Expectations were high when Netent released Rome: The Golden Age online slot. Because of its massive win potential, it got a lot of attention. But is the gameplay any good?
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Netent made a lot of noise, before releasing this slot. Only because of its massive win potential, did it get a lot of attention. Well, I can’t deny the latter.
And it is in the same ballpark as Netent’s famous and brutal Dead or Alive 2 slot!
The issue though, is that you won’t land it with one spin. You need to build up a progressive multiplier, for which you need to spin thousands and thousands of times. Let’s dig into the details!
SLOT: ROME: THE GOLDEN AGE | SOFTWARE: NETENT
Number of paylines: 20 paylines and 3x4x5x4x3 setup
RTP and variance: 96,06%, High variance
Maximum win: 100,000x (unofficial)
Betting range: $€0.10 – $€50
Bonus features: Free spins
Casino Hipster verdict: Animations are perfect, but the gameplay misses the x-factor
100% up to €200
The main game of Rome: The Golden Age has a 3x4x5x4x3 setup and 20 fixed paylines.
The five high-paying symbols are a tiger, a roman mask, an eagle, a golden ring, and a pair of swords and the five low-paying symbols are the 10, J, Q, K, and A.
You see the Golden Age symbols (looks like a coin), Golden Rome symbols and Golden Wild symbols.
The main game is pretty straightforward. If you manage to get a Golden Age symbol in a golden frame, you’ll see that the golden frame becomes active (and illuminated).
Once illuminated, it’s possible to get extra Wild symbols.
Apart from the graphics, which look fantastic, it’s a pretty dull base game.
At the top left corner, you see a meter (a progress bar). You need to collect 200 points, to get the free spins multiplier (which you see on the top right corner) to increase from x1 to x2.
Do it again and it increases to x3. And again to get it to x5, afterwards to x7, x10, x12, x15, x20, x30, x40, x50, x75, x100, x200, x300, x500, x750 and all the way to x1000.
So you need to collect 200 points to get to x2, 400 points to x3 and so forth. If you manage to collect 3600 points, you have the free spins multiplier of 1000x!
However, the issue is that the multiplier resets back to x1 if you have used the free spins multiplier. And you do, once you trigger the free spins.
Once you get 3 Scatters (on reels 2, 3 and 4), you trigger the free spins.
Usually, it’s good news, but in this slot, it isn’t. Why? Because the free spins multiplier is used at the end of the free spins. And afterward, it resets back to x1.
The dream scenario is to build up a free spins multiplier of x1,000 (by collecting 3600 points, before you trigger the free spins).
So, you only get there, if you don’t get the free spins, at least for a very long time!
Yes, it sounds a bit counterintuitive, but that’s how the game works.
You get 3 free spins, and you’ll see coins (with values from 0.5x to 50x) appearing on the grid. If you land at least one new coin, the counter resets and you’re still entitled to 3 more free spins. The feature stops, if you fail to get a new coin for 3 consecutive times.
In the end, the value of all the coins is added. Yes, afterwards, it’s multiplied with the free spins multiplier (which is at least x1 and at most x1000).
This feature is very similar to Netent’s Disco Danny slot or Netent’s Super Striker.
The RTP of Rome: The Golden Age is 96.06%, which is, nowadays, pretty much the standard.
Unfortunately, the days that Netent delivered high RTP slots have gone.
Netent has not yet officially announced (yet) what the variance is, but I expect it to be high.
I expect wins of 500x to 1000x to be realistic.
Rome: The Golden Age will appeal to thrill-seeking players that have some money to burn.
This slot can pay serious money but can rip it just as easily.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
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It has a wagering requirement of 60x and I have to say that the bonus terms and conditions are not fair, 60x is an above the standards, so be aware before you deposit for welcome bonus.
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The minimum deposit for the welcome offer is $50, which is a bit higher than most other online casinos I gotta admit. However, if you don’t mind the steep deposit, you can get a pretty decent starting bonus to try out what this casino has to offer.
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