Gates of Olympus 1000

Zeus takes up his position right beside the reels, arms folded, in no particular hurry to explain himself.

Gates of Olympus 1000 plays out across a 6 x 5 grid, and there are no paylines to track. Instead, symbols pay anywhere on the screen, so groups of at least eight matching icons form a win wherever they happen to land.

The symbol set draws on classical treasures and trinkets, including crowns, goblets and coloured gems.

If you enjoy pay-anywhere grids like this one, there are plenty more online slots built around a similar idea.

Game Features

Tumble

When a winning combination forms, those symbols are cleared from the grid and fresh icons drop down from the top to fill the gaps. New combinations can then form from the replacements within the same spin.

Multiplier Symbols

Multiplier symbols can appear on every reel and may land at random during spins and during tumbles. Each one carries a random multiplier value, and any values on screen are combined at the end of a tumble sequence before being applied to a win.

They turn up entirely on their own schedule, which feels about right for anything associated with the Olympians.

Free Spins

Landing four or more Scatters in the base game triggers the free spins bonus round, which begins with 15 free spins.

• Each multiplier symbol that lands during the round adds its value to a running total multiplier for the round.
• That total multiplier is then applied to any win formed as new symbols land.
• Three or more Scatters landing during the round award five additional free spins.

Taste & Feel

The look is unmistakably Greek myth: crowns, goblets and polished gems filling the grid with a bright, jewel-box quality, and the Greek god himself stationed alongside the reels.

Zeus watches his own gemstones drop out of the grid without so much as a raised eyebrow, which is quite the display of restraint for a thunder god.

The tumbling rhythm gives the whole thing a grand, mythic and unhurried character, with symbols clearing and refilling rather than simply spinning to a stop.

If Greek myths and quests suit your taste, you might also like to look at Rise of Olympus and The Sword and the Grail.