| Updated: With Age of the Gods, Playtech transports players to the realm of Olympian deities from ancient Greek mythology. Here, Poseidon, Athena, Hades, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Hercules use their godly powers to help you secure wins across 5 reels, 3 rows, and 20 fixed paylines. The game is part of Playtech’s pooled jackpot network, giving you the chance to win one of four progressive prizes.
Paytable and Payouts
The five reels of the Age of the Gods slot are rimmed in gold and feature symbols depicting the aforementioned Olympian gods. The reels spin against a backdrop showcasing the splendor of the palaces where these deities dwell, with waterfalls cascading into a lake.
Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare, is the highest-paying regular symbol in the game, awarding 1,000x your line bet for five matching symbols. Five matching Poseidon or Zeus symbols yield a payout of 500x your stake per line.
The other top-paying symbols in Age of the Gods are Hercules (400x), Hades and Aphrodite (300x each), and the golden helmet (250x). An extra payout of 200x is awarded when five deity symbols land on the reels in the same spin.
The low-paying symbols consist of the conventional card ranks K, Q, and A, but they are beautifully styled to resemble letters from the Greek alphabet. Each can earn you 150x, 50x, or 12x your line bet for five, four, or three matching symbols, respectively. Winning combinations pay from left to right only.
Extra Features and Symbols of Interest
Age of the Gods features a wild symbol framed by a gilded laurel wreath. It substitutes for all symbols except the scatter and awards the top payout of 10,000x the line bet for five matching symbols. The scatter is represented by the game’s logo and is the only symbol that pays in both directions, rewarding you with 150x your line bet for five matching symbols.
More importantly, three or more scatter symbols trigger the bonus feature. Here, you are presented with 20 coins and must reveal them until you match three god symbols to activate a round of free spins. Below is a rundown of the free spins each deity grants:
- Athena awards 9 free spins with random multipliers ranging from 2x to 5x
- Zeus awards 9 free spins with a progressive multiplier that increases every third round
- Poseidon awards 9 free games and can transform up to five symbols into wilds
- Hercules gives you 9 free spins with stacked wilds on the third reel
The main attraction in Age of the Gods is the selection of four progressive prizes. These can be won at random on any spin, regardless of the amount staked. However, the larger your bet, the greater your chances of triggering the jackpot game, which guarantees a progressive win.
Recap
Age of the Gods is well worth trying, especially if you are drawn to Greek mythology. The game is packed with extra features that keep players engaged, even if they do not manage to win one of the four progressive prizes. The RTP is below average at 95.02%, with the lower figure helping to offset the value of the jackpots.