Pragmatic Play · 2021
A 6x5 grid video slot with high volatility, where scatter pays and tumbling symbols build each win. Figures, modes and costs follow.
Demo is free. Real play needs an account and you must be 18+.
Plain numbers first
Most players wonder whether 96.50% means they win back money, and what the top win really is.
| What it means | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.50% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 6x5 |
| Maximum win multiple | x5,000 |
| Top win at highest bet | A$625,000 |
| Release date | 25/02/2021 |
A 6x5 grid set in Ancient Greece and mythology is the stage for Gates of Olympus. The main mechanic is scatter pays: 8, 10 or 12+ matching symbols anywhere on the grid win, so no paylines decide a result. Winning symbols disappear, the remaining symbols fall, and new ones drop in until no further win forms. Each spin can therefore produce several wins in a row.
Four or more Scatter symbols anywhere trigger 15 Free Spins. During these spins, a TOTAL MULTIPLIER counter keeps building: each Multiplier Orb on a winning tumble step adds its random value, and every win is multiplied by the current total. Three or more Scatter symbols add 5 spins without resetting the counter.
Know each step
Read this before your first spin, or when a tumble or free spin round surprises you.
Before the first spin, choose a bet between A$0.20 and A$125. Every win in the round is calculated from that stake, and the paytable here uses A$0.20.
Eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid form a win. Winning symbols vanish, the rest fall down and new ones drop in. The tumble repeats until no win remains.
Multiplier Orbs landing on a winning tumble step are summed, and that sum multiplies the step's total win. Four or more Scatter symbols anywhere trigger the Free Spins.
Fifteen spins begin, with special reels that show more Scatter symbols. The TOTAL MULTIPLIER counter carries over every spin and multiplies each win, tumble step included.
Set a loss or time limit before the first spin. Outcomes are random, so the length of a session and its result cannot be known in advance.
See the layout
Open these screens when you want to match the grid to the paytable before your first bet.
Two modes to know
Read this before the bonus starts, when you want to know how the counter behaves.
4+ Scatter symbols anywhere trigger 15 free spins. A TOTAL MULTIPLIER counter carries across them. Each orb on a winning tumble step adds its random value to the counter, and every win is multiplied by the current total. 3+ Scatter retriggers add 5 spins and keep the total.
Base game15 free spins
Base play runs on a 6x5 grid where 8, 10 or 12+ matching symbols anywhere pay out. Winning symbols vanish, the rest fall, and new ones drop in, repeating until no win. Multiplier Orbs on a winning step have their values summed, and that sum multiplies the step's win.
Bet placedTumble wins
100 times the bet is the price of Buy Free Spins, which is A$500 at the example top bet of A$5.
| Option | Price tag | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins for A$500 | x100 · A$500 | – |
96.50 percent return means the game pays back A$96.50 for every A$100 staked over a very long run of rounds. The version running on this site is shown in the game rules.
| Return rate | RTP | Running here? |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.50% | Yes |
96.50 is the long-run RTP of Gates of Olympus, and it describes the average return over a very large number of spins. It does not say when the free spins will start. How often the bonus round comes is not known in advance, and the result of one session is random whatever the RTP. A session can end far above or far below the return on paper.
97.05 is the highest RTP among the five versions of the series, and 96.50 is the figure for the original. Which RTP version runs on this site is shown only in the game rules, so the rules are the place to check before the first spin.
5,000 times the bet is the ceiling of Gates of Olympus, and it is reached very rarely, so it marks a limit rather than an expectation. Whether a session comes near it depends on chance in every round, and no one can plan a session around that ceiling.
Gates of Olympus Explained
This section settles the questions players ask about Gates of Olympus before they start a session.
Gates of Olympus is the oldest release in its series. It has the lowest maximum win of the versions listed. Its RTP of 96.50 matches most of them, while the POP version has a higher RTP.
This page sets out every round of Gates of Olympus, so you can learn the rules before any stake. The lowest bet is A$0.20, and the paytable on this page is shown at that bet.
Bets start at A$0.20 and reach A$125 a spin, the highest bet allowed here. The A$0.20 and A$5 bets used on this page are examples, not limits.
This slot has high volatility, so the size of wins swings widely from spin to spin. Volatility describes that spread, not how often the bonus will land, and nobody can know that in advance.
Buy Free Spins is listed for this slot and costs 100 times the bet, which is A$500 at the A$5 bet. The ante bet costs 1.25 times the bet, which is A$6.25 at A$5.
The maximum win is x5,000 times the bet, which is A$25,000 at the A$5 bet and A$625,000 at the highest bet of A$125. A maximum win is the upper limit of the game, and reaching it is not something anyone can predict.
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Set a session budget in dollars before the first spin of Gates of Olympus, and treat that amount as the total you are prepared to lose.
Decide before you start when you will stop, and keep to that point even after a win in this game.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before the first session, so the amount you can lose is fixed before the reels turn.
If the game stops being fun, take a break or register with BetStop for self-exclusion, instead of chasing lost bets.
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