling through the screen until you see Game Rules. Scroll down that page and you’ll find the current RTP rate. My recommendation is to play at MrQ from Lindar Media which consistently runs slots at maximum RTP.

As for variance, this is another volatile one from Pragmatic Play, with a tough edege and uneven win distribution. It can burn you balance fast, so choose a sensible stake.

Maximum Win

The max payout stated in the game rules is 4,000x. That is low even by Pragmatic Play’s standards. Most of their slots land somewhere between 5,000x and 10,000x, or occasionally much higher as you will see in the list on this page.

Symbols and Paytable

This is a simple slot with a 5 reel, 4 row grid and just 12 paylines. The name of the game is to land 3 or more identical symbols across paylines from left to right starting at the left most reel. That tiggers a payout.

There are 10 symbols in the paytable with some very good value at the top. They are the 5 low value cards, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace, valued at from 0.5x for 3 10s up to 10x for 5 Aces; and the 5 premiums – fish, dragon fly, cross swords, treasure chest and samurai girl, valued at from 1x for 3 fish up to 200x for 5 samurai girls.

There is also a wild represented by the male samurai. He only shows up during free spins to substitute for pay symbols to complete win lines. He has no value of his own.

Features and Gameplay

Ok, so fans of Big Bass Bonanza will notice that Samurai code is a re-skin of that iconic game. The rules are pretty much identical. Here is how it works.

Free Spins and Cash Collects 

It’s all about triggering the free spins round. You need to land 3, 4 or 5 of the scatters, represented by the Samurai warrior in gold to trigger the feature. That gets you 10, 15 or 20 free spins.

There is also a near miss feature for when you only land 2 scatters. In this case a sword MAY swipe across the screen to bring in a 3^rd.

Now, throught the game the fish symbols (geddit?!) are also money symbols, carrying values of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x or 4,000x. Values change on each spin. These can only be activated during the free spins round when landing wilds at the same time collects the money.

At the same time, wilds are collected in a meter above the reels. Collecting 4 extends the round by 10 spins and adds a 2x win multiplier. Collecting 8 adds another 10 spins and increases the multiplier to 3x. Collecting 12 adds another 10 spins and increases the multiplier still further to 10x.

And finally, if you land 1 or 2 wilds but no fish another near miss feature may activate and randomly add fish to the grid. Or, if you have a totally blank spin – no fish or wilds – a sword may appear to pull the reels up and reveal wilds and money symbols and trigger a cash collect!