Pragmatic Play this year won Product Launch of the Year at the Global Gaming Awards EMEA in London, for its Treasure Island game. Treasure Island is a live entertainment, big wheel-themed game show, in which players can expect to achieve persistent small wins, until the bonus round, where things get a bit more interesting. The wheel itself is a 54-segment big spinner, containing instant wins and six bonus rounds. Two of the features on the wheel are instant payouts, making for very interesting betting from the very start.
Intriguing and progressive throughout each round, Treasure Island introduces new characters as you play. The multipliers shift from round to round and range between 1X and 50X, again offering a chance of winning right from that first spin. Oh, and in the bonus round the maximum multiplier is 15,450X – no big deal – but a big win... maybe!
So how does the game work? At the heart of it all is the 54-segment big wheel, with six bonus rounds and three different types of gems, and with possible gem combinations, too. The RTP (return to player) is high, with the average falling around 96% spread across all game sections. The wheel is spun by the presenter, and there are 12 seconds of betting time between each spin.
When the wheel stops on a bonus round, players with active bets participate while others watch. When the wheel stops on a gem segment, if you have placed a winning bet, your payout is indicated on the grid. However, landing on a gem segment doesn’t guarantee you a fixed multiplier payout, they are selected when the betting window has closed. The highest multiple is 50X and is only available on the ruby gems. Some segments also contain multiple gems; when the wheel lands here, both gems will win. As characters become introduced, so do different sections of the game. Long John Silver’s loot operates with no need for participation from the player and is a bingo ball machine which will draw different gems. The Wild Scavenger and Great Scavenger bonus rounds adds the gem values from a wheel segment or from each mini slot and allows for instant wins.
Meanwhile, there is the Billy Bones map section, in which players must observe the map and select five tiles to try and find the hidden keys. Then there is Ben’s Lost Marbles round, which utilises a dice roll, and finally Captain Flint’s treasure wherein players must navigate down a path through six levels of barrels while avoiding skulls.
Overall, there’s a lot going on with Treasure Island; indeed, there is quite a lot to keep your eye on. The visuals are great, the layout is captivating and intuitive, and the interaction with the different characters allows for a refreshingly entertaining betting experience.