10,001 Nights Slot Review

Released in November 2020, this game can be played at online casinos such as Guts, Royal Panda or Kaboo.

Theme and general information

Everybody knows the tale of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, or has heard of Aladdin and the Sultan, who wanted to marry his love, Jasmine. These are tales of 1,001 Nights, told by Scheherazade, who didn’t want to die at the hands of her husband.

It’s a theme we’ve seen frequently in slots, though Red Tiger decided to make it 10,001 Nights instead of just 1,001. Of course, this alludes to the potential win in this game, which slot developers like to do every now and then.

Befitting the theme, we get an opulent game. It’s night, the stars are sparkling. We’re inside the palace, rich curtains gently blowing in the wind. Gold frames the reels and the high value symbols. The details are lovely, and the atmosphere is beautifully done, which includes the soundtrack.

Low value symbols sure don’t look like they have no value. Glittering gems have been shaped into card suit symbols, which are also rimmed with gold. The higher values include tiger, camel, shoes with curled toes, a jar of spices and the Sultan. The latter is worth the most with 40x our stake.

The wild is a mysterious woman with a veil that covers the lower half of her face. And the Sultan’s palace is the scatter.

Bets can be placed from 0.10 to 8.00 per spin.

Collect lamps to unlock features

A special, collectable symbol on the reels is Aladdin’s lamp. Or the genie’s lamp if you prefer. Collecting a specified number of these lamps unlocks certain features.

• Collect 6 lamps – Imperial Spin is triggered, where all low value symbols are removed from the reels, leaving only the high values, hopefully resulting in a bigger win.
• Collect 7 more lamps – Random Wild feature is triggered, where a random number of wild symbols lands anywhere on the reels.
• Collect 8 more lamps – Multi-Pick feature is unlocked, where three cards are presented that reveals a multiplier that will be applied to the next win. As high as 9x appears to be possible here.
• Collect 9 more lamps – Mega Wilds feature is triggered, where at least 1×4 wild is added to the reels, though more are possible.

Once you’ve unlocked all stages, they will then trigger randomly on any spin as long as you don’t change the stake. When the stake is changed, the stages will be reset. However, your progress is saved if you return to the previous stake.

Free Spins that can be retriggered

You need to land 3, 4 or 5 scatters to trigger 8, 10 or 12 free spins. Apart from promising huge payouts, the free spins play out the same as the base game does. The four features can be triggered randomly, but nothing else changes.

It’s possible to retrigger the free spins by landing 3, 4 or 5 scatters, which gives us a further 6, 7 or 8 free spins.

Verdict: A pretty slot with a solid base game but somewhat obsolete free spins

The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) for 10,001 Nights is 95.73%, which is the typical underwhelming payout we often get from Red Tiger. It’s their average, but below average compared to many other developers.

Be that as it may, they sure make pretty slots (most of the time) and 10,001 Nights is no exception. The game is quite volatile, but collecting the lamps helps triggering the features and occasionally, decent wins are possible in the base game.

Indeed, the maximum potential is over 10,340x the stake, and not just the 10,001x that are advertised in the title.

The game is entertaining enough and offers some solid gameplay. The free spins seem somewhat obsolete as they add virtually nothing to the gameplay. But we sure won’t complain about playing some spins for free. Except, they are notoriously difficult to trigger, which is often the case in Red Tiger games. So, it’s just as well that the base game is no less interesting.