Rival Gaming

Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks

Slots Video Slots Action & Adventure Treasure Pirate

Compact pirate slot centered on a jackpot respin feature

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.13%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

5,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.05

per spin

Reels

5 lines

Player rating

3.5 ★

9 votes

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3.5 / 5

9 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 96.13% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential7.4/10

x5000.00 (5000×) → 7.4/10

Features4/10

6 features → 4.0/10

Game Mechanics3.9/10

f=6 r=5 p=5 → 3.9/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

3x5 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.05–15 (×300) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.4/10

provider avg 6.4 → 6.4/10

Popularity2.5/10

synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

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: 60 — Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks by Rival Gaming

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Slot Summary

Players comfortable with a high-volatility game spread across only five paylines get the clearest sense of Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks. Rival Gaming places most of the mechanical weight on Hold and Win, where pirate coins, a collector chest, respins, and fixed jackpots carry the treasure hunt. The 96.13% RTP and x5000 maximum frame a compact slot whose larger outcomes depend more on the feature than on a complicated base game.

How It Plays

Five paylines keep each base spin direct, with a Wild available to complete ordinary combinations while special symbols prepare the Hold and Win route.

Once the feature starts, landed pirate coins stay on the board through respins. Treasure chests act as collectors rather than ordinary cash-value symbols.

Theme & Atmosphere

Action and Adventure meet Pirate and Treasure imagery, giving the compact reel format a clear objective rather than treating the maritime setting as decoration.

Blackbeard, treasure maps, ships, parrots, and coin symbols keep the search focused on a captain, his loot, and the fixed jackpots attached to it.

Action & Adventure Treasure Pirate

Features & Win Potential

The Hold and Win feature locks prize-bearing pirate coins in place and refreshes the respin sequence when another qualifying symbol lands.

A treasure chest collects the visible coin values, while four Fixed Jackpots provide separate targets inside the same feature rather than progressive prizes.

Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol RTP range Bonus symbols Hold and Win Fixed Jackpots

Bonus & Free Spins

Hold and Win concentrates the game's largest feature activity on a board of locked coin positions. Additional coins can occupy empty spaces during the remaining respins.

Collector chests can gather the values already visible on the board, so their timing matters alongside the number and value of held pirate coins.

Spec sheet

Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBlackbeard's Lucky Bucks

StudioRival Gaming

Released5/27/2025

Math

SlotRanker Score60

RTP96.13%

Max win5,000×

Bet range$0.05 – $15.00

Player rating3.5 / 5 · 9 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines5

Layout3x5

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96.13% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$0.77

Cost per session$0.77

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 Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks? 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: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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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 (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.13%), 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 Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks with other games

	Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks Score 60This game	Pirate’s Pearl Megaways Score 89	Bones & Bounty Score 88	Arrr 10K Ways Score 87	Pirate Queen Score 87
Identity
Studio	Rival Gaming	GameArt	Thunderkick	ReelPlay	Tada Gaming
Released	5/27/2025	2/28/2023	10/18/2023	6/20/2022	2/8/2023
Math
RTP	96.13%	96.58%	96.16%	96.12%	97%
Volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium/High
Max win	5,000×	80,000×	25,000×	20,000×	10,000×
Format
Reels	5	6	5	6	5
Layout	3x5	6x7	5x4	6x5	5x3
Paylines	5	117649	4096	10000	40
Min bet	0.05	0.4	0.2	0.2	—
Max bet	15	100	100	12	—
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Free spins	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	✓	—	✓	—
Respins	—	✓	✓	✓	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks.

Comparing against

Blackbeard's Lucky Bucks

Rival Gaming

RTP

96.13%

Max win

5,000×

Score

Pirate’s Pearl Megaways

+ Free Spins+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game+ Respins

+ Free Spins+ Multiplier+ Respins

+ Free Spins+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game+ Respins

+ Free Spins+ Multiplier+ Respins− Wild

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