The pirating exploits of Edward Teach—the infamous pirate Blackbeard—within the Atlantic Ocean are thematized in Blackbeard’s Compass, an October 2019 video slot from developer 1X2 Gaming whose games Asgard Warriors (May 2021) and Pirate Armada (July 2021) are relatable.

Themes: marine navigation, treasure, and piracy. The ten regular symbols require three to five-of-a-kind in the 25 fixed rightward winning ways to regularly win its X5 to X800 payouts. General features: thirteen symbols, fifteen total bets, multipliers, sticky compasses, free games, and bonus game.

Blackbeard’s Compass Game Characteristics

A pirate ship docked in a mountainous shoreline—amid mossy trees, skulls, and parrots—are in the lush tropical background of the Blackbeard’s Compass’s translucent and unpartitioned 5X3 grid whose light purple frame is decorated with fancy skulls and swords.

The Blackbeard’s Compass total bets: $0.25 (minimum), $0.50, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, and $50.00 (maximum).

Blackbeard’s Compass has three special symbols, in fancy golden wooden frames: substituting golden wild compass; bonus game-triggering parchment yellow “bonus” treasure map, with black-marked and red-marked trails around an island—unearthing stacks of treasure chests offers wins with multipliers; and nightly free games-unlocking scatter—a “free spin” treasure chest.

Ordinary symbols: wooden values—violet-and-golden 10, yellow-and-golden J, blue-and-golden Q, green-and-golden K, and brown-and-golden A; tattered pirate flag; skull-embedded helm; eye-patched, clean-shaven and red-banded pirate; blonde (female) pirate; and the stereotypical Englishman Blackbeard.

Below are the Blackbeard’s Compass’s payouts for three to five winning combinations, respectively.

$0.25 bet: 10 or J pays $1.25, $3.75, and $5.00; Q or K pays $2.50, $5.00, and $7.50; A pays $7.50, $12.50, and $20.00; flags pay $7.50, $15.00, and $37.50; helms pay $10.00, $25.00, and $62.50; red-banded pirates pay $12.50, $37.50, and $87.50; female pirates pay $12.50, $62.50, and $125.00; and Blackbeard pays $15.00, $100.00, and $200.00.

$0.50 bet: 10 or J pays $2.50, $7.50, and $10.00; Q or K pays $5.00, $5.00, and $15.00; A pays $15.00, $25.00, and $40.00; flags pay $15.00, $30.00, and $75.00; helms pay $20.00, $50.00, and $125.00; red-banded pirates pay $25.00, $75.00, and $175.00; female pirates pay $25.00, $125.00, and $250.00; and Blackbeard pays $30.00, $200.00, and $400.00.

$1.00 bet: 10 or J pays $5.00, $15.00, and $20.00; Q or K pays $10.00, $20.00, and $30.00; A pays $30.00, $50.00, and $80.00; flags pay $30.00, $60.00, and $150.00; helms pay $40.00, $100.00, and $250.00; red-banded pirates pay $50.00, $150.00, and $350.00; female pirates pay $50.00, $250.00, and $500.00; and Blackbeard pays $60.00, $400.00, and $800.00.

$1.50 bet: 10 or J pays $7.50, $22.50, and $30.00; Q or K pays $15.00, $30.00, and $45.00; A pays $45.00, $75.00, and $120.00; flags pay $45.00, $90.00, and $225.00; helms pay $60.00, $150.00, and $375.00; red-banded pirates pay $75.00, $225.00, and $525.00; female pirates pay $75.00, $375.00, and $750.00; and Blackbeard pays $90.00, $600.00, and $1200.00.

$2.00 bet: 10 or J pays $10.00, $30.00, and $40.00; Q or K pays $20.00, $40.00, and $60.00; A pays $60.00, $100.00, and $160.00; flags pay $60.00, $120.00, and $300.00; helms pay $80.00, $200.00, and $500.00; red-banded pirates pay $100.00, $300.00, and $700.00; female pirates pay $100.00, $500.00, and $1000.00; and Blackbeard pays $120.00, $800.00, and $1600.00.

$2.50 bet: 10 or J pays $12.50, $37.50, and $50.00; Q or K pays $25.00, $50.00, and $75.00; A pays $75.00, $125.00, and $200.00; flags pay $75.00, $150.00, and $375.00; helms pay $100.00, $250.00, and $625.00; red-banded pirates pay $125.00, $375.00, and $875.00; female pirates pay $125.00, $625.00, and $1250.00; and Blackbeard pays $150.00, $1000.00, and $2000.00.

$3.00 bet: 10 or J pays $15.00, $45.00, and $60.00; Q or K pays $30.00, $60.00, and $90.00; A pays $90.00, $150.00, and $240.00; flags pay $90.00, $180.00, and $450.00; helms pay $120.00, $300.00, and $750.00; red-banded pirates pay $150.00, $450.00, and $1050.00; female pirates pay $150.00, $750.00, and $1500.00; and Blackbeard pays $180.00, $1200.00, and $2400.00.

$4.00 bet: 10 or J pays $20.00, $60.00, and $80.00; Q or K pays $40.00, $80.00, and $120.00; A pays $120.00, $200.00, and $320.00; flags pay $120.00, $240.00, and $600.00; helms pay $160.00, $400.00, and $1000.00; red-banded pirates pay $200.00, $600.00, and $1400.00; female pirates pay $200.00, $1000.00, and $2000.00; and Blackbeard pays $240.00, $1600.00, and $3200.00.

$5.00 bet: 10 or J pays $25.00, $75.00, and $100.00; Q or K pays $50.00, $100.00, and $150.00; A pays $150.00, $250.00, and $400.00; flags pay $150.00, $300.00, and $750.00; helms pay $200.00, $500.00, and $1250.00; red-banded pirates pay $250.00, $750.00, and $1750.00; female pirates pay $250.00, $1250.00, and $2500.00; and Blackbeard pays $300.00, $2000.00, and $4000.00.

$10.00 bet: 10 or J pays $50.00, $150.00, and $200.00; Q or K pays $100.00, $200.00, and $300.00; A pays $300.00, $500.00, and $800.00; flags pay $300.00, $600.00, and $1500.00; helms pay $400.00, $1000.00, and $2500.00; red-banded pirates pay $500.00, $1500.00, and $3500.00; female pirates pay $500.00, $2500.00, and $5000.00; and Blackbeard pays $600.00, $4000.00, and $8000.00.

$15.00 bet: 10 or J pays $75.00, $225.00, and $300.00; Q or K pays $150.00, $300.00, and $450.00; A pays $450.00, $750.00, and $1200.00; flags pay $450.00, $900.00, and $2250.00; helms pay $600.00, $1500.00, and $3750.00; red-banded pirates pay $750.00, $2250.00, and $5250.00; female pirates pay $750.00, $3750.00, and $7500.00; and Blackbeard pays $900.00, $6000.00, and $12000.00.

$20.00 bet: 10 or J pays $100.00, $300.00, and $400.00; Q or K pays $200.00, $400.00, and $600.00; A pays $600.00, $1000.00, and $1600.00; flags pay $600.00, $1200.00, and $3000.00; helms pay $800.00, $2000.00, and $5000.00; red-banded pirates pay $1000.00, $3000.00, and $7000.00; female pirates pay $1000.00, $5000.00, and $10000.00; and Blackbeard pays $1200.00, $8000.00, and $16000.00.

$30.00 bet: 10 or J pays $150.00, $450.00, and $600.00; Q or K pays $300.00, $600.00, and $900.00; A pays $900.00, $1500.00, and $2400.00; flags pay $900.00, $1800.00, and $4500.00; helms pay $1200.00, $3000.00, and $7500.00; red-banded pirates pay $1500.00, $4500.00, and $10500.00; female pirates pay $1500.00, $7500.00, and $15000.00; and Blackbeard pays $1800.00, $12000.00, and $24000.00.

$40.00 bet: 10 or J pays $200.00, $600.00, and $800.00; Q or K pays $400.00, $800.00, and $1200.00; A pays $1200.00, $2000.00, and $3200.00; flags pay $1200.00, $2400.00, and $6000.00; helms pay $1600.00, $4000.00, and $10000.00; red-banded pirates pay $2000.00, $6000.00, and $14000.00; female pirates pay $2000.00, $10000.00, and $20000.00; and Blackbeard pays $2400.00, $16000.00, and $32000.00.

$50.00 bet: 10 or J pays $250.00, $750.00, and $1000.00; Q or K pays $500.00, $1000.00, and $1500.00; A pays $1500.00, $2500.00, and $4000.00; flags pay $1500.00, $3000.00, and $7500.00; helms pay $2000.00, $5000.00, and $12500.00; red-banded pirates pay $2500.00, $7500.00, and $17500.00; female pirates pay $2500.00, $12500.00, and $25000.00; and Blackbeard pays $3000.00, $20000.00, and $40000.00 (maximum regular win).

Three treasure chests (in the first, third and fifth reels) offer ten free games. Three “bonus” map scrolls (in the second, fourth and fifth reels) prompt the bonus game. The compass is sticky during the free games, and turns the ordinary symbols into wild compasses.

The Blackbeard’s Compass software: pop-up “reality check”, HTML5 technology, bet history, and mobile/desktop-enabled. Background music: ambient classical music. The animated 3D graphics: dolly zooming, glowing, gushing coins, lunging Blackbeard, spinning compass and helm, and dagger-wielding pirate.

Luck in Blackbeard’s Compass

A game of luck, the Blackbeard’s Compass’s RTP rate is 95.90%. House edge: 4.10%.