Sharky Review
Sharky is a 9-line pirate slot from Novomatic's classic range. The pirate is wild, and the free games start when a ship on the first reel and an island on the last reel land together.
About the game
There are three scatters: a compass, a ship (reel 1 only) and an island (reel 5 only). The ship and island together start the bonus.
Sharky Features
Pirate wild
The pirate substitutes for everything except the three scatters. One pirate on a line pays 2× the line bet, five pay 5,000×.
Free games
Ship plus island give 10 free games at the current bet, and they can be won again. In the free games the ship lowers a rowing boat. The man in the boat substitutes for all symbols except the scatters and rows across the reels each free game, unless the shark attacks him. A treasure chest next to the island awards 18 to 450 credits.
Compass scatter
The compass pays 5×, 20× or 100× the total bet for 3, 4 or 5 anywhere. The ship on its own pays 5× the total bet.
Symbols and payouts
| Symbol | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirate (wild) | 5,000× | 1,000× | 100× | 5× |
| Parrot | 1,000× | 250× | 50× | – |
| Treasure chest | 500× | 150× | 25× | – |
| Crossed swords | 250× | 100× | 20× | – |
| K, Q | 150× | 50× | 10× | – |
| J, 10 | 100× | 20× | 5× | – |
| 9 | 100× | 20× | 5× | 2× |
Sharky Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Moving wild in free games
- Pirate pays from 1
- More story than most classics
Limitations
- The shark can end the boat's run
- Old look
Our Verdict
Sharky is a fun old-school slot. The rowing boat gives the free games a bit of tension that most classics don't have.
Sharky FAQs
How do you start the free games?
Land the ship on reel 1 and the island on reel 5 at the same time.
What does the rowing boat do?
The man in the boat is a wild that moves across the reels each free game.
