• J to A card suit symbols with gilded edges make up the lower-paying symbols.
• Four gladiators sporting colour-coded outfits and various weapons are the higher paying symbols.
• A Roman emperor with a golden laurel wreath crown is the wild and will stand in for any other symbol except the scatter and golden coin symbols.
• The scatter is a towering coliseum and activates the free spins feature.
• The game’s gold coin symbols are used to activate golden respins.

Free Spins

If 3 coliseum scatters appear on the 1st, 3rd and 5th reel, you will trigger the free spins feature. You will receive 5 free spins and the middle 3 rows combine into 1, allowing for giant 3x3 symbols and a stream of winning combos. If you want to re-trigger this feature and get 3 extra free spins, you will need 3 more scatters to appear while the feature is active.

Golden Respins

If at least 6 coin symbols land on the reels, all other symbols disappear, leaving the coins locked in place and gaps on the reels. The coins are assigned random multiplier values from 1x to 100x your wager. You are given 3 spins upfront where coins can appear in the gaps, boosting your multiplier total. Landing gold coins in the gaps also resets the spin count to 3, giving you even more chances to occupy the empty spaces. Filling all the reels with gold coin symbols will give you the

Maxi jackpot of 1000x your wager, but it is possible to achieve up to 2500x your wager with the right combination of multiplier values. This feature can also be triggered while free spins are active.

As far as ancient Rome-themed slots go, Arena of Gold is a standout title. Microgaming has managed to engineer the game’s seemingly scant features to great effect, making the free spins and golden respins feature almost equally rewarding if you are lucky enough. You can achieve a total of 2400x your wager from free spins and an impressive 2500x your wager from Golden Respins. The game is also wonderful to look at; the effort placed into designing the slot’s components is commendable as they offer a fully immersive experience once you get spinning. If you’re after a simple, complete slot experience, it’s time to dust off your body armour and join the fray to wrestle riches from the hands of fate.