Rise of Athena slot review (Play’n GO)

Rise of Athena (Play’n GO): an easy to play Greek mythology-themed slot

This slot is about the Greek Goddess Pallas Athena, one of the most prevalent goddesses in Greek mythology. She had quite some responsibilities. Among other things, she was the Goddess of heaven, wisdom and peace.

Rumours are that she was born out of Zeus’ head.

The city of Athens is named after her after she won a battle/contest against Poseidon.

In short, I understand why, yet again, another slot is named after her.

The maximum win is 5.000x the total stake

And that’s the default with most Play’n GO slots. Maximum wins like this one are pretty-run-of-the-mill nowadays. Just a few years ago, it would have gotten a lot of attention.

In any case (with all the luck and guts of the world), it’s possible to bring home half a million if you bet the full hundred.

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Software: Play’n GO

Number of paylines: 5 reels and 3 rows of symbols, 10 fixed paylines

RTP and variance: 96.23%, Medium to High variance

Maximum win: 5,000x the bet

Betting range: $€0.10 – $€100

Bonus features: Free Spins, wilds with multipliers

Casino Hipster verdict: If you told me this is a 10-year old slot, I’d believe you.

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Rise of Athena slot – Gameplay and Features

The game has a 5×3 setup with 10 fixed paylines.

The five high-paying symbols are successively Athena herself, followed by the Horse Pegasus, a Helmet, a Vase of Smoke, and a Scroll.

If you land a 5-of-a-kind of Athena symbols, you grab a win of 150x.

The five low-paying symbols are the 10, J, Q, K and A.

Wilds with multipliers

You have three kinds of wilds:

• Gold coins with an x3 multiplier
• Silver coins with an x2 multiplier
• Bronze coins with an x1 multiplier

The wilds appear only on the middle reels. If you land a winning combo with three Wilds of Gold coins, the win is multiplied by as much as 27x.

So if you have two Athena symbols on the same payline, you are talking about a mind-blowing win of 4,050x!

The main game is straightforward, and it’s waiting for three scatters (Owl symbols).

How do you get the free spins?

You trigger 12 free spins when you spin 3, 4 or 5 Owls (Scatters). It also yields a win of respectively 1x, 20x or 500x.

The free spins cannot retrigger. In short, your session has 12 free spins in all cases.

The free spins – sticky wilds until the multipliers run out

The 12 free spins play similar to the main game, except that the Wilds can be sticky.

For example, if you spin a Golden Wild with an x3 multiplier, the Wild will stay on its spot for the next spin, but then it changes into a Silver one with an x2 multiplier.

In the following free spin, the Wild becomes Bronze with an x1 multiplier.

In short, you can benefit for a longer time with the Wilds and therefore increase your chances of winning combos.

The recipe is simple but effective. It would help if you won combos of premium symbols combined with many Wilds (and preferably the Golden ones). Believe me, that in this case, your balance will show a sharp upward trend!

Remember that there are 10 paylines.

Payout percentage (RTP)

The default payout percentage of Rise of Athena is 96.23%.

Even the best online casinos offer this game at lower RTP rates, so it is best to check the game rules before playing with real money.

Rise of Athena slot – the variance (volatility) is medium to high

The variance of Rise of Athena is “medium to high.”  I expect most top wins to be around 500x to 1000x.

Pros and Cons

Advantages:

• A theme about Greek Mythology always has something mystical
• Easy to understand
• Some massive win potential

Disadvantages:

• The gameplay is too straightforward for advanced players
• The slot might as well have been ten years old

So, who’ll like the slot? And who won’t?

It’s a slot for players who look for simplicity and want to play and hope for a whopping win (and that’s possible here), without complicated and challenging gameplay and features.

If you’re after the latter, you’ll get bored very quickly with this slot.

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