Victory – Set Sail With This Epic Online Slot

Time to set sail, ‘me hearties’, with the Victory online casino game hosted exclusively on PokerStars.

It’s an exciting online slot with a naval theme, with plenty of booming explosions and old-school warships and plenty of fun. With expanding grids and four progressive jackpots, this game captures the excitement of an epic sea battle, only your odds of getting scurvy are much, much lower!

An Epic Nautical Theme

On the surface, Victory seems like your classic 5×3 slot, but this game holds a lot more firepower. The grid can expand to a whopping 9×7 format, offering more chances to land potential winning combinations. The backdrop is simple but effective, with 17th-century warships hashing things out in the middle of a rough ocean. 

But what really sets the nautical tone is the orchestral music that feels like it should be in a war epic, with pounding drums and trumpet bursts. It’s like you’re not just spinning reels — you’re steering a ship into battle with no idea if you’ll sink or come out victorious.

Fight for Victory

But it’s not just about how this online slot looks; the gameplay is a powerhouse that uses the “All-Ways” mechanic. Instead of traditional winlines, it pays out whenever the same symbol appears on the reels starting from the left, no matter where it lands vertically. The symbol doesn’t need to follow a line; it just needs to be in any position on each reel.

Over 40 Million Ways to Win

Victory has between 243 and over 40 million ways to win (theoretically). The game starts with just a 5×3 grid, but when the bombs start going off, the grid gets larger, increasing the number of symbols that can line up and pay out. The scalability in this slot is really unique, and it’s exciting to see how big the play area will get before the end of the session.  

Bomb Feature Changes the Tides

So let’s talk more about the bomb symbol. Bombs can appear on reels 2 through 8, and they don’t just sit there—they’re primed to blow! When one lands, it doesn’t explode immediately. Instead, it goes off on the next spin. When it does go boom, it takes out a 3×3 zone around it. This blast also has the chance of making the grid larger, revealing more reels to play on. 

If the explosion reveals another bomb symbol, however, it will start a chain reaction which can grow the grid even further. Each bomb that explodes also transforms into a sticky Wild on the following spin. These Wilds stay in place for three spins and can substitute for any symbol (except the bonus). They don’t multiply wins, but they do give more opportunities to land winning combinations.

What makes things really exciting is that there’s no limit to how many bombs can appear and explode in a single spin. If more bombs land, while others are still primed to go off, the process repeats, creating more Wilds and making the play area even larger. While there’s never a guarantee to win, the chaos of chain explosions keeps things unpredictable and fun.

Free Spins: Where the Action Really Begins

Free Spins are expected with modern online slot machines, and the ones in Victory are as dramatic as the sea battle theme. Landing three or more Bonus Scatters triggers the feature and can give you 12, 14, or 16 free spins depending on how many of the symbols show up. When Free Spins trigger, you’re thrown into a high-stakes naval showdown, complete with a new background that’s fitting for the action about to happen.

During Free Spins, the bomb mechanic still hangs around and can appear on reels 2 through 8, and when they explode, they can still expand the grid. With that being said, there’s a key difference — when the grid is expanded, it stays this way for the entire Free Spins round. 

You can also earn these helpful free spins within the bonus feature. Two bonus symbols will give you two more Free Spins, while three symbols will give you four extra spins. If a player gets four or more bonus symbols, however, you’ll earn six extra spins.

A Compass Reveals the Jackpot

Victory adds another layer of excitement with four jackpots (which are progressive)  that can be triggered at random during the game. The jackpot tiers are the Red Jackpot, which starts at £50, followed by the White Jackpot, which starts at £100. The Blue Jackpot begins at £250, and the most sought-after of them all is the Victory Jackpot, which starts at £5000.  

Every time a player places a bet, a portion of it contributes to these pots. In fact, 0.80% of a bet will go toward funding them. Each pot gets a share of this, with the Victory Jackpot getting the biggest slice of the pie. The values of the pots grow steadily until triggered.

If a player manages to trigger the jackpot, they’ll get to play a mini-game that features a compass on a weathered map table. Spin the compass needle and wait to see where it lands. If it points to North, South, East, or West, the player has won the jackpot connected to it. If it lands on the skull, however, the round ends, and the player gets nothing.