Shield of Sparta

Shield of Sparta takes Pragmatic Play into ancient Greece with a 5 reel, 3 row setup that looks traditional until its shield mechanics begin to interact. The game uses 20 fixed paylines and keeps the base game relatively direct, but two different Bonus symbols can lock themselves in place for a respin and later become the foundation of an unusual Free Spins multiplier system. Instead of increasing a multiplier during individual spins, Shield of Sparta marks the positions where Bonus Shields land, upgrades those positions throughout the feature and only reveals their multipliers once the bonus is finished. With high volatility, a 96.50% RTP and a maximum payout of 3,000x the total bet, most of the serious potential is concentrated in building strong multiplier frames before the final reveal. Regular wins require at least three matching paying symbols on adjacent reels from left to right, beginning on reel 1. Card ranks occupy the lower end of the paytable, while horses, ships, catapults and Spartan warriors provide the stronger values. Five premium symbols can pay between 15x and 25x the total bet. The close up Spartan warrior acts as the Wild and can land on all five reels, substituting for regular paying symbols but not for either of the two Bonus Shields. The ordinary Bonus Shield and the Magnetic Bonus Shield are the most important symbols in the game. Landing exactly 2 Bonus or Magnetic Bonus symbols triggers an automatic respin. Both triggering Shields remain locked in their positions while every other grid position spins again, creating another opportunity to add the third Shield required for Free Spins. Landing at least 3 Bonus Shields of either type triggers the main feature. Three Shields award 10 Free Spins, four award 15 and five provide 20. The exact positions occupied by the triggering Shields are marked by frames before the bonus begins. Those positions remain important throughout the complete feature even though the Shield symbols themselves do not remain permanently locked. Whenever another Bonus Shield lands inside an already marked position, that frame is upgraded. Frames can progress through three levels. A position beginning at Level 1 can therefore become Level 2 and ultimately Level 3 if enough additional Shields land in exactly the correct place during Free Spins. Magnetic Bonus Shields make those upgrades easier to achieve. A position created by a Magnetic Bonus Shield becomes magnetic and can pull another Bonus Shield that lands elsewhere on the same reel directly into its framed position. If a Magnetic Bonus Shield lands inside a normal non magnetic frame, that position becomes magnetic for the remainder of the feature. The multipliers remain hidden while Free Spins are still being played. Once the feature ends, every marked position reveals a random value based on the highest level it reached. Level 1 frames reveal 1x, 2x or 3x. Level 2 frames reveal 5x, 6x or 8x. Level 3 frames reveal 10x, 12x, 15x or 20x. All revealed frame multipliers are then added together. If one frame reveals 20x, another shows 12x and a third reveals 6x, the final combined value becomes 38x. This multiplier is applied to the complete win accumulated across the entire Free Spins feature rather than to one individual spin. The mechanic therefore rewards both generating ordinary wins during the bonus and upgrading several frames before the final multiplier reveal. Free Spins can also be retriggered. Landing 3 additional Bonus or Magnetic Bonus Shields awards another 10 spins, four provide another 15 and five add 20. Existing marked positions and their upgrade progress remain relevant, giving the extra spins more opportunities to create new frames, improve existing ones and convert ordinary positions into magnetic frames before the final multiplier is calculated. Shield of Sparta does not include Tumbles, a persistent multiplier during normal spins or a Bonus Buy in its standard configuration. Stakes range from 0.20 to 100. The default RTP is 96.50%, with alternative 95.50% and 94.50% versions available. Its Hit Frequency is approximately 21.41%, while the Free Spins feature occurs about 0.80% of the time, equivalent to roughly once every 125 spins. The probability of reaching the 3,000x maximum payout is approximately 1 in 7,705,000 rounds. There is no Megaways system or progressive jackpot. Shield of Sparta gets its identity from delaying the real payoff until the end, when every frame built and upgraded during the bonus finally reveals how much the entire round is worth.

Shield of Sparta takes Pragmatic Play into ancient Greece with a 5 reel, 3 row setup that looks traditional until its shield mechanics begin to interact. The game uses 20 fixed paylines and keeps the base game relatively direct, but two different Bonus symbols can lock themselves in place for a respin and later become the foundation of an unusual Free Spins multiplier system. Instead of increasing a multiplier during individual spins, Shield of Sparta marks the positions where Bonus Shields land, upgrades those positions throughout the feature and only reveals their multipliers once the bonus is finished. With high volatility, a 96.50% RTP and a maximum payout of 3,000x the total bet, most of the serious potential is concentrated in building strong multiplier frames before the final reveal. Regular wins require at least three matching paying symbols on adjacent reels from left to right, beginning on reel 1. Card ranks occupy the lower end of the paytable, while horses, ships, catapults and Spartan warriors provide the stronger values. Five premium symbols can pay between 15x and 25x the total bet. The close up Spartan warrior acts as the Wild and can land on all five reels, substituting for regular paying symbols but not for either of the two Bonus Shields. The ordinary Bonus Shield and the Magnetic Bonus Shield are the most important symbols in the game. Landing exactly 2 Bonus or Magnetic Bonus symbols triggers an automatic respin. Both triggering Shields remain locked in their positions while every other grid position spins again, creating another opportunity to add the third Shield required for Free Spins. Landing at least 3 Bonus Shields of either type triggers the main feature. Three Shields award 10 Free Spins, four award 15 and five provide 20. The exact positions occupied by the triggering Shields are marked by frames before the bonus begins. Those positions remain important throughout the complete feature even though the Shield symbols themselves do not remain permanently locked. Whenever another Bonus Shield lands inside an already marked position, that frame is upgraded. Frames can progress through three levels. A position beginning at Level 1 can therefore become Level 2 and ultimately Level 3 if enough additional Shields land in exactly the correct place during Free Spins. Magnetic Bonus Shields make those upgrades easier to achieve. A position created by a Magnetic Bonus Shield becomes magnetic and can pull another Bonus Shield that lands elsewhere on the same reel directly into its framed position. If a Magnetic Bonus Shield lands inside a normal non magnetic frame, that position becomes magnetic for the remainder of the feature. The multipliers remain hidden while Free Spins are still being played. Once the feature ends, every marked position reveals a random value based on the highest level it reached. Level 1 frames reveal 1x, 2x or 3x. Level 2 frames reveal 5x, 6x or 8x. Level 3 frames reveal 10x, 12x, 15x or 20x. All revealed frame multipliers are then added together. If one frame reveals 20x, another shows 12x and a third reveals 6x, the final combined value becomes 38x. This multiplier is applied to the complete win accumulated across the entire Free Spins feature rather than to one individual spin. The mechanic therefore rewards both generating ordinary wins during the bonus and upgrading several frames before the final multiplier reveal. Free Spins can also be retriggered. Landing 3 additional Bonus or Magnetic Bonus Shields awards another 10 spins, four provide another 15 and five add 20. Existing marked positions and their upgrade progress remain relevant, giving the extra spins more opportunities to create new frames, improve existing ones and convert ordinary positions into magnetic frames before the final multiplier is calculated. Shield of Sparta does not include Tumbles, a persistent multiplier during normal spins or a Bonus Buy in its standard configuration. Stakes range from 0.20 to 100. The default RTP is 96.50%, with alternative 95.50% and 94.50% versions available. Its Hit Frequency is approximately 21.41%, while the Free Spins feature occurs about 0.80% of the time, equivalent to roughly once every 125 spins. The probability of reaching the 3,000x maximum payout is approximately 1 in 7,705,000 rounds. There is no Megaways system or progressive jackpot. Shield of Sparta gets its identity from delaying the real payoff until the end, when every frame built and upgraded during the bonus finally reveals how much the entire round is worth.