Sheriff of Nottingham 2: Slot Overview

Some stories are so iconic that they keep getting reimagined for new audiences. The Robin Hood legend is clearly one of them, and it seems iSoftBet agrees, returning with another take in an online slot called Sheriff of Nottingham 2. Despite the game being named after the tale’s antagonist, Marian, Robin, and the Merry Men all make an appearance, alongside an updated hold & win mechanic known as Sheriff Respins.

The base game drops players into the cobblestone lanes of “olde” Nottingham, while the bonus action shifts indoors to what looks like a dungeon setting—surprisingly spotless for the Middle Ages. As part of iSoftBet’s Twisted Tales series, Sheriff of Nottingham 2 leans into a darker, more city-like atmosphere than Sheriff of Nottingham (2021), with less of a comedic tone. Even so, it remains a fairly playful adventure: the Sheriff looks suitably sinister, while Robin and company still come across as carefree and upbeat.

Sheriff of Nottingham 2 can be played across devices, with stakes ranging from 20 p/c to $/€20 per spin. Where offered, players may enable the Sheriff Bet, which increases the likelihood of landing modifiers or triggering the feature—though it also adds 25% to the stake. Gameplay runs on a 5-reel, 3-row layout featuring 20 fixed paylines for forming wins. Rated high volatile, this Hold&Win-driven slot has a theoretical RTP of 96%.

Checking the paytable reveals bright, stylised low-paying royals (10-A), paying 2.5-5 times the stake for five-of-a-kind hits. Above them sit the premium symbols—parchment, axes, swords, and a red/gold item—returning 7.5 to 25 times the bet for five of a kind. The Sheriff appears as the wild symbols, available as both the standard 1×1 wild and a stacked version (explained below). In either form, the Sheriff substitutes for regular pay symbols to help create winning lines.

Sheriff of Nottingham 2: Slot Features

Sheriff of Nottingham 2 includes a solid set of extra mechanics, mainly divided between the Pick a Scroll feature and the Sheriff Respins Bonus.

Pick a Scroll

The Pick a Scroll feature can trigger on any spin. When it activates, 3 scrolls appear on screen, and players choose one to uncover a modifier:

• Bonus – awards the Sheriff Respins bonus round.
• Sheriff Wilds – adds 4 to 10 wild symbols to the reels in random positions.
• Win Spin – guarantees a winning spin.
• Mystery Symbols – mystery symbols are added to the reels, and all transform onto the same symbol type.
• Wanted Spin – the Sheriff lands and pays the values of any money symbols in view.
• Stacked Wilds – stacked wilds are added to the reels with x1 multipliers. If they are partly in view, they are nudged to be fully in view. Each nudge increases the multiplier by 1. Wild Multiplier values are summed.

Sheriff Respins

Landing 3 money symbols starts the Sheriff Respins bonus round. In this mode, players receive 3 respins, which reset whenever additional money symbols or Merry Men symbols land. When Mystery Merry Men symbols appear, they reveal one of the Merry Men (or Maid Marian):

• Will Scarlet – awards 1x the bet, opens the right reel.
• Friar Tuck – awards 1x the bet, opens the left reel.
• Little John – awards 1x the bet, doubles all of the prizes in view, including the Sheriff. Boosts Robin Hood before he applies his modifier.
• Marid Marian – awards 1x the bet and one extra life. When respins reach 0, +1 spin is awarded.
• Robin Hood – displays x1 or x2 and adds it to all symbols each respin. Continues to do so even when caught.

When the Sheriff of Nottingham symbol lands, it collects all symbols and opens up their spaces. Sheriffs can collect from other Sheriff symbols on the grid. A Sheriff of Nottingham symbol in view will also remove the Merry Men (and Maid Marian) by locking them up. Activating all 5 multiplies the win at the end of the round by x5.

Bonus Buy

Where available, players can directly purchase Sheriff Respins. Paying 75x the bet buys a standard round, while 150x the bet triggers Super Sheriff Respins, where ‘bigger payouts are available’.

Sheriff of Nottingham 2: Slot Verdict

If the idea of a stagey Robin Hood escapade—firing arrows at guards and swiping coin bags from the wealthy—sounds appealing, Sheriff of Nottingham 2 may suit your tastes. In truth, it doesn’t stray dramatically from the original in several respects. The free spins element has been removed, the respins have been tightened up, and the pick-style feature remains, mixing familiar and fresh modifiers to keep the base game ticking over.

That said, this is a Hold&Win title, so Sheriff Respins are the real headline. During testing, the feature could be genuinely entertaining at times. A standout moment was landing a second Sheriff symbol to collect the first Sheriff after it had already accumulated a respectable amount. The continuously paying Robins can also be useful, although the values they add to other symbols generally weren’t especially high. It’s also fair to note that Sheriff of Nottingham 2 isn’t designed as a top-tier streak respin monster—players chasing huge sessions may want to look elsewhere. Instead, it seems aimed at a mid-range niche, pairing a colourful folk-story retelling with a handful of quirky touches.

Maybe if the first Sheriff of Nottingham had impressed more, this sequel would have landed with greater impact. It’s not a poor effort: it’s visually polished and carries a bit more bite than the original, yet it can still feel quite familiar overall. For players who want a streak respins game with some offbeat extras, though, and given how many Robin Hood slots exist, there’s likely still an audience for Sheriff of Nottingham 2.