The Janissaries were the Ottoman Empire’s elite army bros, handpicked via a charming little programme called kidnap children and brainwash them into fanatical loyalty. These ex-Christian lads were raised to be killing machines with nice uniforms, zero chill, and an alarming enthusiasm for palace coups. At their peak, they were like the original boyband-meets-death-squad — adored, feared, and absolutely drunk on power. Eventually, they got too cocky, tried overthrowing the Sultan one too many times, and got “fired” in the most Ottoman way possible: with cannons.

Now, nearly two centuries later, Endorphina has brought the name back for a slot with none of the military badassery but all of the pomp. You’ll have to decide for yourself if the Janissaries slot lives up to the name.

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The Janissaries slot from Endorphina features a pays-anywhere mechanic instead of traditional paylines. Betting starts at just $0.20, with a maximum limit of $6.00. If you’re betting at the upper limit, you could win up to $60,000, thanks to the 10,000x maximum multiplier. The slot has high volatility, meaning wins can be rare but potentially massive. The RTP is 96.09%.

Any wins struck on the Janissaries slot trigger the cascading reels mechanic, which removes all symbols involved in the winning combination, allowing new symbols to fall into the empty spots. This gives you a chance to win multiple times on a single spin.

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During base gameplay, multiplier symbols can appear at the end of a cascade sequence. Depending on their colour, they award between 2x and 1,000x your bet — green multipliers offer the smallest values, and red the largest. The multiplier is applied to your total win amount and then disappears.

The appearance of four or more Janissary character scatter symbols triggers a round of 15 free spins. If three or more scatters appear during the bonus round, an extra five free spins will be added to your total.

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During free spins, the multiplier mechanic works in a slightly different way. Instead of appearing randomly, multipliers are triggered on every winning cascade. Also, multiplier values don’t reset after each spin — they’re added to a global total that applies to every winning combination for the rest of the round.

Does the Janissaries slot live up to the name?

The Ottoman Empire is packed with wild stories begging to be turned into epic movies, bloody miniseries, or, let’s be honest, a banger of a slot game. And the Janissaries are definitely one of those tales. The Janissaries slot from Endorphina looks the part, with its warrior character beautifully rendered… although his sword-swinging animation comes alarmingly close to his gentleman’s region. I don’t remember reading that the Janissaries were eunuchs, but hey, maybe that’s a creative reinterpretation.

Despite the good looks, there’s not a whole lot under the hood. The free spins round takes you to the battlefield, sort of, but it’s more of a vague suggestion than full-on immersion. And the character still swings his sword dangerously close to his own sword just above the reels. The bonus features are pretty plain, the kind you’ve probably seen a dozen times before, and there’s not much that makes this one stand out.

I give Janissaries a solid six out of ten. It’s stylish, but about as deep as a puddle in the desert.

If you’re looking for a few Endorphina slots that I would recommend, try out Satoshis Secret (I can’t not recommend a slot that features the name of Bitcoin’s founder) and Taboo.