Emperor of India

Pack your bags and come with us as we head back in time to look at the history of India with Red Tiger Gaming’s newest title, Emperor of India.

Set on a stunning background consisting of a magical-looking temple and golden pillars, Emperor of India is stacked with fun-filled bonus features.

As is the case whenever Red Tiger Gaming releases a new slot, the anticipation is high. We can not wait to review Emperor of India.

Emperor of India Base Game play

Base Game and Features

Emperor of India is a five-reel, three-row that has 243 different ways to win with every spin, but in the bonus feature, the playing grid can expand to 6×6 with 46,656 ways to win. Winning combinations are made when six of the same symbol land simultaneously.

The game is playable with a minimum bet of £/€0.20 and a maximum bet of £/€80 per spin, as well as many bet sizes between the two. Emperor of India has a theoretical RTP rating of 95.72% and a maximum win potential of 20,000x the bet.

Red Tiger Gaming has also released additional versions with differing RTP ratings – 94.66%, 92.75%, and 90.73%. Please remember to check the version you are playing before making a bet!

Emperor of India is a highly volatile slot, meaning regular small-scale wins are rare.

The card symbols, A to 10, are the game’s lowest-paying symbols. They pay out between 0.1 and 0.3x the bet when six matching symbols land. Keep your eyes peeled for teapots, necklaces, lotus flowers, tigers, elephants, and gems. These are all responsible for the higher-scale payouts of up to 12.5x the bet. 

Each win triggers a row expansion to give up to 7776 ways inside the base game

Chain Reaction and Emperor’s Rule Progress Bar

The symbols that help form a win are removed and replaced by new symbols that can create additional wins. Each reel has six positions, but only the bottom three rows move at the beginning of each spin. Landing a win will bring an inactive row into play, starting from the bottom.

A progress bar made up of four stages spreads over the sixth reel. Landing a gem on an active row helps fill the progress bar. For every stage of the bar, 100 symbols must land. By completing each stage, new symbols and features are introduced:

• Stage 1 – The Emperor Wild 
• Stage 2 – The high Emperor Wild 
• Stage 3 – The great Emperor Wild
• Stage 4 – Free Spins

Once stage four is complete, the sixth reel becomes active.

Wilds 

As always, wilds remove all paying symbols. Wilds, including those from a completed stage, land on reel three until the final stage, where they can land on reel three and reel four.

• The Emperor Wild – expands over all active rows and stays in the same place after helping form a win. It only moves when reel six becomes active.
• The high Emperor Wild – behaves the same as the Emperor Wild but has a multiplier worth x2, x3, x5, or x10.
• The great Emperor Wild – acts the same as the high Emperor Wild but doesn’t disappear after being part of three consecutive wins.

Collect crystals to build the progress bar, unlocking exciting features on the way to free spins

Free Spins

Once the final stage of the Emperor Rule feature is complete, scatter symbols get added to the playing grid. Four scatters from a single spin trigger ten free spins. Landing four extra scatters during a free spin rewards ten additional spins.

Pros and Cons of Emperor of India

• Up to 46,656 paylines per spin
• 20,000x max win
• Free spins
• The game can feel too intense
• The historic theme may not appeal to a wide audience 
• No Bonus Buy option

Similar Games to Emperor of India

• Apache Way (Red Tiger Gaming)
• Shaman’s Dream (Eyecon)
• Rain Dance (Real Time Gaming)

First Impression

Despite the progression feature concept being a part of the majority of Red Tiger Gaming’s slots, it doesn’t become boring. They always find a way to introduce something new to help create that unique feel. However, for those looking for instant success, the progression feature may be a negative due to the time it takes to complete and gain free spins. 

Even though the game can look and sound complicated and intense, we felt relaxed throughout. That is down to how well Red Tiger Gaming is at developing high-level slots.

We thoroughly enjoyed our first experience of Emperor of India and would definitely play it again in the future. If history is your thing and you like playing slots, this is the perfect blend of the two.

*The screenshots taken of games reviewed on this site are taken from Demo Play, as reviews are often written before games are released for real play.