Athens Megaways: Slot Review and Free Play Demo

Athens Megaways Review

As those who paid attention during history class in school probably remember, Athens is known as the cradle of western civilization. It was the stomping ground of philosophers like Socrates, and Red Tiger has come up with their own version of what the legendary city might have looked like in Athens Megaways. The presentation is solid as usual from this developer, and the tempo is pleasant as well.

It’s interesting how “little” it takes to lift a Megaways installment above average, and you get 3 randomly triggered god modifiers to help you out in this release. These are provided by Zeus, Hades and Poseidon, adding a dramatic effect that livens up the base game. You get one of them more frequently in the progressive multiplier bonus round, and the 19,992x potential is higher than usual from this developer.

Athens Megaways Slot - Reels Screen

Athens Megaways Slot Features

The premium symbols pay between 1 and 3 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins, and winning symbols are removed via the Cascading mechanic. New and/or existing symbols drop down to fill the gaps, and this process repeats as long as you keep winning. Wilds play a central part in the game’s features, and their common denominator is to step in for pay symbols to help complete wins.

You get 3 modifiers that can trigger at random times in the base game, and these are as follows:

• Soul Pit - comes with souls that rise up from Hades, and these become 2 to 9 wild symbols spread across the 4 middle reels.
• Sea Fury - gives you up to 3 full-reel Super Wilds placed on any of the 4 middle reels by Poseidon, and they come with multipliers of x2 to x7.
• Olympus Blessing - has Zeus awarding you a random win multiplier that starts at x2 to x5, and it increases by +1 per consecutive cascade up to x20, at best.

You need 3 scatters in the same cascading sequence to trigger the Bonus Round, and this gives you 8 free spins. You will choose from 3 identical temples up front, and these reveal either the Soul Pit, Sea Fury or Olympus Blessing modifiers. You get only the revealed modifier in the bonus round, and it triggers more frequently than in the base game.

No matter which modifier you get, you will always get a progressive win multiplier that starts at x1. The multiplier increases by +1 per cascading win, and it can go as high as x20. What’s more, the multiplier never resets during the bonus round. If you get the Olympus Blessing modifier, the multipliers it awards are added to the overall win multiplier. You also get +1 extra spin per scatter you land in the bonus round.

The 200 Spins Athens Megaways Slot Experience

You get to see a few cascading wins in the base game, before we trigger the bonus round at 0:35 into the 3:21-minute highlights video. We got the Olympus Blessing modifier from the pick game, and you can see for yourself how it all played out by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

We enjoyed the visual presentation in this game, and Red Tiger has managed to give it an aura of authenticity even though it’s probably not how historic Athens looked. The 3 randomly triggered modifiers are enough to keep the base game alive and interesting, and we like the dramatic effect that goes together with each of the features.

Capping the progressive multiplier at x20 might not be the most popular choice, but it’s hard to complain too much when Red Tiger has spiced this thing up with a solid 19,992x potential. This is unusually high for this developer, but the top-tier 95.68 % RTP is below average as usual. It’s not in deal-breaker territory however, and Athens Megaways is a well-made and entertaining installment in the Greek mythology genre.

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