Yggdrasil introduces pirate-themed game Barbarossa DoubleMax

The legend of the fearsome captain Barbarossa, a skilled navigator and sea dog, lives on to this very day and it gets a fresh take in Yggdrasil’s ambitious slot reincarnation, Barbarossa Double Max.

To bring the legend back to life, the company has teamed up with Peter & Sons, an acclaimed developer and studio of hard-hitting innovative content, which is now bringing the game along with Yggdrasil’s acclaimed and award-winning Game Engagement Mechanic (GEM) – DoubleMax.

The title is an all-ways pirate-themed game, obviously, with wins locked in up to 20,000x of a player’s bet, for some very good potential gains. The GEM mechanic introduces a feature where every cascade doubles the total win multiplier, for some excellent opportunities as you sail the seven seas.

Fittingly, players get seven free spins if they end up with three scatter symbols on the reels, to take the gameplay up a notch. There are Multiplier Jumps that can activate randomly at any time, which adds to the excitement of the core gameplay and creates features that have not been previously seen in the game.

Yggdrasil Head of Product & Programs Stuart McCarthy commented on the latest opportunity and said:

We’re delighted with this swashbuckling new slot. It’s another winning title that we truly believe will succeed thanks to its excellent features and mechanics, especially the DoubleMax GEM.

For players who are interested in the bonus action, the possibility exists to pay x0.25 extra to double your chances of hitting the free spins. If you prefer, you can pay x100 to buy into a bonus level with seven free spins. Then again, the game also allows you to pay x200 to automatically award players anything between seven and 11 free spins!

The game really makes it so that players have a choice of how to approach the gameplay. There is naturally a demo version that people can play for free just as well. Barbarossa DoubleMax is further powered by GATI, Yggdrasil’s acclaimed platform that allows partners to enjoy a smooth experience and integrate games in a pre-configured and regulation-ready fashion.

The GATI platform also brings a standardized development toolkit which allows for the production of consistently "cutting-edge" content Yggdrasil argues. Wrapping up, Peter & Sons Business Development Manager Yann Bautista welcomed the opportunity to see this new slot developed.

Bautista added that working with Yggdrasil has allowed his studio to build fantastic games that truly offer thrilling experiences to players around the globe.

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