Gems Of The Gods

London-based Push Gaming elevates players to olympian heights in Gems of the Gods. This innovative, brilliantly-made slot features cascading reels, win multipliers, and memorable free game features. After each winning combination, winning symbols disappear with those above them fall down into their places, allowing for the possibility of additional rounds of wins on the same spin… no additional bets required, and with possible win multipliers up to eightfold thrown into the bargain.

Theme

While gameplay is sophisticated in this slot, the theme is simple. Marble temples sit above and amongst the rolling clouds of Mt. Olympus, home of the Greco-Roman Gods. Against this beautiful background, a set of five-by-five reels appears, with six gems of different colors and shapes acting as gaming symbols. There are also coin symbols, which are the key to free spins, and lightning icons, which transform all instances of one gem into another, often setting the scene for major wins. The soundtrack lends an epic air to gameplay. The overall feel of play is pleasant, smooth, and easy – players can keep calm and focus on the reels.

Betting Options, Functions and Features

Push Gaming brings an admirable attention to detail to Gems of the Gods. Bet per spin is set simply from 0.20–100.00 times the betting currency. Autoplay is available up to 100 spins at a time, with optional, adjustable stop limits for losses and/or single wins – players can also vary sound options and view game rules and payable information in detail. The overall theoretical return to player ratio is very strong at 96.55%.

Base play here is quite a bit different from that of traditional slots. There are no reels and no paylines: instead, any combination of three or more of the same gaming symbol aligned vertically or horizontally will trigger a win. Those gaming symbols will disappear once the win is awarded, with the symbols above them falling into their previous places. Not only can this trigger a second round of wins (or a third, fourth, or fifth), but a win multiplier is also added for each successive round: double for the second round, quadruple for the third round, a factor of six for the fourth round, and a factor of eight for any rounds beyond. In this way, major wins can be racked up without any additional bonus feature being triggered.

Which is not to say that great bonuses aren’t on offer here. Especially interesting is the lightning gaming symbol, which selects all gaming symbols on the reels of a single color, and replaces them with that of another – in reducing the six possible gaming symbols to five, this greatly increases the player’s chances for big wins.

Coin symbols sit at the top of reels one, three, and five during every spin. If one of these manages to reach the bottom column, the free spin bonus feature begins: players are transported to the sun-drenched Parthenon for five free spins. Any and all coin symbols that triggered the feature will be transformed into wild symbols for the duration of bonus play. What’s more, if any of the coin symbols reach the lowest column during bonus play (all the more likely, as wild symbols will trigger more combinations), an additional 5 free spins are added to the round.

Our Take

In the fast-moving world of online slot gaming, it’s rare to find a slot that is simply a joy to play. Gems of the Gods is an exceptional title: it offers a completely unique gaming experience, fine attention to detail, and above-average odds for players who take their gaming seriously. Push Gaming has scored a major achievement here.