Everyone wants to be a hero be it in real life or in a dream, however few people have the chance to live that dream. Gladiators are not just warriors; they are regarded as a special class of warriors who are displayed in the arena to fight for honor and glory.
The ancient Roman Empire made gladiators popular as the emperors themselves hosted different games featuring these warriors in the Colosseum.
Gladiator Reel is one in a series of online slot games released by the Skywind group. The game is a 5 by 3 grid game with 30 payline and a maximum win of 5000x a player’s stake. The game is categorized as a high volatility game with a Return to Player (RTP) of 92.81%.
True to Skywind style, the game displays stunning graphic design with the game board popping out of a blood-red, Roman styled colosseum background with speck of stars above. The sound of a drumroll greets the ears of players on each roll of the reel bringing with it anticipation and excitement. The game comes with a maximum bet size of 250.00 and a minimum bet size of 0.50 per spin.
Players will need to get familiar with the games symbols. As common with most slot games, the card symbols form the lower paying symbols in the game with the letters A, K, Q and J, alongside the number 10 forming these base symbols. Letter A pays 5x, 20x, and 75x a player’s stake if the land 3, 3, 0r 5 on a payline respectively. Letters K and Q pays 5x, 15x, 60x a player’s bet also, while letter J and number 10 pays 5x, 10, and 50x a players stake.
The higher paying symbols are the Roman Coin which pays 100x, 750x, and 2500x a player’s bet once 3, 4, or 5 appears on the payline respectively.
Next in value to the coin is the Empress symbol which pays 2x, 10x, 50x, and 200x a player’s stake once the player can lad 2, 3, 4, or 5 of the symbols respectively. Next are the Sword and the Shield Symbol which pays 10x, 40x, and 150x a player’s stake for land 3, 4, or 5 of the symbols respectively.
The Gladiator’s Helmet will pay 5x, 30x, and 125x a player’s stake once the player lands 3, 4, or 5 on the payline respectively. Finally amongst the higher paying symbols, there is the Chariot which pays 5x, 25x, 100x a player’s stake for landing 3, 4, or 5 of the symbols respectively.
The Gladiator Symbol represents the Wild symbol in the game and is powerful enough to substitute any other symbol in the game apart from the Scatter symbol which can boost a player’s chances of higher winnings as they substitute to help form a winning combination.
The Gold coin is not only the highest paying symbol, but also acts as the Scatter symbol for the game. This Scatter symbol is the key to unlocking some of the coolest features of the game.
The game comes with free spins which is opened to players once they land 3 or more of the Scatter symbol on the reel. In this instance, a player gets 8 free spins and during the free spin play, if 2 more Scatter symbols land, the player gets an additional 8 free spins.
Another interesting feature in the game is the Money Reel feature. This feature is launched when 6 or more of the Money Reel symbol which is a special symbol in the game appears.
This will give a player 5 free spins. The superimposed reels remain in place while the other slots rotate. As prizes appear on the rotating slots, they stop, each new prize adds a free spin for the player. At the end of these rolls, all the prizes that appeared are added together.
The Money Reel symbol gives a player the chance to multiply up to 5000x their base game stake.
The final but equally interesting feature of this game is the Jackpot Reel which gives a play the chance to win one of the four jackpots offered by the game.
These jackpots can be seen on top of the reels as Mini jackpot, Minor jackpot, Major jackpot, and Mega jackpot each with its own crown.
This feature is activated when 15 Reel symbols appear at the same time. Reels 2, 3, and 4 will become a single Jackpot Reel which can deliver any of the 4 jackpot prizes.
The Gladiator Reel comes across as a risky slot game because of its high volatility rating, but for those who are brave at heart and enjoys beating the odds, the game is one of the highly rewarding games around. It is very entertaining and engaging for players of all categories.
