Fortunes of Sparta Introduction
Taking visual cues from the acclaimed film 300, Fortunes of Sparta from Blueprint gives players the chance to travel back in time to ancient Sparta and fight alongside the brave warriors. Offering all the qualities we know you have come to expect from free pokies, such as expanding wilds, this game still manages to be highly innovative with features such as Spartan Streaks and free Spartan Spins.
Are you worthy of fighting the Spartans? There is only one way to find out.
Look and feel
Fortunes of Sparta is simply stunning. Sounds of an approaching thunderstorm and sorrowful singing hint at the battles ahead, while the background features an Ancient Greek temple complete with Ionic columns and magnificent statues. Powerful and stunning 3D animations intersperse the action on the reels, lending the game a cinematic feel.
Loud battle cries celebrate high-winning spins and the symbols themselves are beautifully rendered in realistic 3D graphics.
How to set up and play
With five reels and 20 fixed paylines, it is very simple to set up Fortunes of Sparta. There is only one main customisable option - your total bet per spin, ranging from $0.25 to $15.00. Set this with the (+) and (-) buttons at the bottom of the screen and you are ready to go, making this an ideal game for people who want to get straight to the action.
The autospin function takes this further, with the choice to automate up to 25 spins and sit back to watch the action unfold.
Symbols of the Ancients
There are plenty of opportunities to win big in Fortunes of Sparta, with most of the symbols grouped into one-of-a-kind sets. A line of any five swords, amphorae or shields pays out 100 x your line bet, while five of either the bronze breastplate or armour earns you 150 x. Five Spartan priestesses or ships are worth a heroic 250 x your bet.
Higher value symbols include a spearman, who will reward you with 300 x your line stake if you collect all five, and a swordsman, worth 500 x your bet for a line of five.
Wild combat
The Greek temple is the wild, substituting for all regular symbols to help you forge more winning combinations. The temple is also valuable on its own, paying out an unbelievable 100,000 x your line bet if you land five on a payline!
Special features
If the Spartan Streak symbol appears on the middle reel, it will act as a wild and expand to cover the whole reel. Your winning streak begins here, as the other reels re-spin again and again, holding in place any winning symbols until no more winning spins can be made. At the end of the feature, you will see how much you have managed to rack up and be awarded it as an instant cash prize!
The Spartan Spins symbol is your ticket to free spins galore. Three of these scattered anywhere on the reels award a generous eight free spins and should you manage to land ten or more Spartan Spins symbols, you will gain a massive 100 free spins!
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