Roman civilization played an essential role in the evolution of humankind as it has laid the foundation for further development of almost every single aspect of people’s livelihood. Great thinkers built the empire, brick by brick, and their principles led the Romans to prosperity. Yet our world has been filled with cruelty since the day our ancestors became sapient, as humans have only lived for 240 years at peace, while throughout our entire history Earth was affected by countless wars. It was the war that brought an end to Roman Empire, though, as the slot’s title implies, with Rome: The Golden Age by NetEnt, we’re taken to a far more prosperous period of the once-great civilization.
Nonetheless, even during Roman Peace people spilled blood, specifically for entertainment. Slaveholders molded men into gladiators, and grand amphitheaters were built to hold violent duels and bloody battles. It may be hard to comprehend this cruelty in the modern world, but to those who dwelled in Rome long before our generations were born, watching brutal men kill each other was considered amusing. This takes us to Rome: The Golden Age, which is set on a gorgeous balcony, overlooking the battlefield. NetEnt did a great job of conveying Roman architecture, as we’re taken to a quite unorthodox 3-4-5-4-3 grid, producing 20 ways to play, surrounded by beautiful marble columns and statues. Such spots served as ‘VIP’ seats for nobles, who decided the fate of gladiators with a flick of their hands.
Without further ado, let’s move on to the stats. Rome: The Golden Age offers a betting range of 0.1$ to 50$ per spin. The slot is powered by a medium to high volatile math model, while the default RTP is slightly above the average level at 96.06%. Yet, be sure to check the stats before depositing as operators can adjust the payback percentage to lower values, including 95.05%, 93.05%, or 91.05%. Anyway, landing tasty wins should be a fairly challenging task according to the hit rate of 17.6%, meaning that wins will theoretically occur a little rarer than once in 5 spins. What’s most impressive about the Rome: The Golden Age slot is the staggering potential, as it’s possible to hit wins of up to 100,000x of the bet on any spin.
The symbol collection includes 10 regular symbols, split into highs and lows. On the lower side, the pay symbols start with classic A-10 royals, which are followed in ascending order by crossed swords, helmets, signet-rings, eagles, and tigers. Individual symbol values aren’t high, as 5-of-a-kind combos of low-paying symbols pay from 0.4x to 0.9x of the bet, while premiums award from 1.2x to 5x. Helping you to form winning combos is the Wild symbol, which not only acts as a substitute for any other regular symbols but also has the same value as the top-paying regular symbol.
As you might have already assumed, Rome: The Golden Age is focused around the bonus game since the base game seems to be light on rewards. It’s true, yet you will surely want to put the Free Spins on the back burner and stay in the base game for as long as possible. The reason is the progress bar, sitting on the top left.
Landing 3 Scatters on reels 2, 3, and 4 during the base game will trigger the Free Spins feature, or to be more precise, the Hold and Win bonus game. Players will proceed to the bonus with 3 spins to starts, and all highlighted symbol positions that were present on the triggering spin will transform into coins with random values of 0.5x to 50x attached to them.
During the Free Spins feature, only Rome coin symbols are available to land onto the reels and any new symbols that land become locked in place for the remainder of the bonus game and reset the number of spins back to 3. The Free Spins end when players run out of spins or when the entire grid is filled with Rome symbols. At the end of the bonus, all symbols reveal random values of 0.5x to 50x, yet in case you managed to leave no vacant symbol positions, all symbol values will be doubled.
It’s always nice to have a staggering payout within reach, and the 100,000x potential is the slot’s jewel in the crown, making it fall into the same category as Dead or Alive 2 or Razor Shark by Push Gaming. We don’t mean that Rome: The Golden Age looks or plays bad, yet it’s just the potential that is the main reason why punters and especially jackpot hunters might feel drawn to spin the reels on it. However, landing a max win sounds like a sort of fiction, as this happens only once in 166 billion spins. There are better odds of hitting 20,000x or higher wins, yet low symbol values and lack of action in the base game make the challenge even harder.
Rome The Golden Age
