Samurai 7’s Slot by Microgaming: Review and Features

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This review documents a historical game edition. The archived rules and screenshots do not confirm current availability.

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Samurai 7’s is a historical Microgaming three-reel slot with three paylines. This guide covers the desktop edition pictured by our sister site LCB. The red seven is wild, and three sevens have different awards on the first, second and third lines. The archived screen is evidence for this edition, not confirmation that a particular casino still offers it.

Reading the stake display

The screenshot shows a coin value of 1, COINS 3 and BET 3.00. Three coins therefore cost three account units for the spin. This is not a nine-coin stake obtained by multiplying three coins by three lines again.

LCB’s historical review describes three possible line configurations and denominations of 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2 and 5. With up to three coins per spin, the resulting historical total-stake range is 0.25 to 15.00 account units. These settings do not establish current operator limits or the currency of a different release.

Samurai 7s historical desktop game with red-seven wild rule, three numbered line awards and three-unit bet — LCB historical Samurai 7s game screen. Enlarge to read the numbered seven awards and the coin controls.

Paytable and wild rule

The game screen states that the red seven substitutes for all symbols. It also says only the highest win is paid per selected line. The table below transcribes the visible awards in coins.

Historical Samurai 7’s coin awards
Winning result	Coins
Three mixed bars	5
Three single bars	25
Three double bars	50
Three triple bars	100
Three dragon medallions	300
Three throwing stars	500
Three red sevens on line 1	1,500
Three red sevens on line 2	3,000
Three red sevens on line 3	6,000

The numbered seven rows appear in the order 2, 1, 3 on the screen. These are line identifiers, not three prizes to add together for a single combination. The selected winning line determines which seven award applies.

Worked payout examples

At the pictured denomination of 1, three red sevens on selected line three award 6,000 coins, worth 6,000 account units. The complete three-coin stake is 3.00, so this result is 2,000 times the spin stake. With no other awards, the net increase after that spin’s cost is 5,997 units. Calling the prize 6,000 times the total stake would overstate it.

At the same denomination, three throwing stars on a selected line award 500 account units. That is a coin award, not 500 multiplied by the total three-coin stake. If the denomination were 0.50 instead, those 500 coins would be worth 250 units.

A one-line seven award and a three-line seven award should not be compared without including the different amount wagered. The larger third-line figure does not by itself prove a better expected return: that would require verified probabilities and complete rules.

Edition limits

The screenshot confirms the wild instruction, visible paytable and stake display. LCB identifies the game as non-progressive, with no scatter, free-spin or bonus feature. The 6,000-coin line award is therefore described here as a fixed prize, not a growing jackpot.

No current RTP or universal cash maximum is asserted. The value of any coin award depends on the denomination, and the archived evidence does not establish every possible combined-line outcome. Check a newer edition’s help screen before transferring these figures to it.