The Wombat says: Tough day at work? Need a break from the humdrum? Then join the mighty gladiators of ancient Rome in Arena of Gold slot from All 41 Studio and Microgaming! Best of all there are the 3x fixed jackpots on offer here, that can pay out as much as 2,500x your stake.
So, step into the Coliseum and take on gladiators from around the Empire and fight to the death on the reels! It’s a lot more fun than Netflix and a takeaway…There are more swords flashing about than you´ll see on Age of Conquest and that´s saying something.
Look and Feel
Remember Microgaming slots of old? The ones without the bells and whistles of 3D animations and impressive effects? Well this game harks back to these halycon days… Rows of excited spectators at the Coliseum form the backdrop to your reels, while the general hubbub of people hungry for a bit of blood sport make up your sound effects.
While the colours are all purples, dark blues and reds – regal colours for a ruler! And gold of course, although there’s more of the shiny stuff in the Legacy of Dead Slot, but then those Egyptians liked a bit of the yellow metal.
All in all, it’s a reasonable recreation of ancient Rome.
Arena of Gold Slot Game Play
Arena Gold slot has 5 reels, 3 rows and 25 pay-lines. 5 more than the 9 Pots of Gold slot then – let´s hope there´s also more of the precious metal in the arena! Bets start at 10p and go up to £50 per spin.
On the reels you’ll find the J, 10, Q, K & A playing cards as your low value symbols plus 4 mighty gladiators brandishing an assortment of weapons that will make up the more lucrative icons.
The highest paying icon in the game is the big fella clutching the golden trident – he will give you a cash prize of 20x your bet for 5x on a pay-line. Awesome!
The Roman emperor is the Wild icon in this game, and this dashing-yet- powerful bloke will substitute for all other symbols on the reels bar the gold coins and Scatter symbols. He will also dish out 20x your wager for 5 on the reels.
The Scatter icon is the Coliseum, and a fine looking building it is too!
Free Spins and Bonus Features
Free Spins with Colossal Symbols
Land a Scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5 on the same spin and you’ll trigger the Free Spins feature with 5 free spins for the taking. Woooohooo! Hail Caesar!
Next, the reels will spin and a ruddy great big 3×3 colossal symbol will take over reels 2, 3 and 4. As you can imagine, these bad boys really can provide chunky wins as your chances of 5-in-a-row combos are dramatically increased. Land 3x more of the Coliseum Scatters and you’ll scoop another 3 more free spins.
Golden Re-Spins Jackpot
Now this is why we came to Rome, Wombat fans!
Set off the Golden Re-Spin feature by landing 6x or more of the gold coins anywhere on the same spin. Next, these coins will become sticky on the reels and 3 re-spins are given. Throughout the re-spins, only gold coins and blank spaces land on your reels and the aim of the game is to keep those re-spins coming, because – as coins fall onto these empty reels they will reveal multipliers of up to 100x your stake and the 3 jackpot prizes including the Maxi jackpot of 1,000x your stake.
Conclusion:
Arena of Gold slot has more to it than meets the eye. The simple design just about does the job, but those 2 bonus features are proper bonza -and if you land the jackpots in the Golden Re-spins you’ll be smiling from ear to ear.
This Wombat thinks it’s a trip to the Coliseum that’s well worth taking. Even with all the tourists.