Ms Robin Hood: Slot Overview

Robin Hood has appeared on slot reels plenty of times, but how often do you come across a Ms Robin Hood? Sure, Light & Wonder’s Lady Robin Hood may have popped up in your rotation, but in most retellings the famous outlaw is typically portrayed as male—much like the original stories that started circulating from the 13th/14th century onwards. Still, we’re in the 21st century (at the time of writing), and for some, gender can be a heated (and divisive) subject. We won’t get into that here; instead, let’s keep an open mind while we try to take from the rich and give to the poor in NetEnt’s online slot, Ms Robin Hood.

Long ago—well, not quite medieval times, but back in 1973—Walt Disney released the animated film ‘Robin Hood’, where the cast were animals rather than humans. Robin was a fox, Prince John a lion, and the Sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf. It’s a bit of a classic and can be a great rainy Sunday watch with the kids. The reason it matters is that Ms Robin Hood takes a similar route, using animals as its characters instead of hoomans. That choice gives the game a friendly, lightly comedic feel, which suits Ms Robin Hood well, as it’s aimed more at players who aren’t looking for an all-out savage experience.

Set between two rugged trees deep in Sherwood Forest, Ms Robin Hood’s grid features 5 reels and 4 rows, with a counter in the top-left showing the current ways to win. It starts at 1,024 ways, though symbols can be split, which boosts the ways-to-win total when they’re chopped up. With volatility on the higher side, Ms Robin Hood’s RTP at the top setting is 96%, and stakes range from 10 c to $/€80 per spin.

On the paytable, 10 to A card ranks shown on round, coin-style icons make up the lower-value symbols, while the higher pays come from villainous animal characters—birds, wolves, crocodiles, mice, and pigs. When wilds appear, they replace any of the standard paying symbols.

Ms Robin Hood: Slot Features

Ms Robin Hood is involved in every feature going—Robin Nudge, Robin Wild, Random Wilds, Symbol Splits, and free spins—she has an arrow in all of them.

Robin Nudge & Robin Wild

A partly visible ‘Robin in disguise’ symbol on the leftmost reel is always nudged until it becomes fully stacked, at which point it transforms into a Robin Wild symbol. The Robin Wild substitutes for all other symbols except the scatter. When a full Robin Wild is present, it triggers either the Random Wild feature, the Symbol Split feature, or both features in that order:

• Random Wilds – When triggered, up to 6 arrows land on the reels, transforming the symbols they hit into wilds. Robin Wilds and scatters cannot be transformed into normal wilds.
• Symbol Split – When triggered, up to 6 arrows land on the reels, transforming the symbols they hit into 2 halves of the same type. Robin Wilds and scatters cannot be split. Halved symbols act the same as non-halved symbols.

Free Spins

If a scatter symbol and a Robin Wild symbol land together in the base game, players are awarded 10 free spins. The Robin Wild locks in place on the leftmost reel for the entire free spins session. When a scatter symbol and a Robin Wild symbol land together during a free spin, players gain +5 free spins.

Ms Robin Hood: Slot Verdict

To really appreciate what Ms Robin Hood brings, some players may need to be in the right mood or mindset—though the strong top-end potential of 12,574x the bet is a compelling reason to take a spin. Cute visuals can sometimes hide a nasty surprise in slots, but that’s not really the case here. Ms Robin Hood is pretty much exactly what it appears to be: a light-hearted twist on the Robin Hood tale, with a female Robin leading the action and animal characters parading around in a cheerful, almost village-fete setting.

Working within its scope, Ms Robin Hood’s feature set is genuinely enjoyable. The Ms Robin Hood symbol is clearly the main attraction, and it’s a neat touch that she always nudges into place to fully cover the reel when she lands partially visible. After that, a volley of arrows either splits symbols or drops in a handful of wilds. Since she turns the leftmost reel wild, wins aren’t guaranteed, but the setup definitely pushes things in that direction. On top of that, with Ms Robin Hood locked for free spins—which arrived at a reasonable rate—the constant arrow bursts and resulting features make the bonus round feel lively and action-packed.

Ms Robin Hood may be a smaller-scale slot in certain respects, but it’s still a fun game for what it sets out to do. Everything feels polished; the visual effects pair nicely with the upbeat music to create a welcoming atmosphere, helped along by the cheeky critters and a lead character who fires off arrow after arrow in defiance of convention. Overall, it comes together nicely, and it’s easy to imagine Ms Robin Hood landing well with the audience it’s designed to appeal to.