Roberta's Castle Slot Game
Roberta´s Castle Slot game is based on the Rapunzel fairytale; a charming prince wants to save the princess from an inaccessible tower thanks to her long hair. I guess that for copyright issues the slot is named Roberta's Castle, anyway the storyline is not the best one we have seen.
Aside from that this is a penny slot with bets ranging from $0.01 and $5, 5 reels and 20 pay lines with no video features or musical background. The graphics are 2D, no big deal here. What we like of penny slots is not its design but the advantage if gives small players to test their skills with a small balance and attempt to win a couple thousand dollars, more about the strategy at the end.
Symbols
The Wild Symbol is the prince, oh Golden haired prince how tacky you are in this slot game. They make him look more gay than handsome. The Wild acts as a joker, it can replace any other symbol except the scatter to help win more combinations. Not only that but it also multiplies the winning bets depending on the amount of Wilds achieved on the pay line.Princess Roberta is the scatter symbol, which multiplies any winning bet between 2x and 20x, depending on the amount of scatters involved in the winning line. But that is not the most important aspect of the scatter, two or more will trigger the bonus round which in this case is the classic free spins. Between 5 and 15 free spins will be awarding starting with only 2 scatters in the pay line.
Bonus Free Spins
The bonus round is triggered with the scatter princess, and here is where the bettor can make real money from this online slot, the free spin feature can be re-triggered several times all the way to a total of 100 free spins. Even if you can´t manage to re-trigger the bonus round, Wilds as shown more often than normal and all the accumulated winnings will be multiplied at the very end (the multiplication factor depends on the amount of scatters initially triggered.Progressive Jackpot
The progressive jackpot has been known to range between 2k and 10k, not a very large one but the usual amount for a penny slot. To trigger there is no need to establish the maximum bet or play all paylines, which is perfect for small time bettors that are just getting accustomed to the ins and outs of online slots.Strategy and Tips
Knowing this is a penny slot and one of my favorite versions of slots (the theme is crap from my point of view) I recommend a very simple strategy. Warning, this is just a strategy that sometimes hits a win, a big win or consecutive losses. You have to accept the fact that the house has a large advantage in these types of games and its like playing the lottery, the strategy just gives you a better chance of winning and order the way you spend your money, hopefully with a large win.- Define a bankroll or balance amount to invest, we suggest between $100 and $300 for a penny slot.
- Define a fixed bet amount around $1 to $3 per spin, do not shift that amount once you begin. Play with all paylines active.
- Play until the balance is exhausted or you hit the bonus round, stop playing after the bonus round is over.
This strategy will make sure that if you hit the bonus or jackpot, your earnings will be maximized. The point is, if you get lucky make it count. If you lose, you know you lose $300, if you win you can win thousands of dollars.