Flame of Olympus Pokie Machine
Pokies set around ancient civilisations have long been among the most popular, with game developers able to add images of temples, pyramids, warriors, colourful royalty and so on to the reels.
Aristocrat now have Flame of Olympus in their line up and true to form its got classic images of ancient Greece alongside the standard playing card icons, with the nice style backed up by some decent bonus features like free spins where all wins are multiplied, scatter payouts and a valuable wild symbol.
Played out across 5 reels and 20 paylines, it’s a flaming good game that can reward up to 9000x the line bet when the Gods get symbols to stop in the right places.
In Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and this tale is the origin of the modern Olympic torch ceremony, but players don’t need to know their ancient legends to enjoy the benefits of this feature-filled pokie.
Lighting the Flame
The shadowy interior of a temple sits behind the reels, with colourful line indicators to either side of them and a simple control panel beneath. Players can activate just a single line if they want, although this means most combinations will not count, so playing all positions will equal a minimum bet of 0.20, while the most that can be staked on a single spin is a substantial 400.00.
In common with many pokies, the 9, 10, J, Q, K and A make up the lower-value symbols, with the 9 for example being worth 2x, 5x, 25x and 100x the line bet when 2, 3, 4 or 5 stop across an active line on adjacent reels running from the left side. The A will pay out 10x, 50x or 125x when landing on a line, while bigger winnings come from landing the picture symbols.
These include goblets of wine, the ornate top of a column, a temple, the Flames of Olympus themselves and a slightly creepy-looking goddess. She may look weird, but along with the flames, she’s worth up to 750x the line bet for landing across all 5 reels.
Flame of Olympus
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Prometheus is a wild symbol who will replace any other, with the exception of the scatter, if he can complete a winning line, while also being worth between 10x and 9000x the line bet when making up a winning combination on his own. To make him even more welcome, any time he completes a line by substituting for another symbol, the win will be doubled in value.
A gold coin is used as a scatter symbol, with just 2 of them in any positions paying out 2x the total bet and the maximum of 5 being worth 400x. In addition, 3, 4 or 5 scatters will launch a free spins game with all wins tripled in value throughout.
The 15 spins play on standard reels, so there’s no absolute guarantee that players will win anything, but they would have to be pretty unlucky not to get a prize or two during the round. If 3 or more scatters appear at any time in the free games, a further 15 will follow on from any still to play out in the current batch.
The Verdict
Such is the appeal of the topic to pokie players, a game themed around Greek mythology could come with no bonus features at all and still be a success. Fortunately, Flame of Olympus has some attractive features, from the pleasing design of the picture symbols, (goddess apart) to the wild multipliers and rich rewards that come when the free spins round is triggered.
Scatter payouts are quite lucrative as well, with 400x the bet being a substantial sum for those playing at the upper levels. Bonuses may not be particularly unusual, but this pokie sticks to tried and tested formats and is none the worse for it.