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Sea Captain: a 25-line fishing slot on 3Win8

A 25-line nautical slot with lifebuoys, lighthouses and a bearded captain. What the paytable says about the Squid wild and the free games.

sky777.fun notesFirst published 24 Apr 2019Rewritten 24 Sept 20262 min read

Sea Captain reels with lifebuoys, a lighthouse, a compass, rubber boots, a harpoon and a fish, 25 lines set at 0.10 for a 2.50 bet, under MINOR 500.00, RANDOM JACKPOT and MAJOR 1700.00 boxes

Sea Captain is a plain, cheerful fishing slot. The reels are pale blue tiles showing lifebuoys, a lighthouse, a brass compass, green rubber boots, a harpoon, a startled fish and a worm on a hook. The bearded captain in a yellow raincoat is the scatter.

The reels and bet panel

The screenshot above shows 5 reels and 3 rows, with 25 numbered line markers down both sides. The bottom panel has arrow buttons for LINES and BET: here 25 lines at 0.10 each, so the BET box reads 2.50 a spin. AUTO and SPIN sit on the right. Above the reels are three counters: MINOR at 500.00, a RANDOM JACKPOT of 15593.38 and MAJOR at 1700.00.

What the paytable says

Sea Captain paytable page explaining the Squid substitute, the Captain scatter paying 1 to 200 times total bet, and the Free Games Feature
Shot 01 Sea Captain paytable page explaining the Squid substitute, the Captain scatter paying 1 to 200 times total bet, and the Free Games Feature

The rules page is clear, which is not always true on these apps:

  • Squid (wild): appears grouped on reels 2 and 4 only, substitutes for everything except the Captain, and doubles the prize when it is part of a win.
  • Captain (scatter): pays anywhere, multiplied by total bet: 2 pays 1, 3 pays 2, 4 pays 20, 5 pays 200.
  • Free games: 3 or more Captains give 7 free games. All prizes are tripled, and each Captain that lands during free games adds one more game. The feature cannot be retriggered as a whole.
  • All other symbols pay left to right only.

The page also draws all 25 line patterns along the bottom. The screenshots do not show the pay values of the regular symbols, so we won't list them.

Sea Captain at 3 lines and 0.03 a line, with three lifebuoys across the middle row and a win of 0.15
Shot 02 Sea Captain at 3 lines and 0.03 a line, with three lifebuoys across the middle row and a win of 0.15

The second reel capture shows how small a spin can be. Lines are cut to 3 and the bet to 0.03, so a spin costs 0.09. Three lifebuoys across the middle row paid 0.15. Cutting lines lowers the cost, but it also switches off most of the positions a win can land in.

Is it worth a look

Sea Captain suits players who want a simple game with readable rules. If you like the jackpot-box frame, T-Rex uses the same 25-line layout with a dinosaur theme. More titles are in the 3Win8 game list, and the 3Win8 overview covers the app and how IDs work. If you want to play it, get a 3Win8 game ID and start small.

Only adults 18 and over should play, and online gambling is restricted in Malaysia. Choose a budget before you open the app, and see responsible gaming for help with sticking to it.

Questions from the field

What does the Squid do in Sea Captain?

It lands only on reels 2 and 4, stands in for every symbol except the Captain, and doubles any line win it helps to make.

Can the free games retrigger?

Not as a new feature. The paytable says the feature cannot be retriggered, but each Captain that lands during free games adds one more game.

18+ only. Real-money games; online gambling is restricted in Malaysia. Never top up money you need, and stop if it stops being fun. Responsible gaming.

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