Scourge of Rome Overview
Play’n Go released a new online slot game with the title Scourge of Rome. And they are referring to Hannibal Barca. A Carthaginian general that crossed the Alps with elephants to attack the Roman Empire. So, for them, he was the Scourge. Did you know that hos elephant was called, Sirius. I didn’t.
The game comes with a very cool looking historical theme where the background is the journey by elephant and Hannibal stands proud next to the reels during free spins.
You will find 6 reels which are each 4 symbols high and the game uses 4096 ways instead of paylines. So symbols pay left to right, starting on reel 1, no matter where on the reels.
Besides low paying card symbols you will also find high paying warriors and of course an elephant. Then there are wild symbols on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. And last we have scatter symbols, which can appear on all reels.
Scourge of Rome comes with a massive maximum payout of 40.000 times your bet and is a high volatile slot game
Features
Wild Flip
Wild symbols can land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. And when 2 or more of them appear at the same time, they can trigger something called Wild Flip.
Each wild symbols connected by a win has a 50% chance to become a fully stacked Hannibal & Sirius wild symbol.
Free Spins Feature
3, 4, 5 or 6 scatter symbols will award 10, 15, 20 and 25 free spins respectively.
During free spins all elephant symbols are sticky and pay anywhere, like a scatter pays slot.
After each spin a random number of symbols from the lower part of the reels will freeze and drop of the reels. Decreasing the number of ways. Then at the start of the new free spin an extra row of symbols is added on top, increasing the number of ways again.
Wild symbols don’t appear during free spins, but now a special Warhorn symbol can appear. When it does, all elephant symbols move up 1 spot on the reels. If there are less then 3 elephants on the reels, random elephants are added until you have 3.
3 or more scatter symbols will add more free spins, just like triggering the bonus, up to a maximum of 115.
Verdict
Let me start by saying, I really like the theme of this slot game. The game looks amazing and the Hannibal theme seems to work well with the features.
The base game is a bit basic, the only thing that makes it interesting is those Wild Flips, but they aren’t that common, from what I experienced so far.
Where the game comes alive is during free spins. Which to be honest, is a bit of a weird game. Symbols falling off after each spin, even those sticky elephants can fall off. No wilds, but then also elephants that now pay anywhere. And that warhorn that makes them move up.
Of course you just need a huge amount of elephants to start raking in those big wins. And I am sure this game can pay out massive. Especially since the maximum payout is 40.000 times bet.
Check out Scourge of Rome for yourself and see what you think about this latest Play’n Go release. I personally really like the game.
