SanGuo - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction 

Step back into Chinese history with SanGuo: The Brotherhood from Naga Games. Wilds double as multipliers in both the base and bonus games in this slot game. Buy a bonus or land scatters to win up to 45 free spins or gamble for free spins or win cash. Read on for more details in this SanGuo: The Brotherhood slot review.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Sān Guó, literally meaning 'Three States', refers back to a period between the years 220 and 280 in Chinese history known as the 'Three Kingdoms', after the fall of the Han dynasty. Sān Guó is a popular theme among developers of FPS and strategy video games, featuring warlords on the battlefields of ancient China, and the interpretation within this Naga Games online slot has resulted in a richly colourful, smoothly animated slot game. The symbols contain three Heroes who can turn wild in the bonus game in addition to a wise man and two soldier characters. The scatter is represented by soldiers charging, while the multiplier wild is a golden shield. The lower-tier symbols are colourful Chinese symbols.

SanGuo: The Brotherhood RTP and variance

The theoretical return to player for SanGuo: The Brotherhood is 96.30%, while the variance is high.

How to Play SanGuo: The Brotherhood

1. Once the slot loads, press the start button to enter the game. 
2. Before you start, touch the menu button for information on the paytable, game rules and features. Sound control and your play history can also be accessed here.
3. Adjust your bet by either touching the + and - buttons either side of the spin button, or for more advanced controls, touch the bet amount to adjust the bet either by bet size or bet level. These are then multiplied by the 20 bet lines to calculate your total bet amount. Then confirm your bet.
4. Toggle the turbo button to the bottom left of the main control panel if you want a faster spin animation.
5. You can use autoplay for a pre-determined number of spins. When using this function on video slots, always make the habit of keeping an eye on your balance and be ready to hit the stop button before you need to, even if you are playing free or no deposit slots.
6. You're ready to start. As with all video slots, please play responsibly.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins 

Bet sizes range from 20 to 10,000 credits per spin. The highest-paying symbol on the paytable is the green hero, which pays 300x your line bet for five of a kind. 

Max-win 1,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96.30%

SanGuo: The Brotherhood Features

Free spins round

Three, four or five scatters will win up to 27, 36 or 45 free spinsrespectively. The actual number of free spins depends on the firing of three arrows into a shooting target. The total number of points is converted into free spins, with the minimum number of free spins awarded being three. The free spins round carries a minimum prize value of 10x, 20x or 30x your bet amount, depending on the number of scatters won. If the minimum prize value is not achieved, the free spins will retrigger, this time with just one arrow to hit the target. 

Multiplier Wild

In the base game, a multiplier wild of x1, x2 or x3 can appear anywhere on reels 2, 3 and 4 to help create a winning combination. Any wins for that round will be multiplied by the total number of active multiplier wilds. The multiplier resets to x1 after the round.

In the free spins round, multiplier wilds are sticky and the multiplier increases with each new wild that lands. All wins are multiplied by the prevailing multiplier amount.

Hero Wilds

The hero symbols turn wild during the free spins but are not sticky and do not multiply. Three, four or five scatters will turn the red, blue or green hero wild respectively.

Buy Bonus

The three levels of free spins bonus rounds can be bought at 100x, 200x or 300x your bet amount.

Gamble Feature

For 75x your bet amount you can gamble for free spins using a three-wedge wheel. Start with five free spins and gamble to win either extra credits or extra free spins. If the gamble lands on the red wedge appears, the gamble feature ends. During free spins won by the gamble feature, the heroes will not turn wild and there is no minimum payout or retrigger.

SanGuo: The Brotherhood Review

Overall we found SanGuo: The Brotherhood great visually and fun to play, and its mix of bonus features and gamble/purchase features engaging. The high volatility may encourage some players to use the purchase option more frequently, and this should be cautioned against, since the minimum payout for bonuses is just one tenth of the purchase price. For players looking for free or no deposit slots with a similar RTP but a lower volatility, Push Gaming's Deadly 5 slot may be a better bet.

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