How-To Guide

How to Play Lord of the Ocean: Lines, Stakes and Slot Rules

In short: Lord of the Ocean is a ten line slot where you set a stake per line. One gate symbol pays from anywhere. Wins run left to right from reel one, and only the best win on each line counts.

Choose your lines, set a stake for each one, and what remains is a single feature and two different multiplication bases. We checked that grid inside Novomatic's own client instead of copying it from a catalogue.

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WIN LINES screen showing the shapes of all ten paylines on
All ten paylines as the game draws them: three straight rows, then seven V and stepped shapes. From the client's WIN LINES screen, . Source: our own screenshot.
Game:
Lord of the Ocean (a Novomatic video slot, distributed online by Greentube)
Type:
Slot game
RTP as published:
Not one number but a set of versions, and this title documents that better than almost any other because its licensees disagree in public, in writing, inside the same regulated markets.
Max win:
Four different ceilings are published for this title, all by named licensed operators, and they do not agree.

Note: Five reels, three rows and up to ten lines you switch on yourself. That last part is what most guides for this game get wrong.

We read all four paytable screens and the rules text inside the client on . Then we walked the stake stepper to both of its stops.

Table of contents

What You Need Before You Start

Before you start, check these prerequisites; each one takes a minute and saves a wasted round.

How a Round Plays, Step by Step

Follow these steps in order; the index below jumps to any step, and each step names the control it uses.

  1. Step 1: Switch on the lines you want
  2. Step 2: Set the stake for each line
  3. Step 3: Check what your own casino allows
  4. Step 4: Pay the nine symbols by the line bet
  5. Step 5: Pay the gate by the total bet
  6. Step 6: Count one win per line only
  7. Step 7: Start the round
  8. Step 8: Watch the message bar
  9. Step 9: Mind the British pace
  10. Step 10: Count three gates for the feature

Set the Bet Before Anything Else

Bet panel at its ceiling showing a total bet of 50.00
The stepper at its upper stop: TOTAL BET 50.00 on ten lines, with the plus key greyed and MAX BET unavailable. Source: our own screenshot.

Step 1: Switch on the Lines You Want

The client opened on all ten, and lines here are selectable rather than fixed, so a round can run on a single line if that is what you want.

Step 2: Set the Stake for Each Line

We held the minus and plus keys to both stops. On ten lines the total runs from 0.10 to 50.00, which works out at 0.01 to 5.00 a line.

Step 3: Check What Your Own Casino Allows

Admiral Casino runs this title at £0.10 to £5.00, because British rules cap a game cycle at £5, so the game's native ceiling stays out of reach on that lobby. Operators differ in what else they will tell you. Unibet is the only one of the five we read that answers the wagering question, counting slots at 100%. Lucky Pants Bingo leaves this title out of its demo range entirely.

Read the Two Payout Bases

Paytable screen listing symbol values and the scatter
Symbol values at a 0.10 stake, with the gate shown separately as Scatter at 20.00, 2.00 and 0.20. Read in the demo client, . Source: our own screenshot.

Step 4: Pay the Nine Symbols by the Line Bet

Poseidon returns 5,000 times the line bet for five of a kind, the mermaid 2,000, and the chest and the statue 750 each.

Step 5: Pay the Gate by the Total Bet

Three, four or five gates return 2, 20 and 200 times the whole stake. The rules screen says scatter wins and line wins are added.

Step 6: Count One Win per Line Only

The client is blunt about it: highest win only paid on each selected line and per scatter combination.

Spin and Watch for the Gate

Lord of the Ocean base game grid of five reels and three
A live grid with one line lit and a single gate on the fourth reel, two short of the three that start the feature. Source: our own screenshot.

Step 7: Start the Round

Press START and watch the reels.

Step 8: Watch the Message Bar

It names each win.

Step 9: Mind the British Pace

A British build runs at a minimum of 2.5 seconds a spin, with no autoplay, no turbo and no playing two slots side by side.

Step 10: Count Three Gates for the Feature

Three anywhere on the screen open ten free games, and those games run at the stake that triggered them.

Key Terms Used on This Page

Game cycle
The British unit for the stake cap, set at £5 for players aged 25 and over and £2 for those under 25.
Selected line
One of the 10 paylines you switch on, and the unit that single win rule applies to.
Scatter pay
The gate's payout of 2, 20 or 200 times the total bet, added on top of any line wins.
Stake stepper
The minus and plus keys beside TOTAL BET, which we walked to 0.10 and to 50.00 on ten lines.

Not sure yet? Try the free demo first and learn the round with play money before any deposit.

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Deposits and identity checks stay on the operator's own secure site.

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What Else Do Readers Ask?

A first session raises three questions: the cost of the demo, the number of lines worth running, and why a casino may quote another return. Answers come from the client and from operator terms.

Do I need an account to try the demo?

Yes, British rules require an age check before any free to play version, so a demo here needs a registered account first.

Is there any reason not to run all ten lines?

Yes, cost. Ten lines bill ten times the line stake, so 0.01 a line means 0.10 a spin, while fewer lines cut both price and ways to win.

Why does my casino show a different return?

Operators choose the build. The client prints 95.10%, Admiral Casino publishes 92.13%, and Lucky Pants Bingo publishes 95.1% for the same title.

What does the gate symbol actually do?

The gate is wild and scatter at once, standing in for all nine payers and worth 2, 20 or 200 times the total bet.

Can I buy my way into the free games?

No, the feature opens only from the reels; the separate 10 Win Ways Buy Bonus edition sells entry instead, and that is a different game.