All players are invited to enter the arena, where they will battle against other gladiators among gamers for the top prize of 100,000x. Rome: The Golden Age is an action-packed video slot coming straight from NetEnt’s creative kitchen. Gamers will enjoy golden frames that can become active and turn into Wilds for massive wins. Also, by collecting Golden Age icons, you increase the Free Spins Win Multiplier, which can go up to 1,000x. Once you trigger free spins, you can be awarded with infinite free spins, and a win multiplier up to 2,000x, provided that you fill all the cells with golden frames.
The NetEnt product is a five-reel video slot, with a 3-4-5-4-3 reel formation. There are 20 fixed paylines on the offer, and at least three of a kind is needed for a payout to be won. The slot pays left to right, beginning from the leftmost reel. The betting range is quite wide and will satisfy the appetites of both penny punters and high rollers, because players can wager between $0.10 and $50 per spin.
The reels are set in a luxurious mansion, where everything is made of expensive stones and marbles. Apart from the two stone pillars that stand on both sides of the reels, there are two astonishing statues that are probably made by the best artists of Ancient Rome. The most valuable regular symbol is the Tiger, which was always present in gladiator arenas. The Eagle standing on the SPQR symbol is also a very important figure in Ancient Rome. The Golden Ring, and the Golden Gladiator Helmet are also among the high-paying symbols, as well as Swords. Playing cards are used for low-paying symbols. The Wild, the Golden Age symbol, and Rome also appear on the reels, but more about that later.
The Golden Age symbol will appear on the reels and add frames on the positions it landed on. Some of those symbols will randomly transform into a Rome symbol. Once that happens, the frame becomes active and on the following spin it turns into a Wild. The fun does not stop there, because all connecting cells that contain frames also turn into Wilds, as well as other adjacent cells. This can lead to plenty of Wilds in a single spin.
The Golden Age symbol has one more important role, adding points to the multiplier meter every time it lands. Fill the progress bar of the meter, and you will increase the win multiplier up to 1,000x. For every 200 points, you get a multiplier upgrade. For the Free Spins to be triggered, you will need three Scatters on reels 2, 3, and 4. All positions containing frames on the triggering spin are locked. Players get 3 free spins, and only Rome icons can appear on the reels during the feature. Each time you land a Rome symbol, the number of freebies resets to 3. Every Rome symbol will deliver instant win of up to 50x bet. If all positions are locked, all wins are multiplied by 2x. Also, the collected Free Spins multiplier from the base game is applied.
So, if, for example, you get the maximum 1,000x win multiplier from the base game, and get an additional 2x multiplier during free spins, all wins will be boosted by a mouthwatering 2,000x multiplier. The biggest win you can expect in the game is 100,000x bet, but remember that this is a highly volatile game, so huge wins will not occur on a regular basis. All in all, Rome: The Golden Age is a fantastic game every player should try when they get a chance.