There are several reasons why Robin Hood themed online slot games are popular at online casinos. The theme of the underprivileged prevailing against powerful lobbies is perennially popular. The diverse characters belonging to Robin Hood’s Merry Men make for interesting symbols on the reels. Events from the legend can easily be incorporated in bonus games.

The Robin Hood themed online slot from the software provider Realtime Gaming is titled Prince of Sherwood. The thematic symbols include the characters Robin Hood, his arch enemy the Sheriff of Nottingham and his love Maid Miriam. The other thematic symbols are also taken from the Robin Hood lore and include archery board, castle, bag of gold and longbow. Robin Hood is the wild symbol. It appears only on reels 1 and 5 and doubles payouts when in winning combinations. The archery board triggers the multi level bonus feature. The first level features a contest between two archers. If the second level is triggered then players can win up to 25 free spins with a multiplier up to 6 times.

The Playtech Robin Hood themed slot game is titled Archer. It is a later release that features the new All Ways payouts. The thematic symbols include Robin Hood, Maid Miriam, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Friar Tuck. The gold is the wild symbol and the arrows is the scatter symbol. In Archer, Playtech has introduced a new feature titled Expand & Split. A symbol with an arrow border in a winning combination will expand if the scatter symbol is also present on the reels. The expanded symbol splits to accommodate both the original and the new symbol. Either of the two symbols can participate in winning combinations.

Rival Gaming has included its Robin Hood themed slot game in its i-slots collection. Because the legend of Robin Hood is rich in narrative content, it is ideal for the interactive bonus games of the i-slot format. The slot game is titled Sherwood Forest Fortunes and the reels are set in the green glades of Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood appears as the stacked wild symbol. Maid Miriam triggers the free spins. The symbols exhibit interesting animations. There are three different bonus games that appear in sequence. The first bonus game is the Target Practice Bonus Round. The second bonus game is the Steal from the Rich Bonus Round. The third bonus game is the Sheriff's Duel Bonus Round. As is the practice in Rival Gaming i-slot the progress of the bonus games can be tracked on the game map. Some of the symbols change after a bonus game to match with the story of the coming bonus game.

It is common in online slots to replace human characters with animals or birds. In the Microgaming slot game Robin Hood Feathers of Fortune, Robin Hood and his Merry Men appear as birds in the symbols. Robin Hood is a robin, Maid Miriam is a white dove, Little John is a pigeon, Friar Tuck is an owl and the Sheriff of Nottingham is a crow. The Robin Hood logo is the wild symbol and it appears stacked on the reels. The other thematic symbols are the bow, archery board, bag of gold and horn. The Archery Bonus offers five picks for bonus credits and the free spins round awards 15 free spins at doubled payouts.