Aureus

What’s The Deal?

Aureus slot from Crazy Tooth Studio in conjunction with Microgaming is themed on the mighty Roman god Jupiter and his lightning powers.

But that’s not all! In this slot, Crazy Tooth Studio has decided to get rid of paylines altogether and have introduced what they call a ‘CoinVerge’ mechanic.

Intrigued? Then read the rest of our review below, Wombat Fans…

Graphics and Theme

The spin action is played out on some dark transparent reels with a cartoon version of Ancient Rome as the backdrop. The visuals are animated and include a big-bearded Jupiter who presides over the gameplay on a plinth to the right.

Let’s be honest, it’s not the best-looking game we’ve ever seen but this wombat isn’t one to judge a book by its cover. Look at the Rainbow Riches slot, for example. Those graphics aren’t exactly cutting-edge, but that just happens to be one of the most popular games of all time.

Pay Table

The reels are made up of silver and gold coins with cash amounts on them and a series of special symbols that will award you some nice little extras – but more on this later.

Aureus Slot Game Play

Aureus slot has seven reels and four rows. That´s even more than the Fire in the Hole xBomb slot from Nolimit City.

Your bets start at 0.20 and go up to 80.00 gold coins per spin.

Say a fond farewell to paylines, as you won’t be needing them here. Instead, Aureus (which means gold coin in Latin) makes wins by using the CoinVerge feature.

On each spin, there is a collection zone that changes every time. Brackets will land on the left and right of the reels and if the opening and closing sides of the brackets meet you will win any symbols that fall in between. This is called the Collection Area.

It takes a bit of getting used to – but give it a spin and it will all make sense. And besides, there are wins of 2,431x your bet on offer… That’s not as much as Nolimit City’s  Bushido Ways X-Nudge slot,  but still, it’s a tidy amount.

Bonus Features

Reel Modifiers and Multipliers
Different symbols hitting the reels will reward players with win multipliers and reel modifiers when they land in the CoinVerge collection area:

– Upgrade Coin: Will transform all low/medium paying icons into high-value symbols
– Multiplier Coin: Gives you a 2x – 5x Win Multiplier
– Collect Column Coin: Collects every icon on the same reel it lands on.
– Collect All Coin: Collects all of the symbols on all of the reels.
– Re-spins Coin: Will give you 2, 3 or even 5 re-spins. Hurrah!

Lightning Feature
Triggered at random, this cool base game bonus is set off when a closing bracket hits the reels. If the bracket doesn’t match with an open one, mighty Jupiter will chuck a lightning bolt at the reels and add a new opening bracket to give you some extra gifts.

Conclusion

With its brand new CoinvVerge mechanic, the Aureus slot is unlike any online slot you’ll have played before – so congrats to Crazy Tooth Studio.

But did we like spinning on it? Well, the jury’s out Wombat Fans.

We enjoyed the reel modifiers that kept things interesting, but the wins from the collection area were a bit on the low side…

It’s up to you to decide!

Wombat Score: 3.9/5