Forge of Olympus Slot Features

A clean golden frame encloses a 6x5 grid that produces wins whenever at least 8 matching symbols land in view. The game runs on the "pays anywhere" or "scatter pays" mechanism, meaning that winning combinations don't need to form in lines, ways, or clusters. As long as the minimum required number of identical icons appears on the reels, a payout is awarded. Additionally, every successful set disappears, allowing for more symbols to drop from above, potentially granting further wins. Standard prizes range from 0.25 to 10 times the bet for scoring on low-value gems and between 1.5 - 50 times when forming combinations on premium icons appearing as a ring, a chalice, a helmet, and a shield.

Multipliers

A golden emblem picturing a hammer functions as a multiplier symbol. It can appear on all reels both in the base game and in free spins, carrying a random value between 2x and 100x. At the end of a cascading sequence, all multipliers are added together and applied to the total win from that round.

Forge of Olympus Free Spins

Landing 4, 5, or 6 Scatters triggers the bonus with 10, 15, or 20 free spins. The round is progressive, allowing players to achieve higher levels with higher multipliers. To reach the next stage, enough multiplier symbols must be scored:

• Level 1 (starting) offers multipliers between 2x - 100x.
• Level 2 activates after landing 6 multipliers and offers values between 8x - 100x.
• Level 3 activates after landing another 5 multipliers and offers values between 15x - 100x.
• Level 4 (last) activates after landing another 4 multipliers and offers values between 50x - 100x.

Scoring 3 or more Scatters during the bonus round awards 5 additional free spins.

Bonus Buy & Ante Bet

Players can double their chances of triggering the bonus by activating the Ante Bet for a 25% increase in the active stake. Alternatively, instant access to free spins is available for a fixed buy-in of 100, 200, 400, or 500 times the bet, depending on the starting level.

Final Thoughts

Pragmatic Play consistently expands its range of "scatter pays" games, juggling the multiplier feature in various forms. After the recent Wisdom of Athena release, it's time to return to Olympus and witness the spectacular process of forging mythical weapons. As expected, multipliers play a fundamental role in this installment, as they do in most of the studio's "pay anywhere" slots, like Gates of Olympus or the candy blockbuster Sweet Bonanza. Compared to the Zeus-owned realm, this time, we're dealing with a significantly lower range of possible values, tapping out at 100x, although it doesn't mean lower payouts because the max win remained on a respectable level of 5,000x. What Forge of Olympus does differently is the bonus round, where a progressive mechanism has been introduced to gradually narrow down the gap between the lowest and highest multipliers, offering a juicy 50x - 100x range on the top stage. It's a pretty nifty approach, thanks to the fact that the cap always remains the same, so it's possible to hit it even on the first level, and it's only the bottom value that grows.

Visually, the slot offers an art direction customary to the studio's mythological releases. Plenty of gems, artifacts, and gold all around while the leading character performs its main action next to the grid when the multipliers are about to drop. Overall, it's a nicely-done setting, not wowing with any extraordinary elements but maintaining a proper atmosphere and emphasizing the action with quality animations where it's necessary.