Overview
Strap up for an epic fantasy saga in 5 Clans, Reflex Gaming's thrilling collaboration, plunging players into a decades-long war between five fierce clans battling for supremacy over the fabled 'central lands'. This visually striking slot unfurls on a 5-reel, 3-row game grid, zigzagged with 10 fixed paylines, set against a dynamic backdrop of an erupting volcano and lush valley. At its core, 5 Clans distinguishes itself with five unique bonus Shield symbols, each linked to a distinct clan leader, capable of triggering powerful modifiers or igniting retriggerable free spins. Driven by a Low Volatility math model, the game delivers consistent action, while still offering a surprisingly high Max Win of 27,471x (at €1 Stake). This unique combination of accessible gameplay and massive potential appeals to a broad range of players, from those enjoying steady wins to high-stakes adventurers. Prepare for a captivating blend of strategic depth and thrilling outcomes as you join the ancient fight for ultimate glory.
Gameplay & Features
Also representing the five clans are5 bonus Shield symbols, each with its ownmodifying ability. These appear in either the base game or the bonus, each one triggering a different effect. Where respins are mentioned, only the respective Shield symbol appears on the reels. When the respins end a win evaluation is made. Red Shields– activate a super wild which cover its entire reel and awards a respin. If a Red Shield lands on a respin, it also locks and awards a respin. Up to four Super Wilds at the most may land. Green Shields– adds a random number of wilds to the reels and awards a respin. If more wilds land on the respin, they also lock and keep respins going. It is possible to add up to 13 wilds this way. Purple Shield– these are mystery symbols that lock and award respins until no new Purple Shields hit. Then they all turn into the same matching character symbol, up to 15 of them. Blue Shield– awards a multiplier to any win of up to x50. Orange Shield– if in view on the last reel, 9 free spins are awarded.
• Free Spins
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As mentioned, free spins are activated when theorange shieldlands in view. During this bonus round, Shield Symbols land withgreater regularitythan they do in the base game. Landing an Orange Shield elongates the round by awarding+3 additional free spins.
• Buy Feature
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If you're not in the mood to wait around, then it may be possible to use thefeature buyoption to trigger 9 free spins for the cost of100x your stake
Final Thoughts
You can see what Reflex Gaming was aiming for with 5 Clans, and in some ways, they reach their destination, in others, the game misses its mark. There is a certain level of fantasy going on here; the graphics at times are decent, with a GOT undertone running throughout. If you really miss Westeros, maybe a spin or two on 5 Clans might help fill the void. It'll probably be quicker than waiting forThe Winds of Winterto be released, seeing as the book's tentative release date keeps being pushed back.
For a slot with so many modifiers, 5 Clans' base game was surprisingly uneventful. The simple reason is they just didn't trigger very often. Since there is no official stat attached, if we eyeball the frequency, it came out to around one, maybe two modifiers per batch of 100 spins. The modifiers would trigger out of the blue, wake us from the grind, maybe produce something of interest, then it was back to the base game plod.
The pace picks up for free spins, where even the music starts to sound original. It's like 5 Clans holds back its arsenal of features for the bonus round, where modifiers trigger much more frequently, like every first or second spin at times. Even then, the action failed to work itself up into much of a frenzy. However, on paper at least, 5 Clans is quite the berserker, where Reflex claims a max win figure of27,471x the bet. Couple what we experienced of the gameplay with the low volatility, and we are guessing an unprecedented frenzy of clannish violence on the reels would be required to reach that level.
5 Clans was a so-so ride while it lasted, but there are no plans to return. Some of what it does isn't bad. Aspects of the graphics might be good enough for certain fantasy fans to lose themselves in while rooting for whichever clan takes their fancy. There is massive paper potential, so who knows, 5 Clans might strike a nerve with some players. At other times, the whole enterprise came across as a little too cheesy. It didn't help that the base game drear mixed with tame maths made 5 Clans feel like homework most of the time.
