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Pub Kings

Slots Video Slots Fantasy Food Alcohol Medieval Viking

Viking pub slot centered on collection-driven Free Spins rewards

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.08%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

5,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.7 ★

11 votes

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4.7 / 5

11 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.08% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential7.4/10

x5000.00 (5000×) → 7.4/10

Features7.5/10

12 features → 7.5/10

Game Mechanics4.6/10

f=12 r=5 p=20 → 4.6/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–24 (×120) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.2/10

provider avg 7.2 → 7.2/10

Popularity6.4/10

search demand p60 + proxy blend (70/30) → 6.4/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 74 — Pub Kings by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

Two Scatters can turn a near miss into a random award reaching 5,000x, so Pub Kings gives an unusually consequential role to a partial bonus trigger. Pragmatic Play ties that idea to a Viking pub contest, then sends the high-value symbols into a collection race during Free Spins. The 96.08% RTP is the comparison point, but the game's identity comes from turning collected symbols into increasingly valuable reel awards.

How It Plays

Pub Kings uses 20 fixed paylines, but much of its tension comes from Scatters landing on the first, third and fifth reels rather than from line wins alone.

A two-Scatter result is not discarded as a failed trigger. It produces a Random reward, while a third Scatter changes the session into the Free Spins round.

Theme & Atmosphere

Pragmatic Play frames Pub Kings as a rowdy meeting of Viking rulers, combining its Medieval and Viking subjects with a tavern-centered Alcohol and Food setting.

The pub contest gives the symbol-collection rule a clear purpose: each king is associated with drinking, rivalry and the pursuit of larger reel awards.

Fantasy Food Alcohol Medieval Viking

Features & Win Potential

The Random reward activates from two Scatters and can deliver any award up to 5,000x, giving an incomplete Free Spins trigger its own consequence.

Level Up and Symbols collection govern the Free Spins value. Repeated high-paying symbols are counted against their linked reels, with later thresholds opening stronger awards.

High volatility Free Spins Scatter Symbol 5 Reels Bonus Buy Symbols collection (Energy)RTP range 96% RTP 20 Paylines Fixed Jackpots Random reward Level Up

Bonus & Free Spins

Three Scatters trigger 10 Free Spins. Each high-paying symbol is assigned to a reel, and collecting at least six matching symbols begins unlocking that reel's awards.

A Bonus Buy is also listed for Pub Kings, providing a direct route to the bonus mechanics without changing the underlying symbol-collection rules.

Screenshots

3 gameplay frames

Gameplay screenshot of Pub Kings (1 of 3)

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Spec sheet

Pub Kings at a glance.

Identity

Slot namePub Kings

StudioPragmatic Play

Released8/1/2023

Math

SlotRanker Score74

RTP96.08%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win5,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $24.00

Player rating4.7 / 5 · 11 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x4

Features

Themes

This game is searched most in Czechia, Canada, and Argentina.

Expected average based on this slot's 96.08% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.14

Cost per session$3.14

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Pub Kings? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.08%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (5,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Pub Kings with other games

	Pub Kings Score 74This game	Dawn of the Vikings Power Combo Score 84	Gemhalla Score 79	Vikings Wild Cash Score 63	Treasure Box Clans Score 62
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	Aurum Signature Studios	BGaming	Ela Games	IGT
Released	8/1/2023	9/1/2023	6/15/2023	8/31/2023	2/26/2024
Math
RTP	96.08%	96.4%	97.17%	95.83%	96.17%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	—
Max win	5,000×	12,320×	5,000×	3,000×	—
Format
Reels	5	5	6	5	5
Layout	5x4	5x3	6x6	5x4	5x3
Paylines	20	40	Pay Anywhere	50	243
Min bet	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
Max bet	24	20	100	50	20
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	—	✓	—	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	—	—
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	—	—
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	✓	—
Bonus game	—	—	—	✓	—
Respins	—	—	—	✓	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Pub Kings.

Comparing against

Pub Kings

Pragmatic Play

RTP

96.08%

Max win

5,000×

Score

Dawn of the Vikings Power Combo

Aurum Signature Studios

+ Wild+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game+ Respins− Free Spins− Scatter

+ Wild− Free Spins− Scatter

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