Hoard Of Poseidon

Hoard Of Poseidon Review

Greek mythology is a popular theme within the slot industry, though, the developers have released Hoard of Poseidon. The game focuses around Poseidon, the ancient Greek god, who was one of the Twelve Olympians and ruled the sea.

Even though this theme has been used in slot games, Hoard of Poseidon feels pleasing to the eye and attracts with its visuals. The visuals are superb. The developers did a great job of designing their creation as everything looks outstanding and is depicted in detail. The overall appearance is astonishing and appears to have impeccable aesthetics when it comes to graphics, which are top-notch quality. The reels are decorated with Greek ornamentations while behind it an underwater chamber filled with gold and treasures makes up the backdrop. The soundtrack is another of the highlights, as it captures the vibe and fits the gameplay. The sound effects are cool too, especially when you score big wins.

The symbol collection corresponds to the theme and includes 9 regulars divided by 5 low-pays and 4 premiums. The less valuable ones are represented by a bunch of A-10 royals. They're given a touch of styling to add them a dash of personality. The high-pays are way better and include shells with gems, ships in bottles, books, and rings encrusted with shiny rubies. The last one is the most rewarding among the regulars. There are also 4 kinds of Wild symbols, which are worth the same as the top-paying symbol, but we'll discuss them in the feature section. To form winning combinations you'll require landing at least 3 symbols on a single line, while the highest rewards are paid out for 5 instances of the same symbol on a payline. The paytable for 5-of-a-kind combos is given below:

• Wilds - 15x of the bet.
• Ring - 15x of the bet.
• Book - 4x of the bet.
• Ship in a bottle - 3x of the bet.
• Shell - 2.4x of the bet.
• A royal - 1.8x of the bet.
• K royal - 1.6x of the bet.
• Q royal - 1.4x of the bet.
• J royal - 1.2x of the bet.
• 10 royal - 1x of the bet.

The symbol payouts are quite meager, though, the game's potential lies beneath its features and you won't even bother about low symbol prizes.

Playable from 0.1$ to 20$ per spin, Hoard of Poseidon is played across a 5-reel 4-row layout with 30 ways to play. The game comes with an RTP, which is 95.72%. The maximum winning potential is decent with 3,423.6x of the bet. Taking into consideration the betting range cap at 20$ per spin, all you can hope for is 68,472$ on a single spin. However, if you do not feel yourself like a high-roller and prefer wagering low sums, you won't be left disappointed with over 3k times the bet.

When it comes to the features, the game is saturated with dozens of them. Moreover, the gameplay is unique and Hoard of Poseidon doesn't boast basic and all-familiar features. The devs have taken a different approach to the gameplay and the Greek-themed creation is focused around Wilds. There are 4 various Wilds featured in the slot, and most of the features are strongly connected to them. 

The Wild symbols include Chest Wilds, Kraken Wilds, Ink Wilds, and Poseidon Wilds. All of them act as regular Wilds and worth 15x of the bet and are keys to triggering the features. The first 3 are regular-sized symbols, while Poseidon Wild is a super Wild symbol with 1x2 size. Moreover, Poseidon and Kraken symbols may land only once on a single spin, and only onto the 5th and 4th reels respectively, while Chest Wilds can land more than once and only onto the first 3 reels. The Wilds work in pairs and trigger the following features:

• Locked Wilds. Whenever Chest and Kraken Wilds land on the same spin, Kraken's tentacles lock the chests in their positions for the duration of the next spin.
• Ink Wilds. When Kraken and Poseidon both land onto the reels during the same spin, Poseidon expels Kraken from the reels, who in turn leaves a trail of Ink Wilds on its path.
• Cloned Chests. When Chest and Poseidon Wilds land on the same spin, Poseidon casts magic to clone the chests.

When all the Wilds land onto the grid during the same spin, Poseidon's Plunger feature is triggered. At first, Poseidon clones the chest, Kraken locks then and flees leaving the Ink Wild trail, increasing the potential to score big wins.

The last feature, which does not involve Wilds is called Stacking Multiplier. It can be activated on any spin to apply a random multiplier of up to 35x to the next win.

We have to pay tribute to the developers for creating a unique game. Even though the theme is not new, the game managed to surprise with the involved features that enliven the gameplay and keep you in the right mood during the session. 

However, the game comes with a couple of downsides. The RTP is lower than average. The betting range cannot be considered wide enough and therefore appealing to a particular interlayer of players, namely high-rollers. Due to the cap at 20 bucks per spin, the winning potential loses its value, so Hoad of Poseidon is not your choice of what to play in case you seek for a slot to hit a decent jackpot. Besides the technical issues, the game lacks Free Spins mode. The in-game features are quite good and lead to big payouts, yet, the Free Spins round may be essential for many players.

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In a nutshell, Hoard of Poseidon is a fun attraction, though, the above-mentioned issues may spoil the overall impression, However, if you're into Greek-style slots and still in search of quality one to play, this title will be worth a spin or two.