Robin of Sherwood Slot: Introduction

We didn’t even know a Robin of Sherwood slot was on the way, much less that it was already lined up for release. Still, it was the Microgaming logo on the loading screen that immediately stood out. Lately, Microgaming has been outsourcing a lot of its releases to smaller, lesser-known studios, and sadly that approach has led to one disappointment after another. Robin of Sherwood is promoted as a Microgaming title, but in reality it’s a slot made by a company called Rabcat.

Robin of Sherwood is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot with 243 ways and a stake range of €0.20 to €40. The theme is clearly drawn from the well-known Robin Hood legend: the heroic outlaw and expert archer. In English folklore, Robin Hood famously stole from the rich to give to the poor—though in this game, it seems to work the other way around.

Robin of Sherwood offers low overall potential and fairly dull payouts, as the paytable makes clear. You’ll find 4 low-value symbols that pay almost nothing, along with 5 premium symbols featuring different characters from the tales of Robin Hood. The game also includes a Wild symbol and a Scatter symbol. The highest premium (Friar Tuck) pays the same as the Wild, delivering a 50x win for 5 across a payline.

Robin of Sherwood Slot: Features

The Wild Turning feature triggers at random and may show up on any number of reels. When it activates, all Royal Symbols (Jack, Queen, King, Ace) on one randomly chosen reel are turned into Wild symbols before wins are calculated. This feature only exists in the base game and doesn’t really add much.

Landing 3 or more scatter symbols anywhere on the reels awards 10 free spins and the feature cannot retrigger. In the free spins, the Royal Clearing feature kicks in, boosting the odds of a win by removing the lowest remaining symbols after every 2nd free spin. As a result, by the end of the round, players get 2 spins with all low-value symbols eliminated.

Robin of Sherwood Slot: Conclusion

With a max win of 150x on a single spin—something that needs a full screen of wilds/top symbol to pull off—the potential is simply too low to justify the time. There’s nothing particularly noteworthy here, whether you look at the visuals or the feature set. The random Wild Turning feature feels like a bad punchline, and the bonus round is about as thrilling as watching Windows 95 start up.

Give this one a wide berth—and Microgaming, why do you keep tying your name to this kind of garbage?