Rum Explained: A Guide to BigPirate’s Special Currency

BigPirate Casino offers something truly new and innovative with its adventure game that sits apart from the standard casino lobby.

Now, it won’t surprise you that this platform has two sweepstakes currencies: Gold Coins (GC) used for free gameplay, and Diamonds functioning like Sweeps Coins (SC), meaning they’re redeemable.

But BigPirate offers two more main currencies: Claw Machine Credits and Rum, the latter an exclusive token for the exciting original game at this casino.

Yes, Rum can be spent at the Reward Market, or used to power the slot within the Big Pirate game.

Let me explain: at BigPirate there’s a minigame of sorts called…Big Pirate. I say minigame – it actually feels really expansive, because the goal is to build up your own set of islands, complete milestones, and launch attacks on other players’ locations.

This is a fun, ongoing challenge that adds a whole new social dimension to gaming here, and Rum is central to it.

BigPirate Reward Market

A further feature that’s somewhat separate from the Big Pirate game is the Reward Market, where players can convert Rum into Claw Machine Credits or free spins on slots.

The free spins are available for popular titles like Break the Piggy Bank, Le Viking, and Coin Volcano.

How to Get Rum at BigPirate

As you can see, there’s a lot going on here at BigPirate, but Rum is an important part of playing. So how do you obtain it?

• Earn Rum as a reward from the Daily Calendar (pictured above).
• Earn Rum just for playing games – for every 10 Diamonds played on the casino-style games, you will earn 1 Rum.
• Earn Rum via Challenges and Tournaments.
• Earn Rum free with Gold Coin bundle purchases.

Expanding on that last point: as with all sweepstakes casinos, currencies can be obtained for free via various bonuses and rewards. However, there’s also the Coin Store where players can purchase currency bundles, and the best ones are stacked to the brim with tokens: Gold Coins, Diamonds, Claw Machine Credits, and Rum.

For example, in the welcome offer, it’s $9.99 for 250,000 Gold Coins, 25 Diamonds, 1 Claw Machine Credit, and 1 Rum – that’s a great deal!

Go on a Pirate Adventure

Back to the Big Pirate game – Rum is really the starting point of your progress and your journey to build your islands and raid rival lands.

When you have Rum, you can spin the reels on the slot, and this will lead to winnings of Coins, Attacks, Shields, Raids, and Milestones.

The silver Coins are what you need to add features to your island. As you can see in the above image, we’ve successfully built a house on our first island. That required 4 Coins, which we got from spinning the slot with the free Rum we received on signup!

Each island has 4 objects with 4 upgrades, so 16 steps in total. Once you’ve completed your first island, you can move on to your next location.

It’s a lot to learn, but once you get started, it won’t take long to get into the flow of things.

Then, landing Attacks on the slot machine will give you the power to break objects on rivals’ islands, while landing Shields will allow you to protect your islands from the same attacks. There are also Raid symbols, which allow you to steal Coins from other players to fund your island building.

The system is unique to BigPirate and a lot of fun, especially if you’re playing against your friends. If you’re tired of the same old sweepstakes casinos, BigPirate definitely offers something unique and new with this concept.

BigPirate Casino Has More Great Features

We’ve mainly focused on the Big Pirate game in this guide, but there’s plenty more to enjoy at this unique casino.

Amazing games lobby: Of course, we have slots, plus table games, live dealers, and instant win titles, and these are supplied by the likes of 3 Oaks, Hacksaw Gaming, ICONIC21, and Shady Lady. It’s a real quality selection, and a big reason for why BigPirate earned 4.1/5 in our SweepsKings review.

Claw Machine Game: This feature links to a real claw game shown on a live video feed! By picking up certain items you’ll win rewards for use on the platform. E.g. grabbing a plum will land you 30 free spins. We’ve certainly never seen anything like this before!

Real cash redemptions: We must mention the excellent welcome offer of 20,000 Gold Coins + 2 Diamonds + 2 Rum too. You should now know exactly what Rum is for, while the Gold Coins and Diamonds function just like GC and SC at other sweepstakes casinos.

Variety of payment methods: When you’ve amassed enough Diamonds (50 minimum), you can submit a redemption request and convert them into real cash prizes. And BigPirate has a strong selection of redemption methods, outshining many competitors. That’s Apple Pay, Google Pay, Trustly, and bank transfer.