Gran Visir Slots
The Grand Vizier is the head of the government in many sovereign states in the islamic world, and is also what this slot is named after and based around. Many of us native English speakers never get to truly experience the rich and fruitful culture of the Middle East. That being said, it's nice there's a slot game like this for players to enjoy. In the background, an exotic landscape is laid out, setting the atsomphere effectively. There are tall, tan buildings with roofs that remind me of mushrooms. The background is a stunning desert palace. There are palm trees and sand-stone paved streets.
Symbols
Within the slot itself, many different characters and symbols further set the atsomphere. Every button you need is located on the left side of the game board. You can single spin, or autospin. There is also a maximum bet button located just above that. Necessary information such as how much you're betting is located at the top of the game grid. They list your winnings, how many credits you've used and how much you're betting per spin. There is a menu area where you can turn off the music and sound effects if you'd like, but I wouldn't recommend it. The music is amazing, just picture that gorgeous, silthering middle eastern flute music and you'll know exactly what I mean! The top paying symbol is the beautifull middle eastern woman, she wears a crown and elaborate garb. All of the graphics are designed through 3D computer animation technology, rather than flat 2D cartoon graphics. If you land five of the beautiful woman, you'll receive a payout of 1000 credits. The second most valued symbol is the man who pays out 600 credits for a match of five. There is a ferocious tiger symbol that pays out 400 credits for a win of five. I must say, I was surprised how intimidating the tiger is designed to look! Most of the time, slots portray these powerful beast as cuddling and cartoonish, so I thought this was quite interesting.
Special Features
The elephant is the fourth highest paying symbol, and awards 400 credits when you land a match of five. The elephant is clearly used for transformation, as the elephant is dressed up. Like most traditional slots, the lower paying symbols are the A, K, Q and J. All of these symbols pay 100 to 200 credits for a top match of five. The wild symbol is the sultans palace, and it can substitute for all symbols apart from the bonus/ free spin symbol. When you're spinning the reels, and the wild lands on the central reels, you'll be awarded 1 respin. Keep in mind it must be awarded on the second, third or fourth reel. During the free spin rounds, wild symbols appear randomly on the reels and move left with every spin until they reach the first reel. During your respin rounds and your free spin rounds, the wild symbols are sticky. During the free spin rounds, it's not possible to land additional free spins
Three bonus game symbols will trigger another special feature. You can only land one bonus game per spin, and the bonus game is played at the triggering bet that activated the bonus game. It's an easy pick and win game. Basically, you'll be presented with five different gems, and you need to pick one of them. You'll be awarded 50x, 40x, 30x, 20x or 10x multiplier, depending on how lucky you were when picking out your gem!
Summary
Just to add a couple more final thoughts, theme wise I thought this game was doing something quite diffeerent than many other slot games out there. However, what I really liked was the bonus game that awarded multipliers. Those multipliers are generous, to say the least! I'd give this game five out of five stars!