Series

Jolly Roger series

Games3
Avg score57
Best RTP94.98%

Jolly Roger series: Play'n Go's escalating pirate risk

Jolly Roger started in 2012 when Play'n Go fixed the line around a 5x3 pirate slot with 15 paylines, low volatility, wilds, scatters and a bonus game, before later releases pushed the same treasure-hunt setting toward sharper risk and larger win ceilings.

Ranked by Slot Score

GameYearRTPVolatilitySlot Score
Jolly Roger
Jolly RogerPlay'n Go
201294.98%Low volatility47
Jolly Roger 2
Jolly Roger 2Play'n Go
202094.2%High volatility66
202494.26%Medium volatility58

Jolly Roger is the restrained foundation: a readable sea-raider format whose bonus layer adds variation without turning every spin into a feature chase. Jolly Roger 2 changed that balance in 2020. High volatility, free spins, multipliers, symbol substitution and a pick-object bonus made the sequel less about steady line play and more about landing the right feature sequence, with a listed ceiling of 5,000x.

Jolly Roger Wild Kraken shifted volatility back to medium in 2024 but expanded the ceiling to 20,000x. Walking wilds, wild multipliers, expanding symbols, extra free spins and random rewards turn the monster itself into the feature carrier. The series therefore advances through three distinct pressure levels: a low-volatility original, a high-volatility sequel and a medium-volatility Kraken entry whose reward cap is four times the previous game's.