Sword of Ares slot
Sword of Ares is a Pragmatic Play slot from October 2022 in which Ares, the Greek god of war, gathers his troops on a 6x5 grid. Eight or more matching symbols pay anywhere in view. Its defining feature is the Multiplier Collection above the reels, a meter that counts winning symbols and unlocks bigger multipliers as the count grows, with bombs on hand to push the total up.
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Sword of Ares: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Released | October 2022 |
| Reels and pays | 6 reels, 5 rows; pays anywhere for 8 or more matching symbols |
| Maximum win | 10,000x stake |
| Tumble | Winning symbols are removed and new ones fall in, repeating until no new win forms |
| Bombs | Explode once the tumbles end, clearing symbols in a horizontal, vertical, cross or X pattern; the cleared symbols count towards the collection and start another tumble |
| Multiplier Collection | Base game: three levels, unlocked at 20, 50 and 100 collected winning symbols, worth up to 4x at the first and up to 15x at the third |
| Free spins | 15 for four scatters |
| Free spins collection | Six levels, unlocked at 15, 27, 39, 55, 85 and 235 symbols; up to 4x at the first, up to 50x at the fifth and 500x at the sixth |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 20p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Sword of Ares plays
Ares has called his army together, and the field is a wide 6x5 grid. Paylines play no part here. A spin pays whenever eight or more matching symbols are anywhere in view, however they are spread, and each win starts a tumble that clears the winners away and drops new symbols into the spaces, so one spin can pay several times.
Bombs are the base-game helper. They do not go off at once: they wait while the tumbles run and explode only when the chain has finished, clearing symbols in one of four shapes, a row, a column, a cross or an X. Every symbol they remove counts towards the meter above the reels, and the hole they leave sets off a fresh tumble that may produce more wins.
Sword of Ares: 6 reels, 5 rows; pays anywhere for 8 or more matching symbols. Wins drop away and new symbols fall in, so one spin can pay more than once.
The Multiplier Collection
Above the reels sits a meter that counts the winning symbols taken off the grid during a spin’s tumbles. In the base game it has three locked steps. The steps unlock at twenty, fifty and a hundred collected symbols; the first is worth a multiplier of up to 4x and the third one of up to 15x, and the unlocked multiplier boosts the wins from that sequence. Bombs matter here because each symbol they clear is counted too, which brings the next step closer.
Free spins and the six-step meter
Four scatters award 15 free spins, and for the round the meter is rebuilt with six steps instead of three. The first steps sit closer together than in the base game, unlocking at 15, 27 and 39 collected symbols, and the later ones at 55 and 85, with values rising from up to 4x at the first step to up to 50x at the fifth. The last step is fixed at 500x and sits much further out, at 235 symbols.
Sword of Ares compared with Gates of Olympus
Pragmatic Play’s earlier Greek myth game Gates of Olympus uses the same 6x5 grid and the same rule of eight or more matching symbols paying anywhere, with tumbles after every win. The two part ways over where the multipliers come from. In Gates of Olympus, multiplier orbs worth 2x to 500x can land on any tumble, so a boost can arrive by chance on any spin. Sword of Ares makes them something to build towards, counting winning symbols up to fixed thresholds, and uses bombs instead of orbs to move the count along.
| Game | Released | Grid and pays | Where multipliers come from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sword of Ares | October 2022 | 6x5, 8 or more matching symbols anywhere | A meter that unlocks multipliers at set counts of winning symbols |
| Gates of Olympus | February 2021 | 6x5, 8 or more matching symbols anywhere | Multiplier orbs worth 2x to 500x that can land on any tumble |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Sword of Ares at Fortune Games
Sword of Ares appears among the slots at Fortune Games, and, like the rest of the lobby, it is only for players aged 18 and over (18+). The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Sword of Ares slot?
A Greek mythology game from Pragmatic Play in which Ares, god of war, leads his troops across a 6x5 pay-anywhere grid. There are no lines to learn. What decides each spin is how many matching symbols land, how long the tumbles keep going and how many winning symbols the meter above the reels manages to collect along the way.
When do the bombs go off in Sword of Ares?
Not straight away. A bomb waits on the grid while the tumbles run and explodes only after the chain has finished, so it acts as a last push at the end of a spin. The explosion clears its pattern of symbols, adds every one of them to the collection meter and starts a fresh tumble, which can lead to more wins.
How many scatters start the free spins in Sword of Ares?
Four, and they award 15 free spins. The round is where the collection meter changes shape, with six steps in place of three, and its steps sit at different counts from the base game’s. Bombs still help, because every symbol they clear is added to the meter.
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