Mythical Creatures Of Greece

Mythical Creatures of Greece Overview

Mythical Creatures of Greece is a video slot from Spinomenal, released on 20 July 2023 as part of the studio’s Mythology Series. It plays on an unusual 4-3-3-3-4 layout – four rows on the outer reels, three in the middle – with 20 fixed paylines, marked by the “20 LINES” plates on both sides of the frame. SlotCatalog lists an RTP of 96.01% (the game comes in several RTP versions), medium-high volatility and a maximum win of 1,000x the bet. Stakes run from 0.20 to 200 per spin.

The Layout and the Colossus

The shape of the grid is the key to the game. Reels 2, 3 and 4 form a three-by-three block in the middle, and that block can be filled by a single Colossus – one giant symbol covering all nine positions. The outer reels are taller and carry the normal symbols, often stacked four high.

A Colossus counts as the same symbol on three reels at once, so when the outer reels line up with it, several lines pay together. Our screenshots show two versions: a giant J and a giant Cyclops.

The Symbols

The low-paying symbols are the royals from 10 to A, carved in gold. The creatures of the title make up the premium set: a panther-like beast, the one-eyed Cyclops, a long-haired hero, a dark-haired warrior woman, and a Spartan in a crested helmet who is marked WILD. The wild appears on the outer reels in our screenshots and completes lines like any wild.

Setting the Bet

The stake is set per line: the PER LINE control under the reels has plus and minus buttons, and the game shows the resulting TOTAL BET next to it. Because all 20 lines are always active, the total is simply twenty times the line bet. The published range of 0.20 to 200 therefore works out to 0.01 to 10 per line, and our setting of 2 per line gave the total of 40 used throughout this review.

What Our Spins Showed

We played at 2 per line, which makes a total bet of 40 across the 20 lines.

The first big moment was a giant J in the middle, with the long-haired hero stacked four high on reel 1. The game paid 100 – 2.5 times the bet – from a low-paying Colossus.

The second was far better. The Cyclops filled the whole centre block, reel 1 was stacked with four panthers, and reel 5 carried another panther and a Cyclops. The spin paid 600, 15 times the bet, and the game called it a MEGA WIN with a golden Zeus medallion.

Buying the Free Spins

A BUY button sits next to the spin button. The buy screen reads “Trigger 10 free spins”, lets you choose the bet, and at our bet of 40 the price was 1,600 – 40 times the bet.

Gamble to Get

The feature does not start straight away. First comes a screen called “Gamble to Get”. You can take the offer as it stands – “Collect 10 free spins” – or press Gamble. A coin is flipped between a silver side worth 5 free spins and a gold side worth 15 free spins, and a ladder at the top shows how far the count can climb: 5, 15, 20, 30 and 50 free spins.

It is a real choice. Taking the 10 is the safe option; gambling can push the round up to five times as many spins, or drop it to five.

The two coin values also tell you something: the silver 5 and the gold 15 sit exactly 5 below and 5 above the 10 on offer. If the flip is an even chance, a single gamble does not change the average number of spins – it only makes the round shorter or longer. The value of gambling lies in the ladder, which can keep climbing to 50.

The Free Spins

Our round started with 10 free spins, and the start screen spells out what changes: “Reels 2-4 contain only Colossus symbols during free spins. Colossus Wild symbol will be added to the strip.”

In other words, every free spin lands a giant symbol in the middle, and it can also be a giant wild. That is where the bigger wins come from. With seven spins left, one spin paid 260 with a Spartan wild on reel 5. A later spin brought a SUPER WIN of 1,100 – 27.5 times the bet – and the win meter showed 1,480 for the round at that point.

The Numbers in Perspective

At a 40 bet, the 1,480 on the meter is already almost matching the 1,600 buy price with spins still to play. The 1,000x ceiling is the published maximum; the Colossus mechanic is the only way the game can put a premium symbol on three reels at once, so the biggest wins will come from a premium or wild Colossus lining up with stacked symbols on both outer reels.

Our Wins Against the Bet

• 100 – giant J with a stacked hero: 2.5x
• 600 – giant Cyclops with stacked panthers: 15x
• 260 – a free spin with a Spartan wild: 6.5x
• 1,100 – the Super Win in free spins: 27.5x

Only the last one came from the bonus, which is typical for the game: base-game Colossus hits carry the balance, and the free spins are where a single spin can reach several dozen times the bet.

More Features

SlotCatalog also lists a nudge feature, mystery symbols, random multipliers and a double-or-nothing risk game among the game’s features. Our screenshots do not show these in action, so we only mention them here as listed.

Graphics and Setting

The reels stand in a golden temple frame under a banner with the game’s name, against the dark stone of an ancient hall. The creatures are painted in a realistic style, the royals are gold, and the big wins are presented on a bronze medallion showing the bearded face of Zeus, with coins pouring across the screen.

Who It Is For

Mythical Creatures of Greece is for players who like a slot with one strong idea. The 3x3 Colossus decides almost every big spin, the gamble screen lets you decide how risky the free spins should be, and the 40x buy is a clean shortcut. With medium-high volatility and a 1,000x ceiling, it is a mid-range game rather than a jackpot chaser. All six casinos we checked carry it.

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