The Hand Of Midas

Imagine you have the power to turn into gold everything you touch. Would you take that as a blessing or a curse?

Do not worry, that's not your problem here, as Midas is in charge of everything, as he was the one who was given this skill when he had asked for the gift of the golden touch from the powerful God Dionysus!

The Pragmatic Play developers created this 5-reeled online game inspired by this mythological story, packed with Sticky Wild symbols with increasing multipliers, Free Spins, and other bonuses that will lead you towards winning a maximum prize of 5000x the stake!

Theme and Symbols

The action takes place in a traditional ancient temple, although there is an overall feel like the game is set beneath the sea.

The reels are almost entirely transparent, showing an abundance of details both behind them and around, where you will see various columns, stones, crags, and steps, as well as plenty of scattered gold coins!

The reels are garnished by vine leaves, while they feature beautifully-decorated icons showing playing card symbols from 10 to A decorated in a Greek style, as well as goblets of wine, fruit baskets, treasure chests full of gold coins, a gold princess, Dionysus, and King Midas. 

The golden W letter represents the Wild symbol, while the golden hand represents the Scatter.

Expectedly, an enchanting and mystical soundtrack is accompanying the action, perfectly complementing the overall atmosphere!

Betting Options and Other Functions

When it comes to symbols, expectedly, the lowest-rewarding ones come in the form of playing card suits, while the highest-paying is the King Midas giving 20x your stake for 5 of them in combination.

The Wild symbol substitutes for all the standard symbols, appearing on the middle three reels, while it does not pay on its own.

The action takes place across 5 reels and 3 rows while offering 20 ways to win!

To start spinning the reels, you need first to set your bets ranging from $0.20 and go up to the maximum of $100.

This greek-themed online game boasts an above-average RTP of 96.54% and high volatility that can lead you towards winning up to 5000x the stake!

Special Features

King Midas could not turn everything into gold without the help of the set of features – precisely four of them!

Although the Wild symbol does not pay on its own, it carries a random multiplier of x1, x2, or x3 to any win each time it lands. You can track the current active multiplier on the right of the reels.

Now, land at least three golden hands across the reels, and you will trigger the Free Spins feature!

When that happens, you will get 3 mini reels containing 1,2, or 3 free spins for every scatter that triggers the feature. These will all spin to reveal the number of extra spins you are going to get!

Now, here's the kicker!

During these bonus rounds, the Wilds with their multiplier values are active too, but with a couple of twists!

Firstly, each Wild that appears on the reels becomes Sticky, remaining in its position until the end of the game, and secondly...

...the win multiplier does not reset between spins, as it either stays the same or increases!

The best part is: If the free spins round ends without rewarding the specific minimum amount, the bonus is retriggered!

Not bad at all!

Verdict

The Hand of Midas is an online game with stunning visuals, simple gameplay, and an exciting pack of features that will surely enrich the Pragmatic Play slot portfolio!

Although it could have come with a slightly better maximum prize than 5000x the stake, everything else about this greek-themed online game should be enough to keep punters hooked.