Game of Thrones: Power Stacks Slot Machine: Review & Demo

A slot machine which is designed as an exclusive title for Microgaming casinos, and with their input, Game of Thrones: Power Stacks is coming from the developers working at Slingshot Studios. It’s a partnership between the two, with Microgaming getting the rights for the branded slot in this case, but letting their partners to do the actual work. Of course, we’re looking at a Game of Thrones inspired title, a game that many will be waiting for.

The game area features 5x4 reels, so it’s bigger than average, but you don’t get a huge number of opportunities to win, since there are only 40 active lines there. The ultimate payouts appear to be the ones coming via the Link & Win feature, and the various fixed jackpots that can trigger there. The potential for a single spin is to pay up to 25,000x the stake, which is huge, though it comes at the expense of the game’s volatility (very high). Other special features range from the Power Stacks system, to wilds, scatters, and free spins where multipliers apply.

Game of Thrones: Power Stacks Betting and Prizes

For the betting range of Game of Thrones: Power Stacks, we have a minimum of $0.20, and a maximum of $20.

Ultimately, players will be looking to win one of several fixed jackpots which are advertised in this game. The Link & Win feature is the one that contributes with the slot’s top payouts. 25,000x is the highest return that you can expect to land in this slot machine, including the 5,000x jackpot from Link & Win.

Of course, it can’t be too forgiving of a slot machine, since there are such big top jackpots for you to pursue. Highly volatile, but there is a 96.20% default RTP, along with several smaller ones that the casino may choose to activate.

Slot Features

As a slot machine that has regular lines (40 active), you need matching symbols appearing in just the right spot on the reel, and a wild symbol will sometimes be able to help with that. The substitute, which gets shown as the game’s own logo here, will also be the one providing you with the best rewards (up to 25x the stake for a combo of 5 wilds). As a replacement, it helps only when forming regular combinations.

Another feature that you’re constantly going to see fired up, the Power Stacks system selects one of the regular symbols each round, giving it the ability to land stacked. It increases the odds of a combination forming, for that particular symbol. This can only be a regular symbol.

Link & Win is the name that Microgaming has chosen for a feature that is called Hold and Win in other new slots 2021. It works in a similar way, requiring 6+ Money symbols in view first, and then giving you 3 respins during which you try to get more to show up. If more land, then they become sticky as well, and the respins reset back to 3 rounds. Eventually, you get a prize from each of the sticky Money symbols.

Depending on how many Money symbols are present, you could get the Valkyrian Jackpot to trigger for you (2,500x the stake to 5,000x the stake). Jackpot symbols can bring one of the other three smaller prizes, of up to 500x the stake. Each Money symbol has its own prize to add.

Finally, there are the free spins, giving you 15 rounds where 2x multipliers apply to wins. Get there by landing up to 5 scatter symbols at the same time. A prize between 1x and 100x the stake is also offered, before the feature starts. Besides the multiplier, I think you’re also going to appreciate the stacked wilds that the feature includes.

Theme & Design

For this slot, we’re looking at a Game of Thrones based title, a branded game which is designed with the blessing of the license’s owners. What Microgaming didn’t manage with the previous GoT slots, they did here, and you actually get to see some of the actors from the series, as symbols on the reels. Of course, there are some lower value icons as well, which take the form of logos with the heraldry of the different houses.

Conclusion

Overall, I consider Game of Thrones: Power Stacks to be a definite improvement over the earlier attempts from Microgaming at offering a branded slot for this TV series. We can actually see the actors as symbols now, along with the heraldry of the various families. Now, the game has its risky side, but it can pay better because of it, and many I’m sure would love the 25,000x jackpot as a target.