Game provider Pragmatic Play is one of the most prolific developers of online slots in the entire industry, but they aren’t usually the ones to go to the trouble of picking up intellectual property licenses to use in their games. However, all of that changes today with the release of the Peaky Blinders slot – the first-ever licenced game by Pragmatic Play! The BBC television show ended its run after six seasons with a finale that garnered mixed reviews from viewers and critics alike – will the slot do any better? The vital statistics don’t suggest anything spectacular – 20 fixed paylines, a 96.50% RTP, and a maximum jackpot of just 2,022x the total bet certainly wouldn’t be enough to get Tommy Shelby’s attention. But could there be more to this one than meets the eye?
There’s undoubtedly lots of fan service on display here – the reels are filled with the show’s best-loved characters, and the two main bonus rounds are heavily themed around Peaky Blinders legend. The ‘Shelby Betting Shop’ free spins look to be the less generous of the pair, awarding eight free spins with boosted character symbol values, whilst the ‘By Order of the Peaky Blinders’ bonus adds transforming symbols and free re-spins into the mix. Cutdown versions of both bonus rounds can randomly trigger as base game modifiers as well.
Are you a fan of the Peaky Blinders? I’m referring to the television show, of course… not the Birmingham-based razor gang! If so, you probably won’t need any convincing to try our free demo slot of Peaky Blinders – it’s available to play below.
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Paylines | 20 |
| Bonus Rounds | 2 |
| Bet Range | 0.20 - 100 |
| Volatility | Low |
| Max Win | 2,022x |
| Bonus Buy | No |
| RTP | 96.50% |
| Our Rating | 7.0 |
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Peaky Blinders Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
As this is a licensed slot, you would likely assume that there aren’t many existing machines that share a similar theme. You’d be right, too… mostly! Whilst there aren’t any other Peaky Blinders online slots, there are Snowborn’s Peaky Pigs! That was a cheeky little machine, too, if I’m honest, and it wasn’t the only one either – Relax also had a crack with their Great Pigsby online slots, although they probably weren’t as well executed or presented in my view. So it was perhaps only a matter of time before somebody picked up the license to create a true Peaky Blinders slot machine, but I would never have guessed that Pragmatic Play would be the one to do it!
That’s typically about as far as I’d generally go when discussing the theme of a slot here at Demoslot, but I feel Peaky Blinders deserves a bit of attention. The show has done a lot for the city of Birmingham – for many, it has even made the city a tourist attraction again for the first time in decades. Birmingham sightseeing tours are now a thing, and there’s even a peaky blinders buz available as part of the big brum buz tours. In addition, heritage open days in the city have been growing in popularity every year since the show first aired, with increased sales also being reported across the city’s jewellery quarter walk. It’s fascinating to witness just how much the success of a television show can do for a city – I guess you could call it the Peaky Blinders Effect!
The high-paying symbols on the paytable feature four of the show’s best-loved characters. Tommy Shelby is, unsurprisingly, the most valuable of the bunch and offers a payout of 20x the total bet for a full pay line of five of a kind. His brother Arthur will get you 15x your bet for all five symbols, whilst Polly and Michael step down to 7.5x and 5x the bet, respectively. There’s no sign of Finn, I’m afraid! As for the low-paying royals, these are divided into two groups; the aces/kings pay 4x the bet for a five of a kind combination, whilst the queens, jacks, and tens are only worth 2x each. Finally, the wilds are listed with the same payouts as Tommy’s symbols – you can’t expect him to be outshined by a wild, can you?
As for the betting range, this is an area that Pragmatic Play has got nailed down to a science! The minimum/maximum available wagers are set at €0.20 and €100.00, respectively. You can also choose to play any multiple of the minimum bet as well – let’s hope that this developer never starts limiting your choices in the same way that many others now do.
Base Game & Modifiers
The developer behind Peaky Blinders has ranked the game as a four out of five on their volatility scale, but I think I would probably have marked it down a little more at just three out of five instead. The game uses a traditional 5×3 video slot layout, and with just 20 paylines available, I would have expected bigger wins on the game’s paytable. It seems that this is a game that will pay smaller prizes frequently rather than the occasional rare yet enormous win.
Shelby Betting Shop
If a base game spin ends with the ‘Shelby Betting Shop’ symbol on reel five but no scatter symbols on reels one and three, this modifier will be activated.
At this point, any visible character symbols will immediately be replaced with a random money award. The paytable does not make clear what the range of these awards might be, but in my experience, they tended to be reasonably small.
By Order Of The Peaky Blinders
If a base game spin ends with the ‘By Order of the Peaky Blinders’ symbol on reel five but no scatter symbols on reels one and three, this modifier will be activated.
Next, any wins visible on the reels will be assessed and paid as usual before all wild and character symbols become locked in place. A free re-spin is then awarded.
When the reels stop for a second time, all visible characters and wild symbols will transform into a single random character symbol, and your winnings will then be evaluated for a second time.
Peaky Blinders Slot Bonus Features
The two main bonus rounds have the same functionality as the base game modifiers discussed in the previous section. To trigger the bonus round versions, you’ll need to hit two scatter symbols on reels one and three and the corresponding bonus symbol on reel five.
Shelby Betting Shop Free Spins
Triggering the Shelby Betting Shop bonus will award eight free spins, which are guaranteed to include the betting shop modifier discussed previously. Unfortunately, the feature cannot be re-triggered and seems to be the less generous of the two.
By Order Of The Peaky Blinders Free Spins
The second free spin feature awards ten spins instead of eight and guarantees ten rounds with a modifier on each one. This feature cannot be re-triggered but has much more potential than the previous one.
Peaky Blinders Slot Review Final Thoughts
I really enjoyed the early seasons of Peaky Blinders but couldn’t help but grow a little tired of it during the final seasons. I guess that’s probably one reason I didn’t have the greatest expectations for the online slot, which is perhaps a good thing – it’s decidedly average. If you’re a fan of the show, you’ll probably get a kick out of it for a while, but I can’t see many players returning to this one over the long term.
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