Play Reels of Rome for Free

Reels of Rome is an exceptional game from a graphics point of view. The reel grid itself is decorous and ornate, and there’s plenty going on in the background, with stone statutes of Roman soldiers, opulent colonnades, swords, a helmet and a silver shield.

The symbols themselves are bright and colourful, with many images redolent of the period. Images include a heroic Roman soldier, an attractive Roman Empress, a silver coin, a military helmet, a golden eagle statuette, a silver shield, a red and gold logo, an image of Cleopatra, an image of a thumbs down gesture (the armour on the wrist suggests the hand belongs to a military man) and a wreath. Happily, there are no playing card icons to detract from the overall theme of the game: every symbol is related, in some way, to Ancient Rome.

In Reels of Rome, all wins pay left-to-right except scatters, which pay in any configuration. All wins are multiplied by coins-per-line, except scatters. Only the highest win is paid per line.

The control panel is set along the bottom of the reels. From here, you can check out the pay-table, regulate the pay-lines or set your coin values and bet-per-line. If you simply wish to bet the maximum, hit Bet Max. When you’re ready to play, press Spin to manually spin the reels, or activate the AutoPlay mode.

Enticingly, Reels of Rome gives all players the chance of winning a huge jackpot every time they spin the reels. A winner is selected at random, so you have as good a chance as anyone else. Just be aware that you cannot be selected if you’re playing a round of free spins.

In order to win yourself a bunch of free spins, you need to land matching combinations of the sword icon. It’s easy to tell that this triggers free spins, as the word FREE SPINS appears on the symbol itself. Three, four or five of these grants you 13 free spins. The combinations are also associated with modest pay-outs in the pay-table.

Not only that, but all wins during free spins are doubled (excluding bonus wins). The free spins feature can be re-triggered, and scatter wins are added to regular pay-line wins. All bets and lines played are identical to the game that started the free spins.

As well as a free spins scatter, there is a wild in play. The wild is the cluster of grapes, held by a bangled hand. It substitutes for all symbols in the game except for the scatter and bonus, and it grants some very impressive pay-outs. You’ll win 13 for two, 130 for three, 1,300 for four and 13,000 for all five.

The bonus symbol, meanwhile, is the silver shield, studded with a golden lion. You need to find three, four or five to enter the mini-game, during which you’ll pick random objects to reveal cash prizes. Depending on how many bonus symbols you find, you’ll win three, four or five picks. The bonus can be triggered in either the base game or during free spins, and bonus wins are added to regular pay-line wins. Wins shown in the bonus game have already been multiplied by the total bet, and the maximum bonus win is 1,000.

Reels of Rome has everything players look for in a slot game: terrific graphics, well-paying symbols, bonus icons, a randomised jackpot and free spins. Whether you want to play free slots or for real money, you’re sure to have a blast.